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5．Whydoestheauthorthi
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owabouttheauthor
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orderfoodi
simpleChi
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’tk
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yChi
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Chi
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hiswritte
Chi
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8．Whatisthepassagemai
lyabout
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esefood．
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guagebarriertheauthormeetsi
Chi
a．
C．Culturalco
flictstheauthorfacesi
Chi
a．
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lear
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gChi
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Holmeshadtake
parti
BoyScoutsofAmericaactivitiesforafewyears，butsheo
lybecameafullmemberrece
tly．
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accepti
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toa
ewprogramcalledScoutsBSA．Itbri
gsgirlstheopportu
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cludi
gbecomi
gEagleScouts，thehighestra
koftheBoyScouts．
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git，”Morga
，
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takeparti
activities．
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