A long vacation is coming after the exam. What's your plan? Studying? Relaxing? Or doing volunteer work? Here are two ads. Maybe they are useful for you.
"You have saved my horse," Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her. "Now you shall get a gift for what you did." Peter nervously ran his fingers through his brown hair. That day when he was working in the field, the shocked horse ran past him. Without thinking, he rushed out and controlled it. He didn't know it was the Queen's horse and never expected to get a gift. But he still felt happy for getting one.
Two of the queen's men appeared. One carried a mirror. Red jewels(珠宝) shone on top of the mirror's silver frame(框架). The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it.
"Only one gift can be yours," the queen said. "Choose wisely." "That's easy," Peter said. "I'll take the chicken." Some of the queen's men laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.
"And why did you choose the chicken?" the queen asked. "Well, I don't know much about jewels," Peter answered. "But I do know about chickens. The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while."
Queen Olivia smiled. "Then you did make a wise choice," she said. "That mirror may look beautiful. But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable." Peter took the chicken and bowed. "Thank you, your majesty."
"You are a smart child," the queen added. "I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like to take the job?" Peter smiled. "Thank you very much!" he said excitedly. A job at the castle paid well. Now his family wouldn't worry about their food any more--all because he was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!
a. Peter got a well-paid job.
b. Peter chose the gift wisely.
c. Peter could get a gift for what he did.
d. Peter would help his family have a better life.
When you feel a sneeze（喷嚏）or cough coming on, covering your mouth prevents the spread of germs(细菌). You probably knew that.
But how to cover your mouth is very important. You might use tissues(纸巾), and put your used tissues into the bin. "If you don't have tissues, you should sneeze into your elbow, not your hand, even if you are used to doing that." The doctors advised.
"If somebody sneezes into his hands, those germs will be passed on to other people, or other objects that people touch." said Dr. Hill.
Germs are most commonly spread by sneezing and coughing. When they land on your hands, they are passed from hands to things like bills, door knobs(扶手), elevator buttons（电梯按钮） and other surfaces. At the same time, the people around you can touch them.
This isn't nagging（唠叨）. The Centers for Disease Control also suggest that sneezing and coughing into your elbow is necessary. Even the New York City subway officers ask the passengers to "cough or sneeze into elbow or use a tissue."
"The suggestion was taken seriously about 10 years ago. However, most people didn't pay much attention to it. That means the adults may have missed the advice. But children are often taught in school the right way to cough or sneeze." Dr. Benjamin said.
To be clear, people can't keep away from all the risks in this way, but it's the best choice. At the same time, we'd better wear masks（口罩） and often wash our hands. "Hand washing is one of the most important things people can do to keep healthy." Dr. Hill said.
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You may have heard of people who are allergic（过敏）to seafood, smoke or pets. But did you know that some people were allergic to Wi-Fi signals(信号)?
Rose White, a 44-year-old woman from Britain, first found herself being allergic to Wi-Fi signals in 2015.She had a cough, heart trouble and great pains in her head when she stayed at the places covered with Wi-Fi signals.
Rose has tried many ways to keep away from Wi-Fi signals. In the past six months, she either slept in her car or in tent which she had put up in the woodland and in the fields. She even tried sleeping in a shed(棚子). Being completely tired, Rose had no choice but to quit her job and moved 370 kilometers away from her home to avoid Wi-Fi signals, but failed. Because of the hard life, she got a stomach problem.
She is now living in a small house in the rural(乡下的) area in England. There are far fewer Wi-Fi signals. However, the house, which belongs to her friend, will be sold to others, so she has to move again soon.
Rose is planning to move to a more rural area. She is also planning to buy a camper van(野营车) so that she can drive away from Wi-Fi signals whenever she is feeling uncomfortable. As she can not work to make money, she has to raise money online. She is hoping to raise 15,000 pounds. So far, she has raised over 1,600 pounds. She still has a long way to go.
The Bird's Christmas Tree
It's a sun shining winter afternoon. In a small yard in Luss, Scotland, Kate and Effie (tie) the baskets to the branches（树枝）of the Christmas tree and filling them with corns. The children (work) busily but happily for many hours, making the little baskets for the birds.
Many birds come in. Some are eating, and others are dancing.
Even the pretty blue jay(蓝松鸦) (forget) to be pretty. When he has eaten his fill, he is flying away, crying "Thanks, thanks!"
What a happy life the tree brings to the birds and the children! But two weeks ago, the tree nearly (cut) into firewood.
Two weeks ago， the Christmas tree was once in the living room. Kate and Effie, and Sue and Tom, had a happy Christmas Day, for the tree was hung with gifts for them all.
One day, when the children(play) games around the tree, John came and told them that he was going to carry it into the woodshed.
"What you (do) with it, John?" the children asked.
"I want to cut it into firewood," answered John.
"Oh, don't!" cried the children. "Our beautiful tree! Let us (have) it a little longer!"
"What will you do with it?" asked John.
"We (put) it in the yard and make a Christmas tree for the birds," replied the children.
So John carried the fir tree into the yard. There it (stand) in the white snow, spreading out its beautiful green branches.
"Now" cried Effie, "let us make some baskets (fill) corns. Then we will tie them to the tree for the birds. "
What happened next? As you can see at the beginning of the story, the birds are living happily. With the birds and the tree, the children are also very happy. It is hard to tell which are happier, the birds or the children. I believe the tree is the happiest of all.
Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children's doctor. A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with g pay. And her boyfriend, Tony, had a clinic(小诊所) in their hometown and hoped she could work with him. At the same time, a small hospital, Backwoods Hospital, in a very poor area had also offered Donna a job. Now it was time for her to decide w to work.
Dad: Donna, that research hospital in New York has a good reputation（声誉） for children's medicine. Some of the best children's doctors in the country work there and you can l a lot from them.
Mom: Yes, I agree it's a good hospital and the pay is good, too. But, that's not the point(要点).
Dad: T what's the point?
Mom: It's in New York, too far away! Let me tell you, dear Donna. Tony's clinic is just several miles away. You don't need to travel f if you work there. Tony is a nice young man and I guess you'll get married soon.
Dad: Ha! It's hard enough to live with a husband or wife. Working with them, t? That's a choice for trouble. Well, Donna, what do you think?
Donna: I'm thinking about a the offer from Backwoods Hospital.
Dad: But Donna, look at their offer! You'll be on call(随时待命) six days a week. That's really a h job.
Mom: Oh, Donna, the pay is another problem.
Donna: Mom and Dad, I didn't become a doctor for enjoying a comfortable life o.
Dad: No? Then w did you become a doctor?
Donna: I want to help people. You know that. And Backwoods serves the poor. Backwoods, here I come！
Last month some parents visited a pizza restaurant in Florida with their children. On the door, they saw a sign "NO CHILDREN." "Why can't we bring our children?" "What on earth does the owner want to do?" The parents were surprised and complained angrily.
So why did the restaurant put up the sign on its door?
Troy Taylor, the owner of the pizza restaurant, found that many parents couldn't control their children and many children couldn't have meals quietly, so they disturbed other customers. Some people said that this was unfair. Mr. Taylor explained his decision. He said that the restaurant was near a busy road, so there might be some danger if the parents didn't take good care of their children. So he made up his mind to ban(禁止)children from his restaurant.
Others supported his decision, they said they were bored of noisy children in restaurants and now they could finally have a place for adults only.
In fact， many other restaurants have also met the same problem. Some have done nothing and others have tried to ban children during certain times of the day. There's one restaurant in Italy. It has been creative in dealing with the problem. They rewarded(奖励) well-behaved children to encourage parents to control their children.
These methods may be useful for a while, but it is difficult to solve this problem completely.
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