Long ago, there was a queen 1 lived in a palace. She felt 2 and said to her advisor (顾问), "All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone3 that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize 4 this crown."
Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with 5. The advisor suggested, "What you are looking for cannot 6 to you. You must look for it by 7. What about a journey?"
The queen was interested 8 the idea, so she started immediately. 9 she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. "Why have I never 10 my palace so beautiful?"
The queen spent one year 11. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling (闪烁) at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing？She12. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She 13 learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she has seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller 14 nothing was left.
She found 15 thing at last, it was the world.
Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous 1 in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her 2 life she made 70 movies!
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the 3 near her home. A movie director 4 her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted so well that she 5 the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.
In 1925, she had an agreement with a 6 studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave 7 a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars (伤疤) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not 8. She conitnued to act.
It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 9. She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months, 10 seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
I once did a year of voluntary service in a residential(居住的) home for people with learning disabilities. It was set in an English village deep in the countryside, quite different from my home in Sweden. One of my fellow volunteers, a girl from Tanzania, seemed a little unhappy, so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a friend back home who had financial difficulties and maybe it was impossible for her to complete her university courses.
So this friend of mine had sent all her money to Tanzania to support her friend! This meant that she didn't have much food to eat and no money to go anywhere outside the village.
I was so moved and I felt I had to do something. So, during my next trip to one of the nearby towns I walked into a shop. I didn't have much money left myself but I thought I'd buy her an extra box of chocolate we both liked and some rice. I started talking to the woman (also a volunteer) working in the shop and finally told her about my friend.
The woman looked at me, amazed. "Does she eat pasta?" she asked. "Yes," I replied. She immediately started loading a bag with pasta, cookies, and other things until the bag was full. "Give her this for me. It's my treat!" I couldn't believe it but accepted with happiness. As I left the shop to go home with my unexpected bag of food. I asked the woman her name. "Just Gloria," she said.
Imagine my friend's face when I arranged the gifts on my kitchen table and attracted her from room to see! I had never seen her so happy! A few weeks later she found Gloria in the shop and thanked her in person.
These two extraordinary(非凡的) women really showed me what true kindness and compassion(同情) are, and the impression will stay with me for the rest of my life!
① Gloria gave some food to my friend.
② My friend thanked Gloria in person.
③ My friend from Tanzania gave out all her money.
④ I told my friend's story to another volunteer.
⑤ I went to a shop to buy some food.
Dr Seuss was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They combine(结合) funny words, pictures, and social opinion. Children enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish(刊登) it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children's books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.
In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. The story is about a cat who tries to entertain(娱乐) two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words, which is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.
What would happen if you tried to blow a soap bubble in very cold weather? Would you have to hit it to break it? These questions happened to me on a cold winter day. It was too cold to play in the snow, but it was a perfect time to experiment(实验) with blowing frozen bubble.
To blow frozen(结冰的) bubbles, I used dish washing soap. I chose a place out of the wind, and blew bubbles in the same way I always do. I watched to see what would happen. Here's what I learned.
If the temperature is low enough, the skin of the bubbles frosts over(结霜), becoming cloudy instead of clear. And what about the rainbow turning over you see in soap bubble? The rainbow colours still stay even when the bubble frost, but they don't turn over any more. The bubbles still stay in the air. They don't fall to the ground any faster than they would on a warm summer day.
When these frozen bubbles break, they don't turn into small water drops as summer bubbles do. They turn into flashing rainbow confetti(碎屑) and move slowly to the ground. Sometimes a frozen bubble will roll across the snow without breaking. If nothing disturbs(打扰) the bubble, it may stay there for a long time. Sometimes I can catch a bubble and hold it until the beat of my hand makes it pop.
I learnt another thing about blowing frozen bubbles. It's so interesting that I want to try it again next year.
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In our life, we may meet persons with different personalities(性格). Read about the following and find out!
A Dreamer thinks there is a "right" way to do things. Many are good listeners and like to help others. Many Dreamers work as teachers, and often lead others. Famous Dreamers: Mahatma Gandhi (圣雄甘地), Angelina Julie.
A Partner wants to be in a group. They consider tradition to be of great value. Partners are often serious, careful people. Many do well as teachers, managers and police officers. Famous Partners: Queen Elizabeth II, Mother Teresa.
They like to deal with problems and make new things. Thinkers can also be active. They like to win. They have very strong opinions. Many Thinkers work as scientists, inventors and engineers. Famous Thinkers: Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking.
Artists want to be free. They also like trying new things. Like Thinkers, many Artists have strong opinions. They are creative and do well as musicians and actors. Famous Artists: American famous singer Madonna.
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A. For Thinkers, understanding things is very important B. What is your personality type? C. They don't want to follow the rules all the time D. For this person, rules are important E. This person wants to live in the "perfect world" |
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