Great Britain is one of the most important commercial and trading centers in the world. Britain buys more goods than she sells; her imports exceed her exports. Not being a great agricultural country, England has to obtain her food supplies largely from abroad. She also bas to import many raw materials, such as wool from Australia; timber from Sweden and Finland; cot ton, petroleum and tobacco from the United States. Wine and fruit are imported rom France. Italy, Spain, and the Dominions; dairy produce from Denmark and Holland, and so on.
One of the most extensive industries in England is the textile industry; immense quantities of cotton and woolen goods and artificial silk are produced and exported. English leather goods are also in great demand in other countries.
Great Britain is noted for its coal-mines and for iron and steel goods, and it supplies many countries with certain classes of machinery. Another leading industry in this country is ship building. The
What makes one person more intelligent than another What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a foolAre people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you liveThese are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle(肌肉). It needs exercise. Mental(done with the mind)exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家)think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologist
A. Born with a good mind.
B. Body exercise.
C. Mental exercise.
D. Muscle.
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