Jack and Mike are on holiday in France. Mike loves visiting old buildings. Jack likes, too. In the village Jack and Mike see a beautiful old church, but when they come into the church, some people are there. They don't know what the people are doing .

    "Oh! Just sit quietly, and do like the others!" Mike says. Because they don't really know French, so they stand, kneel, and sit to follow other people.

    Then the priest(牧师)says something. The man next to Jack and Mike stands up. "We should stand up, too!" Jack whispers to Mike.

So, Jack and Mike stand up with the man. Suddenly, all the people smile! After that, Jack and Mike walk to the priest. "What's so funny?" Jack asks in English. With a smile on his face the priest says, "Boys, there is a new baby born, we ask the father to stand up."Mike smiles and says, "We should understand what people do before we do like them. "

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One day, a man sent a letter to his boss to ask for raise（涨薪）. Here's what he wrote.

Dear David,

In this life, we all have something that we 1 the most. I think you should 2the needs of your workers. We have given so much support, includingsweat and service, to your3. I am sure you can guess what I mean and get back to4soon.

Yours sincerely,

Norman

The next day, he got this5 back:

Dear Norman,

I kNOw you are 6 very hard. NOwadays, NOthing much has changed（改变）. But you should kNOw that our company（ 公 司 ）is NOt doing 7. NOw the newspapers are saying that the world's top economists（经济学家）believe the United States might go into another recession（经济衰退）.After the NOvember presidential Election（总统大选）, things might turn even worse. I have NOthing more to give NOw. You kNOw 8 I mean.

Yours truly,

David

— No. He has no interest_________ playing chess.

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    There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from' the list or come up with a few of your own.

    Plant flowers, grass and trees.

    Whenever you visit a park or a beach, take away what you bring there-keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.

    Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This saves a lot of electricity.

    Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

    Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

    Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

    Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

    Use both sides of paper,

    Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.

    Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

    You don't have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

    If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

—_____ I have to help my parents with housework.

—Yes, and most of them       __in the western part of China.