Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!

    Roubaix, France

    If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.

    Buffalo. USA

    Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.

    Liverpool, Great Britain

    In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned (遗弃)by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property(房产).

    Candela, Italy

    If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent(永久的)citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.

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A bicycle may be seen by most people as just another vehicle(交通工具), but for many Londoners, cycling is a way of life. According to an official UK government survey in 2017, about 570,000 bike journeys are made every day in London. In fact, almost half of the vehicles that pass over London Bridge each day are bikes.

London introduced a public bike-sharing system in 2010. "There can be no doubt that our trusty bicycles have changed the way people get around our great city," Johnson told The Guardian in 2015.

In London, bikes are used for more than just taking short trips to and from the subway. No matter where you want to go in the city, taking a bike is usually the quickest and easiest choice.

And it's not just shared bikes that the government is encouraging people to ride. In many companies across the UK, the UK government's Cycle to Work scheme(骑行倡议) allows employees to buy a brand new bike without having to pay any tax(税). This means that it's common to see many people cycling to and from work, and some employers even provide workplace showers and lockers(储物柜) for their workers. More importantly, a cycle-friendly boss may let you off for being late if you rode a bike to work.

Not only is it great for the environment and our body, cycling is also good for the mind. According to National Geographic Magazine, "Bike riding can improve people's happiness."

In general (一般来说) people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Scientists think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors.

The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red example is exciting sociable (善交际的) people, those who like to be with others like red. The cool colors are green, blue and purple. These colors unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.

Red may be exciting but one scientist says that time seems to pass more slow in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He suggested that a warm color such as red or orange, is a good color for a living room or a restaurant.

People who are relaxing or eating don't want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices of factories as the people who work there want time to pass quickly. Scientist don't know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool.

However, almost everyone agree that warm colors remind people of warm days and cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is low during winter, the sunlight appears quite blue. And the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.

DNA is the whole "map" of the human body. It is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.

People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In I860, Mr Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called "genes" (基因) in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that those small parts are really messages. They're written in the DNA with a special language.

In 1961, another two scientists found the first "word" that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell (细胞）to build its parts, we are trying to study the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one "word" means, we can help to save people from several illnesses. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.

Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more "words" and find out more information, we will use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive (有吸引力的), or stop sick people getting jobs.

Ways to make a great first impression

You've heard it a million times already, but it really does take but a few seconds to make that all-important first impression (印象). Here are some easy ways for you to impress your classmates or teachers.

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Before you shake hands with somebody, make sure that your hands are clean. The handshake should not be too strong or weak. Most people use their right hands, unless they have a reason to use the left.

● Be on time

When meeting someone for the first time, arriving on time is as important as breathing. You may have an excuse, but that will leave the person who hardly knows you with a bad impression. It's better to be hanging around the place than be stuck in traffic.

● Introduce yourself and ask for names

Make sure you properly introduce yourself. Ask for their name in a polite way. This will increase the chances of their remembering your name in the future. Always remember to stand up when greeting someone and be sure to introduce them to anyone you're with.

● Make good conversation

To get the most out of your discussion, try to find something common between the two of you. A person will feel more comfortable with someone they can relate to (产生共鸣).

A. Use body language

B. Have a proper handshake

C. Repeat the name and use it later in conversation.

D. As a general rule, plan to arrive about 30 minutes early.

E. It could be a similar taste in clothes or a common hobby.

F. You'll be in serious trouble if you leave them with a bad impression.

G. However, don't have your left hand in your pocket because this appears impolite.

Last summer, I cycled to a small village with my friend Mike. We had a 1 time there. However, when we were 2 a bike on a narrow road, we found a big tree lying across the road.

We had to 3 the bike. And Mike 4 complaining(抱怨), "Why did someone put a tree across the road? And why did 5 get it out of the road?" He 6 complaining. I thought he would ask me to help him get the tree out of the road, but he didn't. 7, he just stepped over it with his 8, followed by me. And he still didn't stop complaining, "I guess nowadays no one is 9 to do something for others." I thought now he would 10 to remove it, but he still didn't. He just got on his bike and was about to leave. But I didn't follow him. Noticing I wasn't 11, he asked me, "What's wrong?" I said, "Let's remove the 12" He looked puzzled and asked, "13should we do it? It's not our responsibility(责任)." But I insisted. 14, he got off his bike and we got the tree out of the road together. "You see, there are still 15 who are willing to do something for others," after removing the tree, I said laughingly to my friend and he 16, too.

My dear friends, when something is in your 17 next time, you can choose to complain and just 18 it there. But you can 19 choose to get it out of the way. Don't 20 for others to do that. You can be the one who does something for others.

Hezhou is an ( amaze) city . It ( lie ) in the junction（汇合处）of 3 provinces. And because this, people here can speak different ( dialect ) , like Cantonese, Hakka, Guilin dialect etc. Every year, a fabulous（极好的） dragon boat competition (hold) in the town of Xindu, attracting hundreds and thousands of people flood in. While in Fuyang, where most of the locals are ethnic（少数民族的）, they celebrate their traditional festivals in dancing and ( sing ).

 In the past, settlers here could only take ships or buses to get to the developed cities. At present, high-speed railways make their life more convenient have been built. With this new means of transportation, chances for a better future can be (high) expected. Come and make a visit, you will find (you) trip totally enjoyable.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

One day when I was on my way to home from school, I found the building on fire. Immediately I called the firefighters.

Several minutes later, the firefighters arrive and tried their best to control the fire. With the help the firefighters, a lot of peoples left the building safely. Sudden, a foreign woman came in a hurry to tell the firefighters something. But they can't understand what she said. I went to the woman and asked her that was happening. She told me that his daughter was still in the building. I told the firefighters about it at once, but they immediately ran into the building and rescued the little girl.

建议内容如下：

1）尽量用中文交流，不要怕犯错误；

2）坚持每天早晚朗读中文；

3）多读中文报纸，看中文电影。

注意：1）可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

2）词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数

Dear Tom,

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Yours,

Li Hua