Most people in America like having the surprise party. It's very popular. They think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. They often plan a surprise party for special events like someone's birthday. If you want to know what a surprise party is like, please look at the following example.

    One Saturday night, Sam's wife asked him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of water. Sam walked to the kitchen. When he opened the door, he saw a “bear（熊）” standing in front of him! Sam was very scared and wanted to run away at once. Just then the “bear” took off his costume(服装).

    It was Sam's friend John! When he turned back, he saw some other people standing behind him. All of them said “Surprise! Happy birthday!” to him.

    In fact, we can have many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people feel surprised and excited. Would you like to plan a party like this for your friends or family members?

【20世纪的战争与和平】阅读材料，回答问题

19世纪后期，欧洲存在不可调和的民族主义愿望，这种愿望在阿尔萨斯一洛林地区是难以对付的，那里的法国人仍不服从德国的统治……在斐迪南大公于萨拉热窝被塞尔维亚爱国者刺杀后，苛刻的条件便被送到了贝尔格莱德（塞尔维亚首都）。不过，塞尔维亚的背后是俄国，而俄国的背后是法国和英国。同样，奥匈帝国也有德国支持塞尔维亚战争（一战）不但在经济上，而且在政治上也使欧洲内部遭到摧残。战争的浩劫却使欧洲人士气沮丧，失去信心。在欧洲大陆的各个地方，古老的秩序正在受到怀疑和挑战……不用说，有过如此经历后返回家园的殖民地居民对欧洲领主显然不可能再像以前那样恭顺。

正如英国外交大臣格雷伯爵评论道：“灯光正在整个欧洲熄灭。——《全球通史》