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　　Travel can teach kids more than a textbook．Travelling with kids is good f 　　1　　 them．They can find new interests．Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it much more exciting than studying textbooks or d 　　2　　 experiments in the lab．While travelling, they learn h 　　3　　 to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people．They learn patience, because sometimes i 　　4　　 takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places．

　　I’ve been travelling since I was seven years old．For me, to stop travelling would be like taking something a 　　5　　 from my soul(灵魂)．I can't live without travelling and I wouldn't be who I am if I don't travel．Some people think it's

　　h 　　6　　 to travel after having kids．But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn't m 　　7　　 they couldn't travel any more．My children have been travelling since they were three weeks old．

　　Bringing a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities(责任)and I'd love to be a good mother．One of my duties is to e 　　8　　 my children．I'm so thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was y 　　9　　．I’ve learned that the outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in．Of course, I want to pass these travel e 　　10　　 on to my children．

　　I value the memories I have travelling with my children．I'm sure they will always remember them in their lives．

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　　Many Americans find silence uncomfortable during a dinner．So in the United States, people often make a“small talk”in certain social situations．Small talk is about different topics, only for keeping a conversation going．The topic might include the weather, sports, college lessons, clothing, food, etc．Small talk is very useful in social situations when you meet someone for the first time, or when polite conversation is expected and no serious discussion is wanted．

　　It's common but not necessary expected that one knows someone in a group before talking with him or her in conversation．In fact, at a party,“May I join you?”and a self-introduction is useful enough to get a welcome from a group and to join in a conversation．In some places, such as a concert hall or a theatre, a waiting room or a classroom, it is common for strangers to start a conversation even without an introduction．

　　People in the United States expect those whom they speak to stop whatever they are doing and listen．

　　As a rule, the conversation distance between two people is at least two or three feet．Standing very close will make Americans feel uncomfortable．

1．Why so people make“small talk”in American?

People use it to ________．

2．What topics are often used in“small talk”?

The topics include ________．

3．What do you do if you want to join in a conversation at a party in the USA?

We can say ________ and ________．

4．What do Americans expect those to whom they want to speak to do?

They want them to ________．

5．Do you think serious discussion is wanted between strangers in social situations in the USA? Why or Why not?

________________________

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　　When Mary Smith was a student, she always w 　　1　　 to be a teacher, because she loved children．When she was twenty-two years old, she began to t 　　2　　 in a small school．She was a good t 　　3　　．The children liked to c 　　4　　 to her class．One day one of the girls in her class s 　　5　　 to her,“Miss Smith, why does a man's hair become w 　　6　　 before his beard(胡子)？”Mary laughed and a 　　7　　,“I don't know, but it happened to my father．”The o 　　8　　 children laughed when they heard this．

　　Then one of the boys said,“I know, Miss Smith!Men's hair become white b 　　9　　 it's sixteen y 　　10　　 older than their beard!”

1．w ________　2．t ________　3．t ________　4．c ________　5．s ________

6．w ________　7．a ________　8．o ________　9．b ________　10．y ________