Simon is a student in a middle school. He is very strong. He goes to No.6 Middle School on a bus. He's good at English. But he's often late for his English classes. His father is a doctor. He's big and tall. He works in a big hospital. His mother is a nurse. She's slim and pretty. They are in the same hospital. They all work hard. He loves his father and mother very much. His father and mother both go to work by bike. We can see bikes here and there. And China is a “country of bikes”.

    One afternoon two policemen sat in a car by a straight road in Australia. They were 1 the traffic and looking for a stolen car. One of the policemen who was driving the car saw a small plane flying 2 them. He followed it for a few minutes because it was very 3. When the plane flew near to the police car, the driver saw something 4from it and land in a 5 by the road. He got out of the car and walked across the field. He saw a wallet6the ground and 7it up. Inside the wallet there was a note which 8, "Oil nearly 9. I have to land on the road. Please 10 the traffic."

    Peter is my best(最好的) friend. He 1 very early in the morning. He dresses，2 and goes out into the open air. Then he has 3 breakfast. Every day he goes to school 4. There are four classes in the morning. After class，he 5 some books. 6 is at twelve. After lunch he7 a short rest. In the afternoon he has two classes. Then he has half an hour8 sports(运动). He plays ping-pong 9 football. In the evening he does his 10 at home. He goes to bed at ten thirty.

    Look! This is my new school.

    1 very big. There is a tall building 2 fifty two classrooms. The lab building is 3 the classrooms.

    The library is behind 4 classrooms. The dining hall is 5 the left of the lab building. The labs are 6 science. The offices 7 next to the classrooms too. There is a 8 behind the offices. We often 9 basketball there, Is there playground? Yes. It's 10 the school.

    Please look at it. It's a blue schoolbag. It is my schoolbag. What's in it? Oh, this is my English book. It's blue, too. My Chinese book is also in my schoolbag. It is yellow. This is my pencil box. It's big and nice. I like English and Chinese. My schoolbag is my good friend.

    Disney has made many cartoon movies. The princesses in the movies are often girls' favorite characters. From Snow White to Moana, every princess leaves a deep impression on people. However, have you noticed that Disney princesses are changing?

    In the early Disney cartoon movies, princesses like Snow White, Cinderella and Aurora from Sleeping Beauty are usually good—looking and kind—hearted. But they have to depend on others to get out of trouble and find happiness. They end up living happily with their princes.

    Now, people still love those princesses, but more and more girls know they have to fight for their own happiness. Disney has noticed the change. So the princesses in its newer movies don't just have good looks.

    Merida from Brave is a good example. She was born as a princess and she likes going on adventures. She spends her days practising archery(射箭术), riding her horse and experiencing the world around her. She loves her family, but she wants to take control of her own life.

    Some time ago, Disney even put up their“10 new rules for being a modern princess". The rules include: Care for others; Live healthily; don't judge(判断) a book by its cover; Be honest; Be a friend you can trust; Believe in yourself; Right wrongs; Try your best; Be loyal(忠诚)and Never give up.

    None of the rules are about the looks of a princess. Anyway, one's inner beauty is more important. Don't you think so?

    It's a sad thing to lose a beloved pet. This is what happened1Linda Edwards. 16 years ago, her pet cat Spaz went missing. However, 12 years2he got lost, Spaz was returned to her. How come? It sounds like a mystery, doesn't it?

    Spaz went missing in 2002 and Edwards3him for three months. She tried every possible way but was never able to find him. Finally, she gave up.

    But one day someone found a dirty, thin cat and took4to an animal hospital. The veterinarians (兽医) checked to see whether he carried a microchip (微芯片) .5, he did. So they got to know his name and owner.

    "A good man6a cat and brought him here. The cat, whose name is Spaz, has been missing for 12 years!" The animal hospital wrote on its Facebook page. And then, a (n) 7reunion (团聚) happened.

    The microchip does a good job. Sometimes cats or dogs run away, or somebody may steal them and take off their collars (颈圈) , making it8to recognize (认出) them. Those pets that carry a microchip allow animal services to find out if the pets have a9waiting for them.

    Thanks to the microchip, Edwards10get her pet cat back.

    Letting kids learn more about science at an early age is easier than you think. It is happening all around us, and you can1everyday things to encourage your children's interest.

    Most parents believe it is difficult to help their children with science. But you don't need a high scientific2to teach your children science. All you need is that you're willing to try. to see the world, and to3the time to encourage their natural curiosity (好奇).

    You can help by having an active attitude (态度) towards science yourself, Then start4by asking your children questions about the things you see every day. And then listen to their answers without judging (评判) them, which will5their confidence (自信), and help you decide just what your children know or do not know.

    Different kids have different interest,6they need different kinds of science projects. Collecting rocks may interest your young daughter, but your older son may need something more to deal with it Knowing your children is the best way to7enjoyable learning activities. Here are some more pieces of advice:

    Choose activities that are the right8of difficulty. If you are not sure, pick something easier.

    Read the suggested ages on some projects, books, and then make sure that the activity is9for. your child.

    Let your child choose the project or activity himself. It's easy enough to ask rather than force him. Choose 2 or 3 things your child can do. When a child picks something he is10in, he will enjoy it and learn more from it,

    Weekend is very important to people. How to have a good weekend? Our ideas will help you enjoy the weekend, and it will help you to face a new week.

    Start 1. Weekends are so nice when they don't start quickly. People love to stay in bed, have breakfast in pajamas (睡衣), and watch cartoons, read books or talk. All you 2is to do some relaxing things.

    Spend time3. Get out of the house in mid-morning. People can go to the park, the library, the museum, the swimming pool and the zoo. They are all good places to go. Then make everyone help4 lunch. The whole (整个)family will love to help make food.

    Have an easy time for parents and children. This is the most relaxing part of the weekend. Everyone stays in 5 rooms. They can read, play or sleep. Movies. Watching a movie is a good time for everyone to relax. You can go to the movies with your family or your friends.

Storytelling

    Storytelling has caught the human imagination for thousands of years. People everywhere have told stories to amuse, to teach, to remember, and just to pass the time. People started telling stories long before writing was invented.But people all over the world still tell one another stories out loud. A person who can tell a good story nearly always finds listeners.

    Before people developed writing, storytelling was the most important way to pass along information. Anything a culture wanted to protect—its beliefs, its history, and its traditions—had to be told out loud. Each generation would tell the culture's stories to the next.Knowledge passed on in this method is called the spoken tradition. Even cultures that know how to write still pass along some information in this way.

    In other cultures only special storytellers were trusted to do this important job. A culture's best storytellers had good memories. They could also make the stories very interesting, so people would listen and remember them. Sometimes people would sing the stories or tell them in the form of poems.

    However, stories told aloud change over time as different people tell them. A storyteller might change a story in order to make it better. Or a teller may simply not remember all the details of a story. Unlike written stories, the spoken tradition is not created by any one person. Sometimes the stories are collected and written down long after they have been created.

    Do you often(丢失) things? People in a(匆忙) often lose things. Many students often lose things(也). There is a lost and(找到) office in our school now. There are(百) of things in it at the(现在). Look! There are pens,(橡皮), books, crayons,(手套), wallets and many other things. If you lose things, you can come and(看) for them here. Many students find(他们的) lost things at the lost and found office every week. It's really helpful.

Are you feeling very busy all the time? If you always think that you have too much work to do, you will bored. You should know that you'll have endless things to do tomorrow if you live. Why not do the things you have to do today? So if you have a little time to relax just enjoy . It doesn't mean being lazy. That is only when you are relaxed, you can do better. Here are three for you to relax.

, show love to everyone you meet. Make time to talk to a postman or smile at a stranger or help others in a hospital. The more you , the more you will receive(获得).

Second, take away the old things you don't want anymore and send them to someone who them.

Third, watch the world as a child does. Go for a walk in a park or have a picnic. Just stop to listen to a bird singing. Sit down to listen to your favorite music or even to it. You'll find your life more.

Peter is four (year)old. He is the (two) child in his family. He has a sister, Jill. Jill has to get up early and make her bed. She needs to do the (dish) after breakfast. She has many rules. Peter doesn't have these rules there is one rule for him, "Don't eat too much ice-cream!"

It's Sunday today. Their mother is busy (make) breakfast in the kitchen. Peter (want) to eat ice-cream. He doesn't want his mother to find him, so he eats outside. He eats a lot ice-cream. In the afternoon, he feels terrible. His mother takes him the hospital(医院)."I'm sorry, mom. I break(破坏）the rule. I eat (many) ice-cream," he says to his mother. Now he understands（明白） that he has ( follow) his mother's rule.

I lost my red schoolbag in our library. My key is in it. I must find it. Please call me at 6755321.Thank you.

Jason, Class 332

Brandy found a white watch under a desk in his classroom. Is it yours? Please ask Mr. Hanson for it. His telephone number is 8974588.

Class 213

Alan, your baseball is on the table of our computer room. We found it under the bookcase. Please call 2315649 to get it.

Computer Room

Where is my pencil box? It's green. A black pen and an ID card are in it. I'm in Class 234. My phone number is 3541679. Please call me.

Robert

    In 1492, Columbus, a well-known Italian voyager, discovered the New World—the Americas. He brought a lot of things to Europe from South America. Rubber was one of them, but people didn't know the use of rubber at that time. In 1770, people found that the rubber could be used as erasers.

    Macintosh was a worker in an eraser factory in Scotland. One day he spilled the rubber liquid over his clothes carelessly when making erasers. He was too busy to clean it and went back home wearing the dirty clothes. On the way home, it rained heavily. Having no umbrella, Macintosh had to run quickly. When he got home, he took off the wet clothes. To his surprise, the area of the clothes with rubber wasn't wet. "Why not make a rubber raincoat?" Macintosh thought. The next day he brushed the rubber liquid all over a coat. He wore the "rubber coat" on rainy days and took a walk in the field to test if it could really keep off the rain. Surprisingly, the clothes inside the "rubber coat" weren't wet at all. The rubber raincoat was created in this way by chance.

    The rubber raincoats soon appeared on the market. However, they were sticky in summer and hardened in winter. Year after year, people kept on improving the raincoats. Today raincoats are widely used in our daily life.

Melissa wondered what was wrong with Grandma. She was always1things. Mother told her that Grandma might have Alzheimer's （老年痴呆症）, and that the2planned to put her in an old people's nursing home.

"Oh, no! That's terrible! She'll3her own little house, won't she？" Melissa didn't like the idea at all. But she could do4but pay Grandma a visit now and then in the nursing home.

The first time they went to the nursing home, Melissa wanted to5. Grandma sat all by herself in her room. "Look, we brought you a6-your favorite, strawberry ice cream!" Melissa said. Grandma took the ice cream and began eating. Melissa felt very7because Grandma didn't seem to know her. Mother said Grandma needed more time as she was in a new place.

However, the8thing happened the next time. Grandma ate the ice cream and smiled at them, but she didn't say anything. "Grandma, do you know9I am？" Melissa asked. "You're the girl who brings me the ice cream." Grandma said10. "Yes, but I'm Melissa, too, your granddaughter!" Melissa put her arms11the old lady." Don't you remember me？" she asked. She suddenly12that Grandma would never remember her. Grandma was living in a world all her own with shadowy （模糊的）memories and13.

"Oh, how I love you, Grandma!" she said.

Just then she saw a tear run down Grandma's face. "Love，" she said. "I remember love."

Melissa14she would bring Grandma an ice cream every weekend. And she would give her a hug15she didn't remember her--after all, it was more important to remember love rather than someone's name.

    Lisa is serious about the chores in her house. She gives her children things that they can do according to their age. She started by asking John, the elder of her two sons, to help with the dishes. It is now an easy chore for the 15-year-old. His 13-year-old brother, Dave, now helps him too. They take turns (轮流) washing the dishes each week. The boys also clean their study tables, make their beds and buy food from the market on Sunday mornings. Besides (除了) these, the boys also know how to cook easy meals when their parents are not at home.

    The family of four live in a big house but they do all the housework themselves. Lisa says, "When I was young, my father wanted us to do things on our own (独立地) and learn how to take care of ourselves. Now I'm doing it to my kids. "John says, “Doing chores is good. You learn important life skills and responsibility (责任).”

I often hear some students complain that English is difficult. But English is very easy for me. rm good at it. Pm very glad to tell you something about how I study English. 

First, I think having an interest in English is the most important thing in learning English. When I began to learn English, it was fresh for me. I was interested in it, soon I got the good marks in an exam, I learn English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, English is a foreign language, so I learn it well in the following ways: listen to the teacher carefully, read aloud and build up a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again. And I also have a good habit：asking for help whenever I have a question. I must make it clear by asking my English teacher or classmates. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides, I often read English articles, jokes and easy novels. They help me understand the meanings of some words well. So doing more reading is an important way to learn English well. And I also keep English diaries. 

English has become a close friend of mine. 

A: Hi, David.

B: Hi, Peter. How was your weekend?

A: I just stayed at home. What about you?

B: I went to the zoo on Saturday.

A: Sounds good.

B: Yes, I did. And I took many photos of them.

A:

B: Sure. Here you are.

A: Wow, these animals are so cute.