Three friends decided to sail around the world in a small yacht. They loaded it with food and water and set off. They travelled to many beautiful places, and were having a wonderful time.
Until one day, when they had been at sea for about a month, a fierce storm blew up.
Great waves crashed down on their yacht.
The mast broke and the yacht was soon thrown against some rocks near adeserted island.
The three friends were able to struggle to the island, taking with them as much
1 as they could carry.
Not a tree, not a bush, not a flower, grew on the island.
There was not an animal of any kind, not 2 a bird or an insect.
For a few weeks the three men were able to live on the food they had saved, but at last it was gone—except for one piece of bread.
They decided that whoever had the best dream the next night could have the bread.
The next morning they took 3 describing their dreams.
The first man said that he had dreamed he was in the world's most wonderful restaurant. He had eaten the finest meal of his life and drunk some of the finest wines. He said it was one of the best dreams he had ever had.
The second man described how he had dreamed about a magic carpet. Sitting on this carpet, he had travelled to all the wonderful places in the world and been the guest of great kings and queens. It had been a truly exciting dream.
The men who had described their dreams then turned to the third man.
Tell us your 4, they said.
My dream was very simple, he said. I dreamed that the bread was going bad and would soon be moldy. I didn't want to waste bread, so as soon as I woke up I5it.
A motorist was driving along a country road when he was passed by a chicken.
It ran past his car as if the car was standing still, but in fact, he was travelling at 80 miles an hour. He couldn't believe his 1. How could a chicken possibly run faster than a car?
I don't believe this, the motorist thought. It must be a trick. There isn't a chicken in the world.
He accelerated and roared after the chicken, but it had disappeared. Soon, however, the motorist reached a farmhouse.
The farmer was standing outside his house, leaning on the gate, looking down the road.
The motorist stopped his car, got out and walked up to the 2.
I have just seen the most amazing thing, he said to the farmer. A chicken passed me. It must have been running at 80 miles an hour or more.
Ah, the framer said, That was one of mine.
One of yours! The motorist exclaimed. But how can any chicken run that fast?
Well, it's like this, the motorist explained. People around here like to eat chicken 3 so there's a big demand for them in the soups.
He smiled at the motorist, then continued with his story.
I decided I'd make more money if I could try to breed chickens with three legs instead of two. I experimented, and it wasn't long before I was breeding three-legged chickens. It's that extra leg that makes them so 4, he concluded.
That's very interesting, the motorist said. And what do these three-legged chickens taste like?
I don't know, The farmer said. Unfortunately, I've never been able to 5 one.
A. Ben Johnson, who lived from 1572 to 1637, and who was also a famous writer of plays, called Shakespeare Sweet Swan of Avon. Shakespeare has been known as The Swan of Avon ever since.
B. Shakespeare soon began to act and to write plays. By 1592 he was an important member of a well-known acting company, and in 1599 the famous Globe Theatre was built on the south bank of the river Thames. It was in this theatre that most of his plays were performed and, like all Elizabeth theatres, it was a round building with the stage in the centre open to the sky. If it rained, the actors got wet! If the weather was too bad, there was no performance.
C. While still a teenager of nineteen, William married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter eight years older than himself. We don't know how he earned his living during these early years. He may have helped his father in the family business or he may have been a country schoolmaster for a time. During these years his three children were born: Susanna, the eldest, then twins—a son, Hamlet (not Hamlet! ), and another girl, Judith. In 1587 Shakespeare went to work in London, leaving Anne and the children at home. One story says this was because he killed some deer which belonged to a rich landowner nearby, and that he had to run away from the law.
D. By 1603, the year when Queen Elizabeth I died, Shakespeare was already the leading poet and dramatist of his time. He continued to write for the next ten years, but in 1613 he finally stopped writing and went to live in Stratford where he died in 1616. He was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.
E. The parents did not guess that their son, William, was going to be such an important figure in English poetry and drama, and that his plays would still be acted four hundred years later —not only in England, but also all over the world!
F. In April 1564 a son was born to John and Mary Shakespeare at Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. His mother was the daughter of Robert Arden, an important farmer in Warwickshire. His father was a rich citizen whose business was making and
selling leather gloves.
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Gentlemen, the first time machine, Professor Grainger proudly said. His three friends looked at it. It was a machine with a switch, a dial, and a red button. All you have to do is hold it in your hand, set the date you want, press the button, and you're there!
Dr. Smedley, one of the other three scientists, picked it up and held it carefully in his hand. But the question is, does it work? Can you really travel back to the past?
Of course! said the professor. I've tested it myself several times.
Suddenly Dr. Smedley turned on the machine and began changing the dial.
What are you doing, you idiot! shouted Professor Grainger, and he tried to take the machine away from Smedley.
Leave me alone! shouted Smedley. Don't try to stop me! I'm going back to 1917! Why? shouted the professor. Because I want to find my grandfather and kill him. He was a terrible man. He made my grandmother's life impossible, and my parents' too. I've always wanted to do this! He pressed the red button.
Smedley was standing in a field. He knew exactly where he was. He was near the village where he lived when he was a child. He remembered everything very clearly. He walked along the road towards his grandfather's farm. He passed a young boy working in the fields and shouted to him, Hey, you! What year is it? What year? 1917, of course, answered the boy. He looked surprised.
On the way Smedley picked up a strong piece of wood. When he got to the farm he saw a young man with red hair standing outside. The man was hitting a dog savagely with a whip. Smedley recognized him at once.
Stop that! shouted Smedley. His grandfather turned and looked at him. Who are you? Why shouldn't I hit my dog if I want to? Smedley hit him on the head with the piece of wood.
Sixty years later Professor Grainger said proudly, Gentle, the first time machine.
His two friends looked at it.
Life today has many problems. One of the biggest is p. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes d. It kills our fish and pollutes ours drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and makes us become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most s kind of pollution. It's bad to living things in the world.
We need to do a lot of fights against pollution. Factories must clean their w water before it is thrown away, and they mustn't blow dirty smoke into the air. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same year. If there are f people driving on the road, there will be less pollution.
(Mrs. Li is going to JST Hospital. She is asking the way. ) A: Excuse me.
B: Yes?
A:
B: It's quite far from here.
A:
B: It's about 5 kilometers away.
A: How can I get there?
B:
A: Is the hospital near the bus stop?
B: Yes. When you get off the bus, walk along the road and turn right at the first crossing. Go on walking, then you can find it on your right hand. .
A: Thank you very much.
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