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Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good 1 and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through.

One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went 2school psychologist(心理学家)'s office to ask for help.

“Johnnie, I've been studying your marks of all the tests at school. I've made a 3study of them,” said the psychologist.

I've been trying hard.” Johnnie was about to 4. The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder, “People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters who were5able to learn maths, and engineers who can't sing on key. Some day you will find 6 you are good at, and when you do, you will make your parents and all of us very7you.”

Johnnie didn't go to university. He found a job working in the gardens around the town. Soon 8 amazing happened. His customers(顾客) began to notice that Johnnie had what they called “green thumb(手指)”. The plants he 9 grew well and the roses blossomed(盛开). People started to accept his 10for gardening, because he had an eye for color and light.

One day while he was downtown, he happened to11 an unused dirty land behind the city hall. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission(许可), he started the work,12he couldn't afford all the tools or the plants that were 13for it. People gave him young trees,rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little 14 .

Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they 15beauty before the eyes of people.

16:28, November 30, 2013

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Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents.

Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't. I don't often re­member a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner - that kind from his or her homeland — won't go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can't be given presents.

You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, “It's so nice. Thanks…” when you get Christ­mas or birthday presents.

You may want to bring a bottle of wine or flowers to a dinner party, but you're never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.

At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year—doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.

Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina（蕃茄派队）. It happens in a small town Hanoi（河内）on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration. You're encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There're many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.

Before the tomato fight, there are parades(游行), musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks(卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From the back of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.

Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules; You must squash(压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.

It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun!

My mother taught me many great lessons. Managing the family budget(预算) was a very hard task, but she made it look like an easy one. Looking back, I honestly don't know how she did it. But we knew we had to get our pocket money by doing housework around the house. I can still remember how long it took to polish(擦亮) the legs of our coffee table. There is no doubt that my brothers can remember hours spent cleaning the house. Like the girls that grew up at the White house, we made our own beds. We had to keep track of our things, and if something was lost, it couldn't be replaced.

It was summer, and one day, my mother drove me to buy something we needed—and there it was in the window—a basket seemed smiling at me and I knew I had to have it.

“It's beautiful,” my mother said when I pointed it out to her. “What a nice basket,” I tried to hold off at first. I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldn't stand it any longer.

“ Mom, please! Can I please, please get it? I'll do more housework for as long as you say, I'll do anything, but I need that basket. I love that basket. Please, Mom. Please?”

My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some hiding place I couldn't find.

Each week I eagerly(急切地，渴望地) counted my growing money, which I made by doing more housework here and there in order to make my bike that looked ugly without the basket in front not so ugly any longer. And then, weeks later, I counted, recounted and jumped for joy. I made it! I finally had the money we'd agreed upon…

And then came the lesson I've taken with me through my life. “Honey, your basket is special,” Mom said,” Because you paid for it yourself. “

A Love for Separation《小别离》

A Love for Separation is a new soap opera based on the life of some Chinese students who go abroad to study. It has(创造) many successful characters of three typical Chinese families: strict but loving mothers, cute children and(耐心的) fathers.

 Fang Duoduo is one of the main characters in it. She had a difficult time with her schoolwork, especially learning English in her year in the junior middle school. She worked hard from the early morning to the late night. Her mother also paid full(关 注)to her study, pushing her to go to different after-school classes to get more(知 识) . But it was still hard for her to(提高) her learning ( 能力 ). She was under so much pressure that she and her mother argued a lot. She couldn't cheer herself up any more. The other two families also had their( 自 己 的 ) problems. But finally all the three families worked them out because they love their children so much. And love is above all.

“The show is from a best-selling(小说) written by Lu Yingong”, said Director Wang Jun in his latest interview. And he expected people to love it. “(是否) or not you have much free time, try not to miss it. You will feel deep in your heart filled with (温暖)，as well as joy, sometimes you'll even be moved to tears”, he said. By the way, the Chinese teenager band TF boys also act in the show.

Maybe you are more interested in sports than in study. You probably wonder if you can be a top student. Don't be nervous! Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. You can achieve this by  (use)the time well. Here's how:

Plan your time. The secret to  (plan) the time is to write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing and so on. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn't take all of your time. Don't forget to leave   (you) enough time for hobbies.

Find a good place to study. Try your best   (find)a good study place. Keep this place, which may be a desk or just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! Once you sit down to work, think only about the subject!

Make good use of your time in class. Listen carefully to what the teacher says.

 (careful) you are in class, the less work you will have later.    (take) notes in class is also necessary because this way you will find   easier to learn well.

 Practice more. You will surely forget something you have learned  you use it. “Practice makes perfect.”So just keep practicing and never be afraid of making mistakes. After all, success  (depend) on hard work.

There are only a few ways mentioned here to help you with your study. I believe you can find more besides them! Maybe one day you will find,“   interesting work it is to study!”

A. Emily often feels tired and seems to be lack of energy.

B. Jeff spent his summer vacation on the beach and got serious sunburnt.

C. Kate has poor eyesight and she can't see clearly at night.

D. Tony sometimes feels pains in his bones and he has loose teeth.

E. Linda feel nervous before the new people.

F. Luke is so careless that he often gets hurt. And it takes a long time for his wound to heal.

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Dear LI Tao,

Thank you for your last letter. I know that

Yours，

Wang Bo