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　　Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China．His parents left mainland China for Hong Kong a short time before he was born．His parents named him “Chan Kong－sang”, which means “born in Hong Kong”．They wanted to celebrate a safe trip to Hong Kong．

　　At first, Jackie's family lived in the French Embassy(大使館)．His father was a cook, and his mother was a housekeeper．When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia．His father got a job in the American Embassy．Later, back in Hong Kong, Jackie's father sent him to the China Drama Academy．Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day．The students practiced Kong Fu and learned how to do many stunts(特技表演)there．

　　When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films．In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood, but he wasn't very successful．He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success．Finally, in 1995, Jackie Chan became famous in the United States．Today, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans and his films make millions of dollars．

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閱讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的三個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are．

　　When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it's 　　1　　 to know the right and wrong things to do．For example, in China it's OK to 　　2　　 a lot of noise in a restaurant．In fact, if a restaurant isn't 　　3　　 or lively, you may think there's something wrong with it．However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places．If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even 　　4　　 to the owner of the restaurant．

　　Paying the bill 　　5　　 also different from country to country．In China, one person usually pays 　　6　　 everybody．In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴請賓客), but 　　7　　 friends eat together, they usually share the cost．This is called “Going Dutch(均攤費用)”．Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the 　　8　　．This is called “l(fā)eaving a tip(小費)”．Leaving a tip is thought to be polite．In the US, it's 　　9　　 to leave tips of 10％, 15％, or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is．Good waiters can make a lot of money!

　　The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can 　　10　　 the same kind of food in many countries．Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world．

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　　You speak, write a letter or make a telephone．Your words carry a message．People communicate with words．Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly．Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad．

　　When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions．You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No"．You nod and people know you are saying "Yes"．

　　Other things can also carry messages．For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take．A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out．Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?

　　People can communicate in many other ways．An artist can use his drawings to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things．Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas．Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others．They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about．

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　　Rock climbing(攀巖)did not become a sport until late in the 1900s．But now it has become a popular outdoor activity．While rock climbing may still be necessary for mountain climbing, most people just climb low mountains for fun．

　　If you have ever done rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport．Indoor and outdoor rock climbing both need practice．What most people don' t know is that rock climbing is one of the sports that depend on your body and mind(意志)．

　　To climb successfully, one must use wonderful skills(技能)．One of the important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face．Another important rule is that your arms only hold you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing(推)you up, the closer you are to the rock face, the easier it is to climb．

　　Rock climbing is a wonderful sport．Once you start to learn how to climb, you'll find more fun．People who like games such as chess playing or problem-solving may love rock climbing, because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking．For anyone who wants to get into beautiful shape(體形), rock climbing is a fun and good way．Anyone who enjoys a difficult game and loves the outdoors should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby．

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　　Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries．Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each．

　　Children in the US will leave their parents' home when they grow up．They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs．They often write to their parents or telephone them．And they often go to visit their parents on holiday．

　　Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs．Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves．

　　Children are asked to do some work around their house．And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use．

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　　How to say hello in Japanese depends on when you say it．This is very much like different greetings used in English at different times of the day or night．In Japanese culture, it also depends on whether you are on the phone or meeting somebody or whether you are close to the person you are greeting．We seldom greet them with “good morning” or “Good evening”．A “Hi” is enough．

　　Although the most popular and most well-known translation for “Hello” is still “Konnichiwa”, it is not exactly how to say hello in Japanese．Perhaps it is not the most suitable work for it．Actually, the correct greeting in English for “Konnichiwa” is “Good day” or “Good noon”, and I am sure you wouldn't like greeting people with a “Good day” at any time, and neither do Japanese like saying “Konnichiwa” when they want to say “Hello”．

　　So what to do? Let's do it the way the Japanese do．Use “Ohaiyo Gonzaimasu” for “Good morning”, “Konnichiwa” when it's noon and “Konbanwa” to greet somebody in the afternoon．Things differ when you are on the phone．Just say “Moshi, Moshi”, which is actually similar to saying “Hello” over the phone, because one hardly ever uses “Good morning” or “Good afternoon or “Good evening” right after picking up the phone．It is invariably the sweet old “Hello”．

　　Next time, I'll tell something about my life in Japan．

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　　Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master in 1977．He was given the silver cup．

　　“It isn't rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup．” “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”

　　“A family was staying at my hotel at that time．Mrs．Prig, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game．‘He's only ten．' she said, ‘I've been told that he plays quite well．‘

　　“Well, as you can guess, I wasn't too happy．A player likes the opponent(對手)to play as well as he does．But it was holiday time and I agreed to play．We placed the board in the garden．The game began．I hoped it would be quick-and so it was．

　　“I soon knew that David Prig was no learner．After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall．The boy seemed to lose interest in our game．He moved a piece(棋子)without care．I gave my attention to the board．

　　“Call me when you are ready, Mr．Watson,” he said．

　　When I was ready? I looked up．He had gone off to play with his sister．I studied the board, and found I was driven into corner．So it went on with David：a quick move, then tennis, back to the board, then back to his sister．My difficult condition became impossible to change．I was beaten．Oh, so easily, by a ten-year-old chess player．He was the winner-in twenty-eight minutes．

　　“David Prig, a name to remember．I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me．To him, of course, it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games．”(from www．zkenglish．com)

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　　You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants．You probably know the rules of a library．You know you should respect(尊重)and be nice to your classmates．But do you have music manners?

　　Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music．You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it．Some people might even get angry．Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can't hear the words of the song．They just hear a loud sound．No one wants to listen to this．Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldn't have it turned up too high．

　　Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away．Libraries and schools don't allow MP3 players．There are other places, like museums, that don't have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on．Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came．

　　Take One Out! Once in a while it's OK just to take out one earphone and not the other．Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way．It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening．You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it's not for you．

　　It's Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best．For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing．In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you．

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Dear Malia and Sasha,

　　I know that you've both had a lot of fun these two years．You have been to many picnics and had all kinds of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you eat．But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom．So now I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey．

　　When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want．But then the two of you came into my world with those smiles and suddenly, all my big plans didn't seem so important any more．I soon found that the greatest happiness in my life was that you were so happy．And I realized that my own life wouldn't mean much if I couldn't make you two happy．In the end, girls, I ran for(競選)President：because of what I want for you and for every child in the US．

　　I want all our children to go to school so that they can learn and grow．I want them to have the chance to go to college-even though their parents don't have enough money．And I want them to get good jobs．

　　I want us to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our earth cleaner and safer．And I want us to see no difference of different colours and areas because we are all equal．

　　I hope both of you will start to give others the chances you've had．You know, this country has given our family so much, so you have to, and really should, give something back．When you are doing something larger than yourself, you will realize how helpful you are．

　　These are the things I want for you-to grow up in a world in which you can make your dreams come true．And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and get what you girls have．That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure．

　　I am so proud of you．I love you more than you can ever know．And I am thankful every day because you behave so well when we get ready to start our new life together in the White House．

Love,

Dad

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