Maxime and Lise are a young French couple. They are ready to travel across China from Beijing to Yunnan Province on a tandem bicycle (双人自行车). They have two main purposes and one of them is that they want to encourage green 1 through it.

    Maxime, 26, works helping farmers raise their cows, 2his wife Lise, 26, is a teacher. The two also like sharing their travel stores on Facebook.

    We chose a tandem bicycle because it makes it 3 to communicate with each other about interesting people and things we come across during the journey. 4, bicycling is healthier. And it's a cheaper and more environment-friendly way of traveling than 5 cars, motors and so on, “the couple said.

    As for the other 6of their journey, the two said they wanted to get people's good ideas on topics such as health, econnmy (经济) and politics. When they were asked 7they chose to visit China, they said it was because they often talked about its long history and beauty and how much of the country is competitive (有竞争力的) in the world.

    We know China is a country with a large population and will be the 8 of the economy around the world in the future. We want to get a better understanding of the country and its people. We 9the country,” they said.

    The couple will be on the journey to China soon. We hope they can make more people further 10 China by shairing what they see and hear on the way. Meanwhile. We hope they enjoy their travel in China.

    Tom is a young man. He eats and sleeps a lot,1works a little. He doesn't like to learn, so he 2little. He can't do any difficult work, so he has to look 3 an easy job. One day he finds a job on a farm. When it's work time, he always says he's tired and4So he gets less money than the others.5 is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Tom does 6. The farmer tells him to cut down trees in the forest. The young man goes there with a 7. He feels terrible in the forest and 8 about the animals. So he looks around and sings loudly. Nobody knows 9 he's singing.

    After three days, Tom hasn't cut down any trees. The farmer wants to find out how the young man is doing. He's 10 when he finds Tom sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. “Why are you sitting here to cut the tree?” asks the farmer. “Because I can't work if I am lying(躺)down, sir.”

    It was a cold winter. An eight—year-old boy got a 1from his grandfather. It was a very lovely little turtle(海龟). The boy was so happy to2the little turtle. He wanted to play with it very much.  3the turtle retracted(缩回)its head and feet into its shell. The boy wanted the turtle to4 out of its shell, so he pocked(捅)the turtle with a stick. But it didn't5. The turtle just stayed inside its shell. They boy was very6.

    Grandfather saw that, and he said to the boy, "Don't do it in that way. I have a good idea. Let me help you. "Grandfather7the little turtle into his room and put it near a warm fireplace(壁炉). After a few minutes, the little turtle8warm and showed its head and feet.

    "Sometimes.  9 are like the little turtle, "Grandfather said, "So don't be so rude. Be kind and friendly10them."

    It is 1 Saturday morning. Helen and 2 brother, Tom, are taking a walk in the zoo. There are 3 of public signs in the park. They mean different things. Helen knows a lot 4 them. But Tom5.

    Suddenly Helen 6 a boy climb the tree. She shouts at that boy,"7 climb the tree.8 you see the sign over there？"The boy jumps off the tree soon. Tom points 9the sign in the garden and says to Helen," So the sign over there10 we shouldn't climb trees, right?"

    Once upon a time, there lived a little boy one night, when the boy was sleeping, his hands, feet and eyes started 1 who was the most important.

    "We're the most important," the eyes said. "Without us, the 2  wouldn't know where to go, and the hands wouldn't know what to take."

    "No," the hands didn't 3 the eyes. "Sure, the eyes can see, but we're the ones playing with toys."

    "It is certain that we are the most important," the feet shouted. "We're the ones that run to the toys in the first place."

    An elf(精灵)that lived on a bookshelf full of storybooks next to the boy's bed 4 the argument.

    "All of you made a 5," he said. The hands, eyes and feet asked why.

    "I think you are 6 on your own. But together you make up a 7 body," the elf replied, "All of you have an important task: to 8 the boy and to help him in every way."

    After hearing the elf's words, they 9 that they were all very important to the boy. Then they never argued with each other. 10, they became friends and always worked together.