I recently heard a story about a famous scientist. Because of his great achievements, he was thought to be more creative than the common person. When he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (ask) why he was able to do this, he gave the answer. It all came from an experience with his mother when he was about three years old. “I{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (try) to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when I lost the bottle and it fell, spilling（溢出）the milk all over the floor—a sea of milk! I was frightened and I didn't know what to do!” he said.

 His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen. “I{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (consider) how to explain all this to you, mom.” he said. Instead of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (punish) him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess you have made! I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  (not see) such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since the milk has already been spilled, would you like {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (play) in the milk for a while? We {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (clean) it up after that.” Then, he did so. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make) a mess like this, finally you have to clean it up.” He used a sponge （海绵）and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

 His mother then said, “You know, we {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fail) in how to successfully carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands just now. Let's go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (discover) a way to carry it.” Then the little boy learned that if he grasped(抓紧) the bottle at the top with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

 What a wonderful lesson!

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    My name is Emma. I'm {#blank#}1{#/blank#} English girl. Here is a picture{#blank#}2{#/blank#} my family. This is my grandfather.  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} name is Tony Green. This is my grandmother. Her name is Kathy Green. These {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my parents , Bob and Mary. The boy is brother, Paul.

    I love my family. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you love your family?

    Eric and Chen first met in their Math class at an American college. Chen was an international student f{#blank#}1{#/blank#} China. He wanted to learn about American culture and hoped he and Eric would become good friends. At first, Eric seemed f{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He always greeted Chen warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Chen. He even i{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Chen to eat lunch with him. But after the term was over and they were in different classes, Eric seemed more distant. They didn't s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} each other very much at college. One day Chen called Eric, But Eric didn't seem very interested in talking to him, Chen was h{#blank#}5{#/blank#} by Eric's change of attitude（态度）. "Eric said we were friends." Chen said. "I thought friends were friends forever. As a foreigner, he doesn't understand the way Americans view friendship.

    Americans use the word "friend" in a very general way. Their friendship is based on common i{#blank#}6{#/blank#}. When the shared activity ends and they have no the same interests, the friendship may die. Now as Eric and Chen are no longer c{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, their "friendship" has changed.

    In some culture's friendship m{#blank#}8{#/blank#} a strong life-long tie between two people—friendship develops slowly, since it is built to last. American friendship develops q{#blank#}9{#/blank#}, and it may change just as quickly.

    Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans remove misunderstandings（误解）. It can h{#blank#}10{#/blank#} them make friends in the American way.

    Suppose you find a bright yellow bike on a street corner in the city. You hop on(跨上)it and r{#blank#}1{#/blank#} away. But wait—isn't this stealing? No, it isn't. No one shouts, “Stop! Thief!” That is b{#blank#}2{#/blank#}this free ride is just fine with the city.

You can find hundreds of free yellow bikes in some US cities. The idea began in Portland, Oregon, in 1994. People saw a need for free transportation, and they wanted to help c{#blank#}3{#/blank#}pollution. So, to get citizens(市民) o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} of their cars and onto pollution-free bikes, they s{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the Yellow Bike Project.

    The public bikes are painted bright yellow and placed all o{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the city. People can hop on the yellow bike and ride to run errands(短程差事), to work o{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to school. Then, they leave the bike for the n{#blank#}8{#/blank#} rider. There have been times when bikes have been stolen, but most people f{#blank#}9{#/blank#} the rules, because they think it is not wise to steal the bike that's already free.

    Portland's i{#blank#}10{#/blank#} was quickly loved by a lot of people. Within two years of its starts, similar programs were set up in cities in six other states.

    In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, but in other ways they are the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. For example, American families enjoy family dinners, support and love each other just as Chinese families do.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} many Chinese students are surprised to learn that American teenagers are allowed to make many{#blank#}3{#/blank#}on their own, and the parents want their children to leave home at eighteen, because they think their children have grown {#blank#}4{#/blank#} This is different from China.

    In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own {#blank#}5{#/blank#}at a young age. They start with small choices and gradually larger ones{#blank#}6{#/blank#}they graduate(毕业) from high school. Parents and family will help{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the choice, but the children themselves make the final decision.

    Americans seldom move back into family homes {#blank#}8{#/blank#}they get older. Instead, they {#blank#}9{#/blank#}to have their own lives. It is important to remember that these are cultural(文化的){#blank#}10{#/blank#}, and that Americans see this as part of the culture.