One day,Eddy,the frog(青蛙)，meets his two friends：Tom，the squirrel(松鼠)，and Mary,the bird．

    "Eddy,can you climb trees?"asks Tom．

    "No，I can't，"says Eddy．Tom laughs(笑)and‘climbs up into a tree．

    "Eddy,can you sing?"asks Mary．

    "No，I can't，"says Eddy．Mary laughs and sings a beautiful song．

     "Look，"Eddy says，"I can swim."He jumps into the water and swims．

    "That's nothing．"say Tom and Mary．

    Eddy is sad and he goes away．He meets a monkey and he learns to juggle(玩杂耍)from him．Then Eddy goes back to his friends and juggles for them．But they don't like it．Eddy is sad again．At that time they hear a baby bird crying in the water,"Help!Help!"

    Mary and Tom can't swim，so they can't help the baby bird．Eddy jumps into the water and helps the baby bird out．

    "Thank you，Eddy!"says the baby bird．

    "You are great，Eddy,"say Mary and Tom．Eddy is very happy now．

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    Can you create( 创造)your own T-shirt? Let me tell you it's easy! In the modern world, designing a personal T-shirt with your own message or favorite image(图像) is nowa piece of cake.

    At first, you can use a digital camera to take some photos. Also, you can download beautiful pictures from the Internet. Of course, you can also draw your favorite pictures by yourself. In a word, you can use your imagination.

    Then, buy some heat-sensitive iron-on transfer paper(感热的可熨的摹写纸) and print(打印) your picture or text using a standard ink jet printer(喷墨打印机). You can print black or colors or even buy other special paper.

    Put the paper onto a clean T-shirt that you bought from the shops, then just use an electric clothes iron(熨斗) and in a few minutes you can make your own T-shirt.You must be confident and proud in this kind of T-shirt.

    Sport is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport A lot watch sport on TV. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters (支持者) of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their teams play. There are four divisions(级别)of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!

    Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a net; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent(对手) can not hit it. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} 

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    When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter E. Have you ever thought about why that is so?

    In the A. B. C. D and F grading system, the first four letter are typically considered passing grades. An F in this system simply stands for "fail". The word "fail" happens to start with the letter F, which seems to leave out the letter E, The fact of the matter is that any letter can mean "not-passing" or "fail". Some schools have U grade for unsatisfactory", or I grade for "incomplete."

    Even with all this said, we should also point out that E grade actually has been used pretty commonly throughout the history of letter grades in the US.

    The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like the ones we use today is Mount Holyoke College. In 1897, they began to use the following grading scale:

A: 95-100% (excellent)   B: 85-94%(good)   C: 76-84%(fair)

D: 75%(barely passed)   E: below 75%(failed)

    We can see the inclusion of E instead of F.

    Gradually, the letter grading system became more popular throughout the US. However, many schools decided to drop the E grade and go straight to F. There is no evidence(证据)to really support this, but one possible explanation is that teachers were worried that some students and parents might mistake E for "excellent".

    Why do we have letter grades? Well, part of the reason is that they made grading simpler during n time of great change for schools. As the 20th century began, growing cites and an increase in immigration led to larger school classrooms. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy, fair and clear way to grade students.

    Today, more and more people argue that letter grades don' t fully reflect(反映)student learning. However, as teachers try to improve grading methods, many parents continue to favor the letter grades they got as kids. They are familiar(熟悉) and easy for parents to understand. So while they might not be perfect, the letter grades probably aren't going away any time soon.

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    Yesterday was a big day or my grandfather. My parents and I made a big dinner for my grandfather, we also gave him a cute dog as a birthday gift. My grandfather was very happy yesterday.

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    Dabai is 6 years old. Apples oranges and watermelons are his favorite fruit. He is happy in the zoo. The yard (院子) is his favorite place. He can draw pictures and play soccer. Lots people come to the zoo to see him, he is a star in the zoo

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    Eric is a 12-year-old boy. He likes lots of fruit and vegetables. He gets enough sleep every day. He never forgets his breakfast. He does sports every day. He is tall and strong (强壮的) so he is the PE monitor(班长) of his class.

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    Tony is a middle school student. Yesterday the weather was sunny. He walked to the lake with his dog Max. The Jake is about 4 kilometers away from his home. Tony played with Max near the lake. They went back home at 4: 00 pm. They had a happy day.

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    Hello, everybody. My name is Cinderella. Look! This is a photo of my good friends. Jack is short and heavy. His nose is big. Emma is a beautiful girl. She has big eyes. Ray is tall. His legs are long. Herbie is his dog. Its ears are Jong. I took this photo last year. It is my favorite.

    This is a home of the future, a smart home, where technology can do almost everything. Imagine we are in the year 2050; ①the computer wakes Tom up in the morning as usual. In front of him is a to-do list of the important events for the day, and it is provided by the computer， too. According to Tom's request, the computer serves a list of possible dishes. All the dishes are nice.

    As Tom eats breakfast, the computer reminds him to reply to Lucy. Before Tom finishes his next bite, Lucy's computer receives the message. Then Tom goes to the supermarket. The store's system checks his car when he drives to the pickup area and greets him. "Good morning, Tom! Your order is in Case 4. Thank you for shopping." When Tom removes his order from Case 4, the trade is completed automatically(自动地) over the information superhighway. That is, the money is electronically paid into the bank. Soon after arriving at the office, Tom reads another message from Lucy, telling him that she will go to have dinner with him.

    The smart home can also do many other things:

    Find things like keys and mobile phones.

    ②        (打开或关闭) machines and lights with your voice.

    Clean your home from clothes to buildings automatically.

    Record everything and everyone entering and leaving the house.

    Take care of each member of the family, young or old.

    ③With the development of technology, the smart home will come true in the future. It is sure to play an important part in our life.