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　　A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods．It was named after frankfurter, a German food．

　　You may hear“hot dog”　　1　　 in other ways．People sometimes say“hot dog”to express 　　2　　．For example, a friend may ask 　　3　　 you would like to go to the cinema．You might say“Great!I would love to go．”Or, you could say,“　　4　　!I would love to go．”

　　People 　　5　　 use the expression to describe(描写)someone who is a“show-off”,who tries to show everyone else how 　　6　　 he is．You often hear such 　　7　　 called a“hot dog”．He may be a baseball player, for example, who 　　8　　 the ball with one hand, making a(n)　　9　　 catch seem more difficult．You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬)to the crowd, hoping to win their 　　10　　．

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　　There are many kinds of cars in this world．My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers．He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars．” But I don't agree with him．

　　My neighbor, Mrs．Hill, is 82 years old．She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank．She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour．Do you think Mrs．Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new．It's very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!

　　My friend Mike is an artist．He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors．But his car is black．Mrs．Bates has a very, very old car．It often has some trouble．Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank．My uncle Joe has a very small car．Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog．

　　Now, you have read about my friends and their cars．Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car．Does it say something about you?

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　　There are many kinds of cars in this world．My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers．He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars．” But I don't agree with him．

　　My neighbor, Mrs．Hill, is 82 years old．She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank．She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour．Do you think Mrs．Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new．It's very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!

　　My friend Mike is an artist．He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors．But his car is black．Mrs．Bates has a very, very old car．It often has some trouble．Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank．My uncle Joe has a very small car．Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog．

　　Now, you have read about my friends and their cars．Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car．Does it say something about you?

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　　Gail and her dog, Sam, are standing at the street corner．They’re waiting for the cars to go by．They want to go 　　1　　 the street．She is waiting for Sam to decide when they should cross．

　　Some blind people use special, trained dogs to help them tell when and where they would go．But not every dog can do 　　2　　．A dog for the blind must be clever．The dog must be 　　3　　 at a special school．He is taught to walk 　　4　　 the trainer’s legs．He is taught to walk 　　5　　 his trainer does．

　　The blind person goes to the school too．He practices with the dog．He holds the leather belt(皮带)around the dog’s neck tightly(紧紧地)．　　6　　 he feels the dog’s movements and knows when and where to walk．

　　At the street corner Sam doesn’t watch the 　　7　　．It’s not because he’s careless．It’s just because dogs can’t 　　8　　 red lights from green ones．He is trained to watch the cars, and tell what the time is for him and Gail to cross．

　　Sam is 　　9　　 to Gail．He does her seeing for her．He keeps her out of danger．But Sam is not only Gail’s 　　10　　．He’s her best friend, too．

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