1 . Traveling without a map in different countries. I find out about different ways of giving directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don’t have name signs. In Japan, people use landmarks (标志性建筑) to give directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the comer. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

People in Los Angeles, the US, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance by time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “It’s about five minutes from here.” You don’t understand completely. “Yes, but how many miles away is it, please?” To this question you won’t get an answer, because most probably they don’t know it themselves.

People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek language. Instead, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.

Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. What happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say. “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People there believe that “I don’t” is impolite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan! However, one thing will help you reach your destination everywhere in the world. It’s body language.

3 . Everyone needs water and a diet of healthy foods. These foods should contain some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.

People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods _________ change into energy. Our bodies use different amounts (数量) of energy. The energy is measured in calories (卡路里). The more _________ we take, the more calories we burn. Even when you are _________, you are using energy — about 65 calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is _________ up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On Sports Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as much as 650 calories an hour.

The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is _________ in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many other countries in the world. That is 36 lots of people in China have white teeth.

People in the Western world do not eat such healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take _________ exercise. _________ this, they _________ very easily. In order to _________ with the quick pace (步伐) of their life and work, they eat a lot of fast food. They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisps, chocolate, butter and ice cream and so on, which are called __________ food by some epicureans (美食家). The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid becoming fat and keep fit it is advisable (明智的) to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.

Peru is     1     country on the Pacific coast of South America. In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the center of the     2    (power) ancient Inca Empire. Spain     3    (take) control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason     4     Spanish is the main official language of Peru. In Peru, there are many places that you can visit.

A short flight from Cusco will take you to the Amazon rainforest. You can spend three days     5    (explore) the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals that are unique     6     the rainforest.

A four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After     7     (arrive) at the destination, you will be given a day to visit the city. The ancient city will leave you a deep impression.     8    (especial) amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Stones     9    (cut) by Inca builders to exact sizes so that nothing was needed     10    (hold) walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.

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7 . My father used to like drinking. Every time when he got _______, he would shout loudly and beat my _______, who left my father and I when I was seven.

I went to a boarding (寄宿) _______ when I was thirteen, and I finally didn’t have to see my father drunk every day. However, I didn’t talk to anybody and _______ all my spare time alone in school because of the pain in my heart. When other boys were _______ on the playground, I would sit there alone. This lasted for several weeks until a new _______ who was about forty came to our class. She, of course, _______ I was different. She asked me to answer her question in her first class. I _______ and answered her question in a very _______ voice, with my head down. That noon, after lunch, she found me and had a ________ with me. She asked me ________ I needed any help. Nobody had ever cared about me like that. I ________ told her everything about my family.

“Things won’t get ________,” she said.

From that day on, every time she saw me, she would give me a ________. She often asked me to answer her questions in class, and she helped me with my ________ after class. As time went by, I didn’t feel so ________ as before.

The day I left that school, I ________ her why she did all that for me. “My mother ________ when I was ten. I know how hard it is ________ a mother,” she said.

I will never ________ her — my dearest teacher.

9 . I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very ______, this stranger and I. Then we went on our ______ after saying goodbye.

But at ______, a different story is told about how we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I ______ the meal, my daughter walked to me, very still. When I turned, I ______ knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She walked away silently, with her little heart ______ I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.

That night, when I lay ______ in bed, there was a quiet voice that spoke to me, “While ______ with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to get excited. Go to look around the ______, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She ______ them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She walked away quietly and you never saw the ______ in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt sad and small and my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her ______. “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, and I______ them in a napkin (餐巾), just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the ______ I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today. And I shouldn’t have ______ you that way.”

And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK... I still love you anyway.” I ______ her and said, “I love you too, and I love the flowers.”

You should know that: if you die tomorrow, the ______ you are working for could have someone easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you ______ behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our ______ than into our families—a(n) ______ investment (投资) indeed.

Remember that FAMILY= (F) ATHER + (A) ND + (M) OTHER + (I) + (L) OVE + (Y) OU.