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朗读材料: 1 A good way Mrs. Brown’s old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch. But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Brown’ s house at twelve o’clock, and two policemen helped Mr. Brown to get out. One of them said to Mrs. Brown, “The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and telephoned us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home.” Mrs. Brown was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left. “But Grandfather,”she then said, “you have been to that near park every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there?” The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, “ I didn’t quite lose my way. I just got tired and I didn’t want to walk home!” 2 Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn Festival usually comes in September or October. On that day families get together to celebrate(庆祝)the full moon. They usually sit outside in the open air at the table. On the table there’re moon cakes, frui t, peanuts, water chestnuts(菱角)and so on. Adults tell the young people the story of Chang’e and that of the moon cake. In China there’re three main(主要的)traditional(传统的)festivals. Besides Mid- Autumn Festival, they are Dragon Boat Festival and Spring Festival. On every festival we have a big dinner. From January to December there’s almost(几乎)a festival or holiday in each month. 3 When in Rome ,do as ROMANS do Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time. Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them