What does an elephant never do?An elephant never eats meat.An elephant always eats ① and it eats a lot.It eats for about six hours a day,usually at night.When it's very hot,around midday,it gets together with other elephants and sleeps for a few hours.It usually sleeps on its feet.After sunset,it starts to walk to look for water.An elephant sometimes walks for fifty miles to find water and goes without water for three days.

An elephant shows feelings.②    It is happy to see a friend.It takes care of a sick elephant.When an elephant dies,all the other elephants are sad.

They bury(埋葬)the elephant in the ground with their tusks(獠牙).They usually don't leave that place for three days.When elephants travel,they always stop when they come to the place where a friend is under the ground.Elephants have great memories!

    Today is Sunday. It's Lingling's birthday. She is fourteen years old. She wants to have a birthday party at home.

    She invites(邀请) her friends to the party, and one of them is her best friend, Mary. They come to Lingling's home at 6:00. They have some fruit and drinks at the party. They sing Happy Birthday in English to Lingling. After that, they eat a big birthday cake and play games. All of them are very happy. Lingling's friends go home at half past ten in the evening.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Mrs. Smith doesn't like to exercise outside, but she likes playing sports indoors.(在室内)

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Paul likes doing sports. He usually plays soccer in the park with his friends. His favorite sport is soccer.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Zhao Xiaolin wants to buy a camera. Then she can take photos and show them to her classmates.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Jim is very interested in pandas but he knows little about them. He wants to borrow some books on pandas.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Sally, an 18-year-old girl, wants to be thin. She likes to exercise outside.

    Canada is a big country with a large area, but it has a small population. It lies in North America with oceans around it in three directions except in the south, where the United States is. The Great Lakes are between Canada and the United States. There are many lakes and islands in the coastal areas. Canadians care about the environment very much. The government and the people in Canada try their best to protect the environment. So in Canada, the air is fresh, the water is clean, and the sky is blue. Many tourists like to travel in Canada and live there for some time to relax themselves.

    The climate in Canada is different from area to area. It is wet in the west and east, but cold in the north and south. Canada is rich in natural resources, such as forests, fresh water, coal, oil, and so on. Farmland mainly lies in the south where farmers grow lots of corn and wheat. There are many big farms there. The farmers work hard so that the people in Canada can get enough good food for their daily life. Industry in this country is well developed and the transportation is very convenient. Living surroundings in Canada are the best in the world. Canadians enjoy themselves and live a happy life.

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Good Habits of Successful People

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    They get goals and imagine.

    Ninety-five percent of the successful achievers practice writing down their goals, plans, or visions for success on a regular basis. Successful people do this the night before, or early in the morning. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    They wake up early.

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    Sixty-seven percent of rich people only watch TV for one hour or less per day. Corley also found only six percent of the wealthy watch reality shows, while 78 percent of the poor do. Additionally, 86 percent of the wealthy love to read with an impressive 88 percent claiming that they read for self-improvement for 30 minutes or more per day.

    They know when to say "no".

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Abingdon School Open Day

    The Open Day this year will be on Saturday, 1 October 2011. The Open Day is for all the family, with activities and displays(展示) about all aspects(方面) of the school. All the teachers, students and parents will attend. The day starts at 9:30 a. m. and finishes at 2:30 p.m.  You are welcome to arrive at any time during the lessons in the morning and afternoon. Please read the outline of Open Day events.

    If you can't come to the Open Day, that's all right. There are many other chances(机会) to visit Abingdon School

    St Helen School and St Katharine School Open Day will be on the same date, so you can also visit those two.

    Parking at the school on the Open Day may be limited(有限的), so you can also park your cars in Lotus Supermarket's car park.  It's just a three-minute walk away.

The map of Abingdon School can be found on the school website-www. abingdon. edu.