O. Henry was a great writer. His pen name was O. Henry and his real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. When he was about 20, he went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, some people thought he was the thief, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years there, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of the prison, he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor people there. And people liked his stories very much.

    Mr White works in an office. He is very 1 and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he's always tired and wants to go to bed early, 2 his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn't stop talking until he falls 3. But it's usually too late and Mr White has to 4 early in the morning when she is asleep.

    One day the man felt terrible and couldn't go to work. He decided to go to 5. And Mrs White went with him. Before her husband said 6 was the matter with him, the woman had told the doctor all and the doctor said to her, "The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you." "For me?" the woman said in surprise, "I'm fine. I don't need 7 medicine."

     "I don't think so, madam," said the doctor. "They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them."

    Water is very important to us. Every day we drink water, cook with water, take a shower in water, and have many other activities with water. Let's read and learn more about it!

    70percent of an adult's body is water. And about 80percent of a baby's body is water.

    Drinking too much water q{#blank#}1{#/blank#} can cause water intoxication (醉).

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    By the time you feel thirsty, your body has l{#blank#}3{#/blank#} over one percent of its water.

    About 80percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water.

    Only one percent of this water is fresh, 97percent is salt water and two percent is f{#blank#}4{#/blank#} in glaciers (冰川).

    And now, it's time to s{#blank#}5{#/blank#} water!

    Lin Hong is my new friend. Her father has a shop near the factory. The {#blank#}1{#/blank#} /θIŋz/ in his shop are all nice. And his family are kind {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the workers. So they like to buy {#blank#}3{#/blank#}/'sʌmθIŋ/ there. It's Saturday today. Lin Hong doesn't go to school. She knows her father is busy, so she gets up early. She does her homework and then goes to the shop to help her father. There {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) many people in it. She sells(卖) bananas, apples, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (orange) and drinks to the workers. A car stops(停) in front of the shop. The {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (drive) comes in and buys some hamburgers and then goes away. Lin Hong finds his bag on the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} /flɔː(r)/. She runs out, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she can't see his car. "I know Mr. Yang. We can take {#blank#}9{#/blank#} bag to him this evening," says Mr. Lin. It's nine and the shop is closed(关闭的). Lin Hong and her father go to Mr. Yang's home. The man and his family thank {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(they) very much.

Yesterday was Mary Alston's birthday. She is 109 years old, and she is one of the oldest people in the world. And she likes eating hamburgers.

Mrs. Alston had a party with her family. Her daughter, Jenny Morgan, who is 85, said,"My mother loves chocolate, and she eats popcorn(爆米花), pizza and hamburgers. She also likes to eat vegetables and fruit."

Mrs. Alston lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was born on a farm in Pennsylvania, and worked as a teacher. In 1935 she married(结婚) James Henry Alston. He died(去世) in 1983.

Her granddaughter, Annie, who is 65, said,"Grandma gets up every day at 6 o'clock, and goes to the cinema every Friday. She enjoys her life every day."

Annie asked her grandmother what she wanted to eat on her birthday. Mary smiled and said,"I'd like a hamburger and some fries. Of course, I also want to eat fruit and vegetables."

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The human brain is very small and light（only two percent of our total body weight），but it needs about 20% of the oxygen（氧气） that our body takes in. We can't think well if our brain isn't getting enough oxygen，so always make sure there is enough oxygen in the air when you need to learn or remember something! 

No one can remember everything，but everyone can learn how to improve their memory. Here are some tips- none of them can make your memory 100% perfect，but all of them are useful：

● When you want to remember something，tell a friend about it. This way the new information becomes more memorable（可记住的）. Later on，think about the conversation with your friend. It will remind you of the information you wanted to remember. 

● Don't over-train your brain. When you've remembered a list of new vocabulary，stop studying. It's better to study a lot of material for a small amount of time than a small amount of material for a lot of time! 

● Our memory works well when we are asleep. If you want to remember something，go to bed and go to sleep at once after learning it. 

● If you have to remember something big，break it down into smaller pieces. It's easier to remember198756430387 if you break it into four smaller bits：198-756-430-387. 

● If you want to remember a piece of information，and you can't，don't get angry. Relax and tell yourself，"If it's important，I will remember it later. " 

●____ . Experts say that our brain works a lot in pictures. So sometimes，if we want to remember new information，it helps to make a picture story. 

Let yourself be surprised by your memory!