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Every Saturday，Eileen watched for Grandpa riding toward her house on bicycle. But today，Eileen knew that 1 would not hear the ring﹣ring of Grandpa's bicycle bell（铃声）. There would be no Saturday picnic in the park either， 2 Grandpa had a knee operation last week. Now he needs a walking stick wherever he goes.
Sitting with worry，Eileen was lost in thought. Suddenly，Eileen had an idea. She took out her birthday money — 10 dollars and told Mum her wonderful plan 3 . A few minutes later，she ran downstairs. Her4 was waiting for her. Eileen pedalled（踩踏板） down the road. Ring﹣ring sang her bicycle bell to tell 5 walker that she was coming.
She pedalled and stopped at a fruit market，chose some fresh apples and paid 2 dollars. Then she stopped at the cheese table and6 half a pound of cheese，handing the waiter 3 dollars. Eileen put all the food7 her bicycle basket. Wearing a bright smile，she finally stopped in front of a gift shop. She parked her bike and took out her last 8 dollars from her pocket carefully. It was just enough to buy what she needed.
"Sir，I want a bell for my Grandpa's stick. "said Eileen with her eyes shining.
"Here you are. "The owner of the shop gave her a/an 9 bell.
As soon as Eileen 10 the bell，she added it to her basket and hopped on her bike. Instead of heading for home，Eileen arrived at a different building. She parked her bike，gathered 11 she had bought in a bag and knocked on the door. A man with a walking stick opened it.
"Why are you here？You know I 12 not ride bikes to our picnic. "Grandpa said with his head down.
"I brought the picnic here，" said Eileen. "And also a 13 for you!" Eileen answered happily. Grandpa14 the bag that Eileen offered. Surprised by what he saw，Grandpa hugged his Eileen and couldn't help laughing because of his granddaughter's act of 15 .
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Museums in Washington DC | ||
| ⒈Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Natural History Museums Charge：free Opening：10：00 AM﹣5：30 PM （Monday—Sunday） | By MEMCLT The best part for me was the Mammals exhibition. There are many kinds of animals t ha y you may never seen anywhere. Another favourite is the dinosaur exhibition. They looked so real that I could even imagine their daily lives. October 21，2023 |
| ⒉National Gallery of Art Art Museums Charge：free Opening：10：00 AM ﹣3：00 PM （Monday— Friday） | By AR4024 This national art museum holds over 141，000 works of western art. You can easily spend a day here. Entry is free，you just need to book your ticket（s）online. November 9，2023 |
| ⒊National Air and Space Museum Speciality Museums Charge：free Opening：9：00 AM ﹣ 5：00 PM [Monday —Friday] 10：00 AM—4：00 PM （Saturday—Sunday） | By shoshanaOT A trip to Washington DC must include a first hand look at the history from the Wright Brothers and Kitty Hawk to the moon and back!There are 24 exhibitions. What a wonderful experience!!!! July 2，2023 |
| ⒋United States Holocaust Memorial Museum History Museums Charge：free Opening：10：00 AM ﹣5：30 PM （Monday — Sunday） | By Britteny， 11. 30 You cannot describe a visit to this excellent museum as fun，but you can definitely describe it as important. This is a place to see，know and remember the past. By the way. there were a lot of videos and reading of displays to enjoy. May 15，2023 |
Do you like eating lemons？In France，there is a very special festival—the Lemon Festival. Every year，the French town of Menton holds the festival and it usually takes place between mid﹣February until March.
▲. In 1929，Menton became the first producer of lemons. This fruit is loved by the world's best cooks. In the late nineteenth century，a town parade was held to encourage Menton's winter tourism（旅游业），princes and artists filled the great and comfortable hotels or their own fantastic houses. Because of its great success，the streets were beautifully planted with lemons in the following years. Then
Sleepy Menton becomes a world of color during the festival time. Every year，around 145 tons of oranges and lemons are sent into the town. Over 300 workers work together to make huge sculptures（雕塑） out of fruits，animals and so on. More than 230，000 visitors will come together and have fun. Along with a daily Lemon and Orange Exhibition，the lemons and oranges will be sorted by hand and sold at a special Sunday market.
Today，the Lemon Festival is still one of the largest winter events in French Riviera. So if you go to France during that time，make sure you experience the festival there!
My father is lucky. He falls asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow（枕头）. However，my mother is not so lucky. Sleep usually takes longer to come，counting sheep may be the answer. With their eyes closed，people picture a line of white sheep. Then，they count as each sheep jump over a fence.
This method（方法） is as old as time. Some people believe it comes from the Islamic（伊斯兰教的） culture. While others believe it started with shepherds（牧羊人） in old Britain. They couldn't get to sleep at night because they were worried about all of the sheep in the field. So they would calm themselves by counting the sheep up to make sure they were all safe.
A team of scientists at Oxford University carried out a study on counting sheep. They aimed to see if the method really worked. They put 41 people with sleep problems in three groups. The first group went to sleep in their normal ways. And group two needed to imagine peaceful scenes like waterfalls to help them fall asleep. The last group counted sheep.
The scientists got some interesting results. The people in the second group got to sleep around 20 minutes faster than usual. However，those in the last group took longer than usual to fall asleep. The scientists believed counting sheep made the people feel nervous. As a result，they had more difficulty falling asleep. So，it looks like counting sheep may not be the answer for people with sleep problems.
When falling asleep，it is likely to be more helpful to make the mind filled with something relaxing rather than active. "You have to keep record of those sheep. It takes a lot of work to count them all up. " said Michael Decker，Ph. D，you can try taking a bath to help fall asleep. You can also think about a quiet beach or a walk in the woods. "
Remember next time，no more sheep in your bed.
For as long as I could remember，every Saturday night Mama would sit down by the kitchen table and take out the money Papa had brought home. It would be put in different stacks（堆）.
"For the rent and bills，"Mama would say， "this is for food and that is for repairing Katrin's shoes. "
"Teacher says this week we'll need notebooks. " That would be my sister Christine and brother Nels.
Sitting with nervous，we would watch the only money being divided into more stacks. At last Papa would ask， "Is it enough？"And when Mama nodded，"Mama'd say， "we do not have to go to the Bank. "
That Bank Account（账户） of Mama's was a wonderful thing. Whatever happened，we knew that there was always a Bank Account. No one else had money in a big bank downtown.
When Christine and Nels graduated and wanted to go on to high schools，Mama looked at the stacks of money for a long time， "It will cost some money
"I will get a work after school. " Nels volunteered.
Then Papa thought for a while，and suddenly he said "I will give up smoking. "
"Is good，"Mama smiled. "And I will help in the store nearby. See？We did not have to go down to the Bank. "
We all felt good. In the following years，we passed all difficulties without having to go downtown and draw money out of Mama's Bank Account.
Last year，I sold my first story. When the check（支票） came，I hurried to Mama and put it in her hand.
"For you，"I said， "to put in your Bank Account. "I said excitedly.
Mama fingered the check and looked at Papa. It was the first time that I noticed how old they looked.
"Is good，" she said and her eyes were pleased，"Will you go with me，Katrin？"
"That won't be necessary，Mama. See？Just hand it to the bank teller（出纳员） and he'll add it into your account. "
Mama stopped for a time and looked at me. "There is no account，"she continued. "In all my life，I've never been inside a Bank. "
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On the Xiao River in Hebei Province，China，stands a special stone arch（拱门），400 years，the bridge is the oldest stone arch bridge in the world. It is 50. 82 meters long and 9. 6 meters wide. And on both sides of the bridge，which help the stone bridge stand still for thousands of years. Every day，the river goes through the bridge hole. When there is a flood（洪水），the Zhaozhou Bridge has gone through the tests of many floods，earthquakes and traffic.
The Zhaozhou Bridge is not only strong，but also beautiful. There are all kinds of carvings（雕刻图案） on the bridge. Because of these fantastic works
As an important connection，the Zhaozhou Bridge has helped the communications on boths ides of the Xiao River. And it still remains in use today，like the Eiffel Tower in France，the Zhaozhou bridge is "the Treasure of China".
A. It is 9. 6 meters wide.
B. Beautiful and fantastic.
C. A famous bridge builder called Li Chun.
D. It is one of the greatest treasures in China.
E. The Zhaozhou Bridge is in Hebei province.
F. river can also go through these small arches.
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Have you ever visited the space yet？Many people dream of travelling into the space， it usually costs too much. Luckily，an unusual TV show called Space Hero is here（make） people's dream come true.
Space Hero is the world's first real show in space. It is open to anyone who is
（old） than eighteen. （million） of men and women are interested in it. Only some of them can be chosen to take part in difficult space tasks for final trip. After passing different （exam），people who join in the training will get ready to live in the space. Finally，everyone can watch the show online and pick
（they） favourite person through the Internet. Three （America） travellers have been sent into the space station successfully. And they have stayed there with another astronaut ten days.
"We want to make it possible for everyone to get closer to the space，" said the director of Space Hero. "And I hope that one day the show（encourage） more common people to take part in the space travel. "
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One of my favourite great books is Alex Rider：Storm breaker. It is a series of spy（间谍） novels about a fourteen﹣year﹣old （小孩） named Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz. So far，the writer has finished （八） books about Alex. The story started when Alex knew his uncle was （死的；去 世的） in an accident. In order to find the truth，he joined in MI6 and became a spy.
（在…之中） all the spies，he was the youngest but also the smartest. My favourite part of the book is when he （上学） Point Blanc School. Alex soon realized that the students were all （工具） of a terrible plan. One day，he followed some bad men. But later，he was （找不到的；失踪的） in a strange place. There was nobody to help but （他自己） . As clever as he was，he discovered the whole plan and escaped from the danger （安全地）. Today，some series of Alex Rider has been made into movies. So （管理） your time or you may lose yourselves in the world of Alex Rider.
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