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When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered£¬“Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then because£¬“I'm not a fish£¡” I didn't know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?

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M£ºExcuse me£¬madam.I want to have my shoes repaired.But I can't find the store to mend them.

W£ºOh£¬I know there is one on the corner of that street.

M£ºThank you£¬but how far is it to the store?

W£ºIt's not very far and you can find it easily.Just keep walking and after two blocks you will see a supermarket on your right.The store is just next to it.

M£ºThanks a lot.

W£ºIt's  a pleasure.You  won't  miss  it£¬young man.

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W£ºHi£¬Bill.Summer holiday is coming now.Have you got any plans?

M£ºWell£¬I want to visit some friends in Beijing and they will take me to the Great Wall.

W£ºThat's wonderful.It's one of the wonders in the world.I've never been to the Great Wall.

M£ºNeither have I£®So I think it must be interesting to travel there.What about you? Do you have any ideas?

W£ºI've no idea now.But  last  summer vacation I had a great time with my parents.

M£ºSounds great£¡Did you go to any interesting places?

W£ºYes£¬we went to China£¬too.We went to many places£¬such as Shanghai£¬Anhui and we also climbed Mount Emei.

M£ºDid you go to Beijing?

W£ºYes.We visited the Summer Palace£¬the Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square.They are all very beautiful and I learnt a lot about China.

M£ºYes£¬I know.Then why didn't you go to the Great Wall?

W£ºIt was only a seven­day trip and we had no time to go there.

M£ºWhat a pity!

W£ºYeah£¬if I have another chance to go there£¬I must visit it.

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It's late at night.Arthur is sitting on his bed and  he's  looking  at  his  clock.His neighbors are making a lot of noise and Arthur is very angry.

The people in Apartment 2 are dancing.The man in Apartment 3 is vacuuming the carpet.The  woman  in  Apartment  4  is practising  the  violin.The  teenagers  in Apartment 5 are listening to loud rock music.The dog in Apartment 6 is barking.And the people in Apartment 7 are having a big argument.

It's very late and Arthur is tired and angry.What a terrible night!