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　　Mark Twain, as you know, was famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell 1 stories.

　　He 2 liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends. One day one of his 3 lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to 4　　a railway ticket for him.

　　“But I 5 enough money to pay for both your ticket and 6 ” Mark Twain said. The friend didn't know 7

　　“We can do this,” said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and 8 the conductor comes to check the tickets, you can hide under my seat. ”

　　Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets Mark Twain gave him two tickets ---- one for himself and one for his friend. Then he 9 in a loud voice.

　　“My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train he does not like to sit on the seat, but he likes to 10 on the floor under the seat. ”

　　Of course, everyone on the train looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.

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　　Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English writers, 1 born in 1812, in one of the small 2 of England.

　　When Dickens was nine years old, the family 3 to London, the capital of England. There were several young children in the family. Their life was hard, so Dickens could not 4 school.

　　Only until his father was 5 of prison (监狱) , could Charles go to school. At that time he was already 12 years old. But he did not finish school. Two years later he began 6 . The future writer often went to the library 7 books. He read 8 Dickens wrote lots of novels (小说) all his life. Dickens 9 over a hundred years ago, but people are still reading his books 10 great interest.

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　　Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also 1 suffering to people. Fire can heat water, warm your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things, 2

　　Today people know how to make 3 with matches (火柴). Children sometimes like 4 them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn 5 ，and then it might burn a house. A small fire can 6 a big fire very fast. Fires kill 7 people every year. So we must 8 matches. We should also learn how to put out fires. Cover a fire 9 water, sand or a wet quilt. This 10 the air away from a fire and kills it.

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　　One afternoon, John Black, a teacher, was walking along a country road 1 he saw a farmer eating his supper alone on the road before his house.

　　John walked up to the farmer 2 asked, “Why are you eating here 3 ?”

　　“Well, 4 ”, answered the farmer, “the chimney smokes.”

　　“That's too bad,” said John.“But it 5 too difficult to mend it. Let me have a look at it.”

　　And 6 the farmer could say a word, John was 7 the farmer's house. As soon as he pushed open the door, a broom fell on his head and a woman's voice 8 .

　　“Go away, or I'll kill you…”

　　John 9 the house quickly. The farmer sat on the road looking very unhappy. John walked up to him and said, “Never mind, 10 chimney smokes .sometimes, too.”

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　　Jules Verne was a Frenchman 1 was born in 1828. He was not an inventor and he was not a scientist, 2 he read a great many scientific books. He had a very strong imagination and he loved adventure (冒险) although he did not have many great adventures 3 .He wrote 4 of exciting books about the things 5 he thought that scientists and inventors one day 6 able to do. At the time, his stories 7 fairy stories!

　　Jules Verne died in 1905 8 he was seventy-seven. Many years later, explorers really 9 go to the Moon and one part of the Moon 10 Jules Verne's name.

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　　A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In the dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to 1 him to the ground. He 2 off as fast as he could, but the two men followed. He reached a place where he saw two separate 3 in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road ought he to 4 ? He heard the two men behind him, getting 5 , and at the same time he suddenly heard a 6 in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a 7 . He was received there kindly and given a room, and so he was saved from the two men. That was the 8 .

　　Twenty years later he was 9 in the Black Forest, and as 10 in the dream long before, two men ran out and tried to catch him. He was off, and came to a place 11 two roads, as in the dream. He 12 the dream and took the road to the 13 .He soon reached a small hotel, was 14 in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had 15 his life.

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　　How is the movie compared with the book on which it is based? Like the movie, the book can have a 1 of settings. It can also contain a lot of details. However, what we see in a second often takes 2 to read. The reader would soon grow 3 with all the descriptions necessary for many changes in place. He 4 be confused by too many characters. He would have to slow down his reading speed, and that would make things even 5 for the author's words might sometimes “get in the way”. Most readers know 6 it means to have the words “disappear” 7 the reading of a well-written story. If a book 8 to include all the details of a movie, this would hardly be 9 . But the book does have at least one advantage 10 the movie, 11 . The author can simply 12 his readers what he want them to know. For instance, an author writes, “Henry had been a sad boy since his father died in a train accident three years ago. ” A movie writer can not tell this to the 13 directly. He would have to 14 one of his characters say it, or show the accident in a flash back and then show 15 Henry was still sad.

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　　For many 1 , a house is the most important thing 2 . In fact, about 60% of the population 3 rent their homes from other people, 4 have their own homes. But prices 5 all the time, and many young people have not enough money 6 a house. They live in small flats or in their parents' house, even when they 7 .

　　Prices are 8 high in the Southeast of England. In the North, and Scotland, prices are quite 9 , but in London a house with two bedrooms 10 $40,000. A 11 house can 12 $60,000 or more. That's a lot of money for 13 and they have to 14 for several years to get the money. 15 they need a deposit (定金) ---- usually 10% of the price of the house.

　　Young people often 16 old houses, perhaps more than a hundred years old, because they are not so expensive. But they 17 spend a lot of time and money 18 and decoration. Even British town has several “Do-It-Yourself” shops, 19 people can buy the things they need 20 the job around the house.

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　　The sea has always interested man. 1 it he can get food, minerals, and treasure. For thousands of years, he could sail on it. But he could not go 2 under its surface.

　　Man wants to explore 3 into the sea. However, he is not a fish. 4 he must breathe air, he cannot stay under the water's surface for a long time. 5 deep water, man faces even 6 dangers and problems.

　　A diver who wants to stay under the water for more than 7 minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases. He can 8 a diving suit and have air pumped to him from 9 . He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a hose and mouthpiece.

　　Water 10 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes 11 a diver deep in the sea. His body is under great pressure. When a diver is under great pressure, his blood 12 some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to the surface, the water pressure becomes 13 . If the diver rises too 14 ,the gases in his blood form bubbles (泡). The diver is then suffering from the bends (潜水员病). The bends can 15 a diver to double up in pain. They can even kill him.

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　　From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evening and at weekend, they are 1 to relax or enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, 2 go in for sports. It depends on individual interest. There are many different 3 to spend our spare time.

　　Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be 4 from collecting stamps 5 making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don't cost anything 6 . Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are valuable only to their 7 .

　　I know a man 8 has a coin collection worth several million dollars. A short time ago, he bought a 9 fifty-cent piece worth 2, 500 dollars! He was very happy about this and thought the 10 was reasonable. On the other 11 , my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. 12 , to my brother they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him 13 than to find a new match box for his collection.

　　That's 14 a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is 15 important, but the pleasure it gives us.

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