Jane was an old woman. She was rich and lived in a big house. One sunny morning, Jane opened the window and looked at her garden. The sun was shining brightly. "What a good day!" She said. Suddenly she saw a man eating grass in the front garden of her house. She walked to the man and asked, "Why are you eating grass? Are you very hungry?" The man answered, "I have no money to buy any food. I haven't had meals for days. I'm dying of hunger." "Poor boy," said Jane, "come to the back door." Then she walked into the house again. "The rich lady will give me some food to eat. It's so kind of her." The man thought. But when he went into the house, Jane opened the back door and said to him, "The grass is taller behind the house."

    English book Animal Farm (1945) tells a story about farm animals. They are fed up with ( 受够了) Mr Jones, the farmer. He treats them badly, so they decide to kick him off the farm and run the farm themselves.

    One day an old pig called Old Major gathers the animals around him. He tells them that all animals should stand together. He says they should take over the farm. They say that all animals are equal.

    After they get rid of ( 摆 脱 ) Mr Jones, two pigs become the leaders of Animal Farm. One pig called Snowball is a great speaker. He has big ideas for Animal Farm. The other leader is a pig called Napoleon. Napoleon is a crafty (狡猾的) animal. He brings together supporters by offering them advantages.

    Napoleon makes a war against Snowball and kicks him away from the farm. He turns Snowball into a big enemy. He says that Snowball is working with Farmer Jones and other farmers to destroy Animal Farm.

    But as it turns out it is Napoleon who is working with the enemies of the animals. He joins up with the old human enemies of the animals. But he tells the animals that he is working for them. Meanwhile the animals work hard. It seems that it is as bad to live under Napoleon as it was under Farmer Jones!

    Why is the story so important?

    Animal Farm is an excellent choice for learners of English because it's very short. The language is also simple.

    Like many famous stories Animal Farm is not just a book. It was played on the BBC radio in 1947. The big modern way of telling stories is in movies of course. Orwell's book has become a film twice. Perhaps it won't surprise you that the first one (1954) was a cartoon. In 1984 another film was made.

    This was a live-action (真人版的) film. The famous book has also been put on in the theater. In 1984 aversion was made and it toured a number of British cities.

Once upon a time, there lived a farmer called Larry in a small village. He had an old apple tree and some little animals lived in it. When he was young, he spent most of his time {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(play) around it. And it brought him fresh apples as well as much pleasure (快乐).

However, as time passed, the apple tree became old and bore no fruit. Larry thought that the tree {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) useless. He decided to cut it down. He forgot {#blank#}3{#/blank#}he had climbed the tree and eaten its apples before.

When Larry took his ax(斧头){#blank#}4{#/blank#}began cutting it down, the little animals living in it came. They asked him whether(是否) he had forgotten the apple tree {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) his good friend. He thought for a while and said "No".

Then he noticed something shiny. He realised {#blank#}6{#/blank#}it was a beehive(蜂窝),full of honey. He took a little and put it in his mouth. He said to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (he), "What sweet honey it is!"The taste of the honey made him think of his happy childhood.

Finally, Larry understood that the apple tree had provided him with so many things and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}it was home to many lovely animals. He threw away the ax and said to the animals,"I promise {#blank#}9{#/blank#}I will never cut down this tree. You all can live here happily."

{#blank#}10{#/blank#}excited all the little animals felt after hearing his words!

Camping is one of the most interesting outdoor activities. Last weekend, l had a camping trip to a hill  1 My teachers and classmates. We all enjoyed 2 Very much, Each of us brought something for the camping. Liu Tao had a box of chocolates(巧克力)and David had some  3 What did Nancy have? She had some apples, too. Helen had some fish and chicken. Mr. Green and Miss Li  4 two big tents(帐篷)and the cooking tools.

When we got to the camping place, it  5 almost l1 a. m. Our teachers tried to put up the tents first. And we students went to look for wood. Then we made a fire  6 food. We didn't  7 much choice on food, but we all thought it was delicious. After lunch, we took a rest. And then in the afternoon, we caught butterflies, looked for rare plants in the woods and went fishing by a river. In the evening, we held  8 party, singing and dancing around the campfire(篝火). At about ll p. m. , we went into the tents and slept soon 9 we were tired at that time. The radio said it would be rainy in the evening. Luckily, it didn't rain that night. The trip was  10 a wonderful experience.

I still remember it was an early autumn. Some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} started to turn yellow and the weather got cool. One day, as I was getting ready for school, my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest (背心) instead of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. At that time, I was getting to have a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} size than my father, so when I put on the vest, I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} by my mother, but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry. My mother said sorry with a smile, but I shouted at her {#blank#}5{#/blank#} thinking much. I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my mother could stop me.

Later, my mother shared her bad feelings with my father, "See what your son has done." Instead of saying he would scold (责备) or beat me, my father {#blank#}7{#/blank#} asked my mother to mend (修补) the vest. Later when my mother told me about this, I felt ashamed (惭愧的). My father's gentle kindness {#blank#}8{#/blank#} me a lesson which I would never forget.

On that day, I decided not to let anger {#blank#}9{#/blank#} me any more. When I'm angry, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to remember my dad's vest. It reminds me to think about others' feelings when I'm angry.