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1、0.AKindNeighborMr.andMrs.Jones’apartmentwasfullofluggage,packages,furnitureandboxes.Bothofthemwereverybusywhentheyheardthedoorbellring.Mrs.Joneswenttoopenitandshesawamiddle-agedladyoutside.Theladysaidshelivednextdoor.Mrs.Jonesinvitedhertocomeinandapologizedbecausetherewasnoplacefor
2、hertosit.“Oh,that’sOK.”saidthelady.“Ijustcometowelcometoyournewhome.Asyouknow,insomepartsofthiscity,neighborsarenotfriendlyatall.Theyaresomeapartmenthouseswherepeopledon’tknowanyoftheirneighbors,noteventheonesnextdoor.Butinthisbuilding,everyoneisveryfriendlywitheveryoneelse.Weareli
3、keabighappyfamily.Iamsureyouwillbeveryhappyhere.”Mr.andMrs.Jonessaid,“Butmadam,wearenotnewdwellersinthisapartment.We’velivedherefortwoyears.Wearemovingouttomorrow.”1.ThatIsn’tOurFaultMr.andMrs.Williamsgotmarriedwhenhewastwenty-three,andshewastwenty.Twenty-fiveyearslater,theyhadabig
4、party,andaphotographercameandtooksomephotographsofthem.ThenthephotographergaveMrs.Williamsacardandsaid,“They’llbereadynextWednesday.Youcangetthemfromstudio.”“No,”Mrs.Williamssaid,“pleasesendthemtous.”Thephotographsarrivedaweeklater,butMrs.Williamswasnothappywhenshesawthem.Shegotint
5、ohercaranddrovetothephotographer’sstudio.Shewentinsideandsaidangrily,“Youtooksomephotographsofmeandmyhusbandlastweek,butI’mnotgoingtopayforthem.”“Oh,whynot?”thephotographerasked.“Becausemyhusbandlookslikeamonkey,”Mrs.Williamssaid.“Well,”thephotographeranswered,“thatisn’tourfault.Wh
6、ydidn’tyouthinkofthatbeforeyoumarriedhim?”2.AGuide'sAnswerIn1861,theCivilWarstartedintheUnitedStatesbetweentheNorthernandtheSouthernstates.Thewarcontinuedwithgreatbitternessuntil1865,whentheNorthernerswerevictorious.However,eventoday,manySouthernershavenotforgottentheirdefeat,orfor
7、giventheNortherners.Afewyearsago,apartyofAmericantouristsweregoingroundoneofthebattlefieldsoftheCivilWarwithaguidewhocamefromoneoftheSouthernstates.Ateachplace,theguidetoldthetouristsstirringstoriesabouthowafewSouthernsoldiershadconqueredpowerfulforcesofNorthernersthere.Atlast,oneo
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