China covers large areas and has a great population. Different living habits have always been an interesting topic in the country. Recently, another difference between southern Chinese and northern Chinese became a hot one: the way people shop at markets.

    People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilogram of beef at a time.

    However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual. Also, you can buy a small amount (数量) of fruit, such as a single apple or pear, each time in the south. Shop owners even help you peel and cut them. But shop owners in the north hardly offer such service. And many fruits are sold in baskets and boxes.

    The difference could be due to the different weather.

    Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northern Chinese have the habit of storing food, especially for the long winter. But the hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or else the food may go bad.

    Mickey Mouse and his good friends Donald Duck and Goofy are big fans of kung fu. They come to the Shaolin Temple in China to learn kung fu.

    Bat King is a bad guy. He has super kung fu skills. But he always makes trouble for Shaolin Temple. In Shaolin Temple, the master (师父) is very strict. The training is very hard. Donald can't put up with (忍受) it. He leaves the temple secretly. Goofy always does things in the wrong way.

    At the same time, Bat King has a plan. He wants to beat the people of Shaolin Temple. Mickey and his friends decide to save the temple. They study kung fu hard. They also have lots of adventures. In these adventures, they make much progress in kung fu.

    What adventures do they have? How will they be safe? Will they beat the Bat King and save Shaolin Temple? Find out in the storybook Kung Fu Mickey Mouse (《功夫米老鼠》).

Mr. Smith is 100 yearsold, but he is very healthy. He can read, play chess with people, and take careof himself(他自己). Many people want toknow his secrets (秘密) about keeping healthy and livinga long life. Here is what Mr. Smith says:

"My secrets aresimple. You can learn them easily. First, you should go to bed early andget up early every day. This is a good habit. For me, I usually go to bed at9:00 at night and get up at 6:00 in the morning."

"Second, do more(更多的) exercise. I always go out for a walkbefore having breakfast. In the morning and afternoon, I do some simple exercise,too.

"Third, make morefriends. I have many friends. Some of them are old. Some of them are not. Itmakes me happy to be with them. That is also important to live a longlife."

Carol has three sisters. All of them are very beautiful. Sometimes she feels very bad because she doesn't look like them at all. She is short and heavy and she doesn't have big eyes or beautiful hair.

As young girls, her sisters often go to parties on weekends but Carol always stays at home—reading books and doing the homework. She says it's her dream to go to university(大学).

Ten years later, Carol grows up. All her sisters get married(结婚) at a young age and don't live a happy life. But Carol is now a teacher in a university and she spends most of her free time taking trips. Every day her life is colorful.

Well, you see it won't matter if you are not beautiful but you must study hard all the time. That may be the only way if you want to make your dream come true.

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