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A shopkeeper once found that a bag money 56．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
had been stolen from his shop． He went to the 57．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
judge（法官） and tell him about his loss（损失）．58．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
The judge ordered all people of the shop 59．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
to come before him． He took a number of the 60．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
sticks of equal length（长度） or gave one stick 61．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
to each person． Then he said， “Come after me 62．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
again tomorrow． I’ll then know which of you are 63．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
the thief because the stick given to a thief 64．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
will be one inch longer than the other．” 65．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
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Miss Evans taught physics in school in London．Last month 56．＿＿＿＿＿
she was explaining to one of her class about sound ，and 57．＿＿＿＿＿
she decide to test them to see how successful she had 58．＿＿＿＿＿
been in her work． She said to them， “Now I has a sister 59．＿＿＿＿＿
in Washington． If I was calling her by the phone， and 60．＿＿＿＿＿
you were on the other side of the street． Who would 61．＿＿＿＿＿
hear me first， my sister and you？ And why？” 62．＿＿＿＿＿
A clever boy at once answered， “You sister， Miss 63．＿＿＿＿＿
Evans， because the electricity travels much faster than sound 64．＿＿＿＿＿
waves．” “Very well，” Miss Evans praised． 65．＿＿＿___
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It is interested to visit another country， but sometimes 56． ＿＿＿
there are some questions when we don’t know the language very 57． ＿＿＿
well． It may be difficult to talk about the people there．We may 58． ＿＿＿
not know how to use the telephone in the country which are 59． ＿＿＿
visiting． We may not know what to buy the things we need． 60． ＿＿＿
In a strange country we may not know where to eat and what 61． ＿＿＿
to order in a restaurant． It is not easy to decide how many 62． ＿＿＿
money to tip（付小费） waiters or taxi drivers． When we are 63． ＿＿＿
helpless， we may not know how to ask help． 64． ＿＿＿
After a short time later， however， we learn what to do 65． ＿＿＿
and what to say． We learn to enjoy life in another country， and then we may be
sorry to leave both the place and the people．
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Long long ago， people had gather leaves and 56．＿＿＿＿＿
fruit of plants to eat with． They didn’t know how 57． ＿＿＿＿＿
to plant crops or how to keep animals for their 58． ＿＿＿＿＿
food． We call them Stone Age people． Thing for 59． ＿＿＿＿＿
them were terrible and hard． Now there have still 60． ＿＿＿＿＿
some people living liked those Stone Age people． 61． ＿＿＿＿＿
They live in places that are hard reach． They do 62． ＿＿＿＿＿
not know of our invention， for they keep themselves 63． ＿＿＿＿＿
away our civilized world． For many years 64． ＿＿＿＿＿
a group of people call Aruntas have lived alone 65． ＿＿＿＿＿
in the center of Australia．
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How robins（知更鸟） know when it is time 56．＿＿＿＿＿
to go back north？ They seem to tell by how
soon daylight lasts． In late winter， daylight
begins to last longest each day． When the
daylight lasts long enough， robins start north．
They fly by day． Each year they follow a same
fly－way． At first， they fly only few miles a
day． They stop often in the field to eat bugs
（小虫子）． Late， they seem in a hurry． They fly
over 100 miles a day． Some are going so far
as 180 miles． When they get to home， they
always stay together high in a tree．
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The Internet is playing a important part in
our daily life． On the net，we can learn about
news both home and abroad and some other
informations as well． We can also make phone calls，
send messages by e-mails，go to net schools，and
57． ＿＿＿＿＿ 58． ＿＿＿＿＿ 59． ＿＿＿＿＿ 60． ＿＿＿＿＿ 61． ＿＿＿＿＿ 62． ＿＿＿＿＿ 63． ＿＿＿＿＿ 64．＿＿＿＿＿ 65． ＿＿＿＿＿ 56． ＿＿＿＿＿ 57． ＿＿＿＿＿ 58． ＿＿＿＿＿ 59． ＿＿＿＿＿ 60． ＿＿＿＿＿ learn foreign languages by ourselves． Beside，we 61． ＿＿＿＿＿
can enjoy music，watch sports matches，and play the 62． ＿＿＿＿＿
chess or cards． The net even help us do shopping， 63． ＿＿＿＿＿
make a chat with others and make friends with them． 64． ＿＿＿＿＿
In a word，the Internet has made our life more easier． 65． ＿＿＿＿＿
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People have different tastes in food． Some
feel they haven't a meal unless they have had 56． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
pork or other meat；some prefer chickens 57． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
or fish，and eats one or the other at every meal． 58． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Others prefer vegetables and fruits or
grains but would enjoy a meal of potatoes， 59． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
noodles and carrots and some another fruits． 60． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Others could live on the foods are called 61． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
fast foods，for example，a hamburger or 62． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
hot dog，French fries and a soft drinks． 63． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Food can be prepared by so many ways． 64． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Every is satisfactory to different person． 65． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
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In the morning of November 18th，1755，an earthquake 56．＿＿＿＿
shook Boston．John，a professor at Harvard College felt a quake 57． ＿＿＿＿
and woke up．“I rose and found to be fifteen minutes past 58． ＿＿＿＿
four．” He hurried to downstairs to the clock． It had stopped 59． ＿＿＿＿
three minutes ago． Except for stopping the clock，the quake 60．＿＿＿＿
had only thrown a key from the mantel（壁炉架） to the floor． 61． ＿＿＿＿
The clock had stopped because John put some long 62． ＿＿＿＿
glass tube he was using for an experiment into the case 63． ＿＿＿＿
for safekeeping．The quake had been knocked the tubes over and 64． ＿＿＿＿
blocked the pendulum（钟摆）． So John had the exactly
time of the earthquake． 65． ＿＿＿＿
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Life in the twenty－one century will be very 56．＿＿＿
different with life today． There will be many 57． ＿＿＿
changes．What can the changes be？ The population 58． ＿＿＿
is growing fast． That will be many more people in 59． ＿＿＿
the world and most of them will live in longer 60． ＿＿＿
than people live now． Computers will be much 61． ＿＿＿
more smaller and more useful， and there will 62． ＿＿＿
be one in every home． People will work few 63． ＿＿＿
hours than they now and they will have more 64．＿＿＿
free time for reading books， watch TV and traveling． 65．＿＿＿
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Once one year a race is held． A lot 56．＿＿＿＿＿
of cars took part this race last year and there 57． ＿＿＿＿＿