Thousands of years ago, the kings of Egypt built strong tombs for themselves. Over these tombs they built pyramids. They thought their bodies would be well kept in these tombs until they could come back to life. They also hoped the world would look on the pyramids as monuments to them and would remember them forever.

   There are about 80 pyramids in Egypt. But the Great Pyramid is the biggest of all. It is nearly 5, 000 years old. It is about 137 meters high today, but it was once higher. It is made of 2, 300, 000 huge stones. Most of them are higher than a man and weigh about two and a half tons each. Some weigh as much as fifteen tons. It took more than 100, 000 men twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. 

When you look at the pyramids, you can't help wondering how the Egyptians were able to build them thousands of years ago. How did they cut, carry and lift such huge stones? Each stone fits so well, yet they didn't have our modern machines! Scientists have studied the pyramids, but nobody can tell just how the Egyptians built them so long ago.

   Inside the pyramids are the rooms for the bodies of the kings and queens. There are lots of wonderful treasures in the pyramids, too. Thieves have broken into some of the pyramids and taken away many of the treasures to foreign countries. They have even stolen the mummies. Today some of the mummies and treasures are on show in museums in different countries. When the kings had the pyramids built for them, they perhaps never thought this would happen.

    Jack is six years old. He has no sisters. But he has a brother. His brother's name is Mike. Jack likes eating apples, oranges and bananas. Sometimes he eats some of his brother's apples. And his brother often beats（打）him for this. He doesn't like Mike. This September he goes to school. It's the ninth（第九） day at school. Jack and his classmates are having a new lesson.

    "Jack, what is five minus（减） three, please？" asks the teacher.

    "It's…it's…"

    "Now, listen to me," says the teacher, "If your sister has five apples, and you eat three of them…"

    "But I have no sisters." Jack says.

    "Oh, sorry. But do you have any brothers？"

    "Yes."

    "Now, if your brother has five apples, and you eat three of them, tell me now…？"

    "He'll certainly beat me," Jack says quickly.

    On April 26,2017,China's homemade aircraft carrier(航空母舰) hit the water in Dalian,Liaoning.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} So the whole world has paid much attention to it.

    The new ship is China's second aircraft carrier and it has no name yet. China's first carrier is Liaoning, which was bought from Ukraine(乌克兰) and later rebuilt by China. The new carrier was designed(设计) in China and the building began in 2013.It is about 315 meters long and 75 meters wide.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}The ship must be completed at sea, which will take several years.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}It can carry planes and soldiers to war. Planes fly from and land back on it, and soldiers work and live on it. Thanks to carriers, planes can take off and land from anywhere in the ocean around the world.

    But an aircraft carrier is very hard and expensive to build{#blank#}4{#/blank#} it is said that a basic aircraft carrier is made of 60,000 tons of steel! It also uses different technologies. Finally, it takes years to build.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} When the new carrier is completed, China will become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft by itself, after the US, Russia, UK, France, Italy and Spain.

    There is no doubt that China is becoming much stronger. All Chinese are proud of the progress.

阅读短文，将下列五个句子还原到文章横线处。

A. That is a little larger than three soccer fields.

B. An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea.

C. It is the largest and best ship China has ever built.

D. It costs a lot of money and needs a large amount of steel.

E. Today, not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one

    To figure out your birth number, add up the numbers in your birth date, like in the example, until there is only one digit. Example: March 20, 1950.

    3+20+1950=1973=1+9+7+3=20=2+0-2The birth number in this example is"2", "the peacemaker".

    2's are the born diplomats(外交家). They are aware of other's needs and moods and often think of others before themselves. They're naturally analytical and they don't like to be alone. Friendship is very important and can lead them to be successful in life.