In the middle of my home country there are very large places．They are hot and dry land called deserts．

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Families live a long way from other people．Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometres．{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    About 65years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families living far away to communicate with each other．They decided they could use the radios for school．In this way，children could talk to each other like at school．{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    The children each spent about 30minutes a day on the radio．They talked to their teacher about their work and difficulties．The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they learned and posted them to the children．After finishing their work，the children sent it back to their teacher to mark．{#blank#}4{#/blank#} He tried to visit each child twice each year．This was sometimes difficult．The journey was very long and could be dangerous．In addition，the school held camps once a year．The children could all meet each other and shared their learning experience．

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}The government provides families with computers so that the children can use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e﹣mail now．The teachers enjoy their work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well．It is an interesting way to learn，don't you think？

A．The teacher also travelled around the country．

B．All over the deserts are farms and small towns．

C．This was how the first"School of the Air"started．

D．This families'children cannot go to school like you．

E．With the development of technology，computers are becoming popular．

    Is there anything you can do to keep germs(细菌)out of your body?

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} through breaks in your skin, with the air you breathe and with the food you eat. How can you keep germs from coming in through breaks in your skin?

    In the first place, you can be careful, so that you do not hurt yourself. Once you have cut your skin, you must wash the cut at once with soap and hot water{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Can you keep germs from coming into your body through your nose and throat? You can't stop breathing, of course. You can't help breathing in some germs.

    What you can do is to stay away from people if they have colds and other sicknesses made by germs. Some kinds of germs move through the air. They go from one person to another. If you have a cold, you should try not to give your germs to others{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    How can you keep germs out of your mouth? One way is by keeping such things as pencils and fingers out of your mouth.

    Another way is washing your hands before meals. Then you will not put germs on the food you eat. You should also wash your hands after you use the toilet.

    Never use a drinking glass that someone else has used{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Never bite from food if someone else is eating it.

A. Be sure to cover your mouth with a scarf when you cough

B.Think about the three ways that germs come into your body

C.Soap and hot water kill germs or wash them away

D.Wash your hands when you eat food

E.Germs are bad for our heath

    Do you know Egypt? Let's go into ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt. Women did not go out to work. They stayed and worked at home. Many Egyptian men were farmers. Some men were builders or fishermen. Other men worked as artists. Some other important people did not do any farming.

    The weather in Egypt was very hot. Ancient Egyptians did not wear many clothes. Men, women and children often wore simple robes(长袍)made of thin cloth. On their feet they wore light open shoes. People , including women, shaved(剃)hair from their heads to keep cool.

    Children in ancient Egypt grew up to do the same jobs as their parents. Girls stayed at home with their mothers. They learned to look after the family. Boys worked with their fathers. They learned to do the jobs their fathers did. They only went to school to learn to write if they wanted to become a writer.

    Many of the games played by ancient Egyptians are similar to the games we still play today. Children played racing and jumping games. They also played ball games and with wooden toys. Older children played a game like chess.

    The kings of Egypt (the pharaohs)(法老)had enough power to master their country. The people thought that the pharaoh was a god. He owned everything. Everyone had to do what he told them to do. The pharaohs built huge tombs(墓）. When a pharaoh died, he was buried in the tomb. The tombs were often in the shape of pyramids.

    When a pharaoh was buried, he was surrounded by treasure and by treasure and by things to help him in the next world, such as food, clothes, furniture and weapons.

    Kevin has an interesting hobby. He likes collecting tropical fish (热带鱼). He keeps his hobby for seven years. Now he is fourteen. There is a big aquarium in his room. There are many fish in it.

    Kevin often travels around the world with his family. He loves it because he can see the underwater world in many places. Under the water, he can see lots of tropical fish. Sometimes he can see sharks (鲨鱼). He wants to keep one or two small sharks in an aquarium, but he can't do it at home. So Kevin goes to help in the ZO0 on the weekend. There he can see a lot of sharks and some other big fish. Kevin likes working in the zoo because he can work with his favorite animals and learn more about them.

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