Today more and more people live in cities. So there is usually little room in a city to grow food.1of the land in a city is used 2 homes, shops, roads and parks. Most food for city people is grown in the country. It is often brought to the city by3, train and plane. Some food 4 comes into the city by car.

    Water is5 thing that cities get from the country. Everyone needs water every day. We use a little of it for6, but we use even more to 7bathtubs(浴缸) and wash streets.

    The water used in cities comes mostly from the rain. But people8use the rain that falls on cities. The rain becomes dirty as it falls through dirty air. Once it hits city buildings or streets, the rain will pick up more dirt. It is not good for drinking or bathing.

So cities must reach out to the 9 country for water. There the rain falls through air onto trees and grass. The fallen rain runs 10 rivers and lakes. So it is important to keep both cities and the country clean.

    Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen houses. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and were taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether(总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

    A farmer, Mr Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

     "I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise, "he said." A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened."

    Mrs Wu said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

    "There was no time to take anything, "she said." A few minutes later, the roof came down."

    Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的) area and the welfare department(福利部门) brought them food, clothes and shelters.

    I' m ready to do my first jump 10 months after a skydiving (特技跳伞) accident. I can't wait! That accident almost killed (杀死) me and it made me stay in hospital for half a year. During the boring long days, I didn't feel good. "How could I live without my favourite sport?" I thought.

    It all started one evening after a nine-to-five day. I was sitting at home when an ad (广告)came on the television. "Try skydiving," it said. The next day, I went to the skydiving school in my town, At the end of the day's lessons, ] knew I found the right sport for me.

    I will never forget my first jump. Five of us walked to the runway and got into a plane. I was afraid, but the others were talking and smiling, and I started to feel a little relaxed. It was a beautiful, cloudless day and the sun was just going down. Soon it was time to jump. As I jumped from the plane, I shouted. But then everything became quiet (安静的). It was the most wonderful four minutes of my life.

    From the first jump, I was hooked. I started spending all my free time skydiving. It became my reason (理由) for living. Things were going really well. Then an accident happened on my 104th jump. I broke my both legs, right arm and nose. I stayed in hospital for six months, but I still couldn't forget skydiving.

    My mother couldn't understand why the only reason I wanted to get better was to go skydiving again. But for me, skydiving is life, and life is skydiving.

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    A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.

    One day, the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her sing."

    The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.

    Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn't sing any more.Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.

    After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness.

—Me n.

—I can help you with your problem.

    Children know that summer is probably the most fun of all seasons. especially for children aged 14 and under. In the first study of children's safety in the US, the National Safe Kids Campaign(运动) (NSKC) found that nearly half of the injury-related(与受伤相关的) deaths among children happen in summer.

     They always know summer is a dangerous season for children. During the summer, children are out of school and spend more time outdoors. "While we encourage children to be active and spend time outdoors, they need to understand the importance of safety, "said Everett Koop, an expert of the NSKC.

     the NSKC started a "Make It a Safe Kids Summer" campaign during National Safe Kids Week, from May 5 to May 12. Here are some important summer safety tips from the NSKC:

    Always wear your seat belt.

    Make sure there is an adult around when you decide to go swimming.

    Obey all traffic laws.

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