— Yes, but {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (just a little).

“Made in China” in the USA

    If you go to another country， what kinds of things would you buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan， some beautiful clothes in F{#blank#}1{#/blank#} ， or a watch in Switzerland? No matter what you may buy， you might probably think those products(产品) were m{#blank#}2{#/blank#} in those countries. However， you could be w{#blank#}3{#/blank#} . Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai. Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He f{#blank#}4{#/blank#} it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China. “I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin， but even t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} most of the toys had American brands（品牌）， they were made in China.”

    Toys are not the o{#blank#}6{#/blank#} things made in China. “I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes，” he explains. “But I had to visit five or six stores b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} finding a pair made in America!” He realized that Americans can hardly a{#blank#}8{#/blank#} buying products made in China. “In fact，” he continues， “there are so many things made in China — footballs， handbags， pet food， mobile phones. E{#blank#}9{#/blank#} American flags are made in China!”

    Kang Jian thinks it's great that China is so good at p{#blank#}10{#/blank#} these everyday things. However， he wishes that in the future China will also get better at making high-technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.

    When someone asks you to do something that you do not feel like doing. What should you do? It's a good idea to say "no" at this time. It's better to spend more time {#blank#}1{#/blank#} some useful activities. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, you may worry others will think you are impolite. What should you do? Here {#blank#}3{#/blank#} some tips that may help you.

    It is OK to make {#blank#}4{#/blank#} white lies. That doesn't mean you are dishonest. Instead, it may make both you and the other person pleased and comfortable.

    When you are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (invite) to a party or some other events that you do not want to take part in, you can say, "No, but thanks for the invitation. That's very kind of you." In this way you can not only refuse {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (polite) but also make the person {#blank#}7{#/blank#} invited you feel comfortable.

    When you don't want to lie, just tell the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (true). You may say like this, "I want to spend more time on myself, so I've decided to say 'no' to these activities." In this way, people will see that you respect {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (you), and as a result they'll also pay you more respect.

    My last suggestion is to just do it. You may feel uncomfortable at first, but this is not the reason for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (say) "no". Never make anything more complicated(复杂的) than it is.

    Feel proud of yourself for being strong enough to say "no".

—Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. She should be more careful next time.

    Summer was coming and it was getting hotter. Mrs, King got {#blank#}1{#/blank#}early one morning and went to the market after she {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (have) breakfast. She knew that everything was cheap there before eight o'clock. She wanted to buy many {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (vegetable) for her family. Suddenly she saw there were a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of people around a farmer. She hurried there and found that he was selling some beef.

    "How {#blank#}5{#/blank#} does it cost? "a woman asked.

    "Two dollars a kilo."

    "Oh, how cheap it is!"Mrs. King said to herself. "John {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (like) beef very much. I'd better buy some here,"

    When she got {#blank#}7{#/blank#} with five kilos of beef, her son was happy but her husband got angry.

    "What a silly woman!" said Mr. King.↑"How shall we keep it fresh in such hot weather?"

    "Your aunt is very rich," said Mrs. King. "Why not go and borrow some money{#blank#}8{#/blank#} her? Then we'll be able to buy a fridge."

    Mr. King agreed and they began to teach their five year-old son what {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(say) when they were at his aunt's house.

    "John," Mr. King said, "how can we keep the beef fresh?"

    "That's easy," the boy said{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (happy). "By eating it!"