There is a small river near Peter's house in a village. He loves 1 in it very much, especially in 2summer days. But then his father goes to 3 in a big city and Peter has to go there with his family. Their new house has a garden,4 the garden is very small. Peter is not very 5.

    "Is there a river near 6 house?" he asks his father one morning. "No, there isn't. But there is a big 7 near here. And there's a pool in it. We are going to the park this afternoon," says his father. Peter is happy.

    Peter and his father go to the park in the 8. Peter wants to walk near the pool. But he sees a sign. His father reads it to him "Warning (警告): This pool is 9. And 365 people fell into it." Peter 10 into the pool carefully, and then he says, "I can't see them."

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    When people say “culture”, we 1art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse

2two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first 3in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon4in New York 5November 18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music. the man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful.

  Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to 1helping others."

  One morning, his parents gave him some money to 2some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3. Bill went to him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

  The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days. "

  All the thought of his parents' words, Bill said to the old man, "Let's go to the 4."

  When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5 the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for giving you too much 6. I'm fine now. I'll 7forget your kindness! You are a very good young man"

  Bill was 8when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 9that his food was free 10it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer(顾客) that day.

    Mary was ill, so she went to see 1 .

    "Doctor, I'm not feeling 2," said Mary. "Every time I do my homework, I feel 3 . If I go to school on foot, I have to sit down and 4 for a few times."

    The doctor looked over her 5. At last he said, "6 serious(严重的), but I'm afraid you are eating too much." "I don't understand. What do you mean(意思)?" asked Mary.

    "I mean you eat 7 food," said the doctor.

    "Oh! You mean I'm too 8 That's a problem," said Mary. "What should I do?"

    "The answer is easy," said the doctor. "If you eat a lot of food and also do much9, you 10 thinner and healthier"