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　　There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time．One of them is to walk around it with a guidebook in hand．Of course, we may 　　1　　 with our guide-books the history and special developments of a town and get to know them．　　2　　 then, if we take our time and stay in a town for a while, we may get to know it better．When we look at it as a whole, we begin to have some 　　3　　, which even the best guide-books do not answer．Why is the town just 　　4　　 this, this shape(形状), this plan, this size? Why do its streets 　　5　　 in this particular way, and not in any other way?

　　Here even the best guide-book fails us．One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 　　6　　 appearance．It may not describe the original(最初的)design of a town．However, one may get some ideas of what it 　　7　　 to look like by walking around the town．One can also imagine 　　8　　 the town was first planned and built．Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 　　9　　 to develop．

　　What is the point of studying towns in this way? For me, it is simply that one gets greater pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes．A personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 　　10　　 just reading about it in a guidebook．

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　　Mr．White was holding a party at home to celebrate his sixtieth birthday．To make him happy, one of his women friends 　　1　　 to sing a song for him．Now she was singing．One guest turned to a 　　2　　 by his side and criticized the singer．

　　“What a 　　3　　 voice!" he said．"Do you know 　　4　　 she is?"

　　“Yes," was the answer," She is my wife．"

　　“Oh, I beg your pardon,” the man said．"Of course her voice isn't bad, 　　5　　 the song is very bad．I wondered who wrote that awful song?”

　　“I did," was the answer．

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　　As a girl, I’ve spend a lot of my time caring about my weight．So I do know something about exercise．Let me tell you about the calorie﹡-burning activities I’ve tried or will try．

　　Salsa﹡

　　I try to keep my weight through dancing．Dancing can improve my coordination﹡ as well as burning calories．I’m personally interested in salsa, which I find energetic and creative．But I have not started classes yet, because classes are very expensive, and I can’t find a dance partner．

　　Ping-pong

　　Ping-pong is a national sport of China, so how could I know nothing about it? My father is a ping-pong fan, and a really good player．He has won several matches．My relationship with ping-pong has always been on-and-off．I’ll get into it for a while, and then lose interest．The reason is because I can’t find a good partner．Some stronger can make you lose interest, while someone weaker(or just as weak)can make the game boring．

　　Tae Kwon Do﹡

　　I’ve recently decided to try Tae Kwon Do as my regular exercise activity．There’s a story behind this decision：A few weeks ago, I was sitting on a bus, reading a book．Suddenly, the bus became very quiet except for the sound of a woman’s crying．I looked up to see what had happened and heard she had just quarreled with a man, and the man slapped﹡ her face．No one on the bus said anything because the man looked really strong and unkind．Even now I feel sad I was among the silence．

　　That’s why I’ve made up my mind to learn something that will help me protect others and myself．