Play Roof (Ⅱ)——A New Kind of Playground

That was Tuesday, and all the rest of the week Jack and Sally were very busy. First they took the tickets around to all the families in the twobuildings. That was easy after they'd rung the first few doorbells. Miss Fid-     

He Isn't My Really Brother

Molly lived in a small town by the sea.Shewas the only girl on her street.And the otherchildren were all boys.She could play with no-body after school and always felt lonely. When she was nine years old,another girlJoan came to live in the house opposite(与……对面的)hers.On the first day Joan and her fami-ly moved there,she visited them and knew Joancame from New York and they were both thesame age.Joan went to the same school as Mollyand was in Class One,Grade Two,too.Soon shemade friends witn her and they helped each oth-er.Joan had two brothers.The four children of-     

WHO''''S AFRAID NOW?

A neighbor told us about a trip he took with his two -and-a-half-year-old son.It was the first time the father and the boy had been away by themselves. The first night they spent in a hotel, the father moved his bed close to the boys, and when they wer…     

完形填空专练（2）

The Inspector of Schools arrived yesterday morning, and he spent the whole day examining the classes. The headmaster had told us a few days 1 that he was coming. I think the headmaster was very 2 about it, for every day, he came to all the classes, 3 the teacher over and over again what they must do and examined the boy himself to see 4 they were ready for the Inspector. He told us in our class that we were all fools and would be sure to 5 him lose face before the Inspector.     

FUNNY STORIES

Johnson was a young soldier in a big camp(军营).During the week the soldiers always worked very hard.But it was Saturday,and all the young soldiers were free,so their officer said to them,"You can go to town this afternoon,but first I’m going to inspect(检查)you."Johnson came to the officer,and the officer said to him,"Your haiJohnson ran to the barber’s shop,but it was closed because it was Saturday.Johnson was very sad for a few minutes,but then he smiled and went back to the officer."Are my shoes clean now,sir?"he asked.The officer didn’t look at Johnson’s hair.He looked at the soldier’s shoes and said,"Yes,they’re much better now.You can go out.And next week,first clean your shoes,and then come to me."     

微笑一下

M ark was w alking hom e from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with two sw eaters,a baseball bat,a glove and a sm all tape recorder. M ark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered arti- cles. Since they were going the sam e way, he helped to carry part of the burden. A s they walked, M ark discovered the boy s nam e w as B ill, that he loved video gam es, baseball and history, and that he was hav- ing…     

Florence, Italy : City of Art, Culture and Soccer

I guess you could say my life began pretty normally. I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 24th, 1982. No big thing at all except for the fact that I was the first son of Terry and Kim Edwards and the first grandson for both sets of grandparents.     

音乐(英文)

正Shared Passion One day two teenagers,who hadn’t seen each other since primary school,met at a railway station on the way to college.One was carrying some blues records under his arm,and they began talking about the music and so began a lifelong friendship.In a club they got talking to a guitarist,who asked them if they wanted to join a band he was forming.They found a place to practice and recruited a drummer and a bass player.The group,which was named after a song title,played their first gig and were soon attracting a loyal following.Their first album contained mostly covers,but soon they were writing their own material.Within two years they had their first number one hit;within five they were millionaires.Popular Pastime This could be the story of any number of bands in the last five decades,although it happens to be the Rolling Stones.Whether it is playing in a group,joining a choir or being part of an orchestra,music-making in Britain has always been a very social activity.And     

WHO IS THE GREATEST

Spring is coming.The annual sports have begun. Every animal says that he is the greatest in the forest. First is a race.The horse,the deer,the rabbit and the bear…they all come to play.At last,the deer is the first。Second,they are to climb the tree.The monkey, the squirrel,the mouse…they are good at     

An unforgotten Exam

It was the last day of the final examination in a college.On the steps of building,a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence①.This was their last exam and then they would graduate.With all these four years of college behind them,they felt ready to go into the world.     

Fix

<正>The word"fix"crossed the ocean from English with the first colonists some 350 years ago. For a time, the colonists used the word just as they did at home. For example,after arriving here, all of the colonists knew they could not back home—that their home was now "fixed"in this new land.     

Florence,Italy:City of Art,Culture and Soccer

<正>I guess you could say my life began pretty normally. I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 24th, 1982. No big thing at all except for the fact that I was the first son of Terry and Kim Edwards and the first grandson for both sets of grandparents. My life was about to get interesting, and for the next few years it wouldn’t stop spinning.     

The Circus

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression① on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. By the way they were dressed, you could tell they didn＇t have a lot of money, but their clothes were neat and clean.     

Just Because I Know You

Dick and Robert studied in the same class four years ago. Dick liked all kinds of beautiful clothes and spent (花费) a lot of money on them. His father was a worker and he hadn't enough money to give his son. Dick had to borrow some money from his friends. At first they lent(借) some to him, but he never gave any back to them. And later nobody believed(相信) him.     

The Professor and the Farmer

Two men were travelling on a train.One was a professor,and the other was a farmer.They sat together but they didn't talk at first.Then the farmer said,Let's guess riddles. OK,let's make some rules first, said the professor,To make the game more interesting,we play it for money.If you don't know     

Leaves in the Fall

We all enjoy the beautiful show of colors as leaves change eachfall.Did you ever wonder how and why this happens.To answer thatquestion,we first have to understand what leaves ave and what they do. Leaves are nature’s food factories.Plants take water from the     

The Tower of Babel

<正>At first, the people of the whole world had only one language and used the same words. As they wandered about in the East, they came to a plain in Babylonia and settled there. They said to one another,“Come on! Let's make bricks and bake them hard.” So they had bricks to build with and tar to hold them together. They said,“Now, let's build a city with a tower that reaches the sky, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth.”     

Two Students Miss a Final Exam

Introductory Chemistry was taught at Duke University for many years by professor Bonk. One year, two guys took the class and did pretty well on all the quizzes and mid-terms—so much so that going into the final, they each was bound to have a solid A. The…     

老鼠和猫

Many years ago a very large rat lived in the king's palace.It was bigger than many cats and ate all the cats that tried to catch it.The king asked his people to find the best cat in the country.When they found the cat, they gave it to the king.The king then put the cat into a room with .the rat.As soon as it saw the rat, the cat ran and jumped up onto the table. The rat quickly followed the cat.This went on for a long time.The king and his friends said that the cat was not a good cat at all.But soon, the rat began to get tired and slow down.The cat then ran to the rat, picked it up with its teeth and killed it.     

Why does it rain on the road,too?

A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it began to rain. They did not have raincoats(雨衣)or umbrellas(伞)with them and there was not any place to hide(躲藏) from the rain, so they had to walk home. Soon they were all wet.