Mrs. Black's mother was ill in bed three days ago . So she had to go and look after her .

    Before she left , she said to her husband , “I must tell you where everything is , or you don't know what to do , but my train is leaving in half an hour's time and I must go now .”

    “Don't worry ,” Mr Black said , “ I can look after myself .” In fact , he could not do anything without his wife . But when his wife came back the next day , she did not have to wash any plates because he had his metals in restaurants .

    One day there are four blind men under a tree. They are talking about elephants. An old man is riding an elephant past them(经过他们身边). He lets them touch it. A blind man touches the ear. He says the elephant is like a fan(扇子). A blind man touches the tail. He says the elephant is like a rope(绳子). A blind man touches the leg. He says the elephant is like a tree trunk(树干). A blind man touches the body. He says the elephant is like a wall. What about you?

    Lin Tao is a boy. He is eleven years old. He gets up early every morning. He gets up at 6: 00, and then he washes his face. He does morning exercises at 6:50.

    At 7:00, he goes to school. He usually goes hiking on the weekend. Sometimes he visits his grandparents. He likes summer best, because he can eat ice cream in summer. He likes winter, too. Because he can go skiing, and his birthday is in winter.

    Every morning Mike goes to work by train. As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps to make the time pass more quickly.

    One Tuesday morning, he turned to (翻到) the sports page (体育版), He wanted to read the report about an important football match. The report was so interesting that he forgot to get off at his station, and had to wait a long time for a train to go back. Of course, he got to the office late. His boss was very angry.