“It's just a story,”you may think. But new research has found that crows' brains may sometimes be better than those of 6-year-old children.

In a recent experiment, American scientist Corina Logan and her team caught six crows to test them. The crows and children had to choose between two sets of tubes(试管). They had to drop stones in and get water.

With the red set, when they dropped a stone into a wide tube, the water level raised in a connected narrow tube. The blue set of tubes, however, had no connection between them.

Children aged 7 to 10 were able to learn the rule. Children aged 4-6, however, failed.Five of the six crows failed the test. But Kitty, a 6-month-old crow, passed it. She put most of the stones into the red tubes.

So, could a bird be more clever than a kindergartner? Don't be too quick to say no.

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    Lydia lost her bike at school last month . The bike cost 800 yuan . She felt worried and just kept thinking , “If I tell my parents about it , they will be angry !” Finally , she decided to buy a new bike just the same as the bike she lost . She took out of all her pocket money but it was only 500 yuan . So she decided to eat less at lunchtime to save some money . Her parents usually gave her 20 yuan for lunch and she wanted to save a half every day . But soon , she felt so hungry in the afternoon that she couldn't listen to her teachers carefully .

    When she came home one day , her mother asked , “What's wrong with you , Lydia? You look terrible these days!”

    Lydia told her parents what had happened with tears (眼泪) in her eyes.

    “We won't be angry if you tell us the truth （真相) . You're more important than the bike !” said her father .

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    The robin (知更鸟) stood on an old climbing plant, and sang his most beautiful song. Suddenly the wind made the plant move, and Mary saw something under the dark green leaves. The thick, heavy plant was covering a door. Mary's heart was beating fast and her hands were shaking as she pushed the leaves away and found the keyhole. She took the key out of her pocket, and it fit the hole. Using both hands, she managed to unlock the door. Then she turned round to see if anyone was watching. But there was no one, so she pushed the door, which opened, slowly, for the first time in ten years. She walked quickly in and closed the door behind her. At last she was inside the secret garden!

    It was the loveliest, most exciting place she had ever seen. There were old rose trees everywhere, and the walls were covered with climbing roses. She looked carefully at the grey branches (枝条). Were the roses still alive? Ben would know. She hoped they weren't all dead. But she was inside the wonderful garden, in a world of her own. It seemed very strange and silent, but she did not feel lonely at all. Then she noticed some small green shoots coming up through the grass. So something was growing in the garden after all! When she found a lot more shoots in different places, she decided they needed more air and light, so she began to pull out the thick grass around them. She worked away, clearing the ground, for two or three hours, and had to take her coat off because she got so hot. The robin hopped around, pleased to see someone gardening.

Betty is the new monitor of Class 4, Grade 7. How can she be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} good monitor? {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (Betty) teacher Mrs. Brown tells her like this: 

Study hard and get high scores. Show everyone you are a good student, and you can {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) their monitor. 

Be nice to other students. You are their monitor, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you are also their classmates. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} be friends with everyone. Then they'd like {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (listen) to you. 

{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (not talk) at the class. When the teachers are out, your classmates like to talk to each other. Want them to keep quiet? Don't shout. Use {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (word) like "Please" or "Thank you".

Talk with your classmates. Ask {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they) "Do you think I am a good monitor? " or"What can I do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (help) you?", so they would like to talk with you about these things.

Years ago a farmer owned land near the sea. He always needed workers to help him, but most people did not want to work on farms near the sea. They were 1 of the terrible storms that often hit and destroyed（毁坏）buildings and plants. 

Finally, a short man came to the farmer. "Are you a good worker?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man. Although surprised by this answer, the farmer, who really needed 2 , gave him the job. The little man 3 very hard on the farm, and the farmer felt 4 with his work. 

Then one night the wind blew loudly in from the sea. Jumping out of bed, the farmer 5 to the short man's room. The farmer shouted, "Get up! A 6 is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!" But the little man lay in bed 7 and said, "No sir. I told you I can sleep when the wind blows."

Hearing the words, the farmer hurried outside to 8 the storm on his own. To his surprise, he found that everything was tied down and nothing could be blown away. The farmer then 9 what the short man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew. 

When you're prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Can you 10 when the wind blows through your life? 

Julie is a nice girl. Now she is on holiday in Singapore {#blank#}1{#/blank#} her twin sister, Anna. It's a sunny and warm day, so they want {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ( go) and play tennis on the beach. Julie and Anna are very excited, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they run all the way there. 

At the beach, they take out {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ( they) tennis rackets and a tennis ball and start to play. Anna hits the ball so hard that it goes behind some rocks. Julie {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( run) off to find it. When she is looking for the ball, she sees that there {#blank#}6{#/blank#} ( be) a wooden box behind the rocks. Julie opens it and finds {#blank#}7{#/blank#} old map inside. 

When Julie shows the map to Anna, she can't believe her {#blank#}8{#/blank#} ( eye). "This is amazing! Let's take it to the local museum. " says she. The man at the local museum is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} ( real) happy. He says that it's the oldest map in the country. It tells us {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to find a chest full of treasure(财富). When Julie and Anna know it, they feel very happy. "This is the best holiday ever!" they say.