Once upon a time, there was a 1in the restaurant, who had many lives. Each day, she would wake up and2wait her turn to be prepared by the cooks before they were served to the customers. She would do everything possible to make herself really3while being eaten. But with the customer's final bite, she would feel like the lights had4and she had simply fallen asleep. The next day all would repeat.
The little hamburger wanted to quietly5this way for many years. But one day, she heard one of the customers say she was "junk food". And this made her sad! From then on, she found that many people used that6name about her and her sisters. And after listening closely to the radio about junk food, she accepted the fact: it was7 ， and she was "junk food".
Now she8why most of her favourite customers were now much 9 than before, and why they didn't look so well. The hamburger felt bad, so she tried to find some way to change that name.
Then she got an idea. The hamburger told all her sisters not to have any flavor (味道) whenever they were with a customer that visited too often, but to be even more delicious only when the customer10came.
In this way they began to see fewer unhealthy－looking faces, and many of their old friends started looking much better.
And these hamburgers became much more popular from then on, because more people think it's nicer to taste something after a while of not having had it.
At the age of ten, I hated a girl. She liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week, her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too much; I was lazy and so on. Finally, I became very angry. I cried and ran to my father.
After listening to me, he asked, "Are the things she said true or not? Lyn, do you ever think what you're really like? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and see what are true."
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that half the things were true. I couldn't change some of them (like being very thin), but I could change most of them. Suddenly, I wanted to change.
I showed the list to Dad. He didn't take it. "That's just for you，" he said, "You know better than anyone else the truth (真相) about yourself. But you have to learn to listen. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be helpful to you. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know. It is the right thing to do."
Dad's advice has came to my mind at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice than this one.
Taking care of pets can be a great way to teach children responsibility, but it's important to be realistic (现实的). If you're keen on bringing an animal into your home and you've designed a plan for its proper care, here are some choices.
FISH
Firsttime owners should consider getting coldwater fish as no tank (鱼缸) heater is required. They should research what kinds of fish get along in the same tank, and be aware of life expectancy－some goldfish can live up to 20 years.
RABBITS
Though rabbits, or nickname bunnies, may seem like a lovely choice, they can live up to ten years and require an amount of care similar to that of a dog or cat. They have their special diet needs, and often don't behave well around small children. Each year, quite a lot of Easter bunnies become homeless when families feel tired of them.
GUINEAPIGS (豚鼠，荷兰猪)
These small animals are ideal starter pets. Their cages must be cleaned daily, and they require toys to keep their ever growing teeth in check. Once they're used to the new way of life, guinea pigs need daily exercise in a small room without cracks or holes for escape. They don't want to be alone, but if you get two, make sure they're the same sex or they'll have babies.
BIRDS
Fond of a fixed timetable, birds require feeding at the same time each day. Cages should be cleaned daily and disinfected (消毒) weekly. Birds clean themselves by bathing in dishes of water and grow in cages big enough to spread their wings and fly a short time.
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Once, there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day, a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn't take them off.
All the animals talked about the bear's new look. Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats (老鼠) wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, "This can't be good. Animals don't need clothes！" But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.
However, it wasn't long before the first results of fashionfever came. Several times, the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in midjump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn't go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped(滑到) from the river rock and almost killed himself.
When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, "Take off those clothes before one day they're going to kill you." Those who listened to the doctor's advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn't need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.
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A. Now people can live in their favorite shopping centers in fact. B. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. C. People like malls for many reasons. D. Parking is free in all the malls. E. They see films at theaters. F. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs，and a large park！ |
Malls (购物中心) are popular places for Americans to go to.
They shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free. And the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet.There are parking spaces for 12，750 cars. About 750，000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, and of course, they also eat in food courts (广场) that have food from all over the world.Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do almost everything in malls.
A. Sydney University Students Overseas Union will have a party. All the students are welcome to join.
B. Dazhang Supermarket: the end of season sale. You can buy lots of beautiful clothes at much cheaper prices.
C. House wanted: two or three bedrooms, a kitchen, at least a bath room, easy to go out.
D. Please offer your love and kindness to the poor children. You can donate (捐赠) some books, clothes or money for them.
E. Delicious Food Season: It will last two weeks from October 15 to 30. You can enjoy lots of delicious food here.
F. Mountain climbing. We'll go climbing this weekend. You must be strong enough to join us. If you are interested, please email us at loveclimbing@sina.com.
Dale is an active boy. He likes all kinds of sports, especially mountain climbing. He hopes to go climbing this weekend.
Wang Fang will study in Australia next term. She'd like to make some Australian friends.
Jack wants to sell his house. It has three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bath room. It's near a subway station.
Cindy wants to do something for people who are still poor and can't afford their education in the countryside.
Alice is a student. She likes beautiful clothes, but she doesn't have much money to buy them.
When a child (tell ) he is "uncool"，he may say he doesn't care, and even act in ways that are opposite of "cool" purpose. But these are simple ways to deal with (sad) by pretending(假装) it's not there.
(help) a child feel better in school has to be careful. If a boy is having trouble (make) friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange(安排) things
that he has chances to use his abilities to do things for class. This is how the other children learn how to value his good (quality) and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child's popularity in the group by showing that he (value) that child. For example, let him be a partner with a very popular child in activities, etc.
There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play.you plan trips, picnics, movies and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.
What you can doto give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.
内容包括：①邀请他参加班级组织的毕业典礼活动；
②简介毕业典礼活动。
参考词汇：代表on behalf of
Dear Jeff，
Yours,
Li Hua
