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　　In history，a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback．He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows ．The work was dirty，tiring and not very well paid．

　　People in the western。states had to 　1　 cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern 　2　 ．But someone had to 　3　 the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the 　4　 was more than a thousand Kilometers away and it could take as 　5　 as six months to move the cattle．The　6　 was long but the cattle were driven 　7　 as not to lose 　8　．Then they could be sold at a good price．

　　Most cowboys were young，　9　 men．A good horse 　10　 their job of moving cattle much easier．A good cowboy 　11　 cows and knew how to control them．At night，he 　12　 to the cows to keep them calm．

　　In the late 1800s，America was changing from a nation of farm to one of 　13　 and cities．The cowboy seemed 　14　 compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．

　　Today，the 　15　 of cowboys has 　16　 greatly．One change is the use of trucks．

　　The job is not so hard 　17　 it used to be．And cowboys are better 　18　 now．They are 　19　 to be married．Some of them are farmers teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies．　20　 at night and on weekends，they become cowboys．These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat，keeping the beef price low．

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　　Some Japanese still get married by parents' arrangement. Yoshio and Hiromi Tanaka, a young Japanese 1 living in the United States told the story of their arranged marriage. “We didn't marry for love in the Western 2 . We got married in the traditional Japanese way. Our parents arranged our marriage 3 a match-maker. In Japan we believe that 4 is something affecting the whole family 5 than a matter concerning only the young couple. 6 we think it is very important to 7 people according to their social background, education and so on. When our 8 thought it was time for us to get married, they went to a local match-maker and asked her for some 9 . We discussed the details and looked at the photos she sent, and then our parents asked her to arrange a ‘marriage interview’, for 10 of us.”

　　A Japanese marriage interview is held in 11 place, such as a hotel or a restaurant, and is 12 by the boy and the girl, their parents and the match-maker. 13 about the couple and their families is exchanged over a cup of tea or a meal. Then the boy and the girl are 14 for a short time to know each other. When they return home they have to tell the match-maker whether they want to 15 again or not.

　　Yoshio continued “When our parents realized we were 16 about each other, they started to make arrangements for our 17 . My family paid money to 18 . This is money 19 the wedding ceremony and for setting up the house afterwards. We also gave her family a beautiful ornament(装饰品) to put in the best room of their house, so 20 knew that Hiromi was going to marry.”

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　　In the forest or in the fields you can often see small hills of earth and busy little ants. Ants live in different 1 . An ant has two strong jaws to 2 soil, to cut up food, to 3 the eggs or the young. The head of an ant is triangular(三角形的), with two 4 eyes and sometimes three more very small 5 , which are made up of many parts, 6 the ant can see 7 that moves around it. Some of these eyes see things near it; others can see things 8 in the distance.

　　The ant has six legs. Its feelers have twelve joins (接合点), 9 which the ant finds its 10 in its underground home. Some ants do not 11 nests, but make use of hollows under stones or logs. Other ants build their little hills with 12 , bits of wood, sand and earth. The life of ants is not only 13 and play. They must have rest too. But they don't 14 long. When waking up, they begin to 15 themselves. They use their tongues just 16 a cat uses hers.

　　Ants have a good 17 . When an ant, which has been away for a long time, returns to its nest, the others 18 it and show their greatest joy at its return. But if a strange ant 19 their nest, the ants will 20 the stranger killed at once.

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　　You really have to get very old before you realize you're old. I'm in my middle fifties and I don't feel old yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and 1 things to the way life is for 2 kids. Some things have certainly changed.

　　One area of change is television. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on the other hand, have been 3 .

　　When I started school, most people didn't have a television; TV was just beginning to get 4 . My father decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola set. I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the 5 guys on that awesome electronic machine. That was exciting!

　　Now, 6 have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more realistic. The new high definition sets are made to rival(竞争) 7 screens.

　　The variety and quantity of programming has 8 greatly. There are hundreds of channels and more shows than one person could ever watch. There are many fine entertainment and educational 9 . There's also a lot of garbage, stuff that most parents don't want their kids exposed to. Overall, we have more choices, and that is good.

　　I wonder what 10 will be like when today's kids are my age.

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When all the people had assembled(聚集), the king, surrounded by his court, 1 a signal. Then a door beneath him opened, and the accused man stepped out into the arena. Directly opposite him were two doors, exactly 2 and side by side. It was the duty and the privilege of the person on trial to walk directly to these 3 and open one of them. He 4 open either door he pleased; he was subject to no guidance or influence but that of impartial and incorruptible chance. If he opened the one, there came out of it a hungry tiger, the fiercest and most cruel that could be found, which 5 sprang upon him and tore him to pieces as a punishment for his guilt. But, if the accused person opened the other door, out of it came a 6 lady, and to this lady he was immediately married, as a reward of his innocence. This was the 7 method of administering justice. Its perfect fairness is obvious. The criminal could 8 know out of which door would come the lady; he opened either he pleased, without having the slightest 9 whether, in the next instant, he was to be devoured or married. So the accused person was instantly 10 if guilty, and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot.

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　　I 1 by Mr J. Gerald Cowcamper's house one day and was greeted by a rather old looking dog. She was a gentle beast who 2 her tail as she pushed her nose against my hand.

　　“What's her 3 ?” I asked.

　　“I call her‘Dog Face’,”replied the old 4 .

　　“ 5 do you call her that?” I inquired.

　　“Isn't it obvious?” asked Mr Cowcamper.

　　“Not really.”

　　Mr Cowcamper cradled the old animal's head in his hands.“If you 6 at just the right angle, you can see that she seems to have a dog's face,” he 7 .

　　“But she is a 8 !” I said.

　　“Shhhh!”Mr Cowcamper responded with the loudest whisper I have ever 9 .“Don't let her hear you say that!”

　　I said 10 , because I didn't know what to say.

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　　November 7,2000 is a very special day in the United States. Voters all across the nation are 1 representatives in local and national races. Some people think that they're voting for the president of the country, too. They're not! Again, they're voting for 2 . These representatives are called electors(有选举权的人). They are part of a system called the Electoral College(总统选举团).

　　In most states the electors are chosen on a winner take-all basis. That makes it possible for one candidate(候选人) to win the most electors while getting less popular votes nationally than his 3 .

　　The electors will meet in their respeetive(各自的) states and cast their votes for president and vice-president on December 18,2000. The Constitution(宪法) does not 4 the electors to vote for the candidates that they are pledged to, but they almost always do. On January 6,2001, just two weeks 5 the new president and vice-president take office, the votes will be counted in Congress.

　　If no one gets a majority (more than half) of the electoral votes, at least 270 out of 538, the 6 will be chosen by Congress. The House of Representatives will choose (one vote per state) the 7 and the Senate will choose the vice-president. It's not likely, but we could actually end up with a president from one party and a vice-president from another.

　　In an extremely close election, all kinds of strange outcomes are 8 . Will the 9 that most voters prefer be the next 10 ? And when will we even know?

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　　American cities are 1 other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 2 of the culture. Cities contain the very 3 side of a society: opportunities for education, employment and so on. They also 4 the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial discrimination and poverty. American cities are changing, just 5 American society.

　　After World War Ⅱ, the population of 6 large American cities decreased; 7 , the population in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are cities 8 population increased. These population moving to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society.

　　During this time, in the 9 1940s and early 1950s, city people became wealthier. They had more children. They needed more 10 . They moved out of their flats in the city to buy their own houses. They bought houses in the 11 , areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house on the outskirts.

　　Now things are changing. The children of the people who 12 the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, 13 their parents, want to live in the cities. 14 continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are 15 and the population is increasing in 16 states as Texas, Florida and California. Others are moving to more 17 cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago. Many young professionals, doctors and lawyers are moving back into the city. They prefer the city 18 the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage or they just 19 the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities－a wealthier, 20 mobile class.

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　　I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a 1 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be 2 at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and 3 to pick him up at 4 p. m., then dropped off the car at the 4 . With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. 5 , when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

　　I knew Dad would be angry if he 6 I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I 7 there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd 8 as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repair. I'll never forget the 9 he gave me. “I'm disappointed you 10 you have to lie to me, Jason.”Dad looked at me again. “When you didn't 11 , I called the garage to ask if there were any 12 , and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car.” I felt 13 as I weakly told him the real reason. A 14 passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I'm angry with 15 . I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about 16 I've gone wrong all these years. ”“But Dad, it's 18 miles!”My protests and apologies were 17 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, 18 him all the way, but he walked silently.

　　Seeing Dad in so much 19 and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was 20 the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

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Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 1 out of our Polynesian Village resort at Walt Disney was asked how she 2 her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had a(n) 3 vacation, but was heart-broken about 4 several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet 5 . At that moment she was particularly 6 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, 7 this was a memory she especially treasured. Now, please understand that we have no written service rules 8 lost photos in the park. 9 , the clerk at the front desk 10 Disney's idea of caring for our 11 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 12 film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau. Two weeks later the guest received a 13 at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 14 signed by each performer. There were also 15 of the public procession(游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own 16 after work. I happened to know this 17 because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that 18 in her life had she received such good service from any business. Excellent 19 does not come from policy(政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who 20 and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.

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