Many American families live busy live．Every week, the children have sports, music lessons, club meetings, and many other activities, including(包括)hours of homework．The parents are busy, too．They work, take care of their homes, cook meals, and drive their children to activities．Some families do not have time to eat meals together more than once a week．One American community(社区)decided that it was time to take a break．
After seven months of planning, the community of Ridgewood, New Jersey, took one night off．They called it “Family Night”, a night for families to spend time together．Sports teams stopped their practices, and teachers did not give homework．
On “Family Night,” families agreed to turn off their televisions．They also decided not to answer the telephone．Answering machines said, “Please call back tomorrow．” Many families ordered take-out pizza and other take-out food so they wouldn’t spend time cooking．
Popular activities included board games and card games．These games gave families a chance to spend time together．Children and parents weren’t so busy, and children didn’t spend so much time playing vides games and watching television．On “Family Night,” families relaxed and spent the evening together．The town hopes to have many more “Family Nights”．
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Many American families are too busy．
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Children have many other activities homes homework．
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It took one night for Ridgewood to plan the special “Family Night”．
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During “Family Night,” families watched television together．
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Parents cooked a big dinner for the whole family on “Family Night”．
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More “Family Nights” are expected by the people in the town．
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Many people go to church on Sunday, but others don’t．Many sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t．Some people work on Sunday, but most don’t．However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper．
Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family get up．The newspaper boy has delivered it．
The Sunday paper is usually very thick．It has many advertisements and many different sections．The grown-ups in the family like the front page, the editorial(社论)page and the world news section．Many men also read the sports pages and the financial pages．
Most men don’t read the women’s pages, but．the mother of the family usually does．The women’s pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health, and clothes．Most Sunday papers have comics, which children enjoy．Older people read the death notice, which tell people who have died during the week．
There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper．
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On Sunday, most people go to church, and the others read the Sunday paper．
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There are more advertisements in the Sunday paper, so it is very thick．
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Men are only interested in the sports and the financial pages．
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You can get some advice about food, health, clothes and enjoy some comics in the women s pages．
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Businessmen often buy space in the newspaper for advertisements．
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Maybe the poster comes out in September 2006．
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The children can swim two hours in the pool a day．
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The swimming pool is open only at weekends．
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If two children sign up after May, they have to pay ＄250．
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The children have to go to Sunshine Middle School first, because the pool staff will pick up them there．
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In the U．S．Mother’s Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May．It is a day when children give their mothers cards, presents and flowers．
One of the best ways to celebrate Mother’s Day is to give your mother the day off．Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the housework．
Many families begin Mother’s Day with breakfast in bed．Usually dad and the children will let mum sleep late as they go into the kitchen and get ready for her favorite meal．A Mother’s Day breakfast can be anything your mum likes．
After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate．Don’t forget to put the bottle with only one flower．With spring here, the children can pick up the nicest flower from the garden outside．When everything is ready, carefully carry the plate and mum’s favorite books or newspapers up to her bedroom．Cards and small presents from the children can be put on the plate before it is given to mum in bed．
Many families take mum out to her favorite restaurant for a meal．It is a good day to let your mum rest and let her see what a wonderful family she has．
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Mother’s Day is on May 2nd．
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Children give their fathers presents before breakfast．
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It is the best way to let mum have a good rest on Mother’s Day．
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Other members of the family go into the kitchen to cook a nice meal for mum．
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After the nice breakfast is cooked, keep everything nicely for mum in a basket．
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Children put all kinds of flowers into a bottle for mum．
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When everything is OK, children carry them up to mum’s bedroom．
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They let mum have her favorite breakfast in bed．
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Many families go to a good restaurant for a meal on that day．
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It’s a wonderful day to let mum see what a good family she has．
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When you’re invited to have dinner in a foreigner’s home, please remember the followings：At table, when the hostess picks up her napkin, you may pick up yours and put it on your legs．
If a servant passes food around, he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand．Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right; it is the turn of your neighbor on the right．Do not reach across the table or in front of someone to get something that you want to eat, it is not polite．Ask him or her to pass it to you．
There are things in the middle Of the table, such as bread, butter, and candies．You shouldn’t take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you．
Do not leave your seat without saying anything．If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or do something else, you should say “ Excuse me for a moment, please．”
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You should put your napkin on your legs before the hostess picks up hers．
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The dish is passed to you on either of your sides．
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If the food is far from you, you shouldn’t stand up to serve yourself．
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You may take any food at any time．
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When you have to leave your seat, you need to say “ Excuse me for a moment, please．”
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John Travolta was born in 1954 in New Jersey．He was the youngest of six children．He wanted to become an actor．In 1975, he played in a TV program called Welcome Back Kotter about a high school teacher and his students．The program was very popular and Travolta became famous．Then he started making movies and starred in several successful films．They included Saturday Night Fever and Grease．Audiences liked his acting and dancing．
In 1977, things suddenly went wrong．His mother and his girl friend died．Travolta said it was the worst time of his life．He made several unsuccessful films, and thought about giving up as an actor．
But then, when he was working on a movie called The Experts in 1987, he met Kelly Preston．The film didn’t do well, but John and Kelly fell in love．They got married and they now have a son．
In the mid-nineties, John Travolta’s luck as an actor changed for the better．He made some very popular films , including Pulp Fiction , Get Shorty, and Mad City．For the second time in his career , he became successful．
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John Travolta was born in 1954 in a family of six people．
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He became famous because of the film Saturday Night Fever．
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His mother and girl friend died in 1977．
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He met his wife in 1987．
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Audiences liked John in all his movies．
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The programmes Sun Xiaomei hosts(主持)might be among the shortest on CCTV．“On Screen Next Week” is on once a week for 15 minutes, and “TV You, He and I” comes on for 5 minutes each time, once a week too．“Though these programmes are short, I have many ideas to make them more lively for the audience(观众)，”she said．
Sun was interested in music in her childhood．She played the violin since the age of five until she finished middle school, At first her father wanted her to enter a music school; however, 16-year-old Sun Xiaomei became a student in Beijing Broadcasting(广播)College．Sun loves her job as a hostess(女主持人)very much．She pays great attention to learning from her comrades, especially(特别)Zhao Zhongxiang．When Zhao hosted “The world” and “The Animal World”, Sun would sit beside him to learn．
“I am sure that when I am seen by hundreds of millions of viewers on the weekend, I can make friends with them through my warm and easy talk．” she said．
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The programmes Sun Xiaomei hosts are “On Screen Next Week” and “TV You, He and I”．
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It takes Sun Xiaomei 15 minutes to host the programmes each week．
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In the sentences “I have many ideas to make them more lively for the audience．” the word “them” here means the programmes．
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She played the violin for more than 13 years before she went to college．
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After she finished middle school, she studied in a music school．
