— They're having a discussion about ___________ to reuse it.
— I hope to go there and _______them.
— _________. He is having a rest in the room now.
Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father 1 him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 2with his father's idea." That isn't my job. I have3school work to do." Hearing this, his father said, "I promise(许诺)to give you the best present if you 4 finish one year's work." Tom thought for a while and 5 .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 6 till evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops grew well. 7 the last day of the year, the father said, "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me 8 you want." The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat." I've already got the 9present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted 10 to know." His father was quite pleased to hear that.
Beijing Restaurant
MENU
SOUPS: Tofu soup￥10. 00 Bone soup￥15. 00 Chick en soup￥20. 00
STAPLES: Fried rice￥8. 00 Fried noodles￥10. 00 Hot dog￥4. 00
Meat pie￥10. 00 Sandwich￥10. 00 Hamburger￥10. 00
MAIN COURSES: Roast chicken￥30. 00 Italian pizza￥9. 00 Indian curries￥15. 00
Pork and cabbage￥15. 00 Cheese pie￥10. 00 Beef￥15. 00
Beijing Roast Duck￥50. 00 Sausage￥15. 00
DESSERTS: Fruit salad￥8. 00 Pear pancake￥6. 00 Apple pie￥6. 00 Ice cream￥4. 00
DRINKS : Coke￥5. 00 Coffee￥5. 00 Tea￥3. 00 Apple juice￥3. 00
Beer￥10. 00 Wine￥30. 00 Milk￥3. 00 Lemonade￥4. 00
Beijing Restaurant Bill:
Beijing Roast Duck Chicken soup Two bottles of beer Tea Fried rice
TOTAL:￥____ Thank you for coming!
Would you like to adopt(收养) an animal? Although this sounds very unusual, some children have done just this. The Natural Zoo has given people the chance to adopt animals by paying for all of its food for one year. One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky.
Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups(成年人) each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky's food. Some children sent in only a quarter because that was all the money they had. Other children sent in more money than that.
Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky's food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants. Brocky surely must be a happy tiger to know that he has so many adopted parents. Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling(令人兴奋的) for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.
Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students go to nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80 km/h on highways and 60km/h on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.
The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult(成年人) tokeep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.
Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen (加强) the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in Gansu in November, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
Can you think of ways to make the world greener? Here is an e . A couple have travelled around the world in 297 days — w taking any planes.
Tom Fewins and Lara Lockwood u 78 buses, 61 trains, 34 cars, 18 boats, 6 bicycles, and even 1 elephant. They wanted to prove (证明) that t can still travel well without damaging (破坏) the environment. They thought they could p less than 3,000 kg of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) if they didn't travel by plane.
They spent ten months travelling 44,609 miles t 18 countries on land and sea. The couple's tour b in June, 2008 with a two-hour bus trip to London from their home in Oxforshire. They t the train to Brussels and then caught a bus and train to Hamburg. The couple even r on an elephant for 15 miles to go through the Chinese part of the Mekong River.
The couple hoped to write a book based on their j . They thought it would teach other travellers how to travel in a green way.
