People have told stories about Robin Hood for over 700 years. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends, Robin was extremely smart and humorous, he helped strangers, and later his kindness paid off.

    The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood was just a young man, who was good at archery (射箭术). One day he was walking through Sherwood Forest, a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in England. There he got into trouble with a group of men. Among them, he killed the cousin of the Sheriff (郡长) of Nottingham. Robin became a legendary outlaw, and soon the leader of one hundred outlaws, known as his "Merry Men".

    Robin and his "Merry Men" always looked for rich people and asked them to their camp in Sherwood Forest. When they arrived, Robin gave them a good meal and played music for them. Then he took their gold away to help the poor. Robin became most famous for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor."

    The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin's greatest enemy. He was cruel and treated the poor badly. It was his job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the king's deer. He hated Robin because Robin was an outlaw. But most of all, he hated Robin because everyone else loved him. The Sheriff of Nottingham kept trying to catch Robin Hood and his "Merry Men", but never succeeded.

Mrs. Baylor has a pet parrot. The bird is smart and it's learning (学习) to talk these days.

This morning, Mrs Baylor goes shopping and leaves (留) the parrot at home. There is something wrong with her sink (水槽) and Mrs. Baylor forgets a plumber(水管工) will come to fix it.

KNOCK(敲门声) KNOCK "Who is it? " the parrot calls.

"It's the plumber." the man says. He waits, but no one comes to the door. 

KNOCK KNOCK "Who is it? " the parrot calls.

"It's the plumber!" the man says. But still, no one opens the door.

KNOCK KNOCK "Who is it? " the parrot calls.

The man lets out a shout (吼叫), "IT'S THE PLUMBER! " This time, he shouts so loud that he loses his breath (呼吸)and falls down (倒下).

Just then, Mrs. Baylor comes back and she just finds a man on the ground.

"Oh, my dear!" she says, "Who is this?" And the parrot shouts, "IT'S THE PLUMBER!" 

There are many reasons to enjoy drinking tea. However, you should let the hot tea cool down a little before you drink it. Why?A new study in the International Journal of Cancer gives the answer.

"Many people enjoy drinking tea, coffee or other hot drinks. However, according to our report, drinking very hot tea can increase the risk (风险) of esophageal cancer (患食道癌), so you'd better wait until hot drinks cool down before drinking," the lead writer of the study, Dr. Farhad Islami of the American Cancer Society, said.

For the study Islami and his team followed more than 50,000 people aged between 40 and 75 years old. They found 317 of those people had esophageal cancer. The National Cancer Institute reported that about 17,290 Americans had esophageal cancer in a year and that only about 19% of sick people survived. However, five years later, they died. 

The scientists found that drinking 700ml drinks (about three cups) every day or more at a higher temperature (温度)(60℃or hotter) would have a 90% higher risk of having esophageal cancer, compared (比较) with people drinking the same quantity at a temperature below 60℃.

This is not the first report showing a person drinking very hot drinks has the risk of cancer. In 2020, the World Health Organization showed a report. It found that drinking very hot drinks of any kind could increase the risk of cancer.

John was riding his new bike. When he got to the end of the road, he turned around. He 1 the bike in front of Mom.

"See? I'm good at doing it. Can I ride to the 2 on my own(独自) now?"

Usually, when John rode a bike to the park, Mom or Dad came along 3 him. But this time, he was sure he could do it on his own.

Mom looked at John and said "Okay. But be careful about the cars and bikes 4 when you ride. And remember to come home 5 . Now, have fun on your own!"

John felt excited to hear(听到) this. The park was not far from home. John looked both 6 when he rode into the street and he 7 his mom's words. At the end of the street, John had to turn right to get to the park. He used his arm to make the signal(信号) so cars would know 8 he was going.

When John got to the park he slowed down(减速). He parked his 9 and ran to find his friends.

"You know what? I rode my bike here all by myself!" John sad. "Do you think it's very 10 to do it on my own?"

Once, I was really shy. When I was 12, my teacher told us to record (录音) ourselves 1 our families. When I listened back, I heard my voice was just like a little kid's. That made me very shy and I 2 took part in activities from then on. 

Years later, I became a teacher. On the first day, my hands could not help but sweat (出汗). My arms was trying to stop me from 3 the door. Although I was a little nervous (紧张的), I opened the 4 slowly. Suddenly, all the students laughed. Then I felt it was a bad 5 to be a teacher. They did not seem to mind me at all. 6 class, a little girl walked up to me and asked, "Could you help me read this? I like your voice!" she said. I didn't feel shy any more and my body felt as 7 as a bird. Perhaps this was not such a bad idea after all. 

Besides, there was one more thing that surprised me. I 8 why the classroom was so clean every day—before leaving, the students would clean the classroom. Actually 9 did really well. Looking back at it now, I would say these students gave me 10 experience of my life. 

In the future, I want to create a space for shy people like me to shine.