It is a beautiful spring morning.There isn't a cloud，and the sun is warm but not too hot.So Mr.Green is surprised when he sees an old man at the bus stop with a big strong black umbrella in his hand.
Mr.Green says to him."Do you think we are going to have rain today？"
"No，"says the old man."I don't think so."
"Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you？"
"No，the sun is not very hot in spring."
Mr.Green looks at the big umbrella again，then the man says，"I am an old man，and my legs are not very strong.So I really need a walking stick（拐杖）.When I carry a walking stick，people will say， 'Look at that poor man.'And I don't like that.When I carry an umbrella in fine weather，people only say， 'Look at that foolish man.'"
Children are playing on the grass.Their mothers and fathers are eating food and watching them.Is this a family having a picnic（野餐） in the park？No，it's a group of Mountain Gorillas（大猩猩） in a forest in Africa.
Gorillas live in groups in the forest.Mountain Gorillas live in forests in the mountains.Mountain Gorillas are the biggest kind of gorilla.They have long hair that keeps them warm in the cold mountains.
Mountain Gorillas eat plants and they eat them most of the day.They get up early in the morning and start eating.When it is very hot，the gorillas sleep a little，and then they get up and eat till it gets dark.Some Mountain Gorillas eat 18 k g plants in one day!At the end of the day，the gorillas make a nest to sleep in.They sleep on the grass or in the trees.
The forests are the Mountain Gorillas' home and food，but people are cutting down the forests.Many Mountain Gorillas lose their homes and even lives when people cut down forests.
There are only about 500 Mountain Gorillas in the world today.Twenty years ago there were about 15，000 Mountain Gorillas.
We must do something to save the forests，so we can save the gorillas.
Zhao Meng is a middle school student in a small town.She is thirteen years old.Now she lives with her grandpa and her eight-year-old brother Zhao Qiang.Her parents are not at home.They work in a big city.Zhao Meng and her brother have to be in the town because they have to go to school.
Zhao Meng says，"I know why my parents do so.They have to go away to make money for us so that we can have a good life."
In the morning，Zhao Meng gets up at 6：30 am.And then she makes breakfast for the family. After that，the two children go to school. In the evening，they have dinner at 7：00 pm.After dinner Zhao Meng does the housework.And then she does her homework and helps her brother with his homework.They usually go to bed at9：30 pm.
Zhao Meng is busy，but she is the best student in her class.She says， "I really hope my parents can come back to live with us."Can her dream come true？
Zhao Meng and Zhao Qiang are two of the"stay-at-home children"in China.Now the number of the"stay-at-home children"gets smaller and smaller in China.
If you are thinking about having meals in Sunny Restaurant，here are some reviews about it.
Emma1987：We came here for our Sunday lunch.The prices were very high，but we thought it would be OK if the food was good.Sadly，it was not!Our beef was so dry that we couldn't even cut it.My partner's chicken was even worse（更糟糕）.The floor was dirty and the chairs were uncomfortable and the walls lost colors.Very terrible.
PGRigby：We were passing by and felt hungry，so we stopped here for a meal.We got a warm welcome and were happy with enough kinds of food to choose（选择）from.The kinds of food are all delicious.The prices are OK for us，too.The food came quickly，and the workers were very friendly.In a word，we all felt good about it and I would surely go there again.
Andrew Rose：We had lunch at Sunny Restaurant during a long journey.I called to order seats and food before I arrived.But unluckily，the restaurant forgot to write down our order.However，we still felt very happy in the end.A young lady behind the bar said hello to us warmly when we got there.I ordered fish and chips.The fish tasted great.My friends were very happy with them too.The cake and ice cream were also delicious!However，for me，the most important thing was that we felt welcome when we saw the happy faces of workers in the restaurant.We had a great time eating here.We will come back soon.
.It was really great.It was a place with no TV，computer or car，but we had so much fun.
From the time we arrived at the camp，we found lots of interesting things.In the morning，we played with other families..In the afternoon，my mother and my sister picked strawberries in the forest.My father and I swam in a beautiful lake..We spent our evening sitting by the lake and talking.When we felt tired，we went to our tents and slept.It was our first time to go to the camp，but it wouldn't be the last time..
A.They were from different places.
B.In the evening，it was the important family time.
C.The weather was hot in the slow train.
D.We will go there again next summer.
E.Last week our family went to the Forest Family Camp.
The school music club opens.Tony wants to join the club，but he doesn't like to go by himself.He likes his friends to go to the 1 with him.So he calls them at home，but everyone is 2 .
Martin is doing his homework at home.It usually 3 him two hours to finish it.He doesn't have too much free time.
Peter is 4 an e﹣mail to his pen friend Gina on the computer.He is telling her about his school life.
Jim likes music very much.Miss Green is teaching him and his classmates to sing songs at school.They are having a 5 contest（比赛）.
Alice is having her 6 birthday party.Her parents are making a cake for her.We can see twelve 7 on the cake because the number is her age.
Kate is helping her brother with his 8 .He always doesn't do well in English tests.
Tom is playing baseball with his sister.It is his favorite 9 .
Tony is not happy 10 no one can go to the club with him.
John，Rich，and I loved living on the farm in New Jersey.It was really1 .We could run on the land（土地） freely and play with each other happily.Dad grew so many vegetables that Mom only had to buy milk and some meat.But then the2 thing happened.
Dad became ill and could 3 farm the land. So Mom rent（出租） some land to another farmer.Mom used the money from the land rent to 4 for our food and clothes.
Dad died（死），but we still 5 to keep everything going well.Our uncle from a neighbor town came and helped us plant the vegetables.He sold the 6 for us to get more money.We went on like this for weeks.But it became too much for us.
The small town of Oak Hill was looking for a place to put a community （社区）7 . Mom told us that she was going to sell the land to the town.We moved near our uncle into a（n） 8 house that Mom could buy.
Two months later， the town of Oak Hill told Mom they were going to name the park after our dad. What an honor（荣耀）! Now when we go to the park，we can see Dad's 9 at the park gate（大门）.The park has a baseball field, a pool and a nature trail（观景小径）. What a wonderful park! But the best part is we can 10 Dad every time we go there!
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Jakarta﹣Bandung High﹣Speed Railway（雅万高速铁路） was finished in March，2023. For most Chinese，the opening（开辟） of a high﹣speed railway is usual，for people of Indonesia（印度尼西亚），this railway is a"dream road".When China started to help build（修建） it，they said，"We'll have high﹣speed trains，too.Thank you，China!"
Indonesia was the country in Asia to have a railway，but its old railways didn't help it much.Trains ran at 60 kilometers an hour.It was slow.From Jakarta to Bandung，it's about 160 kilometers.But it took over 3 hours train.And those old railways are not in the right places.Also Jakart a has quite a lot of.Many people use highways，so the highways are always.Indonesia really needs a high﹣speed railway.
When building this new railway，China many difficulties（困难）.The 142.3﹣kilometer railway isn't long.But because of the terrible terrain（地形），it needs lots of bridges and tunnels（隧道）.The weather in Indonesia is hot and .But China worked hard and it.
This railway opens in June，2023 and the speed（速度） of the trains is 5 times as fast as （快5倍） that of the old ones.It takes only 40 minutes to Bandung from Jakarta.How great!
My neighborhood is very beautiful and quiet.It is a new neighborhood，and there are a lot of big houses.The streets are very clean，and there aren't many cars.My school is near my house.I can walk there in 10 minutes.
There's also a park，which has a small playground for children and a large field（场地）.I like to play baseball there with my friends after school.All of the houses have a small front yard（院子） but big back yards.Most of my neighbors have a swimming pool.Everyone has a flower garden，and in the spring，it is very beautiful.
I live on Maple Road.It is not in the city.It's in the country.There aren't any restaurants，bars or cinemas on my road.But，if you go to Main Street，you can find a lot of things to do.My favorite store is there.It's called Knick﹣Knack，and they sell everything you can think of.
I like my neighborhood because it is very safe.All of my neighbors take care of each other.The police station is next to the school，which is very nice.However，the hospital is quite far.It is in the city，and we have to drive 30 minutes to get there.
My friends live near me，and we often meet to play or just talk.I think I am lucky to live in my neighborhood.
