Yesterday I visited the Hong Shan Forest Zoo. I was{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to find few people there. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} are very important places. They provide homes{#blank#}3{#/blank#} many endangered animals .They also help to educate the public about
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} them . If we {#blank#}5{#/blank#} our zoos, they won't have enough money to take care of so{#blank#}6{#/blank#} fine animals. Therefore, People should go and visit the zoos more often to learn about animals and help to protect them{#blank#}7{#/blank#} .
However, some people don't think so. They think zoos are terrible places for animals to live.“I've visited a lot of zoos in my life, and I have never seen one I like or one that{#blank#}8{#/blank#} animals to live in .”Jenny said The animals{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in small cages and can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} move at all .What's more, they are only given food once a week That's terrible.

Not everyone can swim with fish in the ocean. But they can enjoy underwater life in another way-by visiting an aquarium.
There is a very large public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Aquarium says it is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . These include two whale sharks —the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} largest fish. And everyone seems to enjoy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} huge public aquariums. They have opened around the world. Visiting an aquarium is a good way for children {#blank#}5{#/blank#} about sea animals. They might even want to start an aquarium at home and join {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of people keeping fish as pets around the world.
We do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But people have been interested in fish {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a long time ago. Some say the Chinese kept and studied carp(鲤鱼) and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Romans kept eels（鳝鱼) as pets . And the Greek philosopher Aristotle(亚里士多德) might be the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to study sea life, including sharks and dolphins.
Some people say that keeping fish at home in small water tanks called aquarium is very {#blank#}10{#/blank#} today.

Victor is seven years old and begins to school this fall（秋天）. He studies hard and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to his teachers. He is polite（有礼貌的）and has some friends. They all like him. It's Sunday today. Victor, his sister Tina and his mother stay at home. His mother is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} some housework and he's watching TV and the girl is doing her homework. At eight thirty his father comes back with a bag of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . The boy likes {#blank#}4{#/blank#} very much and wants to eat some. His mother {#blank#}5{#/blank#} him four and says, “Which one do you want, Victor?”

   “The biggest（最大的）one，Mum. ”
   “What?” says his mother. “You should（应该）be polite and take the smallest one. ”
   “Should I tell a lie（撒谎）just to be polite, Mum?” says Victor.

    English people are famous for their humour (幽默). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main thing to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is that English people often use understatement.

    Understatement means saying less{#blank#}3{#/blank#}you think or feel. For example, if {#blank#}4{#/blank#}gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, "It's a little damp (潮湿的) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}" Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people might say, "He isn't exactly friendly." People often use understatement in unpleasant (使人不愉快的) {#blank#}7{#/blank#} or to make another person look silly.

    Also, English people like to make fun of themselves as well as others. The comedy (喜剧) 'Mr Bean' is a(n) {#blank#}8{#/blank#}example of this kind of humour. Mr Bean always speaks as little as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in the comedy. He always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to use his body to make people happy. Maybe what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that people in the real world will never do.

    I still remember that day. It was Friday. I had the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}but I didn't go to the doctor. I went to school as usual. It was quiet in the classroom. All of us were busy{#blank#}2{#/blank#}for a test. We didn't see our English teacher Mr. Smith come into the classroom {#blank#}3{#/blank#}he started to talk.

    "Who can describe what stress (压力) is like?" No one tried to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}to his question. Mr. Smith looked a little {#blank#}5{#/blank#}But he still {#blank#}6{#/blank#}our answers. Five minutes later, Mr. Smith still didn't get an answer. Mr. Smith looked not only sad but also {#blank#}7{#/blank#}He raised (举起) a book and asked, "How heavy is this book?" He {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Jason to answer the question. Jason said, "I think it is 100g." Another student said, "It is 200g." At last, Mr. Smith said, " It's real weight (重量) is not important. The important thing is how long you hold. If you hold it {#blank#}9{#/blank#}putting it down, sooner or later (迟早), you will not be able to hold it up. This book is like stress. If you have stress, stop and take a break. Don't {#blank#}10{#/blank#}my advice(建议), boys and girls! You should learn to take time to relax. If you do, I am sure you will enjoy your school life." I'll never forget Mr. Smith and that meaningful lesson.