参赛短文题目: Mr. Bean
    You must have seen this man somewhere---funny-looking, always in a tweed jacket and skinny red tie, seldom talks but acts humorously. Who is he? Yes, he is the well-known Mr. Bean.

参赛短文题目: Bars in Britain
    Visit the British people will find that the traditional British pub is the best place to understand the local culture. Almost every British pub is the place to be, and drinking beer is one of Britain's traditional practices. The bar is a major characteristic of United Kingdom culture, the public house in various sizes is all over the whole nation everywhere.

参赛短文题目: English Characters
    About tens of thousands of years ago, the Great Britain was once joined to the continent of Europe. It was at that time that human being first came to this fantastic land. During the Ice Age, numerous colossal glaciers melted, splitting the land bridge and isolating this island. With few migrations in the next a few millenaries, and little influence from the exotic cultures, the English had developed its own grace and dignity.

参赛短文题目: Crazy Idioms
    A person’s mouth is important for eating and speaking. The mouth is also used in many popular expressions.

参赛短文题目: British afternoon tea
    Tea plays an important part in British life over the years and still does today. The British has also created a unique style for tea drinking and is especially well-known for its elegant afternoon tea.

参赛短文题目:Sherlock Holmes
    Who is the most popular fictional detective figure? The answer should always be one and only: Sherlock Holmes, the only fictional character who was granted Sir Title by the British Royal Family and joined a growing list of England's national treasures.

参赛短文题目: The British believe in ghost
    Traditionally, the British are Catholic or Protestant, but a public opinion survey conducted by the UK's leading retailer Choices UK shows that modern Britons believe in phantom more than god. It includes two thousand respondents, and 68% believe that there is a phantom exists, while only 55% believe that god exists.

参赛短文题目: Titanic Key Auctioned by a Chinese
    A tiny vital key that could have saved the Titanic from the direct collision with the Atlantic huge iceberg before it went down on her first voyage was auctioned by a Chinese.

参赛短文题目: Glastonbury festivals
    Have you ever felt lazy and bored in the summer? Do you want to find somewhere exciting to go? Every summer in the south-west of England, a small village will quickly turn into the location of one of the biggest rock and performing arts festivals in the world in a short time.

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