—Sorry, I____________ sleeping.
—Never give up halfway. ____________, you know.
Sadiman, a 67-year-old man, single-handedly restored an entire forest to save his village from hunger. He is a（n）1 in Dali village, Indonesia. The Gendol hill was seriously deforested because of widespread logging（伐木）activities and a series of forest fires that took place in the 1960s. The extreme deforestation made the Gendol River. 2, leading to serious water crisis.
He came up with the 3 to restore the hill when he was working there to make 4 meet. Sadiman started to 5 banyan（榕树）trees on about 500 hectares of the forest. He has been doing this for the last 21 years all by himself and his sacrifice is 6 surprising. His poor 7 conditions didn't stop him spending his hard-earned money 8 the seedlings for plantation to restore the forest. A banyan tree seedling 9 about $5. 00, which was much money for him. To meet this 10, Sadiman began to plant clove（丁香）tree seedling in his yards. Ten clove tree seedlings were worth a banyan tree seedling. Sadiman's devotion was beyond. 11, yet he was called a "crazy person" and some of his seedlings were 12 pulled out of the ground by irresponsible people. 13, this didn't stop him from planting the seedlings.
Non-stop since the early 1990s, Sadiman has 14 on planting trees and taking care of them to ensure they grow strong and healthy. 15 his continuous hard work, the forest has started to recover. More and more springs and streams have been 16 to provide a reliable water supply for the area. People are becoming 17of the importance of the forest in the bigger 18. The Gendol Hill, once wild, now returns to its former glory by one man and his action to 19 the whole region from drought（下旱）and 20. He truly is a one man army!
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Basic Table Manners Take a moment to study some table manners before all of the company dinners and formal dinners with your relatives. Even if you've heard these rules before, a quick refresher course will help you feel confident and in control before eating with your boss or aunt. Here's how to mind your manners at the dinner table: |
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First things first: Mind the little details--you've heard them all before. Respond to invitations in a timely I manner; remember that it's always better to be overdressed; be fashionably on time; bring a gift for your host or hostess; and remember to silence your phone and keep it out of sight. |
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After you sit down: The first thing you should do is place your napkin in your lap. Leave it there until the end of the meal, or until you excuse yourself from the table. There's some debate about what to do with your napkin when you get up, but the most common practice is to place it on your seat until you return. If you're worried that your napkin has food on it that could stain the scat or your clothes when you sit back down, place it to the left of your plate instead. |
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Bread plate and drink： When in doubt, look to your hands. With your palms（手掌）facing each other, connect the tip of each forefinger with your thumb. You'll see that your left hand will form a "b", and your right hand, a "d". These stand for "bread" and "drink, "which you will find to your left and to your right, respectively. |
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What to do with the utensils（餐具）： Your safest bet is to start from the outside-the utensils farthest from your plate-and move inward as the meal progresses. However，dessert utensils may also be found above your plate. |
Facebook says it is working on technology to allow us to control computers directly with our brains. It is developing "silent speech "software to allow people to type at a rate of 100 words per minute, it says. The project, in its early stages, will require new technology to detect brainwaves without needing invasive operation. "We are not talking about monitoring your random thoughts," assured Facebook's Regina Dugan. "You have many thoughts, and you choose to share some of them. We're talking about monitoring those words. A silent speech interface（界面）-one with all the speed and flexibility（灵活）of voice. "
Ms Dugan is the company's head of Building 8, the firm's hardware research lab. The company said it intends to build both the hardware and software to achieve its goal, and has employed a team of more than 60 scientists and academics to work on the project.
On his Facebook page, Mark Zuckerberg added, "Our brains produce enough data to stream four HD（高清）movies every second. The problem is that the best way we have to get information out into the world-speech-can only send about the same amount of data as a 1980s modem. We're working on a system that will let you type straight from your brain about five times faster than you can type on your phone today. Finally, we want to turn it into a wearable technology that can be produced in quantity. "
Technology is going to have to get a lot more advanced before we can share a pure thought or feeling. but this is a first step. Other ideas detailed at the company's developers conference in San Jose included work to allow people to "hear" through skin. The system, comparable to Braille, uses pressure points on the skin to pass information. "One day, not so far away, it may be possible for me to think in Chinese, and you to feel it instantly in Spanish,"Ms Dugan said.
Back in East LA the years passed slowly. The generous man kept to life much as usual-taking evening strolls, whistling rap tunes, answering his door.
One day in particular, his doorbell rang, and there stood a finely dressed young gentleman in a three piece suit. "Uh oh," the man thought. "Jehovah's Witness." But before he could do anything, his guest spoke.
"You're the rich man, aren't you?"his guest asked.
"What can I do for you?"the man responded automatically, so accustomed to being asked for things.
"It is not what you can do for me, "answered his guest. "But what you have already done. "
"What have I done for you?" the man asked in surprise.
"You've given me a second chance at life. Why, with your generous gift, I was able to invest the money and pull myself out of my poverty. I no longer wallow in the grime and gutters, but I walk along crowded sidewalks with my head held high. I have you to thank for that. "
Suddenly, the man recognized his guest. It was the old bum（流浪汉）who'd been lying in the street. The man replied, "What I gave you, you did not ask for. I gave it simply because I saw you there and loved you. I would have given it to anyone in your position. "
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come and thank you, "his guest said 
"But I am rich, "replied the man. I have many gifts to give. I don't expect anything in return. "
"Good, "his guest said with a nod. "Because I don't have anything to offer in return. Whatever I have, you gave to me. All I wanted to do was come and thank you. "
The man stared as his guest reached out and took him into an embrace. It was the same gesture the man had so often offered to those at his door, yet this was the first time someone had offered it back.
Tears filled the man's eyes as his guest, a lowly bum off the street, held him in the most satisfying embrace he had ever received.
When the world was new, all the people of the world spoke one tongue. There was no hunger and people were never sick. The heat of the day brought no insects and no wild dogs came in the dark night..
In the land of the two great rivers there were many gods but Enki was among the greatest. . He was wise and powerful.
The king of the city of Uruk was building a great temple to Enki, higher and more beautiful than any temple ever built. , but it was not complete. The king came to see the building and he wasn't satisfied. "This temple must be the most beautiful in the world, "he cried. "I must have more gold and diamonds. "
, so the king of Uruk sent a message to demand they be sent to him. The king of Aratta refused angrily, saying, "You will never have the treasure of my people. You must send your armies and we will make war. "
Enki saw that thousands of people would die, so he spoke his nam-shub, words of magic in the original language of the world. The minds of people became confused. . The kings of Aratta and Uruk, the soldiers and all the people found that they could not understand each other. Thus they travelled across the world to build new cities for themselves. The kings of Aratta and Uruk couldn't start a war any longer.
A. Skilled workers from across the land had been working for many years
B. All the people had bread and fish to eat
C. The land of Aratta had mountains full of gold and diamonds
D. The tongues of the world would be united again
E. One languages became many languages
F. Workers from Uruk suffered a lot
G. It was Enki who had brought water to the land
The United States government has delayed a ban on US technology sales to Huawei Technologies Co, a move that （aim）at reducing effects on the Chinese tech giant's global customer and supply base.
In （respond）to the move, Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, said on Tuesday that the US government's 90-day extension（延期）"doesn't mean much", （add）that the company was ready to deal the ban, and has made good .（prepare）for a worst case.
Huawei says that it （develop）its own mobile phone operating system. could replace Google's Android operating system in its smart phones.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Tuesday that the Chinese government has the strong （determine）and ability to defend its legal rights and interests.
is unrealistic is to require the two economies to be absolutely and equally open in trade, because a trade agreement itself is impossible to be absolutely equal in all areas, but the agreement must be balanced and （benefit）to both sides. Lu added.
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Britons are well known for the amount of tea that they drink. But most tea is grown in India and China. It arrived in London in the 1600s. However, this was only available to the richer people of society.
At the beginning of the 1700s the amount of tea arriving in Britain increased gradually. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British characteristic.
In the 1800s people began to have "afternoon tea". This involves drinking tea with a snack around 4p. m. to avoid feeling hungry. It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less popular in recent times.
In the late 1800s, the price of tea decreased sharply as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was no longer a drink just for rich people.
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