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　　Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful(有害的). Fire can keep your house 1 , give light and cook food. But fire can burn(燃烧) things, 2 . Big fire can burn trees, houses, animals and people.

　　Nobody knows how people began to use fire. But there are 3 interesting old stories about how a man or a woman started a fire. One is 4 a man. The man 5 lived a very long time ago was very brave(勇敢). He wart up to the sun and brought fire dawn.

　　Today people know how to make a fire 6 matches(火柴). Children sometimes 7 to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and 8 it could burn a house. A small fire can turn into a big fire very quickly. So you 9 be careful with matches.

　　Be careful with fire, and it will 10 you. But if you aren't careful with fire, it may hurt you.

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　　 1 parents, I suppose, have the experience of reading a bedtime story 2 their children. They think that 3 a big difference 4 their children's intelligence. But do they know the difficulties of 5 a story?

　　The 6 children's books are not too difficult, nor too simple. Otherwise(否则), they are not interesting enough. Children will not 7 them. That's why writers 8 rack their brains(绞尽脑汁) to write excellent(优秀的) children's literature. 9 they should write more to satisfy the readers.

　　Do you 10 that's a good way to solve the problem(问题)?

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　　When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be 1 . When you put one finger in front of your 2 , you mean “Be quite.” Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages.

　　Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak 3 Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt 4 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman 5 his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he 6 to say, “Bring me something to eat.” But the waiter brought him a lot of things to 7 . First tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. Then Englishman was 8 that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was 9 to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was 10 enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.

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　　When you are invited to a meal in Thailand, the words of the invitation mean “come and eat rice”. In fact, nearly all Thai dishes are 1 with rice, which grows there very easily 2 the climate is warm and there is much rain.

　　The food that is served is 3 cut into pieces, so there is no need to use knives and forks but, instead, special spoons and forks are used. The Thais 4 to eat with their hands and now there are still some people who eat this way. There is a special 5 of doing it. First they wash their 6 hands in a bowl of water-they only eat with their right hands. They are careful not to let the food 7 the palms of their hands. After the meal, the 8 are again carefully washed.

　　The meal usually has several different dishes. They are all hot. They are served in bowls which everyone shares, 9 each person has their own bowl of 10 . As Thailand has a long coastline, it is not surprising that fish and shellfish play an important part in Thai cooking.

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　　The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. It is most surprising that it was not 1 earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo de Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not made 2 long after he died.

　　A person riding a bicycle uses 3 energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed 4 , most people don't go to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel 5 if they ride to work. It is because 6 cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes 7 to ride a bicycle. So more people put their bicycles away and go to work 8 their cars and in this way, the situation is getting more serious. 9 the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create path only for bicycles, and to make 10 so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to using their bicycles.

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　　The United States, Great Britain took the war (战争) on Iraq (伊拉克) in late March, 2003. 1 over twenty days American soldiers were in Baghdad, the 2 of Iraq. They ended the government (政府) of Saddam. 3 Iraqis died in the war. Saddam is 4 . No one knows 5 he's dead or alive.

　　In some parts of the city there was no light because of the war. Some oil wells were set on fire. Now the Iraqis need food, water and 6 . Many soldiers and people who were hurt in the war need hospital care. People also need 7 to find their family members.

　　After the war, some Iraqis broke into Saddam's palace, government buildings, and stores. They 8 many things from Iraqis Museums. Other Iraqis are angry that the U. S. soldiers didn't stop the robbers (抢劫者). So far there is 9 no government of Iraqis.

　　The reason for American soldiers taking the war is that they are 10 weapons of mass destruction (大规模杀伤性武器). But by June 6, they hadn't found any at all.

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　　Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two 1 and one or two children each.

　　Children in the USA will 2 their parents' home when they grow up. They usually live 3 their parents because they want to find good job. They often 4 to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on 5 .

　　Parents usually let their children choose their 6 jobs. Americans think it 7 for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

　　Children are asked to do some work 8 their house. And in many families, children are 9 for doing some housework so that they can learn 10 to make money for their own use.

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　　There are some western manners.

　　When invited to dinner, it is very 1 to arrive late, as it is 2 planned to have the meal at the exact hour given in the invitation. When you arrive, the hostess or some member of the family will probably meet you at the door and 3 your coat and hat. In the winter time you should dress more lightly than usually, as you may expect the rooms to be 4 than in most Chinese homes. In a few minutes the hostess will ask her guests to come in to dinner. She may or may not ask each gentleman to take a lady in. If she does, the lady will take the gentleman's arm as they walk into the dinning room. If she does not, the ladies will go in 5 , followed by the gentlemen. The hostess will either point out their seats to the guests as they come in 6 have a place card at each place 7 the guests 8 on it.

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The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have 1 it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food 2 I don't want to, because it is considered 3 manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have already 4 that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he often 5 the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still 6 or thirsty. This might be a 7 manner in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is 8 to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his 9 something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” So you had better 10 the famous saying：When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

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　　Everyone needs friends. We all like to 1 close to someone. 2 is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with, 3 , sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people 4 . But we would feel lonely if we 5 had a friend.

　　No two people are 6 . Friends 7 don't get on well. That doesn't mean 8 they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become 9 again.

　　Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 10 . We miss them very much, but we can 11 them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can 12 new friends. It is surprising to find out 13 we like new people when we get to know them.

　　People who have friends live 14 than people who don't. Why? It could be that they are 15 . Being happy helps you stay well.

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