Once upon a time when Earth was young, Winter ruled. Mountains, rivers and forests 1 with snow and ice. The floor( 隔 层 )2 Earth and Sky was so hard that Sun couldn't pass through to warm the ground.
A big bear, called Fisher, had magic in his tail 3 helped him catch fish. He decided to bring Summer to Earth.
Fisher invited all of Earth's creatures to a meeting.
"We will find a way to warm Earth," he said. "Who 4with me to the place where Earth is closest to Sky?"
Wolverine agreed to go with Fisher.
Fisher used his magical tail 5fish for them to eat along the way. After many days, they reached the top of 6mountain on Earth, so high that it almost tickled Sky.
There Fisher tried his best to hit the Sky's floor, 7he made only a tiny scratch (抓痕).
He 8break through to Sky.
"Let me 9," cried Wolverine. "I am the strongest."
Wolverine hit against the Sky's floor, once, twice, three times. Finally, a tiny crack appeared.
He kept jumping and 10widened the crack into a hole.
Soon Sun sent 11light through the hole, and they watched as the snow began to melt. "We must make the hole bigger," Fisher said. Then, using his sharp teeth, he bit off more
pieces of the Sky's floor. Suddenly 12band of Sky People ran toward them.
By the time they reached him, he'd widened the hole enough 13Sun could warm Earth for half of every year.
"Stop, thieves," they cried. "Stop 14our warmth!"
Fisher ran away but one arrow struck his tail and he began falling. He hit the Sky's floor and turned into stars in the sky.
If you look up to Sky 15a clear night, you will see him there still.
Grayson didn't want to talk to anybody. His friends were all discussing their class projects for the weekend excitedly. Grayson's cheeks grew warm with1. How could they understand his feelings when their parents would help them? His parents worked all the time.
When school was over, Grayson ran out and raced home. He 2 his backpack on the floor, and walked heavily to his room.
"How was school today, Grayson?" Grandpa asked.
"It was okay, I guess."
"It doesn't seem like that."
Grayson told Grandpa about the3. Each student needed to build something with an adult, and then made a report about it.
Grandpa listened 4. "That sounds nice," he said. "Why are you so 5?" Grayson felt sadness rising inside him. "I don't have anyone to help me."
Grandpa raised his eyebrows. "What am I?" he asked. "A useless person?" Grayson froze in 6. "You will do it with me, Grandpa?"
"Sure!" Grandpa said.
Grayson's heart seemed so light. Maybe this project wasn't so bad.
After dinner, they sat at the table and made a list of ideas. They settled on building a robot from old boxes.
When they finished, the kitchen table was a mess. But Grayson couldn't stop 7.
"I think it's the best robot I have ever built. Now I have to write my report," Grayson said. He ran to Grandpa's side and hugged him. "Thank you, Grandpa. I had a lot of 8."
"Me, too. Maybe next time we can9something that explodes, like a volcano." Grandpa said.
Grayson smiled again. He could 10wait.
Miss Martha kept a little cake shop. Two or three times a week a customer came in who she began taking an interest in. He was a middle-aged man. His clothes were worn but he looked neat, and had very good manners. He always bought two loaves of stale bread. Never did he call for anything but stale bread.
Once Miss Martha saw a red and brown mark on his fingers.
She was sure that he was a very poor artist.
She wanted to add something good to eat to his stale bread, but her courage failed at the act. She knew the pride of artists.
One day the customer came as usual, laid his coins on the
showcase, and called for his stale bread. While Miss Martha was reaching for them, a fire-engine came lumbering past. The customer hurried to the door to look. Suddenly inspired, Miss Martha took the chance.
On the bottom shelf was a pound of fresh butter. With a bread knife Miss Martha made a deep cut in each of the stale loaves, put in a lot of butter, and pressed the loaves tight again. When the customer came again, she was tying the paper around them. When he had gone, Miss Martha smiled, not without a slight beating fast of the heart.
For a long time that day she imagined the scene when he discovered her little kind trick.
Suddenly the front doorbell jangled viciously. Miss Martha felt a little scared and hurried to the front. A young man and her artist were there. His face was very red, his hat was on the back of his head, and his hair was in a mess.
"Silly!" he shouted loudly. "You have destroyed me!" He held his two fists and shook them angrily at Miss Martha.
"Come on," the young man said, "you've said enough." He pulled the angry one out, and then came back. "He's an architectural draftsman," he said. "He's been working hard for three months drawing a plan for a new city hall. It was a prize competition. He finished inking the lines yesterday. You know, a draftsman always makes his drawing in pencil first. When it's done, he rubs out the pencil lines with stale bread. That's better than erasers. Well, today — well, you know, that butter isn't — well, his plan isn't good for anything now."
Why did Miss Martha put fresh butter in the stale bread?
Because she wanted to help the man.
Because she wanted to make more money.
Because she wanted to make fun of the man.
Because she wanted to stop the man from winning the competition.
Marie was born in Poland on November 7, 1867.
Marie's family had many troubles. Her mother was seriously ill. When Marie was 6, her father lost his job and their home. They moved to a small flat. It was noisy and crowded. But the noise did not stop her from studying.
In 1883, Marie finished high school. She dreamed of becoming a scientist. But in Poland, girls were not allowed to go to college. And her family did not have enough money to send her to a university in another country.
Reaching her dream seemed impossible.
Marie and her sister Bronya decided to study in France. Marie would work to pay for Bronya's schooling. Then, once Bronya left school, she would work and pay for Marie's schooling.
Finally, in 1891, Marie's dream came true. She entered a university in Paris. In three years, she got advanced degrees in Physics and Maths. She also met a scientist named Pierre Curie and they married in 1895.
Marie studied a metal element called uranium. She wanted to study uranium because scientists knew it gave off unseeable rays of energy. She wondered where the rays came from.
Marie began testing rocks to find out if other elements gave off rays, too. Marie concluded two elements（元素）found in the rocks were radioactive. They were thorium and uranium.
She called the energy "radioactivity". Marie's experiments were so exciting that she and Pierre soon began working together. One day, Marie began testing a black rock. Marie discovered a new element in the rock. She named it "polonium". After Marie took away the polonium, the rock was still radioactive. She knew another radioactive element was inside the rock. She called it "radium".
In 1903, Marie and Pierre received the Nobel Prize in Physics. Marie was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize. In 1911, Marie accepted the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes.
Yet the work made her sick. On July 4, 1934, Marie Curie died of a blood disease that may be caused by radiation.
Marie's discoveries helped save millions of lives and changed the scientific world. Radiation has been used to treat cancer. Her ideas about the atom helped lead to the discovery of nuclear energy.
Parents and teachers know how difficult the teenage years can be. Teens have always been known to do wild, even dangerous things. This was thought to be because of the "foolishness of youth". Now, the new technology allows scientists to study the physical development of the brain in more detail. Their discoveries have led to a new theory of why teens act this way.
A Work in Progress
Recently, scientists discovered that though our brains are almost at their full size by the age of 6, they are far from fully developed. Only during youthhood our brains truly "grow up." During this time, they go through great changes, like a computer system being upgraded. Now, scientists have concluded that our brains continue to change until age 25. Such changes make us better at balancing impulses(冲动) with the following rules. But a still-developing brain can't do it well. The result is the changeable behavior seen in teenagers.
Pleasure Seekers
The studies say that teens probably take risks and behave badly. Luckily, as a brain scientist points out, the teen brain encourages such behavior in order to help teens prepare for adult life.
One way the brain does this is by changing the way teens measure risk and reward. Researchers found that when teens think about rewards, their brains produce more chemicals that create pleasure than an adult brain does. Researchers believe this makes the rewards seem more important than the risks, and makes teens feel more excited about new experiences than adults do.
Research also found that it makes social connections seem especially useful. The brain encourages teens to have a wide circle of friends, which is believed to make us more successful in life.
Unluckily, this hunt for greater rewards can sometimes lead teens to make bad decisions. However, it also means that teens are more possible, and less afraid, to try new things or to be independent, which can help teens leave their parents' care and live their own lives successfully.
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Mary's pumpkin cakes Mary White, 68, is a retired teacher. She has lost weight at Keeping-fit World group in Walton, Liverpool. My cooking skills have improved since joining Keeping-fit World. I made a lot of vegetarian meals and really enjoyed the dishes in the cookbook. So when the Free Food Fair came around, I challenged myself to a vegan recipe, and my pumpkin cakes were born. |
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1. In a large bowl, add the pumpkin to half of the yogurt, and stir well. Spray a large baking plate with cooking spray. 2. Meanwhile, microwave the sweet potato on high for 6 minutes. If you don't have a microwave, you can bake it with the pumpkin for 35-40 minutes. 3.Mash the sweet potato until smooth. Add the remaining yogurt, the pumpkin and chickpeas, mix them together. 4. When cool enough to hold, divide the mixture into 12 and shape into thick pies. 5. Place on a large baking plate with baking paper, then bake for 25 minutes. Serve with the salad, extra yogurt, and lemon wedges. |
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a. Bake the thick pies for 25 minutes.
b. Shape the mixture into 12 thick pies.
c. Mix yogurt and pumpkin together, and then stir.
d. Add the yogurt, pumpkin and chickpeas to the smooth potato.
e. Spray with cooking spray, and microwave the sweet potato.
Dolphin therapy（疗法）is good for children who have special problems, for example, children who cannot speak or move very well or children who cannot focus or remember things.
Dolphin therapy cannot cure problems like autism (孤独症)，but it can help children focus and communicate better with other people. Dolphin therapy doesn't replace other therapies that children have at home or school.
How does it work? Scientists have discovered that there is a connection between memory and emotional experiences. Children have wonderful, emotional experiences with dolphins.
Sometimes, children with special physical or mental problems do not feel confident.
Dolphins accept children completely and so the children feel safe and secure. After spending time with dolphins, children feel that they can do many things.
Here are some of their comments. "My son Tim has autism. After one session of dolphin therapy, he felt the days were the best of his whole life!" "My daughter Ann has problems focusing on her lessons, but when she is with the dolphins she does better."
| A. It is an additional activity. B. What do parents think of dolphin therapy? C. This helps them to remember things better. D. What exactly can dolphin therapy help with? E. Contact with dolphins gives children more confidence. |
Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. These usually try to show the things that are important in life, such as love, beauty, and family.
Sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when in t. Today, sky lanterns are used at fand other celebrations. They are mof bamboo and covered with paper. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be dto do. The paper, usually red, is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals and things about Chinese history. They are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good land a happy new year.
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Dear Headmaster,
I am a student of Grade 9. I am excited to participate in the "Building a Beautiful and Colourful Campus Together" activity.
Respectfully, Wang Hua
