Giving gifts is a way of showing thanks or love, and it helps to build friendship. The rules of accepting gifts are different in China and in the West.

When Lucy, from the UK, gave a gift to her Chinese friend for the first time, he couldn't understand it. "He refused to accept it twice, and when he finally accepted it, he didn't open it. He just took it and put it away. After that, I never heard about it again. He never said he liked it or not.

In the West, it is polite(有礼，貌的；客气的)to open it in front of the giver and say thanks. When you get a gift, the giver hopes that you are excited and really like it. But it is different in China. Usually, people don't open the gift until the giver leaves. If they open the gift in front of the giver, the giver will think of them as impolite or greedy(贪婪的). For the same reason, the Chinese will refuse a gift twice or three times before accepting it. If you are the giver, give it again until it is accepted after the third time.

Today, more and more young people in China are turning to Western(西方国家的)rules of accepting gifts. That's OK, but it would be better to follow Chinese people when it comes to getting gifts from elders.

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Welcome to our future life！

You get up in the morning and look into the mirror, you look young. In 2035, many people can live to be about 150 years old. So at the age of 40, you're not old at all. And your parents look the same age as you！

You say to your shirt, "Turn red." It changes(改变)from blue to red. In 2035, "smart clothes" can change the color or style(样式; 款式)as you like.

You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but you hear the voice, "You shouldn't drink that！"Your fridge(冰箱)remembers the information about the milk. It knows that the milk is not fresh. In 2035, every household appliance(家用电器)is like your secretary(秘书).

It's time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your "smart car" where to go. On the way, you can call a friend with your watch. Such "smart technology(科技; 工艺)" is all around you.

So can these things come true? "All these can come true, even better, "says a scientist. I am looking forward to the new life.

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—I'm sorry, I have to look after my sister.

Most people know Bill Gates(比尔`盖茨). He is 1 in the world. He was born on October 28th, 1955. He 2 in Seattle, Washington. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with 3Computers at that time was very 4, but he was 5 in it. He 6 lots of time doing unusual things with computers. In the end, he and some of his friends worked out(解决)a software program(软件程序) with an old computer. He 7 it for $4, 200 dollars. In 1973, Bill8 Harvard University(哈佛大学), He left there in the third year to work for a company(公司)called Microsoft. In 1975 Bill began 9 company with his friend Paul Allen. They developed software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it 10 for people to use computers.