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Legal Age for Marriage  (1997)
Throughout the United States, the legal age for marriage shows some difference./ The most common age without parents’ consent is 18 for both females and males./ However, persons who are under age in their home state can get married in another state, and then return to the home state legally married./ Each state issues its own marriage license./ Both residents and non-residents are qualified for such a license./ The fees and ceremonies vary greatly from state to state./ Most states, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not./ Most states permit either a civil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious./ In most states a waiting period is required before the license is issued. /This period is from one to five days depending on the state. / A three-day-wait is the most common. In some states there is no required waiting period.
The Railways in Britain  (1998)
The success of early railways, such as the lines between big cities,/ led to a great increase in railway building in Victorian times. / Between 1835 and 1865 about 25000 kilometers of track were built,/ and over 100 railway companies were created. /
Railway travel transformed people's lives. / Trains were first designed to carry goods. / However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day / which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile. / Soon working class passengers found they could afford unions专四听力原文to travel by rail. / Cheap day excursion trains became popular and seaside resorts grew rapidly. / The railways also provided thousands of new jobs:/ building carriages, running the railways and repairing the tracks. / Railways even changed the time. / The need to run the railways on time meant that local time was abolished/ and clocks showed the same time all over the country. /
United Nations Day (1999)
The 24th of October is celebrated as United Nations Day. /it is a day that belongs to everyone./ And it is celebrated in most countries of the world./ Some countries celebrate for
a week instead of a day. /In many parts of the world, schools have special programs for the day. /Boys and girls in some communities decorate a UN tree./ In other communities, young people put on plays about the UN./ Some libraries exhibit children’s art works from around the world. /Schools celebrate with the songs and dances of other countries/ or give parties where foods of other countries are served./ No matter how the day is celebrated,/ the purpose of these celebrations is to help everyone understand the UN,/ and the important roles it plays in world affairs. /The UN encourages people to learn about other lands and their customs./ In this way, people can gain a better understanding and appreciation of peoples all over the world./
What We Know About Language (2000)
    Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so. /However, we now do know something about it./ First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort./ No human race anywhere on earth is so backward/ that it has no language of its own at all. /Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language./ There are many peoples wh
ose cultures are undeveloped/ but the languages they speak are by no means primitive./ In all the languages existing in the world today, /there are complexities that must have been developed for years. /Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate. / Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. / And finally, we know that language changes over time, / which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. /The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead. /
Characteristics of a Good Reader (2001)
    To improve your reading habits, /you must understand the characteristics of a good reader. /First, the good reader usually reads rapidly. / Of course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate. / But whether he is reading a newspaper/ or a chapter in a physics text, / his reading rate is relatively fast. /He has learned to read for ideas/ rather than words one at a time. /Next, the good reader can recognize/ and understand general ideas and specific details./ Thus he is able to comprehend the material /with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest./ Finally, the good reader has in his command /several sp
ecial skills, /which he can apply to reading problems/ as they occur./ For the college student,/ the most helpful of these skills/ include making use of the various aids to understanding /that most text books provide/ and skim-reading for a general survey./

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