diff --git a/workbook.go b/workbook.go
index 2d2c1b0..6bfaf64 100644
--- a/workbook.go
+++ b/workbook.go
@@ -177,8 +177,13 @@ func (w *WorkBook) get_string(buf io.ReadSeeker, size uint16) string {
 			}
 		} else {
 			var bts = make([]byte, size)
+			var bts1 = make([]uint16, size)
 			binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &bts)
-			res = string(bts)
+			for k, v := range bts {
+				bts1[k] = uint16(v)
+			}
+			runes := utf16.Decode(bts1)
+			res = string(runes)
 		}
 		if flag&0x8 != 0 {
 			var bts []byte
diff --git a/xls_test.go b/xls_test.go
index aee7f66..1e21ba6 100644
--- a/xls_test.go
+++ b/xls_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 package xls
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"unicode/utf16"
 )
 
 func TestOpen(t *testing.T) {
-	if xlFile, err := Open("reportComuni.xls", "utf-8"); err == nil {
+	if xlFile, err := Open("Preisliste.xls", "utf-8"); err == nil {
 		if sheet1 := xlFile.GetSheet(0); sheet1 != nil {
 			fmt.Println("Total Lines ", sheet1.MaxRow, sheet1.Name)
 			for i := 0; i < int(sheet1.MaxRow); i++ {
@@ -28,50 +27,60 @@ func TestOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestOpen1(t *testing.T) {
-	xlFile, _ := Open("000.xls", "")
-	for i := 0; i < xlFile.NumSheets(); i++ {
-		fmt.Println(xlFile.GetSheet(i).Name)
-		sheet := xlFile.GetSheet(i)
-		row := sheet.Rows[1]
-		for i, col := range row.Cols {
-			fmt.Println(i, col.String(xlFile))
-		}
+func TestEuropeString(t *testing.T) {
+	bts := []byte{66, 233, 114, 232}
+	var bts1 = make([]uint16, 4)
+	for k, v := range bts {
+		bts1[k] = uint16(v)
 	}
-	// sheet1 := xlFile.GetSheet(0)
-	// fmt.Println(sheet1.Name)
-	// fmt.Print(sheet1.Rows)
-	// for k, row1 := range sheet1.Rows {
-	// 	// row1 := sheet1.Rows[1]
-	// 	fmt.Printf("\n[%d]", k)
-	// 	for _, col1 := range row1.Cols {
-	// 		// col1 := row1.Cols[0]
-	// 		fmt.Print(col1.LastCol())
-	// 		fmt.Print(" ")
-	// 	}
-	// }
+	runes := utf16.Decode(bts1)
+	fmt.Println(string(runes))
 }
 
-func TestBof(t *testing.T) {
-	b := new(bof)
-	b.Id = 0x41E
-	b.Size = 55
-	buf := bytes.NewReader([]byte{0x07, 0x00, 0x19, 0x00, 0x01, 0x22, 0x00, 0xE5, 0xFF, 0x22, 0x00, 0x23, 0x00, 0x2C, 0x00, 0x23, 0x00, 0x23, 0x00, 0x30, 0x00, 0x2E, 0x00, 0x30, 0x00, 0x30, 0x00, 0x3B, 0x00, 0x22, 0x00, 0xE5, 0xFF, 0x22, 0x00, 0x5C, 0x00, 0x2D, 0x00, 0x23, 0x00, 0x2C, 0x20, 0x00})
-	wb := new(WorkBook)
-	wb.Formats = make(map[uint16]*Format)
-	wb.parseBof(buf, b, b, 0)
-}
+// func TestOpen1(t *testing.T) {
+// 	xlFile, _ := Open("000.xls", "")
+// 	for i := 0; i < xlFile.NumSheets(); i++ {
+// 		fmt.Println(xlFile.GetSheet(i).Name)
+// 		sheet := xlFile.GetSheet(i)
+// 		row := sheet.Rows[1]
+// 		for i, col := range row.Cols {
+// 			fmt.Println(i, col.String(xlFile))
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// 	// sheet1 := xlFile.GetSheet(0)
+// 	// fmt.Println(sheet1.Name)
+// 	// fmt.Print(sheet1.Rows)
+// 	// for k, row1 := range sheet1.Rows {
+// 	// 	// row1 := sheet1.Rows[1]
+// 	// 	fmt.Printf("\n[%d]", k)
+// 	// 	for _, col1 := range row1.Cols {
+// 	// 		// col1 := row1.Cols[0]
+// 	// 		fmt.Print(col1.LastCol())
+// 	// 		fmt.Print(" ")
+// 	// 	}
+// 	// }
+// }
 
-func TestMaxRow(t *testing.T) {
-	xlFile, err := Open("Table.xls", "utf-8")
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failure: %v\n", err)
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
+// func TestBof(t *testing.T) {
+// 	b := new(bof)
+// 	b.Id = 0x41E
+// 	b.Size = 55
+// 	buf := bytes.NewReader([]byte{0x07, 0x00, 0x19, 0x00, 0x01, 0x22, 0x00, 0xE5, 0xFF, 0x22, 0x00, 0x23, 0x00, 0x2C, 0x00, 0x23, 0x00, 0x23, 0x00, 0x30, 0x00, 0x2E, 0x00, 0x30, 0x00, 0x30, 0x00, 0x3B, 0x00, 0x22, 0x00, 0xE5, 0xFF, 0x22, 0x00, 0x5C, 0x00, 0x2D, 0x00, 0x23, 0x00, 0x2C, 0x20, 0x00})
+// 	wb := new(WorkBook)
+// 	wb.Formats = make(map[uint16]*Format)
+// 	wb.parseBof(buf, b, b, 0)
+// }
 
-	if sheet1 := xlFile.GetSheet(0); sheet1 != nil {
-		if sheet1.MaxRow != 11 {
-			t.Errorf("max row is error,is %d instead of 11", sheet1.MaxRow)
-		}
-	}
-}
+// func TestMaxRow(t *testing.T) {
+// 	xlFile, err := Open("Table.xls", "utf-8")
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failure: %v\n", err)
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	}
+
+// 	if sheet1 := xlFile.GetSheet(0); sheet1 != nil {
+// 		if sheet1.MaxRow != 11 {
+// 			t.Errorf("max row is error,is %d instead of 11", sheet1.MaxRow)
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// }