Long long ago in a village, a farmer owned land near the sea. He always wanted workers1him, but most people did not want to work on farms near the sea. They were afraid of the terrible storms that often hit and destroyed（摧毁）buildings and plants.
Finally, a short man came to the farmer. "Are you2good worker? " the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows, "answered the little man. Although surprised by this answer, the farmer gave him the job3he really needed help. The little man worked very4on the farm, and the farmer felt pleased with his work.
Then one night the wind blew loudly in from the sea. Jumping out of bed, the farmer5to the short man's room. The farmer shouted, "Get up! A storm is coming! 6things down before they are blown away! "But the little man7in bed lazily and said, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows. "
When hearing the words, the farmer hurried outside to prepare for the storm on his own. 8his surprise, he found that9was tied down and nothing could be blown away. The farmer then understood10the short man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.
When you're prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
A young boy is receiving special love and support from top players after his father posted a video of his game on Twitter with a special hope.
Allan Ogle was happy to watch his son Harrison1as a soccer goalie（守门员）for the football team in Chesterfield, England earlier this week. "He has 2a premature（早产的）birth, serious flu, and faces educational challenges, " wrote Allan". I'm3to see my boy take part in the match on Sunday for his new team. "Unluckily, Harrison's team lost the game. To4his son, Allan uploaded a video of Harrison's performance to Twitter and asked his soccer fans to show his son some encouragement.
The video5went popular. Soccer fans from Canada, America, and India sent messages of support for the young goalie's performance. Not only that, some of famous footballers gave their own6of encouragement.
David Seaman, a famous goalie, said："Looking good! I conceded（让步）12 goals in one half of my first7for my school side! "
National English team player Nick Pope added, "Be8as a lion and kick（踢）it a mile! Keep up the good work, Harrison. "
According to Allan, Harrison has also been invited to watch a football match at Manchester City and he's been9a shiny new pair of goalie gloves for his next game.
Allan told BBC, "I thought it would be nice to get a few encouraging messages from people, but I've been surprised at such warm10. I just wanted to get the message over to him to enjoy playing no matter what the result is. "
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SPORTS EVENTS Bicycle tour and race A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27（Sat. & Sun. ）. At 5：30 am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing. Cost：200 yuan per person Telephone：4675027 |
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Brazilian footballers The Brazilian Football Club will play against Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes. Ticket prices：60 / 100 / 150 yuan Time / Date：4：30 pm, August 26（Sat. ） Telephone：5012372 |
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Rock climbing The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August26 − 27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators（观众）. Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou. Time / Dates：9 −12 am, August 26 and 27（Sat. & Sun. ） Telephone：7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua |
Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about them is good. Mobiles are often believed to be the cause of a number of things from poor eyesight and headaches to house fires. There's even one theory（理论）that mobile phones should be responsible for the disappearance of bees!
The theory is that the radiation（辐射）given off by mobile phones does great harm to bees' navigation systems（导航系统）. Bees have built-in system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hives. But recently, thousands of bees have failed to find their way home. It is believed that they are dying far from their hives（蜂房）.
The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more serious than it at first seems. The important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated by them. Without bees, the crops can't continue to grow. Many beekeepers in Europe have reported losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, a beekeeper in London, said to the reporter, "My business is becoming worse. Twenty-nine of my forty hives are now empty. "
Nobody knows for sure whether the theory is true or not, but it's a fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers. And we can't manage without them. Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! If the mobile phone theory is correct, we need to do something about it right now—before it's too late.
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⑴Mr. Jack Frank（the father）is a scientist. He is doing research on Chinese solar terms（节气）. ⑵Mrs. Frank（the mother）is a housewife. She likes cooking and she cooks for the family every day. ⑶Alice（the daughter）is learning painting in a university. She hopes to be an artist in the future. ⑷Adam（the son）is studying in a primary school. He loves Tang poems so much that he learns one every day. ⑸Mr. Kelvin Frank （the grandfather）used to be a sportsman. Now he practises Taiji every morning. |
A. Chinese traditional sports and activities are the cultural heritage （文化遗产）of China. Most of them not only are good for health but also have high artistic value. B. Food and drink has a special meaning to Chinese people. Eating does not just mean filling the stomach. What and how to eat is more important. C. Traditional festivals play an important part in Chinese cultural heritage. There are a large number of traditional festivals in China. They carry rich information about the life of Chinese people. D. The art of paper cutting was first developed in China. Chinese paper－cuts have been a traditional form of decoration（装饰） at the Chinese New Year for thousands of years. E. Chinese painting is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The artists paint on rice paper or thin silk with brushes. F. In the past 3, 500 years, China has developed its own form of cultural traditions, values and tastes. Tang poems are said to be the finest of Chinese literature（文学）. G. The twenty－four solar terms have a history of thousands of years in China. They are still useful today in people's life. |
There was once a little boy who was my neighbor. His father was abroad and was not supporting him and his mother in life. His mother was always ill and had no work, most time she could not send him to school and for his tuition fee（学费）. My mother saw the situation and decided to "take him up". She bought a lunch bag for me and the boy. In the mornings, when we for school, what was in my lunch bag was his lunch and mine. When we got back home every day, the boy would get a snack or dinner if he planned on staying over. One day, the boy's father got in with his mother. He told her that he would have the boy go and live with him. His mother agreed finally because she was not to pay college expenses for her son and it would be better for future. Later that year, he did leave and go abroad. And eight years later, today, we saw stranger at our gate looking in. It was he who had came back to thank my mother what she had done for him before. My mother's example showed me kindness has no expiration date（截止日期）. Here it was, alive and well, eight years later.
Have you ever visited the Forbidden City? It is the world's largest palace and has over 17 million visitors every year. But if we traveled back to the past, we probably wouldn't be allowed inside.
In the past, all buildings in Beijing were low except the Forbidden City. From outside, ordinary（普通的）people could only imagine what it looked like inside.
The Forbidden City takes up 720,000 square meters in the heart of Beijing. It was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Yongle Emperor. After that, it was the living and working place of 14 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
During those times, the Forbidden City was where the country's supreme power（最高权力）could be found. Emperors were born, lived, fought and died there. It saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it plays a very important part in Chinese history.
The cultural relics（遗物）and documents（文件）in the palace show how the royal families lived. They are still used today for historical research, as well as inspiration for literature（文学）and entertainment（娱乐）.
In 1987, the Forbidden City was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For world leaders who visit China, it has become a must-see. In 2017, when US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to China, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed Trump and his wife there.
