Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was1excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were2everywhere. One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. "Look, my brother," said Mike, "here is the best 3 tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it4you, and your children, and your children's children can enjoy it." Henry was 5with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to wonder6he should plant it.
"If I plant it on the hill," he said to himself, "the wind might catch it and 7 down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will8some of them. But if I plant it…"9 he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could notice it.10the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second.11Henry sent for his brother and said to him 12, "you have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me 13but leaves(叶子)."
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, "You have planted the tree in such a cold corner14sun-light or warmth. How could you expect flowers and15?"
Helping others is important. Read about four kids who have started projects（项目）to help others. What can you do? Make a plan. Then get started!
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Willow Phelps | Willow Phelps makes crafts(手工)and sells them on the internet. She uses the money to help animals. She also takes care of hurt animals at home. | Addison Riecke | Addison Riecke is an actress. She gives books to kids who need them. ―I always want to do as much as I can for my community, she says. |
| Mikaila Ulmer | Mikaila Ulmer often makes lemonade. She makes it sweet with honey(蜂蜜). She sells it and uses the money to help protect (保护) bees. | Lilly & Tougas | Siblings Lilly and Trent Tougas plan some beach clean-up projects. They also teach kids how to protect sharks and sea turtles. |
We sometimes say the lion is "the king of the forest" because it is stronger and most dangerous than the other animals. It can run faster than most other animals and it can hunt other beasts. It is said that the lion is the highest animal in the land food chain(食物链). In the sea, people say the shark is at the top of the food chain. It can swim faster than most of the other sea animals. It can also use its big teeth to catch other sea animals and eat them.
What is at the top of the world's food chain? Human beings! We are not the biggest or fastest, but we are the cleverest. We could not run faster than most animals, so we invented(发明) cars. We could not fight better than a lion, so we invented guns. Now we can hunt the beasts.
People's inventions are clever, but they can be dangerous, too. For example, many years ago in Inner Mongolia, people used guns to kill a lot of wild wolves. The wild wolves usually eat sheep. But in recent(近来) years, the number of wild rabbits is becoming larger and larger because the number of wild wolves is getting smaller and smaller. The wild rabbits competed(竞争) for the grass with the sheep and the cows. Much of the grassland became desert because the grass was eaten up by the rabbits.
Remember that we are a part of the food chain, so we are in danger, too! If we love animals, we are loving ourselves.
Do you often have a headache(头痛) during a test? Are you worried about something that you can't sleep well at night? If so, then you will know what pressure(压力) is. You will feel it when you are worried about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad or afraid—all of them can make your life bad.
There are different kinds of pressure. Some kinds of pressure are good and others are bad. Good pressure might come to you when your teacher asks you to answer questions in class or when you try to get good grades at school. This kind of pressure can help you to do things better.
On the other hand, bad pressure will come if the pressure lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are getting on badly with each other, if a family member is sick, if you're having problems at school, or if anything else often makes you unhappy. That kind of pressure isn't going to help you. And it can really make you feel sick.
The best way to face pressure is to make sure you keep these in mind: sleep, exercise and food. If you get enough sleep and eat healthily, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you'll probably have an easier life.
One day, John read an advertisement in a newspaper. It said "Wanted. The best salesman in the world." John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. "I'm the best salesman in the world," he said to the manager. "Give me the job."
"You must prove you're the best," the manager said.
"OK I will," John said.
"Good." The manager took several boxes of sweets out of his desk." Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If yon can sell them all before the end of the week, yon can have the job," said the manager.
"That's easy," John said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.
Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the sweets. But he couldn't sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager." I'm sorry, sir," he said," I was wrong about myself. I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is."
"Oh" said the manager. "Who?"
"The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets."
①John went to ask for the job.
②John told the manager who the best salesman really was.
③John read an advertisement in a newspaper.
④ John went to sell the sweets.
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A. Get things to make you comfortable. B. Have fun! C. Choose a theme park you might want to go. D. Print out a direction map for the theme park. |
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Choose your parks carefully. You don't want to be bored at an amusement park. If you're happy at a theme park, you will have the best time ever. You may want to ask your friends' opinion and facts about the park.
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The benefit of getting a map is that if it shows a busy route, you can find another route to go to, so you can get there earlier.
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Pack up stuff you might need on your trip. Also, you might want suntan lotion if it gets too sunny. Make sure you have shoes that are comfortable. Theme parks are usually spread out all over the place, and they are huge.
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Make sure you stop and eat for a while. You need to stay happy in the park, not just enjoy the rides.
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Joy: Hi, May, are you free next week?
Mary: Hmm, next week is quite for me.
Joy: Really? How come?
Mary: I have dance and piano lessons.
Joy: What kind of dance are you ?
Mary: Oh, swing dance. I have class a week, every Monday.
Joy: How often do you have piano ?
Mary: Twice a week, on Sunday and Friday.
Joy: Well, how about Tuesday?
Mary: Oh, I have totennis with my friends. Do you want to come?
Joy: Sure!
The London Eye is a tourist attraction (观光胜地) in London. There you can get into a capsule(太空舱) to enjoy a great view of the city of London.
I (visit) the London Eye last summer with a friend. My friend didn't knowwe were going. I just told him we would govery special. As we arrived at Waterloo Station, he had worked out where we were going. He smiled (happy). When we reached the London Eye, therea very long waiting line, so in order to save, he stayed in the line while I went to buy the.
The capsule doesn't completely stop when people get on, so you have to get into it quickly. Then the door of the capsule shuts. The view was (wonder). We took many photos of the beautiful view. Itabout half an hour for the capsule to go around.
If you are(interest) in going there, I would like to give you some advice. To enjoy the view, go in the daytime. There are night rides, but you won't see a lot. Sometimes the top of the wheel can be quite cool even though it's sunny. So ladies, don't forget to take a scarf.
