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SaltWedonotknowwhenfirstbegantousesalt,/butwedoknowthatithasbeenusedinmanydifferentwaysIhroUghoUlhistory./Historicalevidenceshows,forexample,thatpeoplewholivedover3000yearsagoatesaltedfish./ThousandsofyearsagoinEgypt,saltwasusedtopreservethedead./Stealingsaltwasconsideredamajorcrimeduringsomeperiodsofhistory./In18thcentury,forinstance,/ifapersonwascaughtstealingsalt,hecanbeputinjail./Historyrecordsthatabouttenthousandpeoplewereputinjailduringthatcenturyforstealingsalt!/About150yearsbefore,intheyear1553,/takingmoresaltthanonewasallowedtowaspunishableasacrime./Theoffender,searwascutoff./Saltwasanimportantitemonthetableofroyalty./Itwastraditionallyplacedinfrontofthekingwhenhesatdowntoeat./Importantguestsattheking,stablewereseatednearthesalt./1.essimportantguestsweregivenseatsfartherawayfromit./(175words)Score:9/15Accumulatedminormistakes:-3Teacher-StudentRelationshipTherelationshipbetweenateacherandastudentcanbeeithergoodorbad,helpfulorharmful./Eitherway,therelationshipcanaffectthestudentfortherestofhislife./Agoodteacher-studentrelationshipwillmaketheteacher,sjobworthwhile./Abadrelationshipcandiscouragethestudentfromlearning/andmaketeachinganunpleasanttask./Inordertohaveagoodteacher-studentrelationship,/respectbetweenteacherandstudentisveryimportant./Iftheteacheristoostrict,hefrightensthestudent./Iftheteacheristoofriendly,thestudentmaybecomelazyandstoplearninghard./Theteacher,sattitudeandapproachshouldbeinbetweenthosetwoextremes./Asforthestudent,hisproperrespecttotheteachermustbeshownallthetime./Heshouldbeeagertolearnandwillingtoworkhard./Inconclusion,agoodteacher-studentrelationshipcanbebeneficialtoboth./Thestudentabsorbsknowledgeeagerlyandenjoyable,/andtheteachergainssatisfactionfromhiswork./(163words)BalloonsBalloonshavebeenusedforsportforaboutonehundredyears./Therearetwokindsofsportballoons:gasandhotair.ZHotairballoonsaresaferthangasballoons/whichmaycatchfire./HotairballoonsarepreferredbymostballoonistsintheUnitedStatesbecauseoftheirsafety./Theyarealsocheaperandeasiertomanagethangasballoons./Despitetheeaseofoperatingaballoon,/pilotsmustwatchtheweathercarefully./Sportballoonflightsarebestearlyinthemorning/orlateintheafternoon,whenthewindislight./Overtheyears,balloonistshavetriedunsuccessfullytocrosstheAtlantic./Itwasn'tuntil1978thatthreeAmericanballoonistssucceeded.ZIttookthemjustsixdaystomakethetrip/fromtheirhomesintheUnitedStatestoParis,France./Theirvoyagecapturedtheimaginationofthewholeworld.(143words)Item4Thewayyoulookatsomeone/conveysimportantculturalmessages./Withoutyourevenknowingit,/yourgazespeaksvolumes./44Theeyesarethewindowofthesoul,7accordingtotheoldsaying./Staringisacceptableinsomecultures/butnotinothers./Awinkcanmeanacomplimentoraninsult,/dependingontheculture./Adirectgazecanbeasignofhonesty/oranindicationofdisrespectandrudeness,/accordingtotheculturethatsurroundsthegazer./Thewayapersongazesthusexpressesastrongmessage/butthismessagecanbeeasilymisunderstood/ifculturalnormsarenotshared.Item5Thistimeoftheyear/Americansspendlotsoftimeshoppingforholidaygifts/fortheirfamilymembersandfriends./Manypeoplevisitalotofstores/inlargeshoppingcenterstobuytheirgifts./Othersordergoodsbytelephonefromcatalogues,/themagazinesthatoffercompany'sproducts./AndmanyaredoingtheirholidayshoppingontheInternet./IndustryexpertssayAmericanbusinesses/shouldhaveabout184thousandmilliondollarsinsales/duringNovemberandDecember./Sixty-threepercentofpeoplewhousetheInternet/saytheyexpecttobuyatleastsomegiftsthere./TownandCountry1.ifeinEnglandThereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeandcountrylifeinEngland.Inthecountry,everybodyknowseverybodyelse.Theyknowwhattimeyougetup,whattimeyougotobedandwhatyouhavefordinner.Ifyouwanthelp,youwillalwaysgetitandyouwillbegladtohelpothers.Inalargetownlike1.ondon,however,itcansometimeshappenthatyouhaveneverseenyournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknowhisnameoranythingabouthim.Peoplein1.ondonareoftenverylonely.Thisisbecausepeoplegotodifferentplacesintheeveningsandatweekends.Ifyouwalkthroughthestreetsinthecentreof1.ondononSunday,itislikeatownwithoutpeople.Oneissorryforoldpeoplelivingontheirown.Theycoulddieintheirhomesandwouldnotbediscoveredforweeksorevenmonths.AChangeinWomen,s1.ifeTheimportantchangeinwomen,slife-patternhasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen,seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,andmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisbom.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofull-timeorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeopleOneofthebestmeansofunderstan