Spring came, most of the little girls in the school wore pretty new clothes. The little girl still wore the same dirty dress, although she had worn it all winter. The teacher sighed. The little girl was so nice! She always worked hard at school and she was always polite and friendly, 1 her face was dirty and her hair was untidy.
One day the teacher said, "Will you wash your2 before you come to school tomorrow morning? Please do that for me." The teacher could see the girl was pretty 3 the dirt.
The next morning the child's pretty face appeared. Her hair was clean too.4the little girl went home that afternoon, the teacher said "Dear, please ask your mother to wash your dress."
But the little girl still wore the dirty dress." Her mother probably doesn't 5 her, " the teacher thought. So she bought a bright 6 dress for her. The child 7 the gift and hurried home as fast as she could.
The next morning she came to school in the new blue dress and told the teacher 8, "This morning I tried on this new dress. My mother was9when she saw me. It's a pity that my 10went to work. But we will meet at dinner this evening."
When her father saw his girl in the new blue dress, he looked at her for a long time and hugged his pretty little girl. When the family sat down to eat dinner he was so surprised to find a 11on the table." What's happening today?" he thought. The family had 12 used such a thing before. "What is it for?" he asked.
"We're going to make here tidier with it," his wife said. "It isn't nice to have a house that is dirty and untidy when our daughter is so 13."
After dinner the mother started to14the floors. Her husband went outside into the back yard and began to repair the broken fence. They decided to try their best to keep the15in the house.
Different students like different things. Some like movies, some like games, and some like sports. Now let's take a look!
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The app Forest helps me pay attention to what I am doing. For example, if I want to read a book for an hour, I "plant" a seed in the app. During this time, I can't use my phone. As time goes by, the seed will grow into a tree. But if I use my phone, the tree will die. —Betty King | |
| What was the hottest movie last summer? I would say it was Ne Zha. The movie shows Ne Zha in his present life. Since he was a demon* in his past life, people in his village think he is still bad. Ne Zha believes he can choose to be good or bad. In both the old and new stories, Ne Zha keeps fighting and never gives up. That's why people still love him today. —Anna White | My favourite book is The Likeness. It tells the story of five students. And they live together happily in Ireland. But one day, one of them betrays* the others. The story becomes sad from there. I learned a lot from this book, such as the key to making friends. —James Smith |
Little birds talk with their sisters and brothers in their nest*. They make a sound for food. Mum tells them to be quiet when danger comes. But now a new study finds that kind of talk begins long before the babies are born. Even in the eggs, they can talk with each other and know when to get out or when to keep waiting.
To check that finding, a team of scientists from Spain watched unborn birds carefully in Salvora Island. Over there, sea birds produce eggs and minks* eat baby birds. So it is quite a dangerous place for baby birds. Knowing when to come out of the egg is a matter of life and death.
Scientists collected sea bird eggs and put them into two groups. When minks come, a parent will give warning calls to the baby birds. Scientists played those calls for one group. While the other group stayed in a safe box. They would never hear such calls.
When scientists put all the eggs together, they found something surprising: after receiving warning calls, the eggs vibrated* more than the others. Those vibrations moved from one egg to another. It was just like there were ears in the eggs. It was clear that unborn birds talked with their sisters and brothers about danger.
①collected bird eggs ②played warning calls ③put eggs together ④put eggs in group
Traffic lights are red, yellow and green. They are very important signals. Traffic lights are usually put at busy street corners to help control* traffic. Sometimes, they are on streets near schools and shops, too. Most young children are taught what each of the colored lights means, so everybody can stay safe.
The first traffic signals were used for trains. The signals were put alongside railway tracks. The color red was used to mean "stop" because it warned people of danger. A red light was also the easiest color to see far away. Train drivers could see the red "stop" light ahead and had enough time to slow down and stop their trains. A green light was used to mean "take care" and a white light meant "go".
However, there were many dangerous accidents on the train tracks. Some train drivers thought a star shining in the night sky was a white light that meant "go". So the signals were swapped. The "go" light was changed to green and the "take care" light was changed to white.
During these times, people travelled by train or in carts pulled by horses. Years later, when cars were built, people began to drive them because they could travel much faster than horses. However, the road rules for drivers were not very clear and many people were hurt crossing the roads. Yellow warning signs had to be put on the side of the roads to warn drivers to take care and allow people to cross safely.
Today, towns and cities all over the world have traffic lights. Red and green lights match the signals used on the railways. Yellow lights are easy to see, so they are used to warn drivers that they should slow down and prepare to stop.
a. A white light b. A green light c. A yellow light
Jo was the first to wake up on Christmas morning, but soon they were all awake and they went downstairs.
Mrs March was out. Meg looked at the gifts for her mother. The gifts were in a basket under a chair, ready to bring out at the right time. "Where is Amy's bottle of perfume?"
"She went to put some pretty paper round it, I think," said Jo.
Suddenly, they heard the outside door close.
"Here's Mother! Hide the basket, quick!" said Jo.
But it was Amy. She ran to the shop and changed the little bottle of perfume for a big one.
Then there was another bang from the front door, and the basketball was pushed back under the chair. The girls ran to the table, ready for their breakfast.
"Happy Christmas, Mother!" they shouted.
"Happy Christmas, little daughters!" said Mrs. March.
Then the smile disappeared from her face. "Girls, listen. Not far away is a poor woman, Mrs Hummel, with a new baby. Her six children are in one bed, trying to keep warm, as they have no wood* for a fire. There is nothing to eat and they are hungry and cold. Will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas gift?"
For a minute no one spoke. But a lot of words came into the girls' mind.
"Are they hungry to die?"
"Are their clothes all worn out?"
"Will you offer to help them?"…
Then Jo said, "Mother, I'm so glad you came back before we began to eat!" and the girls quickly began to put their breakfast in a basket.
"I knew you would do it," said Mr, March, smiling.
She took the girls to a cold, uncomfortable little room in an old building. There they found a sick* mother, a crying baby, and a group of children with white, afraid faces. The children were on the bed under a blanket*, trying to keep warm.
The girls couldn't believe what they had seen. They looked at the kids on the bed, open-mouthed.
The woman almost cried with happiness when she saw the girls. With wood for a fire, Mrs. March gave the mother tea and hot food, then she dressed the little baby gently. The girls put the children round the fire and fed them like hungry birds.
Although the girls ate nothing, no one was happier than those hungry young girls who gave away their breakfast on Christmas morning.
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What can make people cheer in every corner of the world? The answer can only be soccer, one of the most popular sports in the world. For (十亿) of people, it's not just a game— it's a way of life.
In Sao Paulo, Brazil, many children play soccer barefoot. They are too poor to buy shoes, but they can't stop the game. Playing soccer means everything for (当地的) people. It's so exciting. They can't imagine a life without soccer. Many world-class soccer players like Pele, Ronaldo once learned the game in those poor (地区).
Everyone can have great fun with the soccer ball. You can run (在外面) and enjoy fresh air, keeping the ball moving on the grass and (如果) you get a good chance, shoot for a goal! "Soccer gives us a (味道) of freedom." said Ronaldo.
FIFA gives a (报告) that over 240,000,000 people in more than 200 countries are (感兴趣的) in playing soccer today. In China, more schools decide (设置) up soccer lessons. Soccer is the (象征) of joy, friendship and success.
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| 小词典 ahead adv.提前地 mink n.水貂 sick adj.生病的 betray v.背叛 nest n.巢 sigh v.叹气 blanket n.毯子 perfume n. 香水 signal n.信号 control v.控制 railway track铁路轨道 vibrate v.震动 demon n.恶魔 repair v.修补 wood n.木柴 fence n.栅栏;篱笆 seed n.种子 |
