It was sunny last Saturday. Mr. Black {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his children to the zoo. When they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} there, they saw many people and animals.

The children went to the lake first. There they saw many fish {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in it. Jane was really happy, "Look, how beautiful the fish are! I hope I can swim {#blank#}4{#/blank#} them." Then they went to the bird garden. There were different {#blank#}5{#/blank#} of birds in it. These birds were not {#blank#}6{#/blank#} when people were near them. Mr. Black bought some bird food for the children {#blank#}7{#/blank#} them. The children were very happy. After {#blank#}8{#/blank#} many hours in the zoo, the children were hungry. Then Mr. Smith took them to a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} for lunch. The food was expensive {#blank#}10{#/blank#} very delicious. All in all, they had a great day.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of "energy drinks" advertisement on TV. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. They tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great and lots of people believe them!

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But he careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited (限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.

Maybe that doesn't sound very interesting. But when you've joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send E-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).

There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people's desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at only time.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is being smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

Kids' birthday parties are more fun than adults (成人的) parties. And there are four things for parents to remember when they want to have a birthday party for their kids.

Make a list(列清单). Each kid wants different kinds of parties. Write down all your child's ideas on a piece of paper and then get things ready according to the list.

Make invitations. Make sure you write down the name of each guest (客人), so you will know the number of the things you have to prepare, such as chairs and plates.

Buy something to eat. You need to decide whether to buy a cake or make one. Decide what kind of food to have. Make sure to get the food ready on time. If you go to a party store, there will be everything you need and you won't have to go to different stores to get everything ready.

Prepare some drink. You should buy some drinks, such as Coke and juice. I think the best drink is a small bottle of cold water if it is hot in summer.

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but do we know the history of the Internet?

 Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet appeared in the 1960s. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} And the net among computers didn't work well. If one computer in the net broke down, then the whole net stopped. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Inshould be good enough to be used by many different computers.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} But, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Scientists had also developed software that made" surfing" the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get online and millions of people use the Internet to chat with each other every day. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.