Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Paper was first created about 2, 000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

    Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}No, I don't think the poster about Yao Ming on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a two-metre-high computer!

    A lady and her husband in usual clothes walkedinto the president of Harvard's outer office. "We want to see thepresident," the lady said softly.Looking at the usual couple, the secretary said, "He'll be busy all day."" We'll wait," the lady replied.

   For hours, the secretary did nothing for them,hoping that they would finally go away. They didn't. "Maybe if they justsee you for a few minutes, they'll leave," the secretary finallytold the president.

   The presidentlooked down at the couple.The lady told him, "We had a son that hadstudied in Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. But he was accidentally killed.And my husband and I would like to build something for him in Harvard. "Madam," the president saidangrily, "we can't put up a statue forevery person who attended Harvard and died."

   "Oh, no," the lady explainedquickly, "we mean we would givea building to Harvard." The president lookedat their usual clothes, and then said, "A building! Do youknow how much a building costs? It took us over seven and a half million dollarsto build Harvard."

   The lady turned to her husband and said quietly,"Is that all it coststo start a university?" Her husband nodded.Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California wherethey built a university with their name—a memorial（纪念）to a son that Harvardno longer cared about.

   You can easily judge the character of others byhow they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.

The 19th Asian Games closed successfully on Sunday under the theme ( 主题)" Enduring Memories of Hangzhou" for the closing ceremony (仪式). It was an important meeting that brought 1 from 45 countries and some areas to Hangzhou.

 As a volunteer, my role was to help the competitors in their daily lives and 2 that they had an enjoyable experience during their stay in Hangzhou. And I was so lucky to experience a lot of unforgettable moments 3 . One of them was watching the ceremonies. The 4 shows made all people on and off the field excited. The other one was that I had the 5 to interact (互动) with the competitors from different countries and cultures. 6 we speak different languages, we were able to communicate through smiles, body languages and a shared love for 7 . I learned from them the importance of hard work and the spirit of never giving up to achieve the dreams. The most memorable one was the 8 and kindness of Hangzhou people. When I arrived in the city, the locals tried their best to help me. It made me feel warm just like at home.

 With many people's efforts, Hangzhou Asian Games was a great 9 for China and even for the world. Its spirit will live on and the light of the games will continue to shine 10 in the future.

I want to tell you something about my weekend. 1 Saturday morning, I usually get up very early. It is about 8:00 a.m. I often run with my father around my apartment (公寓). After I 2 my breakfast, I often go shopping with my mother. The shopping centre is far from our home, 3 we go there by bus. We spend about 20 minutes 4 there. The shopping centre has a 5 name. It is called Louis Mall. It doesn't have 6 Chinese name.

There are many things there, such as food, meat, clothes, shoes and so on. There 7 lots of people every day. Do you know 8 so many people come here to buy things? Let 9 tell you. The 10 there always smile. How kind they are! If you come to my home, I can take you there and have a look.

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been1 . Like most English children, I learned French at school and I had often been to France. 2 I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who did not understand 3 . But when I went to America, I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any4 problems. 

How wrong I was!The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a5 telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring. So I asked an old man, "I want to give my friend a ring. Could you help me? ""Well, that's6 , "he answered in surprise. "You look very7 . Are you getting married? ""Oh, no, "I replied. "I just want to give my friend a ring to tell him I've arrived. Could you tell me8 there's a phone box near here? ""Oh!Sorry, "he said, "There's a phone downstairs. "

When at last we did meet up, Danny9 the misunderstanding to me, "Don't worry!I met such problems at first. There are lots of words which the Americans10 differently in meaning from English people. But most of the time the English and American people understand each other well! You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. "

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