An English traveller found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinner time came, he didn't go to the dining room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

    The next morning, he still didn't have breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dining room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(争吵).

     “Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included(包括)in the money for the ticket,'' said the waiter.

Hi! My name is H﹣1. I am a robot（机器人）from Germany（德国）. I am a special robot. I am different from other robots. Look at my body. I have artificial skin（人造皮肤）

Scientists（科学家）put more than 13，000 sensors（传感器），I can feel the environment around me. I can feel hot on a hot day. I can feel cold on a cold day. I have some other feelings. I can even feel pain. 

Robots can help people do lots of things. Some robots can help people with housework. Some robots can do jobs in factories. I'm a robot and I'm a good helper like other robots. I water the flowers every morning. And I cook dinner every day. I'm also a good friend of my owner（主人）. For example，I can give my owner a hug when he or she feels sad. I can also help my owner's son，with his homework. 

Do you want to have a robot like me？

Lake Tahoe is the best place to go during winter vacations. You will have a lot of fun if you follow these tips(提示).

The first thing you should do is to wear at least(层) three layers(层) clothes. If you don't, you will have a cold!

You should also go skiing(滑雪) for at least one day. If you don't, your trip to Lake Tahoe will be boring.

Stay there for at least three days and two nights. If you don't, you won't enjoy yourself there. You may spend a lot of time on the way. It will be a waste of time and money.

Also, here are some things you shouldn't do at Lake Tahoe.

First, don't drive on the highway when it's snowing, or a traffic jam(交通堵塞) will make you angry. Second, don't try the sk i resort(度假村) food. Believe me , it's terrible. Bring your own food. At last, be careful when you sk i by yourself. Skiing is a dangerous sport. When you are skiing, you may fall down, get hurt or even die.

A: Good morning! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

B: Yes，please: I need to buy some fruit. 

A: OK. What about these strawberries? 

B: The strawberries look very good. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

A: They're 10 yuan a kilo. 

B: Great! I'll take two kilos. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

A: I'm sorry. Our oranges are all sold out（卖光）. 

B: Oh，my daughter likes oranges very much. 

A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#} You can buy some for your daughter. 

B: OK. I'll take a kilo then. 

A: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

B: Thank you!

Ben and Tim are good friends. They were very active before. They played games together outdoors a lot. But now Tim is not active any more. He has some bad habits. He watches too much TV and plays too many computer games. Ben worries about him.

Ben sends his friend a poem:

You can be a couch potato and watch TV all day.

But don't do that. There is another way!

Move your body, get out and have fun.

Fresh air, a bike ride, playing in the sun!

Tim gets home from school. There is a letter at his front door. It's Ben's poem! He reads the poem and he laughs. He writes a poem back to his friend:

Your poem is funny,

But I feel really lucky.

With a true friend on my side,

My world will be open wide.

Let's meet tomorrow at six o' clock,

And we can go for a good walk.

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu Festival, has a long history. It is a very important lunar festival in China, together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. 

The date of the festival is said to be the date when Qu Yuan passed away—the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Usually the date varies from year to year. For example, it is 22nd June in 2023, 10th June in 2024 and 31st May in 2025. 

Although the Dragon Boat Festival happens on different days, the way people celebrate it is almost the same. They eat zongzi, hold dragon boat races, drink realgar wine(雄黄酒), wear sachets(香囊) and so on. Among all of them, people like dragon boat races best. It's often held in the south of China, where there are lots of rivers and lakes. 

People like this festival very much.