Once upon a time, a smart monkey lives in an apple tree. A foolish (愚蠢的) crocodile (鳄鱼) lives in the river. They are friends. The monkey gives the 1 on the tree to the crocodile every day. The crocodile's wife knows they are 2. She thinks the monkey's heart (心) is 3. So she asks the crocodile to 4 the monkey's heart to her. They want to invite the monkey for dinner and then 5 his heart. The crocodile takes the monkey 6 his back, so that they can cross (穿过) the 7 to get home.
On 8 way, the foolish crocodile says his wife wants to eat the monkey's heart. The monkey is 9, but he only says, "Oh! 10 I put my heart at home. Take me back, so we can get it. " When they get to the river bank (岸), the monkey jumps off the crocodile's back, and won't be his friend.
Do you know? You can plant real trees with your mobile phone! First, look for "Ant Forest" on Alipay（支付宝）. Then you can get a little tree in the game. To let the tree grow, you need to collect energy. You can get energy in the following ways:
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Read e-books |
150g/book |
Ride a shared bike |
1. 8g/minute |
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Buy tickets online |
180g/time |
Take the bus |
80g/time |
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Not drive your car |
1460g/day |
Take the subway |
52g/time |
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Not buy plastic（塑料）bags when shopping |
12g/time |
Walk |
0. 03g/meter |
Also, you can invite your friends and family to play the game with you. You can collect their energy and they can collect yours. You can water their trees and they can water yours. However, you can't water your own tree. When you have enough energy, you can just choose one from the different kinds of trees in the game. Then people will plant a real tree for you in the forest. It is a good game for us to have fun and help save the Earth.
The next morning, John with Mr York takes Ginger and me to Earlshall Park. Mr York is our new groom. He will look after us and give us food to eat. Now he takes us to a large stable. We are happy to see each other.
John says to Mr York, "These horses like a long rein (缰绳). "
But Mr York answers, "Here we use a short rein. My lady wants her horses to hold their heads high. "
John comes to pat and speak to us for the last time. He is very sad because he will leave.
I put my face to him to say goodbye and then he leaves.
At three o'clock in the afternoon Mr York takes us to the front of the house. It is very big. Soon the lady of the house comes out and looks at us. She says nothing, and gets into the carriage. The next day the lady says, "York, you must put those horses' heads higher. "
That day I have to pull the carriage up a huge hill with my head up. It is hard and it hurts my back and legs.
One day Mr York fixes the rein very tight. Ginger doesn't like it at all. She rears up. York hits her nose and his hat falls off. She rears again, and kicks. Then she falls down, kicking me too.
They don't put Ginger into the carriage again. I have a new partner called Max. But I have to wear that short rein for four long months. When I finish work, I feel tired and sad.
In my old home Birtwick Park I always feel that John and Squire Gordon are my friends, but here, I have no friends at all.
— Taken from Black Beauty
a. The lady says nothing and gets into the carriage.
b. Ginger rears up and kicks, then falls down.
c. The lady asks Mr York to put the horses' heads higher.
d. Black Beauty wears the short rein for four long months.
e. Ginger and Black Beauty have a new groom.
Kim Culmone from the US is a fashion designer. But she only makes clothes for Barbie.
Culmone is 44 years old. Her job is to design and make new clothes for Barbie. Culmone loves her job. Every day she spends most of her time drawing different kinds of dresses for Barbie and makes them into real clothes. She often watches fashion shows when she is free.
"I love dolls very much and I have 30 Barbie dolls at home. When I was young, I dreamed of making clothes for my own (自己的) dolls," says Culmone.
Is it an easy job? No. It takes Culmone and her team about a month to make the plan for Barbie's clothes every year.
Barbie dolls are a little taller than a water bottle. It's difficult to make clothes for such a small doll. Sometimes they think a dress is beautiful. But when Barbie wears it, it looks different.
All people have five senses (感官): seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and feeling.
Never look directly at the sun or at very bright lights. Don't sit too close to the TV or computer monitor, and don't read in the dark or in dim light. Your ears let you hear the things around you. Don't listen to loud music, and try to avoid places that are really loud. Your nose cleans the air you breathe and lets you smell things. Avoid things that have very strong smells. Always wash your hands after you blow your nose (擤鼻涕), playing outside, or using the restroom. Use sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun.
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A. We need to exercise more and keep fit. B. You use your eyes for seeing. C. We need to take care of the parts of our bodies that let us use our senses. D. Protect (保护) your skin from sunburns. E. You should protect your eyes and have a doctor regularly check your eyesight. F. You should clean your ears all the time. |
Badger is asleep when Rat rings his front doorbell.
"Who is it?"he calls.
"It's me, Rat, and my friend Mole," Rat calls back, "Please let us in. We're tired and cold. It starts to snow outside. "
"Come in, my friends, come in," he calls, "Come and warm yourselves by the fire," Badger says. "And join me for supper. It's nearly ready. "
They sit at his table and begin to eat.
"I've heard bad news about Toad," Badger says. "He bought a car. He drives around the countryside like a mad man. He's already had several accidents (事故). If he's not careful, he'll kill himself. Or someone else. "
"What can we do?" Rat says. "He never listens to anything I say. "
At that moment, Badger's front doorbell rings.
Badger stands up. A few minutes later, he comes back and has Toad with him.
"I had a small accident," Toad says, "I ran into some weasels (鼬). They were standing in the road. The car is useless now. "
"How many 'useless' cars are there now?" Badger asks.
"I don't know. Six, maybe. No, seven. "
"Why do you have all these accidents, Toad?" Badger demands.
"The cars are no good, of course. " Toad says, "They don't stop in time. "
"I think it's your careless driving that makes you have so many accidents. " Badger says.
"My driving! There's nothing wrong with my driving," Toad exclaims.
—Taken from The Wind in the Willows
Americans cThanksgiving Day every year. This is an important festival in America. One sailor(水手) writes about its origin(起源) in his d:
We are f England. We come to America in a big s called May Flower. It's hard to live on the sea. We don't have enough food to e, especially（尤其）in winter.
When we get on the land, the Indians(印第安人) give us a lot of h and we have a good harvest（丰收）in the next a. We are very happy, s we have a party to tour Indian friends for their help. We all have a good time at the party.
Now, people do these for thanks on the fourth Thursday of November. Othat evening, every American family has a big family dinner.
