Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you.

    Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11 p.m. Ask you hosts(主办人) what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine(酒) as a gift.

    Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. If you want to be very polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—It's not polite to ask how much things cost.

    In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests(客人).

    You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.

    Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank you, thank you” all the time!

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    Huw Thomas fell in love with Megan. But then an accident changed his life, and he had to move to Canada. Megan promised to write to him. But Huw never heard from her … until one day a letter arrived.

    He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years. Who was writing to him? He turned the envelope over in his hands several times. Then he took out the letter and read:

Dear Huw,

    I don't know if this letter will reach you, and I don't really know why I'm writing to you after all these years, but …

    Huw turned to the end of the letter and saw:

Best wishes

Megan

    He couldn't believe it. He turned back to the first words of the letter and read:

    …after all these years, but I've just found your letters to me from Canada. Believe me, this was the first time I'd read them and they made me cry, even after 50 years. I found them in a box of my father's papers. They were never opened.

    Huw, I never knew that you'd written to me. I thought your new life in Canada had made you forget me. Now I realize that my father kept your letters. I can still remember asking him if there was any letter for me, and he always said   ▲  , my girl. I told you he was no good. Finally, after about a year, I believed him.

    But why did he keep the letters? Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late? Anyway, he's dead now, so I can't ask him. All I can say is I'm sorry. Sorry for what my father did, sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for… everything.

    I hope that at least this letter reaches you. Of course, I'll understand if you don't want to write back to me, but if you do, I am still Megan Jenkins, and I still live at the same address.

Best wishes,

Megan

    Huw read the letter again. Everything with Megan came back to him. He had never forgotten her. He couldn't. Every day he looked at her face on the wall. He had a drawing of her. It had traveled everywhere with him. But to hear from her again …

    “Are you all right, Dad?” asked Mike, coming into the room.

①Last week, I had an unforgettable experience. I was reading a book and had just come to the most wonderful part when my little sister Kate ran into my room. She was so noisy that I shouted at her angrily. Then I felt sad.

②"What's up, honey?" my dad came in.

③"I'm in a terrible mood (情绪)!" I said in a low voice. Then my dad suggested that tidying up things and fixing things can be helpful. I knew he was trying to help me. But every time someone suggested a way, I felt even worse!

④Just then, my friend Ollie stopped by with his new soccer ball. After knowing my problem, he advised me to play soccer or go for a walk. Right then, Ollie's soccer ball dropped onto the sidewalk (人行道). So we ran to catch before it went into the street. We ran and ran until it was stopped by a tree. Then I heard many birds singing in the trees happily. They were so sweet. After that, I found my problem was solved (解决) and I felt better.

⑤So, if you also find it hard to take other's advice when you're in a bad mood, maybe you could write down your own list of ideas and look at it when you need to. And it's important to talk about it with one person you trust.

Xu Yuanchong was a great teacher at Beijing University. He is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for his translations （翻译）. He translated both Chinese and Western books.

Xu {#blank#}2{#/blank#} born in 1921 in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. In 1938, he went to university to study English. There he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the love for his whole life — translation. Xu started his career （职业）in 1958 by translating poems, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} most of his works came out after 1983．He believed that keeping the beauty and feeling of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} was important. He spent a lot of time {#blank#}6{#/blank#} Chinese and Western cultures together through his translations.

In 2010, Xu got a special award（奖）for his life's work in translating. This was the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} time for a Chinese translator to win it. Xu's works are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} good to read.

Xu kept on translating till the end of his life. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} works are just like a bridge to help people understand different cultures. Xu Yuanchong died {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the age of 100．We will always remember this great man in our heart.

 David and his friends are playing hide and seek(玩捉迷藏游戏) in his room.  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} John is under the table. Next, David finds Sally. She is behind the door. David sees her red hat. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

"I know where you are, Jack, " David says."{#blank#}3{#/blank#}" But Jack is not there. David can't find Jack.

" Come out, Jack" David says.

"{#blank#}4{#/blank#}" Jack says." Help me out(帮我一把)."

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} He can get in(进入), but he can't get out.