Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving ? ?Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks, American houses will be red and green and filled with presents for Christmas. ? ?As if all this isn’t enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival — Thanksgiving. ? ?Children will have two days off school, shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food. ? ?Every year, in Gainesville, Florida, all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together. The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. ?After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie (南瓜派). ? ?Dean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said: "I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family." ? ?His brother Ben, nine, said :"the best thing about Thanksgiving, is that when it is finished, it is time to start Christmas." ? ?But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening, Dean and Ben’s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal. ? ?Each of them will write a list of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives. ? ?Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621 ,when the first pilgrims (朝圣的人) arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest (收获). They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food. ? ?Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter.

Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving ? ?Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks, American houses will be red and green and filled with presents for Christmas. ? ?As if all this isn’t enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival — Thanksgiving. ? ?Children will have two days off school, shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food. ? ?Every year, in Gainesville, Florida, all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together. The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. ?After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie (南瓜派). ? ?Dean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said: "I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family." ? ?His brother Ben, nine, said :"the best thing about Thanksgiving, is that when it is finished, it is time to start Christmas." ? ?But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening, Dean and Ben’s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal. ? ?Each of them will write a list of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives. ? ?Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621 ,when the first pilgrims (朝圣的人) arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest (收获). They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food. ? ?Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter.

Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving ? ?Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks, American houses will be red and green and filled with presents for Christmas. ? ?As if all this isn’t enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival — Thanksgiving. ? ?Children will have two days off school, shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food. ? ?Every year, in Gainesville, Florida, all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together. The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. ?After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie (南瓜派). ? ?Dean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said: "I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family." ? ?His brother Ben, nine, said :"the best thing about Thanksgiving, is that when it is finished, it is time to start Christmas." ? ?But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening, Dean and Ben’s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal. ? ?Each of them will write a list of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives. ? ?Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621 ,when the first pilgrims (朝圣的人) arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest (收获). They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food. ? ?Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter.

? ? David Jones and His Salary ? ?Computer programmer David Jones earns ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card (支票卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. ? ?The 16-year-old works for a small firm In Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the home computer market each month. ? ?But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned buy inventing new programs, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, buy a house, or obtain credit cards (信用卡). ? ?He lives with his parents in Liverpool. His company has to pay ￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. ? ?David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said. ? ? ?"I suppose ￡35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. ? ?"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." ? ?David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

? ? David Jones and His Salary ? ?Computer programmer David Jones earns ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card (支票卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. ? ?The 16-year-old works for a small firm In Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the home computer market each month. ? ?But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned buy inventing new programs, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, buy a house, or obtain credit cards (信用卡). ? ?He lives with his parents in Liverpool. His company has to pay ￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. ? ?David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said. ? ? ?"I suppose ￡35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. ? ?"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." ? ?David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

? ? David Jones and His Salary ? ?Computer programmer David Jones earns ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card (支票卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. ? ?The 16-year-old works for a small firm In Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the home computer market each month. ? ?But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned buy inventing new programs, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, buy a house, or obtain credit cards (信用卡). ? ?He lives with his parents in Liverpool. His company has to pay ￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. ? ?David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said. ? ? ?"I suppose ￡35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. ? ?"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." ? ?David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

? ? David Jones and His Salary ? ?Computer programmer David Jones earns ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card (支票卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. ? ?The 16-year-old works for a small firm In Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the home computer market each month. ? ?But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned buy inventing new programs, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, buy a house, or obtain credit cards (信用卡). ? ?He lives with his parents in Liverpool. His company has to pay ￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. ? ?David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said. ? ? ?"I suppose ￡35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. ? ?"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." ? ?David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

? ? David Jones and His Salary ? ?Computer programmer David Jones earns ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card (支票卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. ? ?The 16-year-old works for a small firm In Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the home computer market each month. ? ?But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned buy inventing new programs, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, buy a house, or obtain credit cards (信用卡). ? ?He lives with his parents in Liverpool. His company has to pay ￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. ? ?David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said. ? ? ?"I suppose ￡35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. ? ?"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." ? ?David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

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? ?As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it.
? ?We take fishes from the ocean — millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people.{{U}} ? (46) ?{{/U}}We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates (蒸发). ?(47) ?{{/U}}Much gold and silver drift dissolved (溶解) in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation. Other gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. ?(48) ?{{/U}}Seaweed becomes food of many kinds — even candy, and ice cream — as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is anther gift from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. ?(49) ?{{/U}}But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.
? ?The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. What do we give the sea? Garbage.{{U}} ? (50) ?{{/U}}Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the water we pour into it, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.
? ?We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late.
? ?A. Natural sponges become cleaning aids.
? ?B. We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump.
? ?C. The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller.
? ?D. Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation.
? ?E. We even use their bones for fertilizer.
? ?F. Some of its contents may cause illness.

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? ?As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it.
? ?We take fishes from the ocean — millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people.{{U}} ? (46) ?{{/U}}We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates (蒸发). ?(47) ?{{/U}}Much gold and silver drift dissolved (溶解) in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation. Other gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. ?(48) ?{{/U}}Seaweed becomes food of many kinds — even candy, and ice cream — as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is anther gift from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. ?(49) ?{{/U}}But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.
? ?The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. What do we give the sea? Garbage.{{U}} ? (50) ?{{/U}}Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the water we pour into it, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.
? ?We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late.
? ?A. Natural sponges become cleaning aids.
? ?B. We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump.
? ?C. The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller.
? ?D. Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation.
? ?E. We even use their bones for fertilizer.
? ?F. Some of its contents may cause illness.