Americans like to travel for their holidays. Today more and more travelers in America choose inns(小旅馆) or private homes{#blank#}1{#/blank#}of hotels. Like the local families, they{#blank#}2{#/blank#}nights at the small houses. And they can get the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for the next morning.

    Rooms for the night with breakfast have been{#blank#}4{#/blank#}with travelers in Europe for many years. In the{#blank#}5{#/blank#}five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in America. Many of these America's small hotels are modern buildings. Some have only a few rooms. Others are even larger. Some private homes do not{#blank#}6{#/blank#}telephones in the room while others do.

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    Body language is different in different countries. People in North America like {#blank#}1{#/blank#} space, so don't stand too close to them when you talk. But in South America, people like to hold your arm when you're talking, so it's sometimes hard {#blank#}2{#/blank#} away! When you talk to your {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from Britain, don't touch them, or they will not be happy. And please be {#blank#}4{#/blank#} when you are in Greece: never wave to say goodbye, because it's very {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to do so.

    I'm Eric. I was boll in California. That place has m any sweet childhood{#blank#}1{#/blank#}for me.

    When l was a little boy, Il had to get up before sunrise{#blank#}2{#/blank#}on the farm. At sunrise I could see a house{#blank#}3{#/blank#}golden windows far away from the farm. Every day I{#blank#}4{#/blank#}it with interest and wondered what the house looked like inside. To be honest,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}wanted to live there! I often said t0{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, "Some day, I will{#blank#}7{#/blank#}a house like that."

    One day I walked to the house with golden windows.

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