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　　Almost all people like flowers．Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on．Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things．Flowers have their own language．For example, red roses mean“love”and sunflowers mean“loyalty”(忠诚)．So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries' spirit．In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower．Some people liked the peony(牡丹)but others liked the plum blossom(梅花)．They couldn't agree with each other．So it has not been decided yet．

　　People like to buy different flowers in different seasons．Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher．

　　a．Farmers grow flowers in their fields．

　　b．Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places．

　　c．Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets．They look at the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones．They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful．

　　d．You go to buy the flowers in the shops．When you buy a flower, you're paying lots of people：the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus．The seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper．

　　So you'd better keep your flowers from far away for a long time．But how? Why not dry them? It's easy! Sand drying is a way．Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers．And it's one of the cheapest．

　　Fill a box half-way with sand．

　　Put the flowers on top of the sand．

　　Put the box in a warm, dry place．

　　Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks．

　　Take them out and they will be dry．

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　　Two friends visited the zoo together．The zoo was very 　　1　　 and it was impossible to go everywhere．They had to 　　2　　 where and which animal to visit as their time was limited(限定)．So both of them agreed not to go back 　　3　　 choosing a branch road at every crossing．

　　A road sign at the first crossing showed one way to 　　4　　 quarters and the other to tiger hill．They decided on the former after a 　　5　　 discussion because lions were“the king of the grassland．”The second 　　6　　 a division going separately to the panda and the peacock．They chose panda as it was the nation’s treasure, so they 　　7　　 its way．Thus they made choices all 　　8　　 the way and each choice meant giving up so that they couldn’t help regretting．But they had to make it, and immediately．If they couldn’t, they would 　　9　　 more．Only rapid decision could offer more 　　10　　 for sightseeing and reduce(减少)possible regret．

　　Life is more or less like this－choices often appear that one has to choose, for example, between two desirable(合意的)jobs, two fascinating universities．To get one you have to give up the other－you can 　　11　　 get half of it．If you spend time weighing the pros and cons and thinking about gains and losses, you will most likely 　　12　　 with empty hands．Don’t be sad about it．At least you have got half of the desirable things in life－something that is hard to come by．

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