Once upon a time, an eagle(老鹰) was flying in the sky when he suddenly saw a beautiful hen. The eagle came near the hen and said, "My pretty hen, I love you. Will you be(1) (I) wife?"
The hen was scared for the eagle was so strong. Her husband, the cock had gone out to look for food and her kids had gone away somewhere lo play with other(2) (child). The hen quickly answered, "I'm willing to be, but let me first grow wings like yours, so I can fly(3) high as you. " The eagle replied, "OK! This ring is for you as a sign of our betrothal(订婚). Tie it around your neck till I return."
The hen agreed(4) (do) so, and the eagle flew away.
When the cock met the hen the next day , he was very(5) (surprise) to see the ring around her neck. He said, "Where did you get that ring? Throw it away immediately. "
The hen did this and the cock was cheerful again. But at the weekend, the eagle came(6) .The frightened hen hid herself behind her door but the eagle soon found her out. Suddenly he cried, "Where(7) (be) the ring that I gave you? Why are you not wearing it?"
The hen was very scared and said, "Forgive me!I lost it yesterday. I was walking in the garden when I met a large snake. I was(8) frightened that I ran fast. When I got home, I couldn't find it. "
The eagle looked at the hen(9) (angry) and said, "I don't believe you. You have hurt me. I will punish you. (10) you don't marry me, I will snatch(抓)away all your chickens from you. But I will promise to forgive you only if you find my ring. Good﹣bye! "
Ever since, all the hens in the world have been scratching(轻抓) the ground to find the eagle's ring.
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Joseph is a teacher in New York. He gives lessons to(1) (he) students about American history. But he was born(2) Kenya, an African country where the children lead a very different life. For example,a ten﹣year old boy may spend (3) ( much) time in taking care of cows than studying at school. The children also learn many(4) (skill)like how to live in the wild.
Unlike many other children, Joseph went to school. And(5) (lucky), when he was 15, he came(6) (study) in America and then became a teacher. Joseph has written(7) book called Facing the Lion. In the book, he talks about his childhood. He thinks(8) is very important for American children to learn about the cultural differences between their country(9) the others. He also thinks children should learn to be strong and full of hope. Now Joseph(10) (do) a project, hoping that it will help children face their own "lions".
Have you ever heard of friendships among animals? At a zoo in Germany, an unusual friendship developed (1) a cat and a bear.
No one is quite sure how the friendship first began.One day,some(2) (worker)in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage(笼子),and the two animals were playing together peacefully.They were surprised (3) well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear. The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear. And later the pair and their unusual friendship(4) (become)a hot topic at the zoo.
After several years, a new cage (5) (build) for the bear. However, the cat was still in the same cage, so it walked around (6) (angry) and cried to be with the bear. The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat(7) let it stay with the bear. The cat and the bear got(8) (close) than before. They often sat together and shared meals in (9) sun.
Sometimes it may be natural for animals (10) (have) their own ideas about who would make a good friend. These may surprise humans, who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species.
A better town for teenagers
I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers.
First of all, I think more bike lanes should(1) (build). A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere, (2) it's very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic. If there are more bike lanes in the future, it will be much (3) (safe) for us.
(4) (two), I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to. (5) my opinion, teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to. So we need more(6) (club) and other places where we can meet.
Thirdly, teenagers here need more sports facilities. There (7) (be) places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball, but what about other sports,(8) skating and rollerblading?
Finally, I'm sure we'll make the town better(9) we don't drop litter. If we all do something(10) (help) now, our town will be much better for everyone in the future.
Next time you hold a book in your hands, stop and think. Like most other things in the modern world, it is the result of thousands of years of human invention.
First, came the invention of writing,(1) (probable) about 5500year ago. With writing, people did not have to remember everything in their heads. They could communicate with people that they never(2) (see) and share their knowledge with future generations.
Later, the Greeks were well﹣done for their literature(文学) and science, but their "books" looked very different(3) the books of today. They were called scrolls(卷轴).
They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library.About 2,000years ago, books with lots of pages (4) (invent).
For more than a thousand years, the pages of books were made from animal skin. That changed in (5) thirteenth century, when Europeans learned about a very(6) (use) Chinese invention : paper.
But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Before that, books in Europe were copied by hand, so they were very expensive. Many more people could afford the books(7) were produced on a printing press.
These days it is difficult(8) (imagine) a world without books. But human invention does not stop. Every year, more(9) (story) are bought as e﹣books and read on a screen.
Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future,(10) will books, like scrolls soon disappear?
Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son. She lost her job two years ago and hey lived (1) very hard life. Her heart was (2) (break) every time her son asked, "Can I have some more bread, Mommy?"
One day, (3) her son asked the same question again, she bought some food with her only 5dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home. Lily was a shy mother, but she was strong﹣minded. She used to love writing, so she decided (4) (write) some articles for magazines to make money.
Things went (5) (well) than before. Thanks to some free (6) (vegetable) provided by the local food bank, her son had more to eat. Once he told Lily that the dishes she made (7) (be)very delicious. Suddenly, an idea came to Lily's mind," (8) not share my recipes(食谱) on the Internet?" She did so. Many people liked her recipes and she became popular.
Soon after that, Lily wrote a book on (9) (cook) and got much money from it. Finally, she had a good sleep for the (10) (one)night during the two years. Now Lily lives happily, but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life.
We can't remember clearly since we started to take our mobiles to dinner table. This happens a lot,(1) (especial) when we eat out. Once a dish comes,(2) of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be "liked". Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get "liked"(3) not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal.
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If(4) , how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to(5) (do) is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were(6) (ask) to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a(7) , it showed that the(8) (many) photos they took, the less delicious the food(9) to them. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not(10) __ (take) photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.
China is a great country with about 5,000 years of history. There are many places of interest (1)w attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year.
Many mountains, such as Mount Tai, Mount Emei, Mount Hua are very famous. People go to Mount Tai to see sunrise. (2) (在…之中) the rivers, the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second longest one is the Yellow River. They are the birthplaces of Chinese (3)c . Have you ever heard of the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake? It's said that the story happened on the West Lake. The West Lake (4) __ (位于) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It's surrounded on three sides by mountains. Many tourist attractions there are well worth visiting, such as Sudi Causeway, the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda. The scenery is so attractive that (5)v often lose themselves in it.
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Teenagers often have lots of problems and (1) . Sometimes they have problems with the schoolwork and sometimes with (2) friends. How to deal with them?
I remember an example of a middle school girl, Nancy. She once (3) her wallet and was afraid to tell her parents about it. (4) she walked to school every day. A week (5) , she couldn't stand it any more because it was too far from home. She had to talk to her parents. They were really understanding and told her to be (6) next time.
In fact, the worst thing is not to do (7) . You can't feel better unless you talk to someone. Problems are normal in life. You should not run away (8) your problems. Instead, you'd better (9) them with your parents or ask an expert for help, because they have more (10) .
Teenagers should (allow) to choose their own clothes.
A few years ago, I was eating dinner with my children before we went to a museum. We were
talking(1) (愉快地) when a man walked up to me and asked if I had a(2) dollars to give him. I replied that I didn't even have one coin on me. Of course, my kids stood up and said: "Yes, you do, mommy." I was a little embarrassed because I felt as if they (3) _ (抓住)me not telling the truth. Normally, I don' t carry lots of money in my(4) . Instead, I pay with my bank card every where I go.
So I told the man I could (5)u my bank card to buy him something to eat. His disappointing(6) (表情) quickly changed into a smile. Then I went to get him some kinds of food. He thanked me when I (7)h him a bag of food. After he left. I had a talk(8) my children: "Usually, I don't always like giving money to everyone who asks for it. (9)H ,I am not against meeting the needs of others as (10)l as I have it. "I felt good knowing that the man had a nice meal that evening.
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