Miss Ellis came to class with a woman and two girls. "Today I have brought ' Cinderella 'and 'Snow White' with1 . And this is 'Cruella', their stepmother. " The students all wondered what kind' of lesson Miss Ellis would be teaching that day after such a strange2 .
After all the students were seated, Cruella prepared to speak. But then, all the lights in the classroom went off. Two loud slaps （掌掴）could be heard. Then, the lights went3 Cinderella and Snow White were crying.
"Who did that?" Miss Ellis asked. All of the children4 Cruella at the same time. Cruella shook her head5 she insisted （坚持）that she hadn't done it But once again, the lights went off in the classroom. When they went back on again, two students named Clara and Phillip were crying. All of the students once again accused （指责）Cruella of6 the children. She still insisted that she hadn't done it when the lights went off for the7 time.
But this time, the lights quickly went back on. Everyone saw Cinderella and Snow White moving towards two other students with their arms raised,8 to hit the children. The students asked Cruella to stop them. The truth finally Came out. Cruella was a nice and kind mother who didn't know what to do with her naughty stepdaughters, who caused problems everywhere they went.
"That's9 I want to teach you today. " Miss Ellis said. "We shouldn't judge（评价）others based on prejudice （偏见）. We10 treat everyone fairly no matter what prejudices people might have against them. Remember your prejudice against others can hurt good and honest people. "
Visitors to central Austin, Texas, would be easy to miss a small, old house called the O. Henry Museum. William Sydney Porter (1862—1910)—better known as O. Henry was one of America's best—loved writers of short stories. Beginning in 1893; he lived here. It was saved from destruction（破坏）moved and turned into a museum in 1934. The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of him.
Porter and his wife Athol lived in this house for two years. Many objects in it belonged to them. Others not. but to recreate the way it looked during their lifetime.
Porter worked at a farm, land office and bank. He also loved words and writing. The museum has special proof （证据） of Porter's love of language—his dictionary. It's said that he read every word. In 1894, Porter started a magazine called "The Rolling Stone". His funny stories, poems and drawings were published （发表）in the magazine. But he failed one year later.
Other troubles would lead Porter to leave Austin. His wrongdoing at the bank was found and he lost his job. Fearing a trial （审判）, he ran away from the country. But he returned because his wife was dying. After her death; he faced trial and was found guilty. He served three years and three months in a federal prison （监狱） in Ohio.
Porter would keep his time in prison a secret. But it provided him with time to write. Before he got out of prison, he had published 14 stories and was becoming well known as O: Henry.
Porter would later move to New York City and find great success there. He published over 380 stories in the last eight years of his life.
Marcos was a hard—working farmer. Every day he asked his only son Paolo to help him in the fields, but Paolo hardly ever got out of bed before noon. One evening Marcos's old friend Luigi stopped by. "Marcos. why aren't your fields ready for planting? "Marcos explained that he was old and his back hurt. He said that Paolo was lazy and did not help with the farming. " Marcos, you need to use your brain as much as your back. I have an idea for you," said Luigi.
Early the next morning Marcos rushed into Paolo's room. "I've found your grandfather's map!" he cried. "We may find where he buried his gold coins!" Paolo jumped out of bed at once. He. dug in. the fields all day. While Paolo dug, his father followed along, dropping something from his bag into the ground. When they went in for dinner that night, Paolo was very tired and said, "I think Grandfather was old when he made his map. I don't think I'll dig tomorrow. "
Paolo returned to his lazy way and slept all morning. One day Marcos rushed into Paolo's room and cried, "Paolo! I've found the treasure in the field!" Paolo sleepily went out to look. He said, "There is nothing here but lines and lines of vegetables. "
Marcos smiled. "Paolo, it is all around you. We have enough food to make it through the winter, with plenty more to sell!": His one day of hard work had provided him with real treasure. He learned an important lesson. He could make a good living with a little hard work. Then he became a good farmer and made his father proud.
◇Climbing
Imagine a 900—meter—high rock wall standing in front of you. You start to climb it. You can only put your hands and feet in small holes and cracks （裂缝） in the rock. You stand pain and fear until you reach the top. What's worse, you don't even have a rope （绳子）to keep yourself safe. If you fall, you will die.
◇Wing—suit flying.
Have you ever wanted to fly. through the sky like a bird? Wing—suit flying can probably make you get the closest to this experience. Flyers wear a wing—suit. The wing—suit has a large surface area. It catches the wind so that flyers can fly through the air. This sport is thought to be the craziest sport in the world because 30%of the flyers have died in accidents.
◇Parkour
Parkour is a sport that allows people to get around cities in a creative way. People jump, climb, roll and crawl（翻滚和匍匐）o move across, through, over and under anything that's getting in the way. They look cool but get hurt easily.
Surfing
In this sport, surfers stand on top of a surfboard and ride across big waves （冲浪）Surfers have to have the ability to avoid falling. as well as be able to swim in big waves if they fall off their board. Surfers also learn how to do certain tricks on their boards, such as back—flips and rotations（空翻和旋转）.
Teenager Jake Denham was skiing （滑雪） with his family in the USA when he fell down and lost one of his skies. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.
Jake couldn't find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.
It was getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake wasn't afraid. At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blow into it.
Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous—15C that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.
But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said, "If you are lost, you should find other people's track through the snow and follow them. " "I want to live my life, "remembers Jake. "So I rose and I found some ski tracks and I followed those. " He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of workers who came to save him. He was safe! Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go to hospital!
A: last weekend, Scott?
B: Not much. I just stayed at home and relaxed. ?
A: I watched a really funny movie. Do you like funny movies or serious movies?
B: . I prefer movies that give me something to think about.
A: I know a really good movie about World War IL and I'm sure you'll like it.
B: ?
A: The Longest Day(《最长的一天》). I'll send you the link（链接）.
B: Great! Thank you very much!
A: .
In 1851, Gall Bouden found a way to take some of the water from milk. 64. This made milk keep longer. A few years later, Louis Peter introduced a way to kill the bacteria （细菌） in milk. Next a special milk bottle （瓶子） was made. 65. Then machines that could fill bottles with milk were invented. These inventions show that milk has been important food for a long time. And it will probably go on to be so as long as there are animals that give milk.
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One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
Listen Listen when they're talking. Don't say anything . they ask you a question. Sometimes it's not necessary for you to have anything to say, they just need someone to talk with . their feelings.
Help them—if your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You. try to put them first, but make sure you don't do everything they want you'to do. Try to take an extra（外的） pencil or pen with you to class in case（以防） they. one.
Be there for them—try to make something for your friends . make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging . are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U. S. actress, once said," I often make . Sometimes I'm out of control. But if you can't stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my . "
Make plans—try to make plans with your friends. Take time to know one . even better by doing something you both enjoy, like going shopping, going for ice cream, having a party, going to the movies and so on. By planning things . you both can have a good time. And you'll remember these things when you're all old!
A company（公司） in San Francisco, California has found a way to turn used plastic bottles（塑料） into women's shoes. Every day, millions of Americans drink water and other drinks from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles are thrown in landfills or burned with other waste products. A San Francisco start—up company called Rothy's, however, turs this plastic waste into women's shoes.
Rothy's shoes are sold online. They are low heel shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and style. They are either 125 or 145,depending on the style of each pair. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them last year, the demand （需求）for the shoes grew.
Roth Martin, one of the bosses of the company, says that when the shoes wear out, customers can return them to a company that uses them as materials to make other products. For now, the shoes are only available to be shipped （上市）in the United States. However, the company says it will add international shipping in the near future. Would you like to buy a pair of the environmentally friendly shoes?
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Since entering Grade Nine, I've been busy with my schoolwork. But once in a while, I want to stop to have a rest.
