Three pilot whales are believed to be swimming freely off the Atlantic Coast today．Their names are Tag, Notch, and Baby．These seagoing mammals are among the lucky survivors of whale–stranding last December at Cape Cod．

　　As many as 60 pilot whales swam ashore．Scientists are still trying to find out why whales have this self–destructive behavior．Many of the whales died on the beach–crushed by their own weight．Whale experts found Tag, Notch．and Baby alive．The three were believed to be too young to survive only by themselves if returned to sea．

　　The three whales were taken in a van to the New England Aquarium in Boston．There were kept in a special tank for seven months．Only a few people worked with the whales so that they would not become too accustomed to human beings．

　　Early this past summer the three whales were pronounced fit enough to be returned to the Atlantic Ocean．A month after their release, the whales were spotted．They were found in a group of 50 whales about 600 miles from where they had been set free．

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　　Even though he has been caught, the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still causing trouble．His arrest 　　1　　 as many questions as it has answers．Top of the list is 　　2　　 should happen to Saddam now, closely 　　3　　 by calls for information from him about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction．

　　He is currently being held by 　　4　　 troops at a secret place．The US says he will stand trial for his cruel actions during his years in 　　5　　．This is likely to take place at a court 　　6　　 two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council．The council's president Abdul Aziz al-hakim has warned Saddam could be executed(处死)if 　　7　　 guilty(有罪的)by the court．And the US 　　8　　 this．

　　“I think he ought to receive the 　　9　　 punishment for what he has done to people, ” said US president George W．Bush, 　　10　　 directly stating that Saddam should be put to death．

　　However, many 　　11　　, including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court．　　12　　 Britain, American's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution．

　　The UN Security Council has yet to 　　13　　 its position clear．But UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 　　14　　 say that“the UN does not support a death penalty．”

　　Besides waiting for a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see 　　15　　 the US and Britain can find the 　　16　　 weapons they gave as the 　　17　　 for the war in Iraq．Asked if Saddam's capture(捕获)could 　　18　　 a breakthrough(突破)in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said, “　　19　　 obviously that possibility there．But I think we should 　　20　　 what we're doing in Iraq．”

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　　It's generally thought to be impolite not to give waiters some money as a tip after getting good services in western countries．However, hard economic times mean tourists are giving fewer tips, according to a survey(调查)．

　　As many as one third of holidaymakers are giving smaller tips or have stopped tipping entirely, the survey by TripAdvisor found．Also, only 46％ of British always know what is expected in the way of tips in other countries．The survey of 5,595 travellers, including 1,197 from the UK, showed that 41％ of European travellers were tipping less or not at all this year．A total of 63％ of European travellers knew how to tip in other countries, with Italians coming first．

　　The survey also showed that 29％ of British tended to give the same amount in tips whatever country they were in．As many as 8％ of British said they had had a holiday ruined by a bad tipping experience, while 16％ said they they had been once in a situaiton where the waiter complained about the amount of the tip．Also, 12％ of British said tipping on holiday made them nervous, while 22％ said the US tipping culture put them off travelling to America．

　　TripAdvisor spokeswoman Emma Shaw said：“It's been a challenging year for the British economy and Brits are spending very carefully．While the majority are still rewarding good service on holidays with tips, many Brits are giving smaller tips as cost-saving continues to be important．”

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