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1、1TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursofSeptember2,1666.Infourdays,itdestroyedmorethanthreequartersoftheoldcity,wheremostofthosehouseswerebuiltoutofwoodandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomeless,butonlyfewlosttheirlives.Thefirest

2、artedonSundaymorning.Byeighto’clock,threehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMonday,nearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell–knownbuildings.Thefirestoppedonlywhenthekingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhu

3、ndredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.Withnothinglefttoburn,thefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.Questions:1.Tostopthefire,whatdidthekingfinallyorderpeopletodo?Thekingorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.2.Doyouwanttoliveinahousemad

4、eofwood?Why?2EmmaandMaryare13-year-oldschoolgirls.Theyaregoodatmakingnewthingsandbothofthemarealsogoodatsales.Theyaresellingcharms(小装饰物)madeoutofbottlecaps.Thegirlscameupwiththeidealastsummerwhentheyfoundcharmswerepopularwithkids.Theytalkedwiththeirpa

5、rentsabouttheidea.Sincethen,theyhavesoldenoughcharmstobuyabikeforMary.Thegirlscollectbottlecapsandthencleanthem.TheyfindsomeinterestingpicturesontheInternetoronpaper,andthenputthemontotheinsideofthecaps.Now,charmscanbefoundeverywhereattheirschool.Stud

6、entsputcharmsonbackpacksandtheirlunchboxes.EmmaandMaryalsohaveashopontheInternet.Theyhopetheycanselltheircharmstomorekids.Theirbusinessisnotonlyforgettingmoney.AttheirChristmassale,20%oftheincomewenttocharity.Questions:1.Whatdotheyputontotheinsideofth

7、ebottlecaps?SomeinterestingpicturesontheInternetoronpaper.2.Doyouhaveanyhobby?Tellussomethingaboutit.3Readingisveryimportant.WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.Itencouragespeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading.Manycountriescelebra

8、teWorldBookDay.Onthatday,millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksatamuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstoreinEngland.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.Readinghelpsusbecomesmarter.Readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscience.Readinggivesusinform