Have you ever heard of friendships among animals? At a zoo in Germany, an unusual friendship developed a cat and a bear.
No one is quite sure how the friendship first began. One day, some (worker) in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bears cage(笼子), and the two animals were playing together peacefully. They were surprised well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear. The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear, And later the pair and their unusual friendship (become)a hot topic at the zoo.
After several years, a new cage (build) for the bear. However, the cat was still in the same cage, so it walked around (angry) and cried to be with the bear. The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat let it stay with the bear. The cat and the bear got (close) than before. They often sat together and shared meals in sun.
Sometimes it may be natural for animals (have) their own ideas about who would make a good friend. These may surprise humans, who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species.
This is "Tammela School, a primary school in Finland. The students are having a math class with their robot teacher.
The "teacher" is small, blue machine about 25cm high, Reuters reported. Whenever students have problems, it helps them very (patient) and never gets bored.
"The robot can make students (active) in class than usual. I see Elias as one of the (tool) to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom," a teacher told Reuters.
So far the school (introduce) four robot teachers one of whom is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music." necessary to encourage kids to come up new ways to make use of technology in school life." the head of the school (add) in the interview.
The robot teachers are used (help) improve learning. This doesn't mean that human teachers will lose their jobs. The robots can teach well, they are not able to keep class in order. The school still needs human teachers.
Florence Nightingale was a nurse who saved many people in the 19th cenury. She was named after the city of Florence in Italy.
Florence was unusual young woman for her time, bemuse she didn't want to go to parties and get married. She wanted to be a nurse and help people. Her family (not)want her to become a nurse because hospitals back then were dirty, horrible places.
the age of thirty-one, Florence went to Germany and learned all about nursing. It was hard work, she loved it.
In 1854, lots of British soldiers went to fight in the Crimean War. Army hospitals were filled with injured people, but there (be)no nurses and many soldiers died. Florence and a team of nurses went to help.
Florence worked 20 hours a day to make the hospital (clean)and safer place. She brought fresh food, she cleaned the beds and she used clean bandages on the wounded soldiers fewer (man) were dying.
At night, Florence talked to the injured soldiers and helped them (write) letters to their families. They called her "the lady with the lamp", she always carried a lamp.
When Florence returned to England, people called her a hero. Queen Victoria wrote her a letter to say thanks, She (give)the honor(荣誉)—-Order of Merit, becoming the first woman to receive it
Joseph is a teacher in New York. He gives lessons to (he) students about American history. But he was born Kenya, an African country where the children lead a very different life. For example, a ten-year-old boy may spend (much)time in taking care of cows than studying at school. The children also learn many (skill) like how to live in the wild.
Unlike many other children, Joseph went to school. And (lucky), when he was 15, he came (study) in America and then became a teacher. Joseph has written book called Facing the Lion. In the book, he talks about his childhood. He thinks is very important for American children to learn about the cultural differences between their country the others. He also thinks children should learn to be strong and full of hope. Now Joseph (do)a project, hoping that it will help children face their own" lions".
Next time you hold a book in your hands, stop and think. Like most other things in the modern world, it is the result of thousands of years of human invention.
First, came the invention of writing,(probable) about 5500 year ago. With writing, people did not have to remember everything in their heads. They could communicate with people that they never (see) and share their knowledge with future generations.
Later, the Greeks were well-done for their literature( 文学 ) and science, but their “books” looked very different the books of today. They were called scrolls(卷轴).
They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library. About 2,000 years ago, books with lots of pages (invent).
For more than a thousand years, the pages of books were made from animal skin. That changed in thirteenth century, when Europeans learned about a very (use) Chinese invention: paper.
But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Before that, books in Europe were copied by hand, so they were very expensive. Many more people could afford the books were produced on a printing press.
These days it is difficult (imagine) a world without books. But human invention does not stop. Every year, more (story) are bought as e-books and read on a screen.
Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future,will books, like scrolls soon disappear?
I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers.
First of all, I think more bike lanes should (build). A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere, it's very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic. If there are more bike lanes in the future, it will be much (safe) for us.
(two), I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to. my opinion, teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to. So we need more (club) and other places where we can meet.
Thirdly, teenagers here need more sports facilities. There (be) places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball, but what about other sports, skating and rollerblading?
Finally, I'm sure we'll make the town better we don't drop litter. If we all do something (help) now, our town will be much better for everyone in the future.
Once upon a time, an eagle(老鹰)was flying in the sky when he suddenly saw a beautiful hen. The eagle came near the hen and said, "My pretty hen, I Love you. Will you be (I) wife?"
The hen was scared for the eagle was so strong. Her husband, the cock had gone out to look for food and her kids had gone away somewhere lo play with other (child). The hen quickly answered, "I'm willing to be, but let me first grow wings like yours, so I can fly high as you." The eagle replied, "OK! This ring is for you as a sign of our betrothal(订婚）. Tie it around your neck till I return."
The hen agreed (do) so, and the eagle flew away.
When the cock met the hen the next day, he was very (surprise) to see the ring around her neck. He said, "Where did you get that ring? Throw it away immediately. "
The hen did this and the cock was cheerful I again. But at the weekend, the eagle came .
The frightened hen hid herself behind her door but the eagle soon found her out. Suddenly he cried, "Where (be) the ring that I gave you? Why are you not wearing it?"
The hen was very scared and said, "Forgive me l I lost it yesterday. I was walking in the garden when I met a large snake. I was frightened that I ran fast. When I got home, I couldn't find it."
The eagle looked at the hen (angry) and said, "I don't believe you. You have hurt me. I will punish you. you don't marry me, I will snatch( 抓）away all your chickens from you. But I will promise to forgive you only if you find my ring. Good-bye! "
Ever since, all the hens in the world have been scratching( 轻抓) the ground to find the eagle's ring.
