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　　Can you remember the day 　　1　　 you spoke your first word?

　　Try to imagine(想像)　　2　　 first few months of your life were like．I am 　　3　　 you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying．　　4　　 you grew older, you were awake(醒着的)more of the time．It 　　5　　 your parents more time to play with you and talk to you, you tried your best to watch and listen．You began to know 　　6　　 people made certain sounds to go with certain things．

　　Then you began to try making the sounds you 　　7　　．And little by little you were able to make the 　　8　　 sound for one thing．

　　On that day you came to understand the 　　9　　 of language．The secret is that a certain sound 　　10　　 a certain thing．One sound might be as good as 　　11　　．But it is no good as a word 　　12　　 everybody agrees on its meaning．Only when a 　　13　　 of people use the same sounds of things, they can understand each other．Then and only then do these people have a 　　14　　．

　　After you found the secret of language, you 　　15　　 words．Some of the words meant 　　16　　, such as BOOKS, CHAIRS, and SHOES．　　17　　 words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM．And other described(描述)things, such as GOOD and DIRTY．Soon you learned to 　　18　　 words together to express(表达)an idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends．” This is 　　19　　．People can communicate(交流思想)in it．So we say language are 　　20　　 to communicate．

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　　In the city of Fujiyama, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki．When she was a teenager, she 　　1　　 of going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American 　　2　　 was from the textbooks she had read．“I had a 　　3　　 in mind：Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy 　　4　　 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”

　　Atsuko 　　5　　 to attend college in California．When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 　　6　　 world．“People were struggling with problems and often seemed 　　7　　,” she said．“I felt very alone．”

　　One of her hardest 　　8　　 was physical education．“We played volleyball．” She said，“the other students were 　　9　　 it, but I wasn’t．”

　　One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 　　10　　 the ball to her teammates so they could 　knock it 　　11　　 the net．No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face 　　12　　 she failed．

　　A young man on her team 　　13　　 what she was going through．“He walked up to me and 　　14　　, ‘Come on．You can do that’”

　　“You will never understand how those words of 　　15　　 made me feel…four words：you can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”

　　She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 　　16　　．

　　Six years have passed．Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk．“I have 　　17　　 forgotten the words．”She said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”

　　She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 　　18　　 to her．“He probably doesn’t even remember it, ” she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person－cruel or kind－you have no idea how long the words will 　　19　　．She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 　　20　　 words：You can do that．

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　　Some Japanese still get married by parents’ arrangement．Yoshio and Hiromis Tanaka, a young Japanese 　　1　　 living in the United States, told the story of their 　　2　　 marriage．“We didn’t marry for love in the western sense．We got married in the 　　3　　 Japanese way．Our parents arranged our marriage 　　4　　 a match-maker．In Japan, we believe that marriage is 　　5　　 affecting the whole family rather than a matter concerning(与……有关)only the young couple．　　6　　 we think it is very important to match people according to their 　　7　　 background, education and so on．When our parents thought it was time for us to get married, they went to a local 　　8　　 and asked her for some suggestion．We discussed the details and looked at the 　　9　　 she sent, and then our parents asked her to arrange an 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．Information about the couple and their families is 　　13　　 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 family 　　15　　 they want to meet again or not．

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

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　　Mrs．Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age．She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 　　1　　 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 　　2　　 a driving offence(犯规, 犯法)．

　　Then one day she nearly 　　3　　 her record．A police car 　　4　　 her, and the policemen in it saw her　　　5　　 a red light without stopping．Of course, she was stopped．It seemed 　　6　　 that she would be punished．

　　　　7　　 Mrs．Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 　　8　　 old to drive a car, and that the 　　9　　 why she had not stopped at the red 　　10　　 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 　　11　　 old age, so that she had simply not seen it．

　　When the judge had finished what he was 　　12　　, Mrs．Jones opened the big handbag she was 　　13　　 and took out her sewing．Without saying a word, she 　　14　　 a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt^⑩．

　　When she had 　　15　　 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed 　　16　　 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 　　17　　．I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight．”

　　The judge took the 　　18　　 and tried to thread it．After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded．The case(案例)against Mrs．Jones was 　　19　　, and her record 　　20　　 unbroken．

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Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States．It has completely 　　1　　 the horse as a 　　2　　 of everyday transportation．Americans use their cars for 　　3　　 90％ of all 　　4　　 business．Most Americans are able to 　　5　　 cars．The average price of a 　　6　　 made car was 20, 050 in 1950, 25, 470 in 1960 and up to 30, 750 　　7　　 1975．During this period American car manufacturers set about 　　8　　 their products and work efficiency．As a result, the yearly income of the 　　9　　 family increased from 1950 to 1975　　　10　　 than the price of cars．For this reason 　　11　　 a new car takes a smaller 　　12　　 of a family’s total earnings today．In 1951 　　13　　 it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 　　14　　 to buy a new car．In 1962 a new car 　　15　　 8.3 of a family’s annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 　　16　　 income．In addition^①, the 1975 cars were technically 　　17　　 to models from previous years．The 　　18　　 of automobile extends throughout the economy 　　19　　 the car is so important to Americans．Americans spend more money keeping their cars 　　20　　 than on any other item．

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　　It was the night before the composition was due(到期)．As I looked at the list of topics, “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面条)” caught my eye．The word “spaghetti” brought back the 　　1　　 of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville 　　2　　 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 　　3　　 spaghetti for supper．Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的)treat in 　　4　　 days．Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 　　6　　 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 　　6　　 it．What laughing 　　7　　 we had about the 　　8　　 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth．　　9　　, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 　　10　　 it down simply for my own 　　11　　, not for Mr Fleagle, my composition teacher．　　12　　, I would write something else．

　　When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 　　13　　 left to write a proper composition for Mr Fleagle．There was no choice next morning but to 　　14　　 my work．Two days passed before Mr．Fleagle returned the 　　15　　 papers．He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’．”

　　My words!He was reading my words out 　　16　　 to the whole class．　　17　　 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment．I did my best not to show 　　18　　, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 　　19　　 my words had the power to make people 　　20　　．

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　　Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．The thinking is that they can then return to the places that 　　1　　 them．Nonsense! What you see from the 　　2　　 of a moving bus is 　　3　　 and completely removed from the real sights, sounds, and 　　4　　　 outside．Be adventurous! The best 　　5　　 to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely^①no travel plan．　　6　　 go wherever your feet and your interests 　　7　　 you．You finally will get to the 　　8　　 sites that are on the bus tour－the museums, the monuments, city hall－but you will have seen much more．You will have 　　9　　 the present life of the city．

　　“But what if I get lost?” people might ask．No one ever gets 　　10　　 lost in a major city．At first, you can find your way back to a(an)　　11　　 location．If it 　　12　　 you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started, however, the 　　13　　 things can happen if you get lost．You 　　14　　 at a sidewalk café to sit and relax．You ask instructions of a local people at the next table．And 　　15　　 they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable^②because of the 　　16　　．Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel．

　　Know before you go．　　17　　 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination(目的地)．This will help you understand what you’re seeing．

　　Move around like a local．Use the subways and buses of the city you’re 　　18　　．You will not only save money, but you’ll also learn how people really live．

　　Check the bulletin boards．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert, and 　　19　　 fun activites on bulletin boards around universities．

　　So the next time you see a poster advertising an introductory^③bus tour, save your money．Instead, wander 　　20　　 I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．

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　　We sat in the boat waiting for Ofai．He was 　　1　　 under water．There were many beautiful shells at the bottom．If he could find some and 　　2　　 them up, he would make a lot of money．My uncle was with us．Suddenly I saw Ofai 　　3　　 his arms．I could see a large dark fish 　　4　　 under the water．“A shark(鲨鱼)!”cried my uncle．

　　The fish came near．Now we could see him 　　5　　．He was of a yellow-brown color and as big as our boat．What could we do to 　　6　　 Ofia? He had been under water more than a minute．My uncle could 　　7　　 it no longer．He took his knife and jumped into the water．　　8　　 he went after the man-eating fish．The shark was 　　9　　 straight for Ofai．Then, suddenly, the fish turned．My uncle’s strong arm had 　　10　　 the knife deep into the side of the great fish．The water turned red as 　　11　　 ran from the shark．

　　Now Ofai had time to reach the top．At last he was 　　12　　 in the boat．

　　The fish was 　　13　　．He turned to come at the man who had 　　14　　 him．As he swam to my uncle, he opened his great 　　15　　．Again the knife went forward．This time it cut deep into the shark’s nose．

　　For a minute the shark lay 　　16　　．Now Uncle Harry could swim to the 　　17　　．Ofai quickly pulled him into the boat．

　　It wasn’t long before the shark came to life．He 　　18　　 the boat with such a hard blow^⑧ that the sides were almost pushed in．We 　　19　　 as hard as possible and finally we were safe on the 　　20　　．

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　　The science teacher believed very strongly in practical work by means of teaching science effectively, and she 　　1　　 her pupils’ parents to see how 　　2　　 their children were learning by her methods．She 　　3　　 arranged for all the parents to come and see the 　　4　　 of one of the children’s experiments on a Saturday evening when all of them were 　　5　　．

　　The children had been studying how 　　6　　 grew, and they had planted four pots of flowers a few weeks 　　7　　．They had put poor soil in one pot to see what effect this would have on how the flowers grew in it, and good soil in the other 　　8　　 pots．Then they had put one of the pots in the dark for 　　9　　 days, and had given 　　10　　 third pot no water for the same length of time．

　　At the 　　11　　 of the lesson on Friday afternoon, the teacher put some little 　　12　　 on the four pots．

　　“The flowers in this pot were planted in 　　13　　 soil．”

　　“This pot has been kept in the dark for four days．”

　　“These flowers have had no 　　14　　 for four days．”

　　“These flowers have had good soil, 　　15　　 of light and regular water．”

　　Then the teacher went home．

　　When she 　　16　　 on Saturday evening, half an hour before the parents came, she 　　17　　 this note beside the pots：

　　“We 　　18　　 your notes to the school servant and we thought we would help him, so we watered all the plants, changed the earth in the one with poor soil, and 　　19　　 the light on above the one that had been left in the dark for four days．We 　　20　　 that the plants will grow better．”

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　　One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive．Suddenly I 　　1　　 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 　　2　　 he knew me．The man had a newspaper 　　3　　 in front of him, which he was 　　4　　 to read, but I could 　　5　　 that he was keeping an eye on me．When the waiter brought my 　　6　　 the man was clearly puzzled(困惑)by the 　　7　　 way in which the waiter and I 　　8　　 each other．He seemed even more puzzled as 　　9　　 went on and it became 　　10　　 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me．Finally he got up and went into the 　　11　　．When he came out, he paid his bill and 　　12　　 without another glance in my direction．

　　I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 　　13　　．“Well,” he said, “that man was a detective(侦探)．He 　　14　　 you here because he thought you were the man he 　　15　　．” “What?” I said, showing my 　　16　　．The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man．I 　　17　　 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 　　18　　．” “Well, it’s really 　　19　　 I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said．“　　20　　, I might have been in trouble．”