A Smart Dog

    Rico is a dog who lives in Germany,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}When his owner says the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!

    Then the researcher tried something else. They put seven of Rico's toys in the room and one new toy that Rico had never seen before.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times.!

    Researchers cannot really say that Rico know words or languages.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}They believed Rico can think about what he hears and thin about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to thin and remember thins as well as three-year-old child.

    From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.

    John went to spend his summer holiday in China with his parents last year. They visited some famous cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming and Shanghai. In Beijing he visited the Great Wall, Tian' anmen Square and the Palace Museum. They also went to the zoos and the parks. The weather was fine and cool. They had a good time in the parks. They also took lots of photos there. In Guangzhou, they visited some museums. They were very interesting but kind of crowded. In Kunming the weather is never too hot in summer. They visited the Stone Forest, the Golden Temple and EXPO Garden. They climbed the Xishan Mountain. In Shanghai they went to the beach and had great fun playing in the water.

    "It's very interesting to visit China and I learned a lot about Chinese history," John said. "

    If I have another chance, I'll come back to China again."

My dad was a fisherman. He had a boat, but it was 1 to make a living(谋生) on the sea. It was dangerous, too. He worked very hard and stayed out day and night to catch enough 2 and sell them to make money for the family. 

When the 3 was bad, my father didn't work. He would drive 4 to school and we talked a lot on the way. Before he left, he would give me a big 5 on my face. It was so embarrassing(尴尬的) for me. 

I still 6 the day. When I was 12 years old, I thought I was too 7 for a goodbye kiss. We talked as usual, got to school and came to a stop. He had his usual big smile on his face and started to kiss me,8 I put my hand up and said, "No, Dad. "It was the 9 time that I talked to him in that way. 

I said, "Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss. "My dad looked at me 10 for a long time. I never saw him 11 before. But he really cried at that time. I sat there without 12 what to say. Then he said, " You are right. You are a big boy... a 13 . I won't kiss you any more. "

One day, my dad went to the sea and never 14 . I felt so sad. I 15 one more kiss from him. But I couldn't get any forever. 

Will your mother be angry when you draw pictures on your clothes? The answer must be yes. But Sammy's mum is always happy when Sammy draws pictures on clothes. 

Sammy likes drawing very much. He often draws pictures in his free time. But he has to help his mum in her clothes shop at the weekend. He thinks it is very boring(无聊的) at the shop. 

On a Sunday morning, Sammy feels bored at the shop. Suddenly he gets an idea. " Why not draw some pictures on the T- shirts? They will look more beautiful and many people will buy them. " So he draws a dog on a T- shirt. It's a small brown dog. He draws well but his mum isn't happy. She says, " Sammy, no drawing. "A girl comes to the store. She loves the T- shirt with the dog and she buys it. 

After that Sammy draws lots of pictures on many T- shirts. Sometimes Sammy draws a basketball. Sometimes he draws a bird. Many boys and girls come to the store to buy the T- shirts with the pictures. They like the T- shirts with birds best, so Sammy draws birds most. Sammy and his mum are very happy. Sammy says he likes drawing and it's interesting for him. In the future , he wants to be a great artist(画家).