Karan Singh is just like any other five-year-old- except for the fact that he is 5 feet 7 inches tall! When he was born, he was 15 pounds- the usual1of a newborn baby is about half of this, and he was four inches taller than the usual baby.2his height and weight at birth, his father Sanjay thought there might be something wrong with him, but doctors found he was3and really fine.

    Before he could walk or talk, Karan was made into The Guinness Book of World Records in 2008 as the tallest and heaviest newborn baby. Karan clearly4his mother, Shweatlana, who is 7 feet 3 inches tall and one of the5women in South Asia! Sanjay is also quite tall at 6 feet 7 inches.

    Being so tall isn't always a great thing for Karan and his6. Karan used to get bullied about his height, but he doesn't anymore. "But they all say that I am cheating when we7 basketball," Karan said.

    Shweatlana also had trouble finding diapers that fit him when he was8and still has trouble finding children's clothes for him sometimes. "Now I just buy him adult size9. They fit him perfectly well," she said.

    She is also10about her health and that her son might have the same condition she has. "I used to get about 1.5 inches of height every year because of too much growth hormone. I sometimes feel afraid that my son has the same disease as I have. But I know he is doing well and he will grow up to be a nice and healthy person."

Dear Mom,

I can't wait to tell you something about my trip in Providenciales!

It was already dark when I arrived here, so I stayed at the hotel and had {#blank#}1{#/blank#}rest. The next morning, I went to a beach to enjoy the beautiful sea. While I {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(play) on the beach, I saw many volunteers taking boats to clean up the rubbish in the sea. I thought it was really meaningful, so I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (join) in the clean-up activity. When I {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(see) the clean sea in this area, I got a great feeling of satisfaction. Through this activity, I have been friends{#blank#}5{#/blank#} many people of my age. When the sun was setting, we returned to the beach and had a barbecue (烧烤) together. After that, while some people were putting away the dishes, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(pick) up the rubbish with my new friends. For the rest of the two days, I have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) to many other beautiful places in Providenciales. I am so excited that I don't go to sleep{#blank#}8{#/blank#} I finish this letter.

Although I've just been here for three days, I have already{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (experience) many interesting things I have never tried before. When I come back, I will tell you more things about my trip. I think Providenciales may be the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(good) place I have ever visited! I will see you soon!

Love,

Anne

Good morning! I am Ellen. You can see a key, a map, a jacket, a cup and an orange in my bedroom. This is a key.

It's blue. What is that? It's a green map. That is a jacket. What color is it? It's black. It isn't my jacket. It's my sister Sarah's. Black is her favorite color. This is my cup. It's white. What's that? It's an orange. It's my favorite fruit.

That is my sister Sarah's bedroom. Her schoolbag is in it. What is in her schoolbag? You can see a pen, a ruler and a cup. The pen is green, and it is my brother, Dale's. The ruler is red. It is Sarah's. The cup is white. It is Dale's, too.

Everyone has his or her own experiences and daily routine. Here are three people talking about their daily lives．

Mark is seven years old. He1 Singapore. There are three people in his family. His father is a doctor. What does his2 do? She is a nurse and she works in the3 hospital with his father. So they go to4 together every day. Mark is a student5 Grade One. He6 a bus to school on weekdays. He often7 hello to the teachers. So his teachers all like8 .

Miss Green is Mark's9 teacher. Today, she teaches her students to count  10 in English. Mark can count very well. So Miss. Green ask him, "How many people are there in your11 ?"

Mark says, "Four, Miss Green. "" 12 are they?""My father, my mother, Coco and Dino. ""Are Coco and Dino your sister and brother?" Miss Greens asks.

"No, they aren't. Coco is my cat13 Dino is my dog. "

"Oh, I see. Three people and14 pets are in your family. You're in your family too, right?"

"Let me count again. Yes, you're 15 Miss Green, "Mark says.

 An aquanaut(潜水员) called Fabicn Cousteau drew many people's eyes. He helps to build the world's {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(large) underwater research(研究) station. He wants the building {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) an underwater form of the International Space Station (ISS). And it can be used by astronauts from different countries. It's not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} easy thing to do, but the idea receives much support(支持).

 The station, named Proteus, will be at the bottom(底部) of the sea. It will be a place for{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(scientist) to study the ocean.

 Inside the station, there will be bedrooms, laboratories, medical facilities(设施) and the{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(one) underwater greenhouse for growing food. Cousteau says that it will {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(take) three years to build.

{#blank#}7{#/blank#} he is short of money to develop the project, he is trying to raise money.

 Cousteau says that underwater research is even {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(important) than doing research in space, So far, people have known only about one fifth of the ocean floor {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(clear). There are still many possible things waiting {#blank#}10{#/blank#} people to find out. So Cousteau hopes the base will lead to many exciting discoveries.