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Some people in Britain and America like to invite friends to dinner at home. But this is more common in America {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in Britain. Don't worry if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean that {#blank#}2{#/blank#} don't like you.
When you are invited to an evening dinner, ask your friends what {#blank#}3{#/blank#} you should arrive. It is a good idea to take a small present when you arrive, and it is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to say how much you like the house, the room, or the pictures in the room. But don't ask how much these things cost. In this way, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you and your friends will have a pleasant get-together.

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   Now, people around the world are doing different things
   It's 5:00 pm in London. It's time to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}People are waiting for buses or trains. Some are driving home.

    It's 8:00 pm in Moscow. It's time for {#blank#}2{#/blank#}People are having it at home or in restaurants.

    It's 1:00 am in Beijing. Most people are sleeping, but some are still{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    It's 9:00 am in Los Angeles. People are working and children are starting {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    It's 12:00 in New York. People are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Dear daughter,

    You are a wonderful person and your mother and I love you. It will not be long before you leave school to make your way in the world. Can I give you some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ? Here are some things that you should never do.

    Never get upset with your look.

    We think you look great. Please be {#blank#}2{#/blank#}with the person you are and the body you have. Eat well, take exercise and be healthy. Some girls worry too much about not getting the perfect {#blank#}3{#/blank#} .You look fine.

    Never put yourself at serious risk.

    You cannot trust people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you really know them. And sometimes you have to avoid things that look like they might be fun, like smoking.

    Never look down on yourself.

    You are great and able to achieve great things, so believe in yourself. When things go badly, never stop {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Some girls get upset, doubt themselves and lose confidence (自信). Then many problems can follow.

    Never give less than your best.

    We are very proud of {#blank#}6{#/blank#}you have achieved. You should be proud, too. Keep trying your best at everything you do.

    Never forget that your parents love you.

    Whatever happens in life, your family will {#blank#}7{#/blank#} be your family. Whatever difficulties you have, you can always talk to us. We are here for you and we will try to help.

Love,

Dad

    One evening Nasreddin heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window. A white ox had got into the garden and was eating his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, ran out and chased the ox, but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden, he found that the ox had ruined(毁坏)most of his precious vegetables.

    The next morning, while he was walking in the street near his house, he saw cart(运货车)with two white oxen which{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the one that had eaten his vegetables very much. He was carrying his stick with him, so he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other, he beat{#blank#}3{#/blank#}of them equally hard. The owner of the oxen and the cart was drinking coffee in a nearby coffee-house. When he saw what Nasreddin was doing to his animals, he{#blank#}4{#/blank#}out and shouted, "What are you doing? What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that?" "You keep out of this!" Nasreddin shouted back. This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen. He knows very well why I am beating him!"