Toby's family often goes on ski (滑雪) vacations. They are great fun. The snow is cold and wet, but the sun is warm. Toby loves the 1 of skiing down a mountain. It's always great.

    But there is one thing that Toby doesn't 2about skiing. There are so many things to 3. The most important things are the skis and ski boots (滑雪板和滑雪靴), of course. He also has to wear big socks to keep his feet 4and long underwear (内衣) for his legs. And he can't 5his hat and mittens (连指手套).

    Toby didn't like ski lessons before. He knew it was 6to learn, but he didn't like his teachers. They always gave very boring lessons. Also, the lessons always took very long 7they had to wait for everyone to get ready.

    However, this year Toby was glad to have the8. One time Toby's hat flew off while he was going down the mountain. One of the teachers went and got it9him. The teachers also showed him10to stop faster and turn better. Lessons were not so bad after all!

A. In this picture, George and I are sitting in a café. It's a very quiet place. I'm writing a postcard. George is watching the people.

B. In this picture, we are waiting for our food. The restaurant is really busy.John is very hungry.

C. This is a picture of a young man enjoying his music on the bus. He is even singing together with the music. All the people on the bus are annoyed(恼怒)with him.

D. This is a picture of our last match with Class 3. It's a hot day, and the match is really exciting.

The number of people living in the rainforest is rising，but the rainforest itself is becoming smaller!

During the 20th century，huge areas of rainforests were cut down. More and more people in Brazil and Indonesia moved into rainforest areas to find land for living. Local farmers cut down trees to grow crops（庄稼）. Large companies have also moved into the rainforests to develop their factories. 

The problem is that the area of the rainforest is becoming smaller and smaller. Scientists say that destroying （破坏） the rainforest is ▲ the earth and should be stopped. But why？Rainforest plants help to clean the air. What's more，different parts of rainforest plants can be used to produce useful medicines and may be the key to solving serious health problems. 

So how can we solve the problem？Governments can make some rules to protect their forests. Companies can create jobs elsewhere，so that fewer people have to live and work in the rainforests. Farmers are encouraged to plant crops in certain areas，and this helps to stop the soil from being washed away and produces better crops. 

More than half of the plants and animals that live in the rainforest can't be found anywhere else in the world. It is important to make sure that these forests are used well and protected by people. 

Mr and Mrs Brown are going to have a vacation. Miss Green，a travel agent（旅行代理人），has made a full schedule(日程) for them. They arrive in Chicago on July 3rd and stay there for three days. It's two nights and three days altogether. They have plenty of time for shopping and sightseeing.（看风景）

Then they are leaving for（动身去） New York City at 11：30 a.m. on July 5th by train. They have accommodations（住宿） for two nights at the New York Sheraton on 7th Avenue. After that，they are visiting Washington. They have two days there before they fly to Montreal. There's a meal served （提供）on that flight. They can have some sandwiches and desserts（甜点），and of course the usual beverages（饮料）：coffee，tea or soft drinks. They will have a good time in Montreal，too. It's a full schedule（日程表），but they'll have plenty of time to relax and enjoy themselves.