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　　Living in a foreign culture can be exciting,but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的)．A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences．They agreed that miscommunications were always possible,even over something as simple as“yes”and“no”．

　　On her first day in Micronesia,an island in the Pacific,Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her．The day was hot．She went into a store and asked,“Do you have cold drinks?”The woman there didn't say anything．Lisa repeated the question．Still the woman said nothing．She later learned that the woman had answered her：she had raised her eyebrows(眉毛),which in Micronesia means“yes”．

　　Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria,a country in Europe．She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage．She asked the waiter,“Do you have cabbage today?”He nodded his head．Jan waited,but the cabbage never came．In that country,a nod means no．

　　Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India．After explaining something in class,he asked his students if they understood．They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head．He thought some people had not understood,so he explained again．When he asked again,they did the same thing．He soon found out that his students did understand．In India,people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from．You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean“yes”or“no”．

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　　Water is very important 　　1　　 living things．Without water there can be 　　2　　 life on earth．All animals and plants need water．Man needs water, too．We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean 　　3　　．

　　Water 　　4　　 almost everywhere．Even in the 　　5　　 part of the world there is some water in the air．You can not see it 　　6　　 feel it when it is part of the air．The water 　　7　　 seas, rivers is a liquid(液态)．The water in the air is not a liquid 　　8　　 a gas(气态)．

　　Clouds 　　9　　 water．They may be made of very small drops of water．Water, you have 　　10　　, is very useful．

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　　Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的)．A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences．They decided that miscommunications(沟通误解)were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”．

　　On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific(太平洋), Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her．The day was hot．She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn't say anything．Lisa repeated the question．Still the woman said nothing．She later learned that the woman had answered her：She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛)，which in Micronesia means “yes”．

　　Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe．She went to a restaurant that was famous for its cabbage．She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head．Jan waited, but the cabbage never came．In that country, a nod means “no”．

　　Tom had a similar problem when arrived in India．After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood．They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head．He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again．When he asked again, they did the same thing．He soon found out that his students did understand．In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on(依据)where they come from．You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”．

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　　John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)＄1,000,000 when he was 23．He didn’t feel 　　1　　 at all．His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn’t have to．John decided to 　　2　　 living a simple life like everyone else．He didn’t tell any of his friends and gave his ＄100,000 of his money to a 　　3　　 that helped poor children to live better lives．Today he is 36, he 　　4　　 wears cheap shoes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier．

　　Once, John went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said the meeting was very 　　5　　．“ When I met her, I felt very, very happy,” he said．“ I saw that the money 　　6　　 for a very good plan．It brought me 　　7　　 to the child in a way that giving money 　　8　　 cannot．” “ I want to do everything I can,” he added．

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