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Did you ever think someone was scary because they looked different, or ate strange foods?  Well, they might think the s____1.____ about you!  One of the things we all n___2.___ to do is celebrate diversity（差异）. We shouldn't think badly of people from other cultures b____3.___ they are different than our own culture.

Sometimes we judge people f___4.____ other countries unfairly, because one person from that culture did something bad. Well, has your whole family ever b____5.____ blamed for something your little sister did? It doesn't s____6.____  fair，does it?  It's just as unfair to blame a w____7.___ culture for what two or three people do. 

So here are some things that you can do to help y____8.___ understand other cultures:

1.  Find common ground!                         

2.  Don't blame all because of one!

3.  Try to make f____9.___ with people from other cultures. 

To learn m____10.__ about yourself and what cultures you come from, become a genealogist（系谱专家）. You may also want to see the Different Is Good presentation to learn about other things you can do to cross those cultural walls.

“________ do you come from?”“Shenyang.”

1. A.
   What
2. B.
   Who
3. C.
   Where
4. D.
   When

 Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

    That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

    He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”

    The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   45  .”

1.A. speech             B. paper                C. notice               D. diary

2. A. paint             B. win              C. own              D. sell

3. A. just              B. almost               C. ever             D. even

4. A. heart             B. life             C. advice               D. trust

5. A. to                    B. with             C. from             D. for

6. A. word              B. letter               C. note             D. post

7. A. How               B. Why              C. When             D. Where

8.A. unusual                B. unforgettable        C. unimportant      D. unrealistic

9. A. money             B. time             C. space                D. effort

10. A. wonder               B. way              C. problem          D. matter

11. A. Though               B. since                C. Until                D. If

12. A. himself              B. him              C. it                   D. itself

13. A. change               B. gift             C. message          D. decision

14. A. long             B. thick                C. same             D. correct

15. A. grade                B. dream                C. duty             D. secret