Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car driving along at 22 miles per hour.
He thought to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a 1!" So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.
Getting closer to the car, he noticed that there were 2 old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back wide eyed and pale faced.
The driver, who knew 3 about what happened, said to him, "Officer, I don't understand. I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the 4?"
"Ma'am," the officer replied, "you weren't speeding, but you should know that driving 5 than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers. The same as a speeder."
"No, sir. I was doing the speed limit—exactly twenty-two miles an hour!'' The old woman said in a 6 voice. The officer, almost unable to control his chuckle, explained to her that "22" was the route 7, not the speed limit.
A bit embarrassed, the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for 8 her misunderstanding.
"But 9 I let you go, ma'am, I have to ask... Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem to be 10 badly and they haven't made a single sound this whole time," the officer asked.
"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute. We just got off Route 119."
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| Do you feel bored with the upcoming summer? We asked parents for ideas for things that teens can do and here are some suggestions for fun activities for you to do in the summer. #1________ Visit older family members and interview them about the past of your family. You could use a smart phone to record some of the conversation. Things to ask about: What did you eat? •Who was your favorite family member? •What did you do to make yourself happy? •What was it like when you were a teenager? #2_________ Not only will you make your parents really happy, but you will find all those lost CDs /books /socks that are hidden under the bed. You can now have a yard sale for the things you no longer want, and make yourself some pocket money at the same time. #3_________ Put together a memory book. It could be about primary or junior school since you're heading to high school: •friends made •best memories •favorite teachers •favorite subjects •hopes /feelings about going to high school, etc. #4__________ Get down and work on the farm and have a bit of fun. You never know you might love driving tractors and feeding cows and horses. If nothing else, it will give you a good taste of what a hard life farming is. |
a. Clear out Your Room
b. Create a Memory Book
c. Help on a Nearby Farm
d. Discover Family History
Clara Daly was sitting on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when she heard a worried voice over the loudspeaker: "Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?"
Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call button. An air hostess came by and explained the situation. "We have a passenger on the plane who's blind and deaf," she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the air hostesses couldn't understand what he needed.
Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help blind and deaf people and she knew she'd be able to finger spell into the man's palm. So she rose from her seat, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt by the seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she signed, "How are you? Are you OK?" Cook asked for some water.
When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.
"He didn't need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk," Clara said.
So for the next hour, she talked about her family and her plans for the future. Cook told Clara how he had become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn't see her, she "looked attentively at his face with such kindness," a passenger reported.
"Clara was amazing," an air hostess told Alaska Airlines in an interview. "You could tell Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel."
Cook's reply: "Best trip I've ever had."
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Thousands of years ago, Britain was covered by thick forests, home to many animals which no longer live in the United Kingdom. There were wolves and bears, many different kinds of deer and large wild cows. There were less than four million people. They lived in small villages protected by wooden walls from the animals outside.
All this has changed, of course. Now the population of the United Kingdom has increased to sixty-five million. Three-quarters of Britain is covered with fields, towns or cities. Although 25 percent of land is countryside, new methods of farming mean that there are fewer birds and small animals living in fields than ever before. The United Kingdom is one of the few countries in the world that does not have a large wild animal that eats meat. In Scotland there are only 400 wildcats, but these are much smaller than wolves.
Some people would like to change things, however! Some organizations and writers say that Britain needs to become more natural again. They suggest that trees and plants that grew in the UK before towns and cities were built should be allowed to grow again. They even say that large wild animals which have not lived in the UK should be helped to return and live wild. They call this "rewilding".
Not everyone agrees. In the last twenty years, over one million trees which at first grew in Scotland have been planted and there are plans for more—but wild animals? Some people ask if wolves will attack sheep or even humans. They are also angry that rewilding might mean an end to walking in the hills which so many people enjoy. So far there are no wolves or bears in Britain's forests—but soon there might be!
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A. Actions speak louder than words. B. Another proverb says "Love is blind." C. He was also famous for his proverbs. D. This means that money should not be wasted. E. He included many proverbs that he had heard or created. |
A proverb is a short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old.
In American history, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution.
Franklin wrote a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac". Some of them are still used today, like this one: "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like, "A penny saved is a penny earned."
Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, "All is fair in love and war." They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.
Here is another popular saying about love: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Some people believe that a woman can win a man's love if she prepares his favorite foods.
"" This proverb is true in love and war or other situations. It means that what you do is more important than what you say.
We have to stop here, so we must say, "All good things must come to an end."
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The summer holiday was coming but Zach was a little sad. He would have to move the holiday, leaving his friends and his tree house. The tree house was Zach's favorite place to go to when he wanted to be alone. He also liked his friends there. They would play for .
Zach told his mom, "I don't want to move. I'm going to miss my friends. I'm also going to miss my tree house. I want to take it with me." "Zach, but we have to your father's changed his job. He is already waiting for us. You will have a much bedroom, and you will meet new friends at your new school," his mom. Zach wasn't so sure.
When Zach and his mom arrived, Dad took Zach to the backyard. There, Zach saw a big tree house. "Wow!" Zach shouted. "This is great!" All of a sudden, Zach heard a voice. "Are you moving in? My name is Joey and I live next Can I have a look at your tree house?"
"I think I'm going to it here after all!" Zach told his mom and dad that night.
A: Oh no! My phone just died. ?
B: Of course! Here you are.
A: ! I'll only be a minute.
(Some minutes later)
A: A lot of thanks again. I was calling my mom. .
B: Great! I hear your mom is really nice.
A: Yes, she really is. But my mom is talkative. She talks to everybody, even people who she doesn't know.
B: Wow! That's interesting. OK. ?
A: My dad is very funny. But I don't think he knows he's very funny.
B: . Sounds like a nice family.
A: Yeah. I think so too.
