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.

    Internet has become one of the most important parts in our life. The Internet is a large, worldwide collection of computer networks. A network is a small group of computers put together.

    Internet is many different networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. Once you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interests in the World Wide Web. The same time you will find it is helpful and your life is more interesting than before.

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{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴My name is Gina, My phone number is 876- 4537.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵I have a big family- my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, my mother, my brother, my sister and I.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶I like hamburgers and tomatoes. My brother likes oranges and ice cream. My sister likes salad and bananas.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷My birthday is on May 2nd. My brother's birthday is on January 5th. My sister s birthday is on June 3rd.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸I like P. E. My brother likes math. My sister likes English.

    Everyone in my family loves music. My older sister, Lennon, and I hardly ever watch TV or play computer games.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Now we can play the piano, the guitar and the drums. Sometimes, just for fun, we'd choose a song, and then Lennon and I would make it our own.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} One night, they let us upload(上传) a video of us singing to an online video site. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}We felt so lucky.

    Lennon and I are good sisters and friends{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. We like to do something together, such as singing or acting. And acting is really fun for us because the character I play is more like Lennon and the character she plays is more like me.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}But I get a little nervous(紧张的) when I act. Lennon says,

    "You have to really believe in yourself." And I always try my best.

A. And we don't fight.

B. We'd sing it for our parents

C. Our parents always ask us to play music

D Lennon and I never get nervous when we sing

E. Two days later, we flew to New York sing on TV show!

F. Lennon is good at singing and dancing

    Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.

    But sometimes the doctor's medicine doesn't work. A sick person does not get well. The pain(痛), or hurt(伤), will not go away. This happened to a man named Walter. He was in hospital, but he was not getting well. Then he found a new "doctor" inside himself. This "doctor" was his own sense of humor(幽默感). He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. And he told his story in a book. He said laughing was his best "medicine". His doctor thought so, too.

    Another man called James was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctor could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to "picture" his pain. In his head he "drew" a picture of a dog. He imagined(想象) it as a real dog. And he made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!

    These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the "doctor" inside your own head. Stay happy and well.