There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a a wizard to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells, but didn’t work.

A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two pieces of paper. “These are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary,” the young man said. The boy was happy and tried to use the spells. When he asked people to do something, he said “Please” before his words, and “Thank you”after they had done it. People were very surprised that he boy could be polite. Soon, they became happy to do what the boy asked them to.

The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the secret. “It’s not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good manners you could get anything you want. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted,” said the young man.

Hainan is in the south（南方）of China. The weather there is different from that of other areas of China. There is no winter in Hainan. It’s not cold all year round. Many people go there in winter, because it’s cold in the north（北方）of China. In summer, it’s very hot. It’s usually sunny, but it often rains. So people often take a pair of sunglasses and a raincoat at the same time. People can enjoy many kinds of fruits like bananas and coconuts(椰子) there, too.

Hainan is a good place to go for holidays and have fun. People can go fishing, boating, swimming and so on. When we want to have a rest, we can walk on the beach (海滩) and enjoy the fresh air and white clouds. It’s so interesting.

Would you like to go to Hainan?

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

a. Fred Astaires first wife died.

b. Fred's sister Adele stopped performing.

c. Fred Astaire performed with Gene Kelly in a movie.

d. Fred Astaire won an award from America's Motion Picture Academy.

（B）

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”

“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “ I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”

“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.

“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard. For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.

They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.

At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”

“Get it out?” the woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”

International travelers, whether traveling for business or pleasure, will find themselves solo from time to time．Here are a few ways to meet new people and perhaps even get new travel chances．

Be polite and friendly

Be relaxed and polite. Remember to put yourself in social situations．Restaurants, shops and parks are all great places to meet people．If you want to make local friends in a country, stay near the place the locals often visit．

Show your photo album

Keep a small photo album in your bag when you travel．Photos of family, friends and pets will help your new friends to learn more about who you are and give you things to talk about．They will share their similar experiences with you, and it will help you to learn more about your new friends．

Offer something special

Can you help your new friends improve their Chinese? Can you cook a traditional Chinese meal? By sharing your experiences, you can have a relationship with your new friends that they won't soon forget．

Give some gifts

Many foreigners love Chinese goods but have to pay a lot when buying them in their homeland, so you'd better prepare some gifts such as silks, tea and china(瓷器)．They are always popular．

Exchange flats

If you and your new friends get along well, you can give them your information and plan to exchange flats for your next trip．Then you can visit their countries and stay in their flats while they stay in yours．In this way you will improve your friendship and live like a local abroad, but pay less for traveling．

a. Giving you a topic to talk about.         

b. Helping your new friends to learn more about you.

c. Clearing your worries about your pets.

d. Encouraging your new fiends to talk about themselves.

A teacher cleared off his desk and placed on top of it a few things. One of them was an empty mason jar（玻璃瓶）. He filled the jar with golf balls until he could fit no more. He looked at the classroom and asked his students if they agreed that the jar is full. Every student agreed that the jar was really full.

The teacher then picked up a box of small pebbles（卵石） and poured them into the jar with the golf balls. The pebbles filled all of the openings in between the golf balls. He asked the students if the jar was full. Once again, they agreed.

Now the teacher picked up a bag of sand and poured it into the jar. The sand filled in all of the empty space left between the golf balls and pebbles. He asked the class again if the jar was full. The students agreed again.

The teacher said, "I want you to know that this jar represents your life," he started. "The golf balls represent the important things: your family, health, friends…The pebbles represent the other things in life, such as your job, house and car. The sand is every small thing . If you put the sand in first, there is no room for the pebbles or golf balls.The same goes for life. If you spend all of your time on the small things, you will never have room for the things that are most important.

   Pay attention to the important things in your life. You should know there will always be time to clean the house or go shopping.

  The class in America is almost the same as that in China. But something is different.

    1 In America, if the teacher asks you a question but you don't understand, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat it. If you don't know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you don't know. Then he or she knows what you need to do.

    2 You mustn't be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you a make-up test（补考）, you should take the test in one or two days after you go back to school.

    3 Be on time! It is impossible to be late. If you come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Take your books out of your bag after you enter the room. Then go to your seat and sit down quietly. In the US, you needn't knock before you come into the classroom.

    4 If yon have to leave during the class, do it quietly, too. There's no need to ask for the teacher's agreement.

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There are many factors(因素) that can affect climate change. Among these, the population movement is a new one. A research shows us that the movement of many people out of Beijing for the Chinese New Year(CNY) causes the temperature to drop slightly(轻微地). Before holidays, people around Beijing all gather(聚集) here. Besides, buildings and roads, and the heat made by human activities lead to higher urban(城市的) temperatures. So Beijing is deeply affected by “urban heat island(UHI城市热岛效应)”

When the winter holiday comes, most workers leave big cities for their own hometowns. As a result, the UHI effects are not that serious in large cities, but increase in tourists’ destinations(目的地) The research shows that the average(平均的) world temperature rose by 0.85 degrees Celsius between 1880 and 2012. Although this increase is not very obvious, many things have changed with the increase. The sea level has risen. Snow and ice cover has reduced(减少) and had climate(气候) events have become more common. “The CNY holiday offers a unique opportunity(机会) to study the effect.” Zhang Jingyong, lead scientist of the research, said, “Our research strengthens the role of population movements in urban climate, and may help deal with urban environmental problems.”

Lightening the colors of roofs, changing to white roofs, or planting more trees can help to lessen(减轻) UHI effects. Light-colored roofs reflect more solar radiation(日光照射) and reduce energy demand in warm seasons. Trees and grass have cooling effects by biological interaction(互相作用). Low-carbon production and lifestyle play an important role in reducing heat emissions(热量排放) from city buildings, factories, and cars, and thus become another effective means to lessen the heating effects.

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or stay with their family.

Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.   

Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. These people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their job if they don’t work more hours.
    Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get from four to six weeks and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy.＂If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.