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What will you eat for lunch today？In some countries， lunchtime often means soup time! There are many kinds of soups served around the world．Some are as thin and clear as water． Some are as thick as stews．Others are full of noodles!

Soup is just one thing that can be eaten for lunch． What you eat for lunch may be different from the lunch of someone who lives in another country．Let's take a look around the world to see what kids are eating for lunch．

Mexico

Many children in Mexico eat tortillas for lunch． Most tortillas are made from ground corn，but sometimes wheat in used． Tortillas are usually flat and round， but they can also be made into other shapes． Taco shells are made from corn tortillas and filled with beans or meat． Tasty sauces， called salsas， are often added to tacos． These sauces are made from tomatoes， onions， hot peppers and spices．

Russia

Winters in Russia are very cold． Maybe that's why many Russian children eat soup for lunch．Two of their favourites are cabbage soup and beef soup．

Many Russian soups also include potatoes． Potatoes are an important crop in Russia． They make soups thick． Eating thick soups can help keep people warm and can fill them up，so hunger is no problem!

South Korea

Meals in Korea are made up of many dishes． No matter what else is served， there is always rice．

Kimchi is also always on the table． Kimchi is pickled（腌制的）meat or vegetables． Korean children mix together many dishes and flavors at meals．It's common for their food to be hot and spicy．

Thailand

Lunch in Thailand often includes noodles． There are many ways to serve noodles． One popular dish is made with thin rice noodles，tofu and shrimp．Another favourite way to eat rice noodles is with meat， vegetables and thick gravy．

What's for （1）
Introduction	Kids in different countries may not eat the same food for lunch．
Food for lunch in different countries	Mexico	Taco shells are made from corn tortillas and （2）　　of beans or meat．
	Russia	Eating thick soups can help keep people （3）　　and can fill them up．
	South Korea	Many dishes and flavors are （4）　　together at meals in hot and spicy tastes．
	Thailand	People cook or eat rice noodles with different （5）　　like tofu， meat， vegetables， and so on．

Fourteen﹣year﹣old girl Zhang Li was walking towards her home．（71）S 　　，a man stopped her and shouted，"Give me your money!"

Zhang's hands were （72）g 　　by the man．But in one quick movement．she took back her arms and started to scream for （73）a 　　．So the man ran away without （74）g 　　any of her money．Zhang is a student from one school of Beijing．Her teacher Li Wei has started giving his students an unusual lesson； self﹣protection．Luckily．Zhang had just learned how to escape from an attacker．a （75）p 　　who plans to hurt somcone．

The school has （76）t 　　self﹣protection for four years．During this time．about 5，000 students have learned how to proteet （77）t 　　．

According to a new survey．students'（78）s 　　，has become a big problem．Nearly 50% students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school．This school is not the only one to care about students'self﹣protection．Many other schools in China also have lessons （79）I 　　this．

Student Wang Hui said．"I learn how to save lives and most such courses tell students how to （80）a 　　dangerous situations．"Students practise what to do if they are attacked by a bad man．

They have known how to save lives if somcone is hurt．They also learn how to work together and build team﹣spirit．

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Last month，I visited a school in Canada．What I （61）　　（听见）most often there was questions like "Shall we do the task in pairs？"and" Four students each group．"In Canada，I found students were often asked to act in groups．（62）T 　　team spirit really surprised me．

This was （63）　　writing lesson．The teacher asked every five students to work in one group and each group should write one article （64）　　（一起）．In a group，the first student began the story．After that，the student had to pass the paper to the （65）n 　　one．That student should go on with the story．Just like this，the paper was （66）p 　　until the last student tried his best to finish the story with a good ending．Each of them only had one （67）　　['mɪnɪt]to do the job and they all did well．

Finally，a group of students got prizes because of their best story．All the （68）　　were excited because the lesson was actually like a game．Learning how to write through the game was fun to them．We all know that cooperation（合作），but how can we have（69）　　[sʌtʃ]an ability？I think we can learn something （70）　　schools in Canada．Maybe it's a good idea to begin with group activities．

Dick was a smart young man whose parents were not rich．He had to work in his s（76）　　time．He managed to go to university，but it was so expensive to study there（77）　　he found it necessary to get（78）　　（至少） two part-time jobs at the same time so as to（79）　　（确保）that he could get enough money for his studies．

One summer he got a job in a shop which sold meat（80）　　the day﹣time and another job in a hospital at n（81）　　．On the one hand，in the shop，he learned to（82）　　（切碎） meat quite nicely，so the（83）　　[bɒs]of the shop often let Dick do all the business while he was out．In the hospital，（84）　　（另一方面）he was，of course，only allowed to do some simple work，such（85）　　helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another．Both in the shop（86）　　at the hospital，Dick had to w（87）　　white clothes．

One evening at the hospital，Dick was asked to look after a women．When he e（88）　　the room，the women was surprised．"I wonder how you could find me here，"the women said，"I forgot to pay（89）　　the meat I bought yesterday and went home direct，but I didn't do that（90）　　（故意的）"

Long ago， as people got older， there was something wrong with their teeth and it would be very painful．（1）　　

Later people learned that cleaning their teeth was important， but they didn't have toothpaste（牙膏） at that time．（2）　　

About 100 years ago someone finally created a kind of cream to clean teeth．Not long after that，the toothpaste tube （管子） was invented， so people could press the toothpaste right onto the toothbrush!（3）　　The army gave brushes and toothpaste to all the soldiers， and they learned to brush teeth twice a day． At that time toothpaste tubes were made of metal．（4）　　

Today there are plenty of toothpaste choices：lots of colors and tastes to choose from，and some kinds of toothpaste are made just for children．When you're choosing a kind of toothpaste，make sure it has fluoride（氟化物）．（5）　　When you brush your teeth，you don't need a lot of toothpaste： just press out a bit．

A． They used lemon juice， salt or other things to clean their teeth．

B． Tooth brushing became popular during the World War I．

C． Fluoride makes your teeth strong and healthy．

D． Today they're made of soft plastic and are much easier to use!

E． To avoid toothache， they had their teeth pulled out．