Wang Yani was born in l 975. Even as a baby she loved to draw. Her father was an 1 Yani wanted to be like him. So she tried to stand like her father as she painted, which made him laugh.
One day, Yani painted lines on her father's painting. He got 2. At the time she was only two and a half years old. She cried and said, “I want to 3 like you!” Her father looked at her without saying anything. He 4 remembered his childhood(童年). He also wanted to draw and paint, but his parents didn't understand. They just got angry. He didn't want to see the same thing happen to his daughter. So he decided to 5 her.
With her father's help, Yani soon made 6. Her lines became flowers, trees and animals. Her father took her to parks and zoos to get 7 for her paintings. By the end of six, Yani had made over 4, 000 works. Her paintings were very special. People 8 her Works. When she was eight, one of her paintings was made into a Chinese postage stamp.
Yani became 9 when she was young. Her works were 10 in different countries in Asia, Europe and North America, but her parents never sold her paintings. She is well-known in the world, and art is still a great joy in her life.
There was a boy and his family was very rich. One day his father took him on a trip to a place. He wanted to show his son how poor people were there. They spent several days on a farm. There were many poor families living on the farm.
On their way home, the father asked the son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad,” the son answered. “Did you notice how poor people were there?" asked his father. “Oh, yes,” said the son. “So, tell me,” said his father. The son said, “Well, we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool in our garden, while they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lanterns(灯), but they have stars above their heads at night. We have only a small piece of land to live on, while they have the endless fields. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have high walls around our houses to protect us, but they don't need walls, because their friends will protect them."
The father had nothing to say. Then the boy added, “Thank you, Dad, for letting me see how poor we are.”
Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some ways of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.
Put the chaffs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chaff facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.
The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.
The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out: Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.
At last, there will be two players and one chaff. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.
If you want to know the history of Asia, you must visit Nepal. It is one of the oldest countries in Asia. When you travel to Nepal, you should pay attention to these following things. Remember them and they may be useful one day.
★ Clothes: in Nepal, women shouldn't wear shorts and men should always wear shirts.
★Temples: you should ask for permission when you want to take photos in temples. Be sure to take off your shoes before you go into a temple or someone's house.
★Food: after you taste some food, do not give it to a Nepalese. Never use your left hand for eating.
★Cows: cows are important animals in Nepal. When you visit Nepal，you can find cows easily. Cows are allowed to walk around freely.
The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 in the morning and sets at 6 in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than night. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
Be honest. That's all you have to do on Honesty Day. It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year. It's good that there is a day to encourage honesty. M. Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day. He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool's Day, which celebrates lies. On Honesty Day, anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer. That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day.
M. Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies. He said in his book mat almost all person lie about 200 times a day. In our daily life, a typical(典型的) life for a man is "I did not drink that much” and for a woman is "Nothing is wrong I'm fine.” It is found that nurses are the most honest people, while sales people and politicians(政客) are the biggest liars.
Every Honesty Day, M. Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people.
One day, a lobster(龙虾) met a hermit crab(寄居蟹)in the deep sea. They stopped (swim) and began to have a talk with each other.
The lobster (take) off his hard shell and showed his lovely and soft body. When the hermit crab saw the lobster take off the shell, felt surprised. He shouted at the lobster and wanted to stop the lobster.
"Hey!" said the crab. “ are you talking off your shell? The shell is (use) and it can protect you. Now you take off your shell. Big fish may eat you. You may also knock against a rock. Don't be silly. Please put your shell again. Or you will have to (payment) a heavy price for what you did."
“ (thank) for your reminding, hermit crab! But we take off our shells in order (grow) better. we are afraid to take off our shells, then we can't move forward in life," answered the lobster.
The hermit crab thought it over and understood what the lobster said.
