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7ᳮᨌᩞᧇPassage1.WoodpeckerPassage2.ABusyDayPassage3.ThedogandhisreflectionPassage4.AnhonestboyPassage5.AbirthdaypartyPassage6.TheFarmerandtheSnakePassage7.TwoYoungTreesPassage8.HongKongisaniceplacePassage9.WaterPassage10.Twins'BedroomPassage11.DogsPassage12.TheBestJobPassage13.ACleverMonkeyPassage14.WhatarestarsLikePassage15.RadioandTelevisionPassage16.IfscoolbehindyouPassage17.Father'sHobbyPassage18.1don'tthinksoPassage19.Sevendaysinaweek

1Passage20.MyspecialFriendPassage21.ADayinMyLifePassage22.TheSeaPassage23.AGoodYoungPioneerPassage24.SeahorsePassage25.ACatandaBirdPassage26.AFlyingFoxPassage27.FlyingBirdsPassage28.AirPassage29.ClocksPassage30.SwimmingPassage31.AmissingtigerPassage32.JimPassage33.AChineseBoyPassage34.Jim'sFamilyPassage35.OurHousePassage36.OurMonitorPassage37.MybedroomPassage38.APieceofmeatPassage39.OurClassroomPassage40.OurschoolPassage41.AHoliday

2Passage42.AnOldMousePassage43.AhungryfoxPassage44.HelpEachOtherPassage45.TheWeatherPassage46.WhafsHappeningPassage47.KangaroosPassage48.APairofShoesPassage49.WegettheWrongcarpassage50.BepolitePassage51.TheSunPassage52.AirJordanPassage53.ThestrongestpowerintheworldPassage54.WhoistheGodPassage55.KitesPassage56.Teacher'sOfficePassage57.FallPassage58.PandasPassage59.Bookson*'Howto”Passage60.ThePianistandanOldWomanPassage61.ThefavoritecoatPassage62.NoisePassage63.Thediet

3Passage64.AcheapmealPassage65.ComputersPassage66.TwoAmericanpresidentsPassage67.Asecondlanguage.Passage68.Asnowman.Passage69.LuckyandunluckyPassage70.TheGreatWallofChinaPassage71.HelenaglassesPassage72.AdesertPassage73.Animal'shome.Passage74.AnoutingPassage75.GofishingPassage76.ThecandykingPassage77.YawnPassage78.TwothievesPassage79.AGiantKitePassage80.OnceayearPassage81.ANewDietPassage82.ThefrogthatchangescolorPassage83.ThecityofSanFranciscoPassage84.BenjaminFranklinPassage85.Stopwriting

4Passage86.TherobotsPassage87.AbrokenmirrorandbadluckPassage88.HairandBeardPassage89.AlovelyweekendPassage90.AbridgePassage91.Ayo-yoPassage92.FunnypresentsPassage93.FirefighterPassage94.ExcusemePassage95.AlettertograndpaPassage96.HalloweenPassage97.SchoolNewspaperPassage98.Alettertoyou.Passage99.WhydoweneedtheforestsPassage100.KitesPassage101.FirstAidPassage102.OurSensesPassage103.PlaybaseballwiththefamilyPassage104.Charlie'se-mailfriendPassage105.SurfingthenetPassage106.TeddybearPassage107.Tlachti

5Passage108.OlympicGamesPassage109.DoingChoresPassage110.AncientEgyptEditedbyFoxitPDFEditorCopyright(c)byFoxitSoftwareCompany,2004-2007ForEvaluationOnly.Passage1.WoodpeckerTherearemanyappletreesinagarden.They5regoodfriends.Onedayanoldtreeisill.Therearemanypestsinthetree.Leavesofthetreeturnyellow.Theoldtreefeelsverysadandunwell.Anothertreesendsforadoctorforhim.Atfirst,theysendforapigeon,butshehasnoideaaboutit.Thentheysendforanoriole,andshecan'ttreattheoldtreewell.Thentheysendforawoodpecker.Sheisagooddoctor.Shepecksaholeinthetreeandeatslotsofpests.Atlasttheoldtreebecomesbetterandbetter.Leavesturngreenandgreen.Passage2.ABusyDay

6TodayisSunday!OnSundays,Iusuallyplaytheflute.Myfatherusuallyreadsthenewspaper.Mymotherusuallycleansthehouse.Buttodaymymotherisinbed.Sheisill.Myfatherhastodothehousework.Now,heiscleaningthehouse.44Sam,canyouhelpme?""Yes,Dad!^^Now,we'rewashingthecar.Where'smysister,Amy?Sheisplayingmyflute.Whataluckygirl!Passage3.ThedogandhisreflectionOnedayadogwithapieceofmeatinhismouthwascrossingaplankoverastream.Ashewalkedalong,helookedintowater,andhesawhisreflection.Hethoughtthiswasanotherdogcarryingapieceofmeat.Andhefelthewouldliketohavetwopieces.Sohesnappedatthereflectioninthewater,andofcourse,asheopenedhismouth,thepieceofmeatdisappearedquickly.Passage4.AnhonestboyTonyissevenyearsold.Heisanhonestandpoliteboy.Oneday,itwasSunday.Tony,hissisterandhismotherstayedathome.HewaswatchingTVandhissisterwasreadingbooks.Hismotherwaswashingclothes.Justthen,hisfathercamebackwithabag

7ofpears.Tonylikespearsverymuchandhewantedtoeatone.Hismothergavehimfourandsaid,"Let'ssharethem.^^"Whichpeardoyouwant,Tony?^^askedhismother."Thebiggestone,t^What?^^saidhismother,"Youshouldbepoliteandwantthesmallestone.^^“ShouldItellaliejusttobepolite,mum?”Passage5.AbirthdaypartyTodayisSusan'sbirthday.Sheisnineyearsold.Herfriendsareinherhomenow.Thereisabirthdaypartyintheevening.Look!Maryislisteningtothemusic.AndTomisdrinkingorangejuice.JackandSamareplayingcardsonthefloor.LilyandAmyarewatchingTV.Someoneisknockingatthedoor.It'sHenry.HebringsabigteddybearforSusan.Theteddybearisyellow.Susanisveryhappy.Allthechildrenarehappy.TheysingabirthdaysongforSusan.Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnakeItwasacoldwinterday.Afarmerfoundasnakeontheground.Itwasnearlydeadbycold.TheFarmerwasakindman.Hepickedupthesnakecarefullyandputitunderthecoat.SoonthesnakeBegantomoveanditraiseditsmouthandbitthefarmer.t4Oh,Mygod!”saidthe

8farmer,UIsaveyourlife,butyouthankmeinthatway.Youmustdie.^^Thenhekilledthesnakewithastick.Atlasthedied,too.Passage7.TwoYoungTreesTwoyoungtreesarestandingonthetopofthehill.TheirnamesareTimandAlan.Oneday,it'ssunnyandwarm.Somebirdsaresinginginthetrees.Thewindblows,andthetreesaretalking.t€Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asksTim."I'mnotsure.IthinkIwanttobeachairoradesk.^^answersAlan,“MaybeIwanttobeatoyboxorabaseballbat.Ilikechildren.^^”Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asksAlan."Me?"saysTim,“Ijustwanttobeatree.Iwanttobeahouseforbirdsandspiders.Iwanttohavemanyapples.Andwhenit'ssunnyandhot,peopleandanimalscanstandunderme.”Passage8.HongkongisaniceplaceHongKongisaniceplace,especiallyinsummer.JulyisahotmonthinHongKong.Butit'sanexcellenttimeforswimming.ThereisabeautifulbeachatRepulseBay.Togetthere,youcantakea

9busfromCentral.LotsofpeoplegotothebeachonSundaysandSaturdays.Butifyougoonaweekday,itiswillbenotsocrowded.VisitorstoHongkongneedpassports.Butpeoplefrommanycountriesdonotneedvisas.Hongkongisaniceplaceforholiday.Therearemanyshops.Passage9.WaterWaterisveryimportantforlivingthings.Withoutwater,theremustbenolifeontheearth.Alltheplantsandanimalsneedwatertodrink,tocookfoodandtocleanourselves.Waterisneededinfarms,factories,offices,schools,familiesandmanyotherplaces.Waterisfoundinseas,riversandlakes.Itcanbefoundeverywhereintheworld,anditalsocanbefoundintheair.PassagelO-Twins5BedroomThisisthetwins'bedroom.Itisaniceroom.Thetwobedslookthesame.ThisbedisLily'sandthatoneisLucy's.Thetwinshaveonedeskandtwochairs.Theirclock,booksandpencil-boxesareonthedesk.Theirschoolbagsarebehindthechairs.Someniceflowersareonthedesk.Somenicepicturesareonthewall.Isthereakite?Yes,it'sunderLily's

10bed.Thebedroomisverynice.Passage11.DogsOneoftheanimalsthathelppeoplealotisthedog.Insomecountries,dogspullwagons.Inthecoldnorth,dogspullsleds.Thereareotherwaysthatdogshelpus,too.Policemenusethemtolookformissingpeople.Soldiersusethemtocarrylettersandmedicine.Onfarms,dogstakecareofsheepandkeeptheminthefields.Atnight,theytakethesheephome.Dogshelptheblindwithwork.Somedogsaregoodandkind.Somedogsaregoodatanotherskill.Passage12.TheBestJobBettyisalazygirl.Shedoesn'tstudyhard,andshedoesn'thelphermotherwiththehousework,either.uWhatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup,Betty?^^Motherasks."You'retoolazy.Nojobwilleverfityou.”“ButIknowone,“saysthegirl,'TmgoingtobeFatherChristmas,”“YouwanttobeFatherChristmas?,5Motherissurprised,“Butwhy?""Becauseheworksonlyonedayinawholeyear.”

11Passage13.ACleverMonkeyAlittlemonkeypicksupapumpkinandwantstotakeithome.Butthepumpkinistoobig.Themonkeycan'ttakeithome.Suddenlyheseesapandaridingabiketowardshim.Hewatchesthebike.“1haveagoodidea.Icanrollthepumpkin.Itlikesawheel.^^Soherollsthepumpkintohishome.Whenhismotherseesthebigpumpkin,sheissurprisedandsays,“Howcanyoucarryithome?^^Thelittlemonkeyanswersproudly,can'tliftit,but1canrollit.^^Hismothersmilesandsays,“Whatacleverboy!^^Passage14.WhatAreStarsLike?Haveyoueverwonderedaboutthestars?Insomeways,starsarelikepeople.Theyarebom.Theygrowold.Andtheydie.Astarisbornfromdustandgas.Slowlythedustandgasmakeaball.Theballgetsveryhot.Thenitstartstogiveofflight.Theyoungstargrowsintoagiant.Manyyearsgoby.Theolderstarbeginstogetsmallagain.Atlastitslightgoesout.Thestar'slifeisover.Passage15.RadioandTelevisionRadioandtelevisionareverypopularintheworldtoday.Millionsof

12peoplewatchTV.Perhapsmorepeoplelistentotheradio.TheTVismoreusefulthantheradio.OnTVwecanseeandhearwhatishappeningintheworld.However,radioisn'tlost.Itisstillwithus.Andlistenersarebecomingmore.That'sbecauseatransistorradioisn'tlost.Itisstillwithus.Itisveryeasytocarry.Youcanputoneinyourpocketandlistentoitonthebusoryourbikewhenyougotowork.PassagecoolbehindyouIt'stwoo'clockintheafternoon.Thesunisshinningandit'sveryhot.Nancyhastomeethermotheratthetrainstation.Nowshe'swalkinginthestreet.Therearenotreesandshe'sfat.Soshefeelsveryhot.Butshedoesn'tfindaboywalkingjustbehindher.Andshemeetsafriendandsays“hello“tohim."Who'stheboybehindyou?”askstheman.Nowsheseestheboy.Sheisangryandasks,"Whyareyouwalkingbehindme,boy?”“There'snoshadeinthestreet,youknow.^^answerstheboy."It'scoolbehindyou,Ithink.^^Passage17.Father'sHobbyMydadworksfromMondaytoFridayinabank,heusesthe

13computertocountmoney.Hisjobisveryimportantinthebank.Dadisalsobusyathome.Atweekendshecooksdinner.UsuallyhecooksItalianfood.OnSundayshemakesfivepiecesofpizza.SometimeshecookschickenandmakesChinesefood.Mymumwatchesandhelpshim.Ihelpmydad,too.Iwashthedishes.Manypeoplethinkitisstrangeforamantocook.Butmydadenjoyshishobby.Cookingrelaxeshim.Heisaweekendcook.Passage18.1don'tthinksoJackisagoodboybuthedoesn'tliketousehishead.Heoftensayssomethingwithouthinking.ltmakesothersunhappy.Mr.Blackteachesmathinaschool.He'soldnowandhelikeschildren.OntheFridayMr.Blackdoesn'tgotowork,becausehe'sillinahospital.AndJack'smotherwillseehimafterdinner.UIwanttobetherewithyou.^^saysJack."You'rearudeboy.Ican'ttakeyouthere/5sayshismother.ttDon,tworry,mum.Iwon'tdothatagain.Pleasebelieveme."saysJack.Inthehospital,Jacksaysnothingatfirst.Whenthey'releaving,hesaystoMr.Black,“Youlookfine.Thedoctorsaysyou'regoingtodie,butIdon'tthinkso.”

14Passage19.SevendaysinaweekThereareaboutfifty-twoweeksinayear.Andtherearesevendaysineachweek.ThefirstdayofaweekisSunday.TheotherdaysofaweekbetweenSundayandSaturdayareMonday,Tuesday,WednesdayThursdayandFriday.Mondayisthesecondday,Tuesdayisthethirdday,Wednesdayisthefourthday,Thursdayisthefifthday,andFridayisthesixthday.What'sthelastday?Doyouknow?Passage2O.MyspecialFriendIhaveafriendintheU.S.HisnameisDonAdams.Iknowhimverywell,butIhavenevermethim.Wewritetoeachotherallthetime.Mylettersareveryshort.ItisstillhardformetowriteinEnglish.IreceivedaletterfromDonyesterday.Itmakesmeveryhappy.Heiscomingtomycountryforavisitnextsummer.Wearegoingtoseeeachotherforthefirsttime.Passage21.ADayinMyLife

15Myfamilylivesonthisstreet.Inthemorning,myfathergoestoworkandallthechildrengotoschool.Mymothertakesustoschooleveryday.Shedoesthehousework.Shealwayshasherlunchathome,andseesherfriendsintheafternoon.Intheeveningallthechildrencomehomefromschool.Theyalwaysgethomeearly.Myfathergoeshomefromworkandheisoftenlate.AftersuppermytwobrothersandIdoourhomework.Wegotobedatten.Passage22.TheSeaWhatdoknowaboutthesea?Somepeoplehaveseenitbutothershaven't.Thesealooksbeautifulonafinesunnydayanditcanbeverytoughwhenthereisastrongwind.Whatotherthingsdoyouknowaboutit?Ofcourse,theseaisverylarge.Intheworldthereismoreseathanland.Ifyouhaveswuminthesea,youknowthattheseaissalty.Riverscarrysaltfromthelandintothesea.Someplacesoftheseaaresaltierthantheotherplaces.DoyouknowtheDeadSea?Itissosaltythatyoucan'tsinkwhenyouareinthewater!Andfishcannotliveinit!Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneer

16LiHuaisaYongPioneer.Heisgoingtothepark.Nowheiswaitingforabus.Suddenlyhefindsawatchontheground.Heaskssomepeople,"Whosewatchisit?”Butthewatchisn'ttheirs.Sohegivesthewatchtoapoliceman.NowLiHuagetsonthebus.Heissittingnearthewindow.Anoldwomangetsonthebus.Shehasnoseat.Sohestandsupandsays,“Hereisaseatforyou,Granny.Pleasesithere^^Passage24.SeahorseThereareallkindsofhorsesintheworld.Butoneofthemyoucan'tride.Itdoesn'tliveonland,butinthesea.Itlooksliketheheadofhorse.Sothepeoplecallitseahorse.Infact,theseahorseisasmallfish.Itlikestoliveinwarmwater.Aseahorsestandsupinthewaterwhenitswims.Fatherhorsecarriestheeggstokeepthemsafeinitspouch.Whentheeggsarehatched,thebabyhorsesswimaway.Passage25.ACatandaBirdTherearethreetreesnearthehouse.Thereisabigtree,andtwosmalltrees.

17Inthebigtreethereisabird.Canthebirdsing?Yes,itcan.What'sunderthebigtree?It'sacat.“Iwantsomefood,^^thinksthecat."Bird,mygoodfriend,Comehere!It'stimetoplaygames“saysthecat."Notoday,thankyou!”saysthebird,4tYoucan'tcatchme!GoodbyeLook!Thebirdisflying!Passage26.AFlyingFoxAflyingfoxisnotafoxatall.Itisabat.Butthisbatlookslikeafox.Aflyingfoxisverybig.Itlikestoeatfruit.Sometimestheflyingfoxiscalledfruitbat.Theflyingfoxfliesintofruittrees.Thenthebateatsallthefruit.Sofruitfarmersdonotliketheflyingfox.Passage27.FlyingBirdsBirdsdon'tflyhighupinthesky.Theairistoothin.Itishardforbirdstobreatheinthinair.Thinairdoesn'tholdthemup.Birdsflynearthegroundsothattheycanseewheretheyare.Thebirdslookforplacestheyknow.Thentheydonotgetlost.Somebirdsflyso

18lowovertheoceanthatthewavesoftenhidethem.Manybirdsflyalongdistanceinthespringandautumn.Passage28.AirAirisallaroundus.Itisaroundusaswewalkandplay.Fromthetimewewerebomairisaroundusoneveryside.Whenwesitdown,itisaroundus.Whenwegotobed,airisalsoaroundus.Weliveinair.Wecanlivewithoutfoodorwaterforafewdays,butwecannotliveformorethanafewminuteswithoutair.Wetakeinair.Whenweareworkingorrunningweneedmoreair.Whenweareasleep,weneedlessair.Weliveinair,butwecannotseeit.Wecanonlyfeelitwhenitismoving.Movingairiscalledwind.Howcanwemakeairmove?Hereisoneway.Holdanopenbookinfrontofyourface,closeitquickly.Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelisair.Passage29.ClocksTherearemanyclocksintheBrown'shouse.Theyareindifferentrooms.Abigclockstandsinacornerofthesittingroom.Itisavery,veryoldclock,butitstillkeepsgoodtime.Mr.Brownwindsitonceaweek.

19Passage30.SwimmingSwimmingisagoodsport.It'spopular.Peoplelikeswimmingbecausethewatermakespeoplefeelcool.Butiftheyswiminawrongplace,itisverydangerous.Theseyears,somepeoplediedwhentheywereenjoyingthemselvesinwaterandmostofthemwerestudents.Summerholidaywillbethereagain.Iwanttogiveyousomeadvice.First,don'tgetintothewaterwhenyouarealone.Second,don'tgetintothewaterifthereisaNoswimmingsign.Third,youshouldbecarefulinthewater.Ifyourememberthese,swimmingwillbesafeandit'sgoodforyourhealth.Passage31.AmissingtigerWeusedtohaveacatcalledTiger.Hewasabeautifultabbywithagreatdealofcharacter.Hewasanaturalhunter,andverysoonnomousedaredtoshowitsfaceinourhouse.UnfortunatelyTigeralsousedtocatchalotofbirdsandthismadehimveryunpopularwithsomeoftheneighbors.Ondayday,justafterhissecondbirthday,Tigerdisappeared.Perhapshewasrunoverbyacar,foratthattimewelivednearabusystreet.Althoughweofferedareward,weneverdiscoveredwhathadhappenedtohimandweneversawhimagain.

20Passage32.JimJimgetsupat6:30.Hishomeisnearhisschool.Heleaveshomeat7:30.Theybeginclassat8:00.Hehaslunchathome.Afterlunchheplaysgameswithhisclassmates,intheafternoon,Jimhasthreeclasses.Heleavesschoolat4:30.Passage33.AChineseBoyI'maChineseboy.MynameisChenDong.Iamtwelve.Ihavetwosisters.MysistersandIareallstudents.Myfatherisateacher.HeisaChineseteacher.HeteachesinNo.19MiddleSchool.Mymotherisateacher,too.SheteachesEnglishintheNo.11MiddleSchool.Passage34.Jim,sFamilyApictureisonmydesk.ThisisapictureofJim'sfamily.ThemanisJim'sfather.AwomanisbehindJim.Sheishismother.TheyareteachersAgirlisinthepicture,too.SheisJim'ssister.HernameisKateGreen.Jimandhissisterareinthesameschool.Buttheyaren'tinthesamegrade.Theylookliketheirmother.

21TheyareEnglish.Passage35.OurHouseOurhomeisneartheschool.Wehaveahouse.Itisagoodhouse.Thehousehasthreerooms.Oneisalivingroom.Theothertwoarebedrooms.Inthelivingroomthereisatableandsixchairs.Therearesomeflowersonthetable.Thereisagardeninfrontofthehouse.Ourhouseisn'tbig,butwelikeit.Passage36.OurMonitorThisisLin.SheisfromBeijing.Shestudiesveryhard.Inclassshecananswertheteacher?squestionsveryquickly.Linlovesherclassmatesandoftenhelpsthemwiththeirlessons.Everybodysayssheisaverygoodmonitor.Passage37.MybedroomThisismybedroom.Therearetwowindowsinit.Nearthewindowtherearesomeredflowers.AmapofChinaisonthewall.Youcanseefourshoesandabasketballundermybed.Therearetrousersanda

22coatonthebed.Manyschoolbooksareonmydesk.Andtherearethreelightsinmybedroom.Oneisonmydesk,andtheothertwoarenearmybed.Passage38.APieceofmeatAdoghasalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.Nearthewaterhelooksdownandseeshimselfinthewater.Hethinksitisanotherdog.Thatdoghasalsoalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.Hesaystohimself,“Iwanttogethismeat.ThenIcanhavetwopieces."Heopenshismouthtobarkandhismeatgoesdownintothewater.Passage39.OurClassroomOurclassroomisbrightandclean.Butitisnotbig.Therearetwenty-threedesksandchairsinit.Theyarenew.There'sabigdeskinfrontoftheclassroom.It'sforourteachers.Therearefivepicturesontherightwall.There'samapoftheworldandamapofChinaontheleftwall.Besidethewindowthere'sabookshelf.Therearemanybooksonit.Ourclassroomisverynice.Wehavelessonshere.Welikeour

23classroom.Passage40.OurschoolThisisourschool.Therearemanyclassroomsinit.Thereareeighthundredstudentsandsixty—nineteachersinourschool.Therearemanytreesandflowersinit.Alltheteachersandstudentslikeourschoolverymuch.Wecometoschoolatseven.Wehavefourclassesinthemorningandtwointheafternoon.Ourclassroomisbigandclean.Wehavelessonshere.Wedoourhomeworkathome.Allthestudentsstudyhard.Passage4l.AHolidayIt'sfinetoday.Tomandhisfamilyareatapark.Themaninwhiteishisfather.Heisstandingbythelakeandlookingattheboats.Thewomaninblueishismother.Sheissittingonthegrass.BesidehismotherisAlice,hissister.Sheiseatingcake.Theparkisbig,andtherearemanytreesandflowersinit.Theyarehavingagoodtime.

24Passage42.AnOldMouseAnoldwomanhasacat.Thecatisnowveryold.Shecannotrunfast,andshecannotbite.Onedaytheoldcatseesamouse,shejumpsandcatchesthemouse.Butshecannotbiteit.Sothemousegetsoutofhermouthandrunsaway.Thentheoldwomanisveryangrybecausethecatcannotkillthemouse.Shebeginstobeatthecat.Thecatsaystoher,"Don'tbeatme.Befriendlytome.WhenIwasyoung,Ididgoodworkforyou.^^Passage43.AhungryfoxAhungryfoxisfromaforest.Hearrivesatavillage.Hewantstofindsomefood.Hecomestoahouseandpullsthedoor.Butitlocked.Heseesthereisaheninside.“Hellorilcometovisityou,“hetellsthehen."Iknowthatyouareill.Comeoutandletmetakeyourtemperature.^^“Thankyou,“saysthehen."Ihaveaheadache.ButifIcomeout,youwillkillme.^^

25Passage44.HelpEachOtherLook!Kateisflyingabirdkite.Oh,herkiteisinthetree.Anditisbroken.Shecan'tclimbupthetree.LiLeiandJimarecominghere.LiLeiishelpingher.Heisgettingthekitefromthetree.Buthecan'tgetdown.JimishelpingLiLei.LiLeiisjumpingtothewall.Theyaregettingdownfromthewall.Kate,Jim,andLiLeiaremendingthekiteunderthetree.Theyaregoodfriends.Passage45.TheWeatherTheweatherinShanghaiisnotalwaysgood.Inwinteritisoftencoldandwet.Insummeritisveryhot.Springisverybeautiful.Itisnotverycold,butwehavealotofraininspring.Autumnisthebestseason.Thedaysareclearanddryanditissunnyandwarmallthetime.TheweatherinShanghaiissometimeswarmerthaninBeijing.ButinsummeritiscoolerinBeijingthaninShanghai.Passage46.What,sHappening?Itisinautumn.Ayoungmancomestoaforest.He'swalkingbesidetheforest.Onhisrightisariver.Onhisleftistheforest.Suddenlyhesees

26twogreeneyeslookingathimfromthetrees.Atigerisgettingreadytojumponhim.Whatdoeshedo?Hemustjumpintotheriver.Intheriverthereisabigcrocodile.Itsmouthisverybig.Theyoungmancloseshiseyes.Thetigerjumpsoverhim.Andtheyoungmanopenshiseyes.Nowthetigerisinthemouthofthecrocodile.Passage47.KangaroosTherearemanykangaroosinAustraliaandnotonlyinzoos.Youcanseethemeverywhereoutsideofthecitiesandtowns.Whentheywanttohavearestontheirtails,kangaroosarealsoverygoodatlookingaftertheirbabies,motherkangarooskeeptheirbabiessafeintheirpockets.Passage48.APairofShoesOnedayanoldmanistakingthetraintohishometown.Oneofhisshoesfallsontotheground,butthetrainstarts.Hecannotpickitup,thenhetakesofftheotherandthrowsitnearthefallenshoe.Aboybesidehimaskshim,“Whydoyoudothat?^^Heanswers,<4Ifamanpicksthemup,hemaygetapairofshoes75

27Passage49.WegettheWrongcar!OnedaymywifeandIgoshoppingatashop.Westopthecarinfrontoftheshop.Anhourlaterwecomebacktothecarwithmanythings.Butwecannotopenthecardoor."Oh,dear,“saysmywife.uWhatshallwedo?”"Let'saskthatpoliceman!?,Thepolicemancomestohelpus.Afewminuteslater,hegetsthedooropen.Justatthatmomentamancomesupandshouts,t4Whyareyouopeningmycardoor?,,Welookatthenumberofthecarandourfacesturnred.Passage50.Thankyou.Manypeopleliketosay“Thankyou”whenothershelpthemorsaysomethingkindtothem.Itisaverygoodhabit.Youshouldsay“Thankyou“whensomeonepassesyouthesaltonthetable,whensomeoneiswalkingaheadofyoukeepsthedooropenforyou,whensomeonesaysyouhavedoneyourworkwell,oryouhaveboughtsomethingniceoryourcityisverybeautiful.Thankyouisusednotonlybetweenfriends,butalsobetweenparentsandchildren,brotherandsister.Let'slearntosayThankyou.

28Passage51.TheSunThereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.WithoutthesunalllivingthingsonEarthwoulddie.Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstarslikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunandashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyoucanonlyseeonestar-thesun.Thesunismuchnearertousthananyotherstars.Thatiswhyitlookslikethebiggestandbrightestofallthestars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthisasmuchas150millionkilometers.MostofthestarsarethousandsoflightyearsawayformtheEarth.Doyouknowwhatalightyearis?NothingintheworldtravelsfasterthanIight.lttravels300,000kilometersasecond.Onelightyearisthedistancethatlighttravelsinoneyear.Passage52.AirJordanMichaelJordan(1963-)isoneofthemostfamousbasketballplayersintheworld.HewasbominBrooklyn,NewYork.Hedidn'tliketotalkabouthimself.Hewasalsoveryshort.Hedidn'tplayverywellwhenhejoinedthebasketballteaminhishighschoolatfirst.Butthenextyearthingschangedgreatlyforhim,ashegrewmuchtaller.MichaelJordanbecamefamouswhenhejoinedtheuniversitybasketballteaminNorth

29Carolina.Michaelusedhisquicknessandstrengthtoreachthebasketagainandagain.HeplayedsowellthatpeoplecallhimAirJordan.Aftercollege,MichaelbecameamemberoftheChicagoBullbasketballteam.TheNBAwasverysurprisedatthishigh-flyingplayer.HewasnamedRookieoftheyearin1985andthemostValuablePlayerin1987.Heoncesetarecordbygetting63pointsinonegame.Passage53.TheStrongestPowerintheWorld.Onedayagreatgeneralaskshissoldiers,uWhatisthestrongestpowerintheworld?”Fourofhissoldiersputuptheirhands.Theywanttoanswerthequestion.Thegeneralasksthefirstmantospeak.Thefirstmanisyoungerthantheotherthree,andhe'snotstrong.Hesays,“Mygunisthestrongest.Itcankillanyone.^^hankyou.Next,please.^^Thesecondmanisverystrong.Hesays,"Idon'tthinkthat'strue.Soldiersuseguns.Soasoldieristhestrongest.^^Thethirdmansays,“Soldiersuseguns,butourgeneralgivesorders.SoIthinkourgeneralisthestrongest.^^Thefourthmanistheoldest.Hesays,“Loveisthestrongest.Withlove,peopledon'tneedguns."Thegeneralsaysnothing.Hetakesoutamedalandgivesittohim.

30Passage54.WhoistheGod?Tomlikessweetsverymuch.Buthismothernevergiveshimany,becauseshethinkstheyarebadforhisteeth.ButwhenTom'sunclegiveshimsome,shealwaysletshimeatthesweets.Shewantstomakeherbrotherhappy.Oneevening,afewdaysbeforeTom'sbirthday,hewasprayinginhisbedroom."Please,God,^^heshouted."Letthemgivemeabogboxofsweetsasmybirthdaypresent.^^Hismotherheardthisandcameintotheroom.uWhyareyoushouting,Tom?^^sheasked."Godcanhearyouquitewell,evenwhenyoutalkquietly.^^“Iknow,“answeredthecleverboy,“butmyuncleinthenextroomcan,t.^^Passage55.Kites.Doyouknowhowtoflyakite?Doyouknowhowtomakeakite?Canyoudescribetheshapesofkites?Today,peopleallovertheworldmakeandflykitesforfun.Kitewerethefirstflyingmachines.PeopleinChinausedkitesasflymachinesmorethan2000yearsago.InMarcoPolo'sreport,theChineseusedbigkitestocarrypeopleupintothesky.Theideaofkiteshelpedpeopletomakeplanes.In1894inAustralia,LawrenceHargravemadefourverybigkites.Thesefourkitesliftedhim

315metresintotheair.Today,thewingsofplanesarejustlikekites.Nowpeoplearoundtheworldusekitesinfestivals.Kitescanhaveallkindsofcolorsandshapes,butthemostimportantthingistoflywell.Passage56.AninterestingnewspaperEverymorningMikegoestoworkbytrain.Ashehasalongtrip,healwaysbuysanewspaper.Ithelpstomakethetimepassmorequickly.OneTuesdaymorning,hetrunedtothesportspage.Hewantedtoreadthereportaboutanimportantfootballmatch.Thereportwassointerestingthatheforgottogetoffathisstation.Hedidn'tknowitunitlhesawthesea.Hegotoffatthenextstation,andhadtowaitalongtimeforatraintogoback.Ofcourse,hegottotheofficeverylate,Hisbosswasveryangry.Passage57.FallInthefall,leavesdroptotheground.Manytreeshavenutsorfruits.Animalsmaybegintostorefood.Somebirdscollectnutsandcornstostore.Otherbirdsflytoawarmerplaceforthewinter.Theywon'treturnuntilthespring.Daysbecomeshorter.Coldweatheriscoming.Thefurofmanyanimalsgetsthickerbecausetheyneedathickcoattoprotectthem.

32Peoplealsowearwarmerclothingandprepareforwinter.Insomeareastheremayberainorevensnow,butinfallfarmersharvesttheircrops.Peoplelookforwardtofallformanyreasons.Themostimportantoneisthatfallistheharvestseason.Passage58.PandasPandasarelovelyanimals.MostofthemliveinthedeepforestsofSichuanProvinceinChina.Theyhavewhitefur,thoughtheirshoulders,legs,earsandeyesareblack.Pandasareusuallyveryheavy,someofthemcanbeabout1.5meterstallandweighabout100kilograms.However,pandasareveryagile,theycanclimbtreesaseasilyassomeothercreaturesdo.Pandashavebig,sharpteethandlivemainlyonbambooleaves.Everydayeachgrown-uppandaeatsabout15-30kilogramsofbambooleavesandtheyusuallyspend10-12hourseating.Pandasalsohavespare-timehobbies.Twooftheirhobbiesareclimbingtreesandsleeping.Sadly,therearenotmanypandasleftintheworldbecausesomepeoplekeepcuttingdowntrees,andbadhuntersaretryingtokillthemformoney.TheChinesegovernmentisdoingitsbesttoprotectpandasfrombeingharmedorkilled.

33Passage59.Bookson"Howto”BooksonhowtodothingsareverypopularinAmericatoday.Thereareaboutfourtofivethousandkindsofbooksaboutthemoney.Anothermaytellyouhowtosaveorspendit.Andanothermayexplainhowtogiveyourmoneyaway.Some“Howto“bookstellyouhowtochooseawayofmakingalivingandhowtosucceedinit.However,ifyoufail,youcanbuyabookwhichiscalled”HowtoturnaFailureintoaSuccess."Ifyouwouldliketobecomeveryrich,youcanbuythebook“HowtomakeaMillion.^^Ifyounevermakeanymoneyatall,youmayneedabookcalled“Howtoliveonnothing.”Ifyouareunhappywithyourlife,youcanread”HowtoLoveEveryMinuteofYourLife."Thereisevenabookcalled“Howtokillyourself.^^Passage60.ThePianistandanOldWomanJohnwasaveryfamouspianist.Whenhewasasmallboy,heonceplayedatapartyinthehomeofarichman.Hewasonlyeightyearsold,buthehadplayedthepianoforseveralyears.AtthepartyheplayedafamouspiecebyBeethoven.Heplayedwonderfully.Thefamouspiecehasseverallongrestsinit.Ineachoftheserestshetookhis

34handsawayfromthepianoandwaited.Tohimthiswasveryexciting,butthemotheroftherichmanthoughtdifferently.Finally,duringoneoftheserestsshecameovertohim.Shetouchedhimonthehead,smiledandsaid,“Myboy,whydon'tyouplayuswhatyouknowwell?^^Passage61.Thefavoritecoat.Mr.Smithhadanice,bluecoat.Heloveditverymuch,buthiswifedidn'tlikeitbecauseitwasold.Sheoftensaid,“Giveittoapoorman.”Mr.Smithalwayssaid,t4No,Ilikethiscoat.^^Thenonedayacigarettefellonitandmadeaholeinit,soMrs.Smithsaid,“Pleasedon'twearitagain.^^Mr.Smithtookittoasmalltailor'sshopandsaidtothetailor,"Pleasemakeanothercoatjustlikethisone.^^Thetailormadethecoatverycarefully,thenhelitacigaretteandmadeaholeinitinthesameplace.Passage62.NoiseMissGraylivedaloneinanapartmenthouse.Shewasoldanddidnotlikenoiseatall.Onedayayoungmanmovedintotheroomaboveher.Helooksquiet,MissGraythought.However,atthreeo'clockthenextmorning,MissGraywaswokenupbythebarkingofadog.Shethought,

35Fveneverheardadogherebefore.Itmustbelongtothenewmanintheroomaboveme.Sohetelephonedtheyoungman,saidsomenastythingstohimaboutthedog,thenhungupthetelephonebeforehecouldanswer.Atthreeo'clockthenextmorning,MissGray5stelephonerang.Whensheanswered,theyoungmansaid,''I'mthemanupstairs.I'vecalledtotellyouthatIhaven'tgotadog.”Passage63.TheDiet.Mrs.Tanisworriedaboutherweight,soshegoestoseeadoctor."Oh,I'mtoofat,Ineedtolosealotofweight.”"Itisn'tdifficulttoloseweight/5thedoctorsays."AHyouneedtodoisgoonadiet.Filgiveyouone.'ThedoctortakesoutapieceofpaperandwritesuEatlotsoffruitandvegetables.Also,eatalotofleanmeatandgrains.^^ThedoctorhandsthepapertoMrs.Tan."Eatallthosethingsandyou'llsoonloseweight.”Afewweekslater,Mrs.Tan'sfriendvisitsher.HerfriendissurprisedtoseethatMrs.Tanisevenfatterthanbeforeandsheiseatingahugesandwichwithchocolateandicecream.thoughtyouwereonadiet,“herfriendsays."Oh,Iam.^^Mrs.Tananswers.'Tvealreadyhadallthefoodonmydiettoday.NowI'mhavingmydinner.

36Passage64.ACheapMeaAmangoesintoarestaurantandsitsdownatoneofthetables.Awaitercomesuptohimandgiveshimthemenu.Themanreadsitcarefully,thenheordersallthemostexpensivedishes.Thenasmallboycomesintotherestaurantandsitsattheman'stable.Thewaitercomesupandsaystotheman,“Whatwillyourlittleboylike,sir?”"Oh,justanicecream,themantellshim.Afterhefinisheshismeal,themanstandsupandsaystothewaiter,'Tmjustgoingouttobuyanewspaper.^^Heleavestherestaurant.Thewaitergivestheboyanicecream.Theboyeatsit,andthenstandsupandwalkstothedoor.Thewaiterrunstowardshim.“Excuseme,“hesays,“butyourfatherhasn'tcomebackandhehasn'tpaidforhismealoryouricecream.You'dbetterstayhereuntilyourfathercomesbackandpayshisbill.^^"He'snotmyfather,theboysays.“ThemancameuptomeinthestreetandaskedmeifIlikedicecream.ItoldhimIdid.Thehetoldmetocomeintotherestaurantatnineo'clockandsitathistable.Hesaidhewouldgivemeone.^^Passage65.ComputersManypeopleknowwhatacomputerisandwhatitcando.Thecomputerisfastandnevermakesmistakes,whilepeopleareslow

37andoftenmakemistakes.That'swhatpeopleoftensaywhentheytalkaboutcomputers.Formanyyears,scientistshaveimprovedcomputers.Nowacomputercandoalotofeverydayworkquitewell,andpeoplecanuseacomputerinmanyways.Manycomputerscientistsarenowthinkingofmakingthecomputer“think”likeaman.Withthehelpofaperson,acomputercandrawpictures,writemusic,talkwithpeople,andsoon.Maybeacomputerwillthinkandfeeoneday.Passage66.TwoAmericanPresidentsTherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren.Theytrytoexplaintopeoplehowtheword“OK”camefrom.Wedon'tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.SomesaidthatPresidentJacksoncouldhardlyreadorwrite.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadhemoraskedhismentotellhimwhattheysaid.Ifheagreed,hewouldwrite”Allcorrect^^onthePaper.Theproblemwasthathedidnotknowhowtospell.Sohewrote“OLKorekfinstead.Lateritwasshortenedto“OK”.OtherssaidthatPresidentVanBurenwasbominKinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren'sfriendsorganized

38aclubtohelphimbecomepresident.TheycalledtheclubOldKinderhookClub.Anyoneintheclubwascalled"OK”.Passage67.Asecondlanguage.Oneday,themotherratandherbabieswerehavingagoodtimeintheopenairwhenacatcametocatchthemfordinner.Themotherratnoticedthecatcomingnear.Themotherratandherbabiesalltriedtorunawayatonce.Theyhurriedtotheirhome.Itwasunderthetree.Butthebabyratswereafraidofthecat.Theycouldn,trunveryfast.Thecatcamecloserandcloser.Shewouldcomeatthem."WhatshallIdo?”thoughtthemother.Justatthatmomentthemotherratstoppedrunning,turnedaroundandshoutedattherat,“Bowwow.Bowwow!,?justlikeanangrydog.Thecatwassosurprisedandafraidthatsheranaway.Themotherratturnedtoherbabies,“Nowyouseehowimportantitistolearnasecondlanguage!?,Passage68.ThesnowmanIt'swinternow.It'sverycoldinthemorning.It'sallwhiteoutsidebecauseitsnowedyesterday.Mr.DogwantstowatchTV.ButMissCat

39says,"Ohdear!It'sveryniceoutside.Let'smakeasnowman."Makingasnowmanisn'tveryeasy,sotheyworkhard.Oh,hownicethesnowman!Mr.Dogputshishatonthesnowman'shead.Afterthat,theyareveryhungry.Theirlunchissomefish,somebonesandabigcake.Mr.Dogsays,"It'sthemiddleoftheday.Thesnowmanmustbehungry.Let'sgivethecaketohim.""Allright!"saysMissCat.Butthesnowmanisn'tthere.Theycanonlyseethehat.Whereishe?Passage69.LuckyorunluckyWhenBarbarawasfishing,shedroppedherwatch.Itfellintothewater.Barbarawassadbecauseitwasherbestwatch.Thenextday,Barbarawentfishingagain.Sheputherhookintothewater.Whenshepulleditup,therewasherwatch!Itwascaughtonherhook.Barbaradidn'tcatchbutshewashappy,shehadherwatchback.Passage70.TheGreatWallofChinaTheGreatWallofChinaisthelongestwallintheworld.Itisabout6,000kilometerslong,7metershighand5meterswide.TheGreatWallwasbuiltmorethantwentycenturiesago.Itwasverydifficulttobuildsucha

40greatwallwithoutanymodemmachines.Thousandsofmendiedwhiletheywerebuildingthewall.HaveyoueverbeentotheGreatWall?Itisveryfamousintheworld.Manyforeignerscometovisititeveryyear.Theylikeitverymuch.Passage71.Helen'sglassesHelen'seyesightwasnotverygood,sosheusuallyworeglasses.Butwhenshewasseventeenyearsoldandbegantogooutwithayoungman,sheneverworeherglasseswhenshewaswithhim.Whenhecametothedoortotakeherout,shetookherglassesoff,andwhenshecamehomeandheleft,sheputthemonagain.Onedayhermothersaidtoher,“ButHelen,whydoyouneverwearyourglasseswhenyouarewithJim?Hetakesyoutobeautifulplacesinhiscar,butyoudon'tseeanything.^^"Well,Mother/5saidHelen,uIlookprettiertoJimwhenIamnotwearingmyglassesandhelooksbettertome,too.^^Passage72.AdesertAdesertisaverydryplace.Itdoesnotrainthereverymuch.Adesertis

41veryhot,too.Onlyafewplantscangrowindeserts.Onlyafewanimalscanlivethere.Thoseplantsandanimalsdon'tneedmuchwatertolive.Anddon'tmindwhenitishot.Canyouliveinadesert?Whyorwhynot?Passage73.Animal'shomeEverybodyhasahome.Peopleliveinmanydifferentkindsofhouses.Animalshavedifferentkindsofhomes,too.Someanimalsliveinholesundertheground.Thewoodchucklivesundertheground.Hishomehastwodoors.Ifanenemycomesintoonedoor,thewoodchuckgoesoutthroughtheother.Someanimalsliveinholesintrees.Somesquirrelsbuildnestshighintrees.Somebirdsliveinholesintrees.Mostofthebirdsliveinnests.Crowsbuildtheirnestshighintrees.Buthawksbuildtheirnestshighinthemountains.Passage74.AnOutingTheSmithsliketogooutforatriponSundays.ThisSundaytheywanttogototheWestHill.JackandMike,theirsons,getupveryearlyinthemorning.Jackputsonashirtandjeans,andMikeputsonaT-shirtandjeans.They

42alsoputontheirrunningshoes.Afterthattheyhelptheirmotherdothehousework.Theyputbread,meat,eggsandsomefruitinabasketandcarryittothecar.Mrs.Smithalsotakesfourtinsofcokewithher.Thelittledogisrunningafterher.Itwantstogowiththem,too.Theyareallveryhappy.Passage75.GofishingOnesummerholidayIwasintheforestbymyself.Iwentdowntofishintheriver.SoonIgotabigfish.ThenIheardagreatnoise.There,rightbehindme,satabigblackbear!Wildanimalsareafraidofanyquickmove.SoImovedveryslowly.Thebearwatchedme.Buthesatstill.Itookthefishandthrewittohim.Heateitatonce.NowwhatwasIgoingtodo?Fdbettergoonfishing,Ithought.Thebearthoughtso,too.SoonIgotanotherfish.Iwentovertohimandputthefishintohisbigredmouth.Ifishedandfished-allforhim.AtfirstIwasafraidtostop.ThenIbegantolikedoingit.Hewassofriendly.Wheneveningcame,thebearstoodupandturnedawayfromme.Passage76.TheCandyKingOncecandywasnotmadeforchildren.Inonecountry,almost5,000

43yearsago,candywasmadeonlyforkings.Today,childrenarethecandykings.Haveyouevereatenlicorice?Peopleinancienttimesatelicorice,too.Theydidthinkoflicoriceascandyatfirst.Theyatelicoricetokeepthemstrongandwell.Insomecountries,peopleatelicoricetomakethembeautiful!Later,peopleateitjustbecauseittastedgood!Allcandywasmadebyhanduntil1845.Inthatyear,amanmadeacandymachine.Bythe1900s,candywassoldallovertheworld.Today,candycompaniessayapersoneatsfrom15to30poundsofcandyayear.Morethan2,000differentkindsofcandyaremade!Howmanykindsdoyoueat,candyking?Passage77.YawnSometimespeoplefeelsleepy.Theycan'tstayinterestedinwhattheyaredoingandtheyopentheirmouthswidequickly.Wecallthisayawn.Itmakesaprettysillyface.Whydopeopledoit?Scientistdonotknowmuchaboutyawns.Buttheyhavesomeideas.Ourbodiesgettired.Ourmindsgettired,too.Atiredmindneedsair.Soweyawn.Thequickyawntakesinair.Andtheairwakesupourmind.Butnotforlong.Watchout!Herecomesanotheryawn.

44Passage78.TwothievesMikewastakentothepolicestationandputinaroomwithanotherthief,anolderman.ThismanlookedatMikeandsaid,"Whyhavetheybroughtyouhere?""Istoleasmallradioonedayaftermylessons,"saidMike.ThemanlaughedrudelyatMike."Youshouldstealsomethingwhichisworthalotifyouwanttobeathief.Yououghttostealsomethingreallyvaluable,whichyoucanbeproudof,sothatyournameisputinthenewspaper.Goandstealalotofmoneyfromabanknexttime!"Mikethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,"Ican'tdothat.""Whycan'tyou?"saidtheoldthief."Areyouafraid?""No,"saidMike."Iamnotafraid,butthebanksallcloseatthreeo'clock,andmylessonsdon'tfinishtillfour."Passage79.AGiantKiteDavidalwayslikedkites.Whenhebecameeighteen,hisfathergavehimagiantkite.Itwassolargethathethoughtitcouldcarryhimupintotheair.Davidtiedaropefromthekitetoaboat.Hegrabbedontothekiteandtoldthepersonintheboattostartpulling.SoonDavidwasglidingthroughtheair.

45TheboatpulledDavidandhiskiteforfourhours.Whentheboatstopped,Davidsplashedintothewater.Hesaidthatithadbeenalotoffun.Passage80.OnceayearTomfinishedschoolwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Hewantedtoworkatabankinthecity.Hewenttothebankandaskedforworkthere.Amantookhimintoasmallroomandgavehimquestionsonapieceofpaper.Tomwrotetheansweronthepaperinahurry.Themanlookedforafewminutes,andthensaid,"Wasyourbirthdayonthe12thofDecember,Tom?""Yes,sir."Tomsaid."Whatyear?"themanasked."Oh,onceayear,sir."Tomsaid.Passage81.AnewDietAlmaandhermotherwerewalkinghomewhenasmalldogbeganfollowingthem.Therewasanotetiedtothedog'scollar.Almareadthenote,itsaid,"MynameisLady.Myownercannotkeepme.MayIbeyourpet?"Almashowedthenotetohermother."MayIkeepthedog?"sheasked.Thepuppylookedlikeanicedog.Mothersaidthattheycouldkeepit.AlmaandLadywerehappy.Almahadanewpet,andLadyhadanew

46home.Passage82.TheFrogThatChangescolorBirdsliveintrees.Squirrelsliveintrees.Butdoyouknowthatsomefrogsliveintrees,too?Thetreefrogishardtofind.Thisfrogcanchangecolor.Ongreenleaves,itstaysgreen.Onabrownbranch,itturnsbrown.Sometreefrogscanchangefromgreentogoldorblue.Treefrogshavelegsandwidefeet.Theyhavestickypadsattheendsoftheirtoes.Thesestickytoepadskeepthetreefrogsfromfalling.Treefrogshavedifferentcolorsandmarkingsontheirskin.Theireyesaredifferent,too.Somegreeneyes,somegray.Somefrogs'eyesaregold,andsomearebrightred.Thesoundstheymakeinspringandsummeraredifferent,too.Onefrogmakesasoundlikeadogbarking.Anotherfrogmakesaloudnoiselikeasnore.Thereisevenafrogthatwhistles!Passage83.TheCityofSanFranciscoSanFranciscoisabeautifulAmericancity.ItliesonthewesterncoastlineoftheUnitedStates.Ithaslovelyviewsandbeautifulscenery.The

47GoldenGateBridge,forinstance,isabeautifulplacetovisit.Everyday,thousandsofpeoplecometovisitandenjoyitsviews.SanFranciscoisahillycity.Thelovelyhillsinthemiddleofthecitymakeitthemostattractiveplace.Manypeoplewalkupanddownthehills,andsomeofthevisitorsalsoliketodriveonthepaths.Theycanseemoreplacesthen.Therearealsovisitorswholiketotakecablecars.Theycangetabetterviewofthecitywhilethecarsaremovingalongthetracks.BesidestheGoldenGateBridgeandthehills,Chinatownisalsoaplaceworthseeing.EverydaymanypeoplecometovisitChinatown.SomeofthemarecomingtotasteChinesefood,OthersarecomingforChinesearticles.YoucanbuywonderfulChineseobjectsinChinatown.Passage84.BenjaminFranklinBenjaminFranklinlikedtostudyandlearnaboutnewthings.Onedayheheardafriendsaythatsomethingblackincolorabsorbstheheatbetterthansomethingwhiteincolor.Franklinwantedtoseeifthiswastrue.Therewassnowonthegroundatthattime.Soheputtwolargepiecesofclothonthesnow.Onepieceofclothwasblackincolor,whiletheotherwaswhite.Thenhewaited.Thesunbegantoshine.Afterseveralhours,helookedunderthepiecesof

48cloth.Hesawthatthesnowundertheblackclothmeltedmuchfasterthanthesnowunderthewhitecloth.Franklinmademanyotherexperimentsandmadesomediscoveries.Healsotookanactivepartinpolitics,andhewasaveryfamousAmericanstatesman.HewasoneoftheearliestimportantwritersinAmerica.Hisautobiographywassuccessfullyandinterestinglywritten.Passage85.StopwritingIt'struethattheEnglishpeopleareanationofanimallovers.CharlesDickens,afamouswriter,hadacat.Thecatwasveryfondofhismaster.Hedidn'tliketoseeDickensworkingtoohard.Atnight,whenthecatwantedtosay"stopwriting"tohismaster,heoftenputoutDickens'candlewithhispaw.Passage86.TheRobotsRobotsarebecomingabigpartofourlives.TheremaybehalfamillionrobotsintheU.S20yearsfromnow.Thesemachinesarechangingthewayofworkthatisbeingdone.Thousandsofrobotsareusedinfactories.Theserobotsarenotliketherobotsinmovies.Theydon'twalkortalk.Instead,arobotmaybejustmetalarm.Therobotarmcandoacertainjob

49inafactoryoverandoveragain,itcandojobsthatpeoplemaynotwanttodo.Arobotnevergetstiredofdoingthesamething.Sometimesarobotgetstodomoreexcitingwork.InCanada,policeareusingarobotonwheels.Thisrobot'sjobistotakeapartbombsthatmaygooff.Passage87.ABrokenMirrorandBadLuck.Willyouhavebadluckifyoubreakamirror?Manypeoplebelievethis.Thereisanoldstoryaboutbreakingmirrors.Longago,peoplehappenedtoseetheirfacesinpondsandlakes.Somepeoplewerefrightened."Thatmustbemysoul,"apersonwouldsay.Themirrorsweremadeofshinymetal.Later,peopleusedglassmirrors.Theywerecarefulnottobreakthem.Breakingamirrorwouldharmthesoul.Thatishowabrokenmirrorcametomeanbadluck.Thebadluckissupposedtolastforsevenyears.Youmaynotbelievethisstory.Youmayhavenobadluckwithmirrors.Butyoushouldhandlemirrorscarefully.Abrokenmirrorcouldcutyou.Passage88.HairandBeard.Lucyalwayswantedtobecomeateacher,becauseshelikedchildren.Whenshewastwenty-oneyearsold,shebeganteachinginasmallschool.

50Shewasagoodteacher,andshelaughedalotwiththechildreninherclass.Theyenjoyedherteaching.Oneday,oneofthegirlsinherclassaskedher,uWhydoesaman'shairbecomegreybeforehishearddoes?”Marylaughedandanswered,"Idon'tknow,Helen."Thenoneoftheboyssaid,“Iknow!Man'shairbecomesgreyfirstbecauseit'ssixteenyearsolderthanhisbeard.^^Passage89.Alovelyweekend.ItisafineSaturdaymorning.Bobandhisfamilygetuplaterthanusual,becauseheisn'tgoingtoschoolandhisfatheraren'tgoingtowork.Theyareallstayingathome,buttheyarenotidle.Eachofthemisdoingadifferentthing.Bob'sfatherisinthegarage.Heiswashinghiscar.Hismotherisinthekitchen.Sheisbusypreparingagoodmealforthefamily.Sometimes,Bobhelpshismumwiththecooking,andsometimeshegoestothegarageandwatcheshisfatherwashhisear.Hiselderbrother,Jack,usuallystaysinhisstudytilllunchtime.Histwosistersarelisteningtosomebeautifulmusicwhilethey'recleaningthehouse.Hisyoungerbrother,Tom,istraininghispuppy.Heishavingalotoffun.Around12:30,thewholefamilyisseatedaroundthetableenjoyingawonderfulmeal.

51Passage90.Abridge.Bridgesarebuiltformanyreasons.Somebridgesarebuiltsothatcarscancrossoverrivers.Othersaremadefortrainstouse.InthestateofWashington,Thereisaveryunusualbridge-itwasbuiltforsquirrels.ThetownofLongviewhasaverybusystreet.Manycarsuseiteveryday.Squirrelswerebeingkilledastheytriedtocrossthestreet.Mr.Peterbuiltabridgeforsquirrels-onethatwouldpassabovethetraffic.Foryearsnow,thesquirrelshavebeenabletocrosssafelyfromonesideofthestreettotheother.Passage91.SchoolinairMikleisnineyearsoldandJaneisseven.TheyliveatMountEbenezer.Theirfatherhasabigproperty.InAustraliatheycallafarmaproperty.MikeandJanelikeschoolverymuch.Atschooltheycantalktotheirfriends,butMikeandJanecan'tseetheirfriends.Theylive100,perhaps300milesaway.AndlikeMikeandJane,theyallgotoschoolbyradio.MountEbenezerisinthecentreofAustralia.NotmanypeopleliveintheCentre.Schoolisaroomathomewithatwo-wayradio.Theteacheralsohasatwo-wayradio.Everymorningshecalleachstudentontheradio.

52Whenallthestudentsanswer,lessonsbegin.Passage92.Funnypresentsitisfuntogivefriendssomethingontheirbirthdays.LuisandBobliketogiveeachotherfunnythings.OnBob'sbirthday,Luisgavehimshoeswithpeanutsinthem.Bobsaid,“IwanttogiveLuissomethingfunnytoo."WhenLuis'birthdaycame,Bobgavehimabigbox.Luisopenedit.Intheboxtherewasabankthatlookedlikeaduck.Theduckhadahatonitsheard.LuisandBobbothlaughed.Passage93.FirefightersThereareabout5,000firefightersinChicago.Timisoneofthem.Heisondutyeighthourseveryday.Duringhisshift,heeatsandsleepsatthefirehouse.Thefirefightershavetobereadytoansweranalarmatanyhourofthedayornight.Mostofthealarmsareforsmallfires.Theycanbeputoutinafewminutes.Bigfiresareverydangerous.Mostofthetime,thegreatestdangercomesfromsmoke.Sometimes,firefightershavetoenterburningbuildingsinordertorescuethepeopleinside.Timhasbeenafirefighterforfiveyears.He'sproudofhimselfandofhis

53service.Hedoesexerciseseverydaytostaystrong.Passage94.Excuseme”isanothershortsentencetheyuse.Whenyouhearsomeonesaythatbehindyou,youknowthatsomebodywantstowalkpastyouwithouttouchingyou.It'snotpolitetointerruptotherswhentheyaretalking.Ifyouwanttospeaktooneofthem,say“Excuseme”first,thenbegintalking.Youshouldalsodothatwhenyoubegintocoughormakeanynoiseinpublic.Let?slearntosayExcuseme.Passage95.AlettertograndpaᦻPassage96.HalloweenᦻPassage97.SchoolNewspaperᦻ

54Passage98.Alettertoyou.ᦻPassage99.WhydoweneedtheforestsᦻPassage100.KitesᦻPassage101.FirstAidᦻPassage102.OurSensesᦻPassage103.PlaybaseballwiththefamilyᦻPassage104.Charlie9se-mailfriendᦻPassage105.Surfingthenet:Isitgoodorbad?

55ᦻPassage106.TeddybearᦻPassage107.TlachtiᦻPassage108.OlympicGamesᦻPassage109.DoingChoresᦻPassage110.AncientEgyptᦻ