Sally's father any gifts in her stockings.
Jimmy go to school?
A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometres was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning. The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas.
On Monday, police evacuated(疏散)the small town of Lawson and ordered the people to leave their homes. The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others. Nobody was hurt. Officials said the damage to homes and cars was between $ 1 million and $ 2 million. The government declared the town a disaster(灾难)area.
The fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather. Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds. Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire. Some kept fighting for 24 hours. Fire engines and helicopters dropped water onto the fire. In order to control the fire, firemen cleared a way around the fire.
Police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of heavy smoke. Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen Road to pass the fire area.
Some people did not follow the police order. Paul Grayson sent his wife and two children to safety, but he stayed. As the fire came within 50 feet of his house, he started thinking, "Am I foolish?Did I stay here too long, just for a house?”
They to drop water onto the fire.
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DISNEY, WALT
Disneyland is a famous amusement park in the USA. Disneyland was created by Walt Disney(1901-1966), who is famous for his cartoon characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Snow White and many others
Disney was born in the USA. After leaving school, he sold newspapers and delivered mail. At the same time, he studied art at night. Finally he got a job that he really liked—drawing cartoons for films.
Disney's most famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, was a real mouse. It sometimes sat on Disney's desk while he was working. Disney drew the mouse and put it in a cartoon. Soon Mickey became a star and Disney became rich and famous.
Disney, Walt |
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The park he created |
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His cartoon characters |
Mickey , Donald, Goofy and many others |
The place he was born |
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After leaving school |
He newspapers and mail |
The job he really likes |
cartoons for films |
After he created the Mickey |
The Mickey became and Disney became |
Lofton is a little village in England. It is not f from the city of Manchester. Not many families l around the village, so the people all know each o . Most of them are friendly and helpful.
Though their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. S work in large factories there. A few work in shops o offices. Most of these people go to work by train. It usually t about half an hour to go from Lofton to Manchester.
In the evening a lot of people like watching TV. But if they go to see a film or go to a concert, they have to go to Manchester, because there are n cinemas in Lofton.
Like many other villages near towns or cities, it is clean and quiet. So life in Lofton may not be so e as the life in the b cities, but it can be just as interesting. That is w people in Lofton love their village.