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    During the years of game making, there have been a number of games. Many old games have gone since modern games came out.

Teachers at a primary school asked their students to write articles about games they knew and were surprised by the results. Half of the 50 children in one of the classes wrote about online games. It is easy to see that traditional games like hide-and-seek and jump rope games are unfamiliar(不熟悉的) to many of today's schoolchildren. They like to play computer games, especially in the cities, with the rising popularity of TV, the Internet, video and online games.

    An educationist said, "Traditional games used to be so popular, but over just a few years, kids have forgotten them. It's sad."

    The games that many parents once played were generally outdoor activities which were enjoyed by students during breaks or after school. They usually needed several partners and just a little space.

    Jump rope games, for example, have always been popular in many countries around the world. A kind of jump rope game, played with rubber bands(橡皮筋) which are connected together to make a long rope, is played in many countries.

    Rubber band jumping was once very popular in primary schools. Girls loved playing this game. It can help kids practise their jumping skills and develop coordination(协调性), and also help them meet lots of friends.

    It is common these days to see primary school students spending their breaks in the classroom. They are busy with their studies.

    "When we were young, we played many different outdoor games, but today's children don't know what to play or how to play," a 40-year-old mother said. "They don't know what teamwork is."

Being worried by the situation, educational officers have tried to make some programmes to educate children on traditional games.

    It was thesummer before my third grade. Our girls' softball team was facing real pitchers(投球手)1thefirst time. Before that, we could just hit the ball on the tee (球座). When the coach started pitching, hitting became2forme. I missed every single pitch. From the side, I heard my teammate Emilylaughing at3. My face got hot and my throat feltlike it had a softball stuck in. At that moment, I was starting to4playingsoftball.

    The nextafternoon, when Mum said it was time to play the game, I told her I was5.She allowed me to lie down for a while. So I went to my room and6myselfin bed. This was difficult for me because I was fine and just7toavoid softball.

    Soon Mumcame in and said, "Time to go!" She didn't even ask if I felt8.I imagined Emily laughing from the sideline, and9Ireally did feel sick to my stomach. I began crying loudly. Still, Mum pulled myteam T-shirt over my head. She said, "You have to10forthe rest of the season, and only after that we can talk about11you'llcontinue next year." She added that practice was what I needed, not12.She promised to practise with me.

    I got twohits that afternoon, and Emily didn't make a13.Every week after that, I practised at home14I got to be one of thebest hitters on the team.

    That15taughtme that being afraid is part of life, and I can do whatever is expected of meif I keep working and practising.

An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike, his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a dove (鸽子) landed on the ground. 

The father asked his son, "What is this?"

The son replied, "It is a dove."

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, "What is this?"

The son said, "Father, I have just told you. It's a dove."

After a little while, the old father asked his son for the third time, "What is this?"

This time Mike could not control his anger and shouted, "It's a dove, a dove. Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you so many times 'IT IS A DOVE!' Don't you understand this?"

The old man silently took out an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient (不耐烦), Mike began to read it. 

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a dove landed on the ground, and my son asked me what it was. I smiled at him, said it was a dove and hugged (拥抱) him. After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same dove, little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on answering his question and hugging him every time."

Something gently touched Mike's heart. His face turned red with shame for being so impatient to his father and he hugged him tightly (紧紧地). 

Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not realize that until they are gone. 

There are twelve months in a year. My favorite 1 is October. First, October 1st is National Day. It's an important festival in China. Everyone is free and 2 on this day. We have  a seven- day holiday(假期). During the holiday, my 3 often take me to see my grandparents in the countryside (乡村). 4 , there are some interesting and fun things in 5 . On the12th, we have a soccer game. I love playing soccer but I don't love basketball 6 it's difficult for me. On October 20th, we have a 7 sale. I have three old books and I want to 8 them there. Then we have a ( an) 9 festival on October 29th. We can draw many beautiful pictures. My birthday is also on this day. October is a really 10 month for me!

Puff and Pip lived in a burrow（地洞）. They were both pleased with 1 home. 

One morning, a deer passed by and asked them, "2 can you live in this dry, dusty place? You should go out and find a better home. "3 his words, their home didn't look as good as it was before. They started to notice all the bad things about it, 4 the two friends set off for something better. 

Soon, they came to a lush（茂盛的）field. "This is a better home, " said Pip. "Look at all that grass!" As they walked into 5 field, they heard a strange sound. A big machine 6 in their direction. "This is not a better home!" Pip shouted. They rushed out of the field. 

They continued their search. Next a sandy hill7 . "This is a better home, " Pip said. "Digging is easy for us. " Then they heard 8 strange sound. A giant sand hill crane flew down on them 9 the sky. "This is not a better home!" Pip shouted. As the crane flew off, the two left there 10 . 

Next they came to a watering hole. "This is a better home, " Pip said. "Much1111 to water and food!" Puff's eyes grew wide. "Yes!" As the friends took a drink of water, they saw some cattle 12 straight for them. "This is not a better home!"

Pip shouted. "It's hard 13 a better home, " Pip said. "Why did we ever leave the one we 14 ?"

"Maybe ours is good enough, " Pip said, "but we 15 take an adventure walk now and then, " he added. "Just to see the world a bit. " Puff nodded. 

Mother Cat has four lovely children. On a sunny day，she is playing games with her children in the park. Later，they are hungry，so she asks her children to get some bananas on the tree，but no one wants to do it. Mother Cat has to do it herself. 

After some hours，Mother Cat gets a lot of bananas. She asks her children，"Who would like to take these bananas home？" But they don't want to do it ， so she takes the bananas back home. After getting home，she asks，"*Who will make fruit salad with the bananas？" They all say

After she makes the salad，she says to them，"who wants to eat the salad？""Me!"， "No，you can't. You don't want to do anything before making the salad. You must know 'No pains