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完形填空 Sister Cities International is an organization that brings together communities from different areas and different cultures．Sister-city relationships can help 1 learn from each other and solve problems together．Often these 2 are based on special projects or exchanges．People 3 their knowledge in areas like education，government，business or technology． 4 sister-city relationships was one of the ideas for the“People-to-People” 5 by President Dwight Eisenhower．He established the 6 at a White House conference held on September 11th，1956． 7 Eisenhower wanted to connect citizens who shared an interest 8 other cultures．He wanted to increase 9 understanding and friendship through educational，and cultural activities．He 10 that citizen diplomats could help build 11 ．Sister Cities International is a non-profit organization 12 in Washington，D. C. The group is involved with programs in one hundred thirty-four countries． Today，seven hundred American communities have partnerships with almost one thousand eight hundred communities in other 13 ．Atlanta，Georgia，for example，has eighteen sister-city partnerships．One is with Brussels，Belgium．Another is 14 Lagos，Nigeria．The areas they involve include economic development and trade． Matthew Corso works for Sister Cities International．He says that within the past fifteen years，more American cities 15 partnerships in developing countries．Projects have involved water quality， 16 care and good government，for example．In Africa，projects might also 17 AIDS and HIV． Mr. Corso says that sister-city partnerships usually 18 from local connections．Local governments also become 19 and may provide some leadership．But，generally，citizen groups 20 organizing and supporting partnerships． | 
