Dear Jose,

　　You have asked me for suggestions on how to get along in the United States. It is difficult to give advice,but I have found the following “do's” and “don'ts” helpful.

　　As a __1__,it isn't easy to find anyone to __2__ in a big city. However,here are some suggestions. First,get or borrow __3__! Walk him several times a day! Americans love dogs and usually stop __4__ to anyone with a dog __5__,try to eat in a cafeteria (食堂). People generally share the same tables and will sometimes talk to you __6__ they see that you are a __7__. Next,take your dirty __8__ to a laundry (洗衣)! It takes about an hour to wash and dry,and many people __9__ there,They often pass the __10__ talking to the other customers (顾客). __11__ ask for information from a woman,if you are a __12__,and from a man,if yon are a woman! It seems to get __13__ results for a reason I can't understand．Learn the __14__,“Please”,“Thank yon” and “You're welcome” before yon come and use them all the time! They usually work like magic (魔术).

　　There are some things you shouldn't do. Don't tell the truth when people __15__“How are you?” They only __16__ the answer to be “Fine”. Never ask people their __17__--especially woman! Everyone wants to be young. Don't tell heavy people they are fat. Tell them they are losing __18__ Everyone here wants to be __19__. Don't be late for appointment (约会)! When someone says six o'clock,be sure to be there by six. Americans respect __20__ and expect everyone to be “on time”.

　　Above all,don't worry! Just follow my advice and bring a lot of money and you will get along. I hope I have been of some help to yon.

Cordially yours,

Socrates

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　　It was very late that Mr. and Mrs. Davies took time off to do their Christmas shopping. There were only a few 1 before Christmas, and of course the 2 and streets were terribly 3 , but they had to get 4 for their family and friends, so they 5 early one morning for the down town, and spent several tiring hours buying the things they 6 in the big shops 7 , Mr. Davies was carrying parcels of all shapes and sizes. He could hardly 8 where he was going 9 he and his wife left the last shop on their way to the railway station 10 home. Outside the shop they had to cross a busy street, made even 11 than usual by the thousands of people who had come by car to do their 12 Christmas shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Davies had to wait for the traffic lights to turn green, 13 as Mr. Davies could not see very well in front of him, he 14 moved forward into the street without realizing 15 Mrs. Davies saw this and became 16 . Many times she told him to 17 off the street, but 18 Finally she shouted in a voice above all 19 , “ Henry! If you want to stand in that dangerous 20 a moment longer, give me the parcels !”

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　　Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burned or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __1__ into the ocean? If 2 ,you may have wondered 3 these things could happen without harming the people in the film.

　　The man who knows the 4 is the “special effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film 5 . He may be ordered to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may be asked to make a special effect which is much 6 exciting, though just as important on the 7 of the film.

　　In a scene for one 8 there was a big glass filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie 9 the fish to stop swimming suddenly while they seemed to stare at __10__ performing. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring 11 swim away. But the fish can't be ordered to do anything. It was 12 a problem.

　　The “special effects” man 13 about this problem for a long time. The result was an 14 of controlling the fish with a 15 use of electricity. First he __16__ electricity to the fish bowl so as to cause the fish to be 17 . Then he rapidly 18 the amount of electricity, 19 the fish to swim away. Thus he got the best effect that the director had 20 .

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　　When someone says,“Well,I guess I'II have to go to face the music．”it doesn't mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant,like 1 in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that,and 2 you did not do this or that. Terrible music,indeed,but it has to 3 At some time or another,every one of us had to “face the music” ,especially as children. We can all remember father's angry voice,“I 4 to talk to you!” And only 5 we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it 6 !

　　The phrase “to face the music” is known to every American,young and old．It is at least 100 years old．Where did the 7 come from?

　　The first explanation comes from the American novelist James Fenimore Cooper. He said,in 1851, 8 the expression was first 9 by actors while 10 in the wings (舞台的两侧) to go on stage (舞台).After they got their clue (得到暗示) to go on,they often said,“it's time to go to face the music．” And that is 11 what they did face the orchestra (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage.

　　An actor might be frightened or 12 as he moved onto the stage 13 the audiences that might be friendly, 14 perhaps unfriendly,especially 15 he forgot his lines. But he had to go 16 If he did not,there would be 17 play. So,“to face the music” came to 18 having to go through something,no matter how 19 the experience might be,because you knew you had no 20

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　　It was a cold winter's afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any 1 on the river? 2 the bridge, however, almost directly below, 3 was a small canoe（独木舟）, with a boy in it. He was 4 wearing many clothes, Robert 5 . He shivered（发抖） and walked on.

　　Just then he heard a cry,“Help! Help!”The cry 6 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was 7 the water and his canoe was floating away. “Help! Help!” he called again.

　　Robert was a good 8 . Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The cold water made him tremble all over. 9 in a few seconds he reached the boy. “Don't be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, 10 the boy with him, But at the 11 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people 12 on the boat.

　　“Give me a hand.” He shouted 13 he got near the boat. He 14 up into a row of faces. “It's funny,” he thought. “ They look so 15 “Silently they helped the boy into the boat and 16 him in a blanket（毯子）. But they did not move to 17 Robert.

　　“Aren't you going to pull me 18 too? Robert asked.

　　“You!” said one of the men, Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large 19 .“You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled（破坏）a whole afternoons work! You can stay in the 20 !"

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　　As the plane circled over the airport, everyone guessed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air and the passengers were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, the air hostess appeared. She looked very pale, but was quite 1 . Speaking quickly but almost 2 ,she told everyone that the pilot was badly ill and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about 3 or at least how to drive a car. After a moment's 4 ,a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot's room.

　　 5 the pilot aside, the man 6 his seat and listened carefully to the 7 that were being sent 8 radio from the airport 9 . The plane was now dangerously 10 to the ground, but it soon began to __11__ d to circle the airport several times in order to become 12 with the controls. But the danger had not 13 passed. The terrible moment came when he had to 14 . Following orders, the man 15 the plane to-wards the airport. It shook greatly __16__ it touched the ground and then moved rapidly 17 . the field, but after a long 18 it stopped safely. Outside, a lot of people, who had been 19 anxiously, ran forward to __20__ the “pilot” on an excellent landing.

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　　  After lunch,without their parents' __1__ ,the two boys set off to explore the beach which beyond the headland (岬). They had __2__ their young sister to __3__,saying that the long __4__ would be too __5__ for her. Once they had got beyond the headland,the beach stretched (延伸) away endlessly before them. It was like __6__ a new world．Here and __7__ along the beach there were lots of sea-creatures. The two boys kept searching everywhere for those __8__ things.

　　The afternoon passed __9__ The sun was already __10__ when the boys reluctantly (不情愿地) __11__ to make their way homewards. But long before they reached the headland,they could __12__ that the tide had come in so far that they were now __13__ from either end of the beach. Their only __14__ of returning hack was to find a way up the cliff (悬崖) nearby.

　　They soon found a narrow path __15__ to the cliff top. But halfway up,their only __16__ was blocked by a __17__ rock which they could not climb __18__ The two boys had to shout at the top of their voice,__19__ that someone __20__ come to them out. Just then,to their great __21__,their father __22__ over the top of rock,and with him were two policemen. __23__ of them climbed down with a rope which was lowered over the rock. The two boys were then __24__ up to safety and thus saved from spending a miserable __25__ on the cliff.

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　　Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 1 just inside the entrance 2 . It said: Remember 3 , one of our customers gets 4 goods. THIS MAY YOUR LUCKY DAY! For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 5 like many of her 6 , to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friend she never 7 hoping. The 8 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 9 buying so many things but failed. She always 10 of the DAY when manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 11 doesn't need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 12 But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 13 than she found that she had forgotten to 14 some tea. She dashed back to the 15 , got some tea and went towards the 16 . As she did so, she saw the 17 came 18 his hand he said, “I want to 19 you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 20 !”

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　　An English traveler spent a few weeks in Sweden. When he __1__ return home he found that he had only 2 money left to get a ticket to England. He thought the matter over and 3 that 4 it was only a two days' voyage (航程) he could get home without 5 anything. So he bought a ticket 6 that little money he had and went on board the ship.

　　He closed his ears to the 7 of the lunch bell, and when dinner time

8 ,he refused to go down to the place 9 people had their dinner,

10 that he did not feel 11 .

　　The following day he did not get up 12 break-fast was over, pretending (假装) that he had overslept himself. 13 lunch time, he too, kept out of the way. By the time of dinner, 14 ,he became __15__ hungry that he could even have eaten paper.

　　“I can't 16 this any longer,” he said to himself. “I must have something to 17 .”At the dinner-table he ate 18 that was put in front of him. When he

was quite 19 ,he felt stronger and at once went to see the waiter.

　　“Bring me the bill” he said to the waiter.

　　“The bill?” said the waiter 20 .

　　“Yes,” answered the traveler.

　　“There isn't any bill here,” said the waiter. “On this ship, meals are already included (包含) in the ticket.”

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   My wife and I have always enjoyed travelling by sea,and last year we decided to travel about on the Mediterranean (地中海). __1__ our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation (住宿),the first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well __2__ the price we paid．

　　We found that most of __3__ were friendly and interesting,but there was one man,__4__,who displeased us,and not __5__ us but all the others who __6__ our table at dinner __7__ subject we talked about,it seemed that he was an expert in it. He had,__8__,read more books,visited more countries and studied more languages,__9__ After a few days,we ate our meals __10__,because nobody wanted to begin a conversation (谈话) that __11__ soon be taken __12__ by this man.

　　Then my wife had an idea Fortunately，the ship had a library,and she suggested that we should think of an __13__ subject,__14__ in an encyclopedia (百科全书) and then talk about it at dinner. If it was __15__ Mr. James __16__ possibly know anything about it. __17__ subject we chose was “English Agriculture in the Eleventh Century”. At dinner __18__ we discussed this subject with great enthusiasm (热情).Mr. James was __19__ We realized we had at last managed to find something he knew __20__ about.

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