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Passage 1

　　　　　　　　　　The Donkey and the Statue

A donkey was once chosen to carry a holy statue through the town.Crowds of peoplle came from all over the countryside to see the procession.They lined both sides of thee street,pushing and jostling to get nearer to the front.As the donkey went pass all the people bowen down to pray to the statue.some of them reached out their hands to touch it;others knelt down on their knees bu the roadd in front of it.The donkey began to feel he was avery impoutant animal.

'Fancy all these people showing me so much respect.'he thought,'I never knew I was so powerful.To think that all thes time I have been doing everything my master toldd me.' He decided to try out his power.

'I really don't feel like walking any further,'he said to himself.'I'lljust stannd here for a while and let the people admire me.'And he refused to take another step.The wack1A sharp blow fell on his back.

'Get along with you,'hissed his master angrily.'What do you mean by holding up the procession like this/'

'All in good time.'replied the donkey grandly.'I am just giving these good people a chance to look at me.'His master began to laugh loudly.

QUESTIONS

1.Summarize the story within 50 words by using at least 8 key words from the passsage.

2.Why did this master laugh/

3.What do you learn from this story/And how to utilize in your life/

Passage 2

　　　　　　　　　　Japanese Tea Ceremony

In the eighth century,the custom to drink green tea was brought from China to Jaapan by a monk.SEN Rikyu finally established the fundation of tea ceremony in the sixxteenth century. Sen Rkyu-1522-1591-,the greastest sixteenth century tea master,identified the sppirit of the Way of Tea with four basic principles of harmony,respect,purity,and tranqquilty.There are three major styles of the tea ceremony.Firstly,'NODATE'in Japanese.At Japanese garden or at least in open-air,we have a tea ceremony,In this case,a caarpet is rolled out in the garden and we sit on our heels.second one is 'Isu-Seki'or'RRyureitea ceremony'in Japanese,where'Isu'means achair and'Seki'means the ceremony.So in Isu-Seki,you don't need to sit on your heels.You can sit on a chair and drink attea.This is the easier style than the others.Then the last one is the mose popular wway.an indoor cermony.Officially we have it in a special Japanese room，called'Chashhitsu'in Japanese,where'cha'means tea and 'shitsu'means a room.'Cha-shitsu'is an i ndeppendent small cottage furnished with 'Ro' a special charcoal furnace.Only rich people may have such luxury.Usually a normal Japanese room,Washitsu with portable charoal furnacce,instead of Cha-Shitsu,is popularly used to hold a tea ceremony nowadays.

QUESTIONS

1.Please translate these key words inEnglish base on this article

　　Tea ceremony

　　Tea master

　　Harmony

　　Tranquility

2.How do you understand the spirit of tea ceremony/

3.What are the differences in the three major styles of tea ceremony

Tea ceremony

　　Tea master

　　Harmony

　　Tranquility

2.How do you understand the spirit of tea ceremony/

3.What are the differences in the three major styles of tea ceremony