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　　A passenger(旅客)told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off．She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes．

　　The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water．As a result, the passenger was held up(延誤)to take his medicine．Thirty minutes later, when the passenger's ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused．

　　In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not．But the passenger never answered a word．

　　When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet(小冊子)．She was very sad．She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him．

　　Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it．“On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all．How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles? ”

　　That's right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?

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　　Shopping in Singapore is really a pleasure for tourists．The Great Singapore Sale is held every year, usually during the summer months．Singapore's famous shopping stores welcome a great number of visitors from all over the world．Their shopping hours last till midnight．During this time, nice and cheap goods are on sale for tourists to choose from．Tourists can also try delicious foods there and experience the Singaporean nightlife．

　　Certain stores offer discounts of up to 70 percent or even higher if people use their credit(信用)cards．For tourists that hold a special Tourist Card, they can enjoy a lot of benefits(好處), such as discounts on watches, jewellery and cosmetics(化妝品)．The card also gives discounts when you visit local attractions such as Singapore Zoo．

　　It is well worth checking out in the different shopping districts of Singapore during this 8-week Shopping Marathon．Orchard Road is surely the best place for shopping in the city．A large number of restaurants and clubs can be found in this area．Marina Bay includes both big department stores(百貨商店)as well as small shops, so everything you would want to buy can be found here．

　　Advice for tourists planning to enjoy this festival of shopping：travel light and take a comfortable pair of shoes with you, for you are sure to do a lot of walking and return with your bags much heavier．

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　　Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure(失敗)becomes an experience that means growth．We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail．

　　Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed．One way is to lower standards(標準)．When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn't stand still．Another way is to blame(責怪)others．If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid．

　　There's a problem with the two ways．It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world．The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win．A child who's not invited to a birthday party, who doesn't make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course．But parents should not offer a quick consolations(安慰), prize or say, “It doesn't matter．” Because it does．The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it．

　　Failure never gives people pleasure．It hurts both grown-ups and children．But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it．You must learn to ask “Why did I fail? ” Don't blame anyone else．Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve．If someone else can help, don't be shy about asking them．

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　　1．HOUSE FOR SALEComfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town．Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom．Offers over ＄ 35, 000．

　　2．ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT

　　Some evening and weekend work．All meals free．Ring 3320178．

　　3．JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAMBoys and girls wanted to play in local football team．

　　Aged 9-13．Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p．m．

　　4．ROOM to RENT(出租)

　　Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant．Newly painted with modern furniture(家具)．Near main railway station．Buses pass front door．Phone 3322108．

　　Mr．Black wants to live near his workplace．Mrs．Black wants a house with four bedrooms．Their children don't care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough．Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant．She thinks it is an exciting place．it's hard work, but she isn't lazy．You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off．It's not very well paid．But who cares about money?

　　Jack is a middle school student．He is thirteen years old．He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework．

　　Bob, Mr．Black's brother, is looking for a room to rent．He doesn't care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is．He is getting ready for his drawing．So the house must be quiet．

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　　Mr．Brown lived in a house less than two miles from his office, so he was able to drive home every day for lunch．Every time he drove home at noon, he found many cars were parked outside his house and there was no room for his own car．He had to drive somewhere else to park his car．Then he had to walk back home．This made him very angry．

　　He had put up a board, which said, “ No parking” in the garden facing the road, but nobody noticed it．People seemed to obey(遵守)only a police notice with letters on a blue board：

　　POLICE NOTICE

　　Mrs．Brown suggested that he could steal a police notice．He was afraid to do so．She then suggested that he could make one just like a police notice．He said he was not the police and couldn't use the word “police”．Several days later, Mr．Brown made a blue board with white letters：

　　POLITE NOTICE

　　“ Oh! ” Mrs．Brown said, “You told me you weren't going to use the word “police”, but why do you use it now? ” “Really? ” he asked, “Look again．” She started to laugh．“You are really clever．”

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　　A woman repeated a bit of gossip(流言)about a neighbour．Within a few days the whole neighbourhood knew the story．The neighbour was deeply hurt．Later the woman responsible(負責)for spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue．She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm．

　　“Go to the marketplace, ” he said．“and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck(拔)its feathers and drop them one by one along the road．” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told．

　　The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me．”

　　The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away．After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand．

　　“ You see, ” said the old man, “it's easy to drop them, but it's impossible to get them back．So it is with gossip．It doesn't take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong．”

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　　Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them．In the early 1990s, about 50％ of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent(租)their homes．The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓)．

　　74％ of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities．26％ live in the country．Dogs live in about 40％ of all homes in the US．About half that number have cats．

　　Families in the US are becoming smaller．On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s．In 1960, the average was 3.5.

　　Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms．

　　An American moves, on the average，twelve times in his or her life．In Japan, a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times．

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　　A very young boy, Tom, lives a long way from the city．One day he goes to the city to visit his friend, Jack．Jack asks Tom to have lunch together．They go into the restaurant and sit down at a table．Tom looks around and he sees some old people put eye glasses on before reading their books, so after lunch he goes to a shop to buy some glasses, too．He walks along the road, and soon finds a shop．The man in the shop makes him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always says, “No, I can't read with these．”

　　The man in the shop becomes more and more puzzled(困惑的)．At last he says, “Excuse me, but can't you read at all? ”

　　“No, I can't．” Tom says, “If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses? ”

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　　Earthquakes can be very scary(嚇人的)．But you need to keep your mind stable(堅定的)in order to make sure you are safe．Be calm and try not to run here and there．

　　If you manage to come out of your house, go to an open space like a garden or a park where you will be a lot safer．If you live quite some floors above in your building, try to find a place near a bulky(堅固的)object such as a bed．Curl up(蜷縮)and sit on the floor and make sure you are not near a window, fireplace, gas stove and so on．Remember don't use lifts or escalators．

　　Some people say you should stand on a doorway．That is not true．If the doorway jambs(側(cè)壁)are weak, they might fall on you．Also if people want to pass through that door, you may stop them．Leave all doorways free．

　　Another important thing to keep in mind is that you mustn't climb down the stairs during an Earthquake．If the tremors(震動)stop, after a few seconds, just climb down the stairs as quickly as you can and move out of the building, but don't run．

　　Earthquakes usually destroy gas pipes and electrical wires．Turn off the main gas．And don't light candles or lighters and create an even bigger disaster．

　　If you're driving and feel a shake, stop your car at the side of the road and get out．Make sure you are not on a bridge．Bridges and overhead roads(高架路)have the biggest danger of falling．

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