In the hallway of Lincoln High School, four students—Emily, Alex, Liam, and Sophia are talking and laughing happily.
Almost every friend group has a parent. Emily is certainly more responsible (有责任心的) than other three students. When they hang out with Emily, they don't need to worry about anything. She always has plans and makes sure things go well.
Alex, however, is a quiet but talented boy. He does well in exams. When his friends have some difficult problems in study, Alex often helps them out. Students are all surprised at his intellect (才智)and great problem-solving skills.
Liam is a born leader. He is cheerful and outgoing. He joins all kinds of clubs at school. At the same time, Liam takes part in outdoor activities. He often organizes school trips, running races and other interesting games. This makes Liam a popular star at school.
Sophia does different volunteer work after school. On Monday and Friday, Sophia goes to the children's hospital. On Wednesday, she brings foods to dogs and cats in an animal shelter (收容所).At the weekend, she helps clean up the neighborhood and look after the old people.
Introduction What is a creature? They are not people. They are not animals either. In this book, you will meet creatures big and small. Some of them are friendly. Some of them are not! Some of them have magics. First you will meet a huge English giant (巨人), Bolster. Bolster is big, but not very clever. He is also not very nice. One day, Bolster falls in. love with a girl... After this you will meet a Japanese kettle (壶). A kettle? A kettle is not a creature! No, but this funny, talking kettle was not always a kettle. | After this you will meet an ogre, a very ugly giant. A boy called Jack climbs a magical beanstalk (豆茎) and visits his castles. The ogre is not friendly to his visitor! Next is a story about Sadko, a normal Russian musician. People don't enjoy the music Sadko plays. But someone huge and frightening likes it. This creature makes Sadko very happy. Last you will meet Rumpelstiltskin, a manikin (侏儒). He is very small and ugly, but he knows magic. He helps a young girl. But he wants something from her—something she loves very much. What happens to creatures? Read on and find out.
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Matt and his wife lived in the country. One day a fair came to the nearby town.
"Let's go to the fair, Matt." his wife said. "We didn't go anywhere for a long time"
Matt thought about this for a while. He knew he would have to spend money at the fair. At last he said, "All right, but I'm not going to spend much money."
They went to the fair and looked at all the things. There were many things Matt's wife wanted to buy, but he would not let her spend any money.
Then, they saw a small airplane.
"Fun flights!" the notice said." $10 for 10 minutes."
Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight. However, he didn't want to pay for his wife. "I've only got S10,"he told the pilot. "Can my wife come with me for free" The pilot wasn't selling many tickets, so he said, "I'll make a bargain (协议) with you. If your wife doesn't scream (尖叫) or shout, she can have a free flight." Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife.
The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down. When the plane landed, the pilot said, "OK, your wife didn't make a sound. She can have her ride free."
"Thank you," Matt said. "It wasn't easy for her, you know, especially when she fell out."
Think your winter is cold? Temperatures in Yakutsk (雅库茨克) fell to -62.7℃ in January this year—the coldest in more than twenty years, scientists say.
Yakutsk is the capital of Russia's Sakha Republic. It is just 300 miles south of the Arctic Circle(北极圈). It is widely thought of as the coldest city in the world. People there know the key to keeping warm: Just dress warmly, like a cabbage. In the winter, the city is covered with "ice fog". That happens when air is so cold that warmer air from houses, people and cars can't go up.
Pyotr Beketov built Yakutsk in 1、632. Today, it is the scientific, cultural and economic center for the Russian Far East Federal Region. The city has a population of more than 330,000. They mainly live on dairy products(奶制品), meat and fish. Although there are rich natural resources(资源),many people live a poor life. Some even live in places worse than their farm animals' living places. The city also has some special museums. Permafrost Kingdom is one of the most popular, It is an underground museum with beautiful ice sculpture (冰雕). Its summers are cool, but visiting Yakutsk in winter is not a good idea.
It you want to experience this kind of life in Yakutsk, please come and see.
① Where it is. ② When "ice fog" happens.
③ How people keep warm in the winter. ④ What people usually do in the winter.
Tigers live in the forests of Asia. They are usually 1 and black. Tigers are symbols of strength and courage. They are important to the environment. Because they are 2 the food chain (链条) in the forest and keep the number of other wild animals in balance (平衡).
In recent years, tigers are in great 3 . Some people hunt and kill tigers for money. People 4 a lot of trees as well. As forests disappear, tigers lose homes. The number of tigers was around 100 000. But today that number has dropped to a few thousand. We must take the tigers 5 and do something about to save them.
It was a hot afternoon. A lion was sitting on the grass outside and fell asleep.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes. Something moved fast. He put up his paw and caught it 1 .It was a small animal: a grey 2 .
"Please let me go."
"No! You ran all over my back! You jumped on my head! And you woke 3 up from a nice dream. How rude you are!" said the lion.
"Please don't eat me!"
"Eat you? 4 do I want to eat you? You are much too small," said the lion. "No, I will not eat you. I must punish (惩罚) you. Be 5 to die, little mouse."
"Oh, please let me go," cried the mouse. "My children are too young to look after themselves. 6 you kill me, they will have no mother. They will die, too."
"I don't care about your children." said the lion.
"Please," cried the mouse again. "I promise that I will 7 you."
"I am the biggest and strongest animal in the world. You, a very small animal, will help me? That's 8 !" The lion thought about the mouse helping him. He began to 9 . It was a silly idea.
The lion did not laugh often. The little mouse's words made him laugh. He was so happy. The lion was not really angry 10 the mouse. He let the mouse go, and forgot all about her.
Nowadays, home robots are becoming more common in people's life. They are making a turkey dinner in America, washing clothes in (Japanese), or keeping elderly company (陪伴) in France.
These robots can make people (comfortable) than before, and perform tasks such as carrying drinks and cleaning our houses. Some people say they are great, it-others worry they could have a bad influence on our lives. What do you think? Are home robots . good idea?
Yes-they make everything easier
Nobody likes housework. So why not get a home robot to do it? It won't get (bore) when it's working. It can help its owners (主人) to take care of (they) pets as well. Robots can be our friends and stop us (feel) lonely by being with us.
No-we should not depend on home robots
The more people depend on home robots, the faster they will forget how to do things. I (agree) home robots do all chores for us. When the robot breaks down, people could be unable to remember how to clean or cook. If a home robot does everything for people, people (become) lazy. Although we can (easy) get robots to help us, doing housework is also a good way to stay active and keep healthy.
Please prepare your oven and mouth. Let's make delicious cookies.
Ways of making crispy sugar cookies
①Get your ingredients. 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, 5 cups flour (面粉), 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup milk.
②Mix the butter and sugar until light and fluffv (蓬松的). Then mix in the eggs at a time.
③Make the dough (面团). Mix the flour, baking soda and salt together. Then cover the dough with a cloth and put it in the fridge for 15 to 30 minutes.
④Shape the cookies. Roll out (辗平) the dough to about 0.3cm thick. Then cut out the shapes you want.
⑤Bake the cookies. Put the cookies in the oven and wait for about 10 minutes or until they are light brown.
⑥Cool the cookies. Once the cookies are baked, take them out and leave them cool. This will make sure that they get nice and crispy.
Tips
①Make sure that the butter is/ nt room temperature.
②Remember to preheat (预热) the oven. If the oven is too hot or too cold, you will not get the crispy cookies you want.
③Before baking, put the cookies about 5cmapart. If the cookies are too close, they will melt to each other.
