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1.FallinLovewithEnglishHidingbehindtheloosedustycurtain,ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeatduskthoughtherewasthunderandlightningoutdoors.Hehadgottodothisbecausehewastiredofhisparents’naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogothroughitanylonger.Hecouldn’tgetalongwellwithEnglishanddislikedjoininginEnglishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacherignoredhimonpurpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamneveraddeduptoover60.Hispartnerwasconcernedabouthimverymuch.Sheunderstoodexactlywhathewassufferingfrom,butentirelydisagreedwithhisidea.Inordertocalmhimdownandsettlehisproblem,shetalkedwithhimfacetofaceandswappedaseriesoflearningtipswithhim.TheitemsshesetdownhelpedhimfindthehighwaytostudyingEnglishwell.Theteenagerwasgratefulandgotgreatpowerfromhisfriend’swords.Now,hehasrecoveredfrombeingupsetandhasfalleninlovewithEnglish.2.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes.VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries.SinceallisbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.Butactually,theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary.Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifabossfluentlycommandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadofrequesting,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”,youcanrecognizehisAmericanidentity,whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.3.AHardTripMysisterwasfondoftraveling.Eversincegraduating,shehadbeendeterminedtoorganizeatriptoanoldtemple.Sincetransportingfarewasexpensive,shedecidedtouseabicycletocycletherenotcaringaboutthedisadvantages.Herstubbornattitudewasalwayshershortcoming.Onceshemadeuphermindtodosomething,noonecouldpersuadehertochangehermind.Finally,wegaveinasusualthoughwepreferredtotakeatrain.Afterwepreparedeverything,includingtheschedule,reliableweatherforecastandtheinsurance,webeganourtrip.Ourjourneywasalongariverflowingfromahighaltitude.Ourpacewasslowbecausetheriverfrequentlyhadmanysharpbendsthroughdeepvalleys,wherethewaterseemedtoboil.JustasIrecordedinmyjournal,itwasreallyahardjourney.Butwealsoenjoyedgreatviews.Onenight,Iputmyheadonmypillow--aparcelofwoolcoats,andlaybeneaththestars.Whentheflameinfrontofourcavewentoutatmidnight,Ifoundtheskysobeautiful!4.AHorribleEarthquakeDirtywaterroseinwellsandcanalsbeforetheearthquake.Butnoonejudgedthatanearthquakewascoming.Suddenly,everythingshook.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend.Millionsofbrickhousesandanumberofdamsweredestroyed.Railwaytracksbecameuselessbars.Pipesinminesburstandletoutsmellysteam.Hugecrackstrappedcyclistseverywhere.Thenextday,thiseventwastheheadlineormaintitleofallnewspapers.Withthereportersgivinganoutlineofthedisaster,thewholenationwasshockedbythedamageandthevictim’sextremesuffering.Peopleweremovedwhentheyreadthatthesurvivorscomfortedeachotherbysaying“Congratulations!Yousurvived!”.Sotheynotonlyexpressedtheirsympathysincerely,butalsoorganizedtogethertohelpthevictimsrightaway.Theinjuredwererescuedandthedeadwereburied.Thefrightenedsurvivorsweredugoutfromundertheruinsandwereofferedshelter,freshwaterandelectricity.Thankstopeople’shelp,thelosswasminimized.5.TheGreatPresidentAsthefounderoftherepublic,thepresidenthadmanygoodqualities.Beforecomingtopower,hewasagenerouslawyer.Hewaswillingtoselflesslyhelpeveryonewhoturnedtohim.Heacceptednofeetoofferlegalguidanceandopinionstothosewhowereoutofworkoruneducated.Later,believingallmankindtobeequal,hedevotedhimselftostoppingtheunfairanti-blacklaws.HesetuptheBlackYouthLeagueandwasvotedtobetheleader.However,thoughhekeptpeacefulprincipleswithoutviolenceandterror,hismeanenemiesstillblewuphishouseandattackedhisrelatives,andhehimselfcouldn’tescapebeingsentencedto30yearsinprison.Notfearingoftheprisonguards’cruelty,hekeptactiveandbeggednomercyfromthem.Asamatteroffact,hewasalwayshopefulandneverlostheartduringthestageeventhoughhewasintrouble.Finally,peoplerewardedhimwiththeleader’spositionandagoldblanket.6.ABraveMaidAwoodenvasefromtheMingDynastyattheentranceofthereceptionhallamazedeveryone.Theartistsdesigneditinararestyleandselectedvaluablejewelstodecorateit.Peoplethoughthighlyofitsfancycolourofhoneyandthebeautifulpaintingsonit.Thevaseusedtobelongtoaformercastle.Butwhenthecountrywasatwar,theenemytroopsexplodedthecastle.Debatesonhowthevasesurvivedwentonandon.Inordertoremovepeople’sdoubt,ateamofnolessthan20peoplecarriedoutaninformalinvestigation.Theevidencestheyfoundshowedthatamaidtookthevaseapartandaskedasailortosinkitinalocalwell.Shenevergaveawaythesecretevenunderthecrueltrialoftheenemieswhowereinsearchoftreasures.Itisworthgivingthisbravemaidafortuneinreturn.7.AFairCompetitionSwifter,HigherandStrongerstandsforthespiritoftheOlympics.Butfairnessisthebasisofthismotto.Onlywhenyouwinfairlywillyouandyou