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        年羹尧^①镇西安时，广求天下才士，厚养幕中。蒋衡应聘而往，年甚爱其才……年征青海日，营次，忽传令云：“明日进兵，人各携板一片、草一束。”军中不解其故。比次日，遇塌子沟^②，令各将束草掷入，上铺板片，师行无阻。番^③人方倚此险，不意大兵骤至也。遂破贼巢。又年征西藏时，一夜漏^④三下，忽闻疾风西来，俄顷即寂。年急呼某参将，领飞骑三百，往西南密林中搜贼，果尽歼焉。人问其故，年曰：“一霎而绝，非风也，是飞鸟振羽声也。夜半而鸟出，必有惊之者。此去西南十里，有丛林密树，宿鸟必多，意必贼来潜伏，故鸟群惊起也。”

                                                                                                                                                                                  （节选自《啸亭杂录》和《郎潜纪闻》。有删改）
【注】①年羹尧：人名，清朝名将。②塌子沟：淤泥深坑。③番：我国古代西南少数民族的统称。④漏：古代计时用的漏壶。

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    Hello! My name is Messias and I ____ (life) in Brazil. I am 10 years old and ____ (finish) school in four years. Kids go to school from 7 years old to 14 years old ____ my country. In Brazil we have only 4 hours of school a day. We have school uniforms that include T-shirts with the ____ (school) name on. Here are some more facts about ____ (I) country. Brazil is the world's ____ (great) grower and exporter of coffee. Everyone in Brazil ____ (like) soccer and there is a stadium in every city. 3/4 of Brazilians like to live in cities, and most of the cities are on the coast. I live in the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. It is in the ____ (central) of Brazil. When I walk to school each day, I see many food stands selling pineapples, melons, ____ (grape) and other fruit. In Brazil we speak Portuguese (葡萄牙语). ____ (sad), 60% of Brazilian homes have no toilets, 52% have no waste collection, and 70% have no running water.