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Last year I was 14 years old． I had an " enemy"， a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings（缺点）． Day by day her list grew： I was very thin； I was （1） ；I sometimes didn't respect the teachers， I talked too much： I was too proud， and so on． At last， I couldn't stand it． I cried and（2） to my father． He listened to me quietly．Then he asked，"Alfred， are the things she says true or not？ Didn't you ever wonder what you are really（3） ？ Well， you now have that girl's opinion． Go and make a list of everything she（4） and find out the points that are true． Pay no attention to the other things you heard．"
I did （5） my father told． To my surprise， I discovered that about half the things were true． Some of them I couldn't change （like being very thin）， but a large number I could and suddenly I wanted to change． For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of （6） ．
I brought the list back to Daddy． He refused to take it． "It's just the case for you． he said，"you know better than anyone the （7） ．about yourself But you have to learn to listen， not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt． When something said about you is true， you'll find it will be of great help to you． Our world is full of people who think they know your duty． Don't shut your ears， listen to them all， but hear the fact only and do what you know is right thing（8） ．
In my life． I've never （9） a better piece of advice． Thanks for the shortcomings that someone has pointed out for us． They can make us know ourselves more and improve us（10） as we grow up．
A： May I help you？
B：（1） I'd like to borrow some books on Western culture and customs．How can I find them？
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B： OK． How many books may I borrow at a time？
A：（3） （Ten minutes later）
B： I'd like to borrow these three books．（4）
A： Two weeks．
B： Two weeks？ I'm afraid I can't return them until I've finished my project．
A： In that case， you must renew them before they're due．（5） It's 0.5 yuan a day for each book．
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A． Yes， please． B． At most five． C． You can buy it there． D． How long may I keep them？ E．If not， you'll have to pay a fine． F．You can check for them on the computer first． |
History is still a compulsory（必修的） subject at lower levels and pupils still choose to study it at higher levels． However， there is an ongoing discussion about whether schools should continue to teach history． This passage will deal with the arguments that oppose and support teaching history in school， concluding that we should teach history， because the value of the subject goes beyond the classroom．
First of all， many pupils suggest that history is one of the less interesting school subjects and that governments should spend the time and money on subjects that are more useful． Some people argue that math and English are more important so we can have a society with a good basic education． Other people say that we should spend the money on teaching science， as this can move a country forward and benefit the economy． However， when we teach history， we are just looking back at the past． The economic benefits of this area are less obvious．
On the other hand， there are several reasons why it is a good idea to teach history． Teaching history is important because students should be able to understand the background to current issues in the news． This will create better﹣informed citizens． Another reason is that it helps pupils to understand the culture and background of the society they live in． In addition to learning about the past， history teaching can help students to think for themselves． Finally， it also improves pupils' reading and writing skills， which can help them become better students．
In conclusion， though there are clearly arguments on both sides， it seems to me that we should teach children about the past because the advantages of teaching the subject go beyond the content of the classes． I would say the teaching of history helps to create well﹣educated generations．
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Why people oppose history teaching |
Why people support history teaching |
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★History isn't that interesting and it brings less obvious economic benefits． Attention should be paid to（2） ． ★Math and English are important and good for basic education ★Science （3） and benefits the economy． |
★It helps create better﹣informed citizens It helps pupils （4） of the society they live in． ★It helps pupils think for or themselves． ★It helps pupils （5） in their writing and reading skills． |
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Conclusion： We should teach children about the past． |
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Guiyang is developing so （quick） that more and more graduates choose to work here．
China has made great （achieve） since it opened its doors to the outside world．
The （able）won't feel that lonely if everyone can do something to help them．