Weddings are important in every country, and there are different wedding customs in different countries. In western countries the bride's (新娘的) dress—her wedding dress—is very important. Some brides wear a new dress. Some brides wear the dress their mothers or even their grandmothers wore at their weddings.

       Some people believe the bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. She may wear an old ring and will usually have new shoes. She may borrow something to wear from a friend, and the ring on her finger may have a blue jewel in it or some of her clothes may be blue.

       Many married people in western countries wear a ring to show that they are married. They wear the ring on the fourth finger of their left hands.

       At the wedding, as soon as the man and the woman are married, their friends often throw rice or very small pieces of paper over the couple. They believe this will bring them good luck and that they will have many children. The bride often carries flowers, and after the wedding she throws them up in the air. People believe that the woman who catches the flowers is lucky enough. The bride and the groom (新郎), their friends and family then have a party. After that the bride and the groom go on holiday together. This holiday is called "the honeymoon".

    Junk food has lots of fat (脂肪), salt and sugar. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Hamburgers, hot dogs, French fries, Cola and ice-cream are all junk food!

    Junk food is popular in the world. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Second, it is fast and easy for people to eat. Third, most junk food has food additives (添加剂), so it looks better and it's delicious.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} It makes people overweight (超重的) and brings many health problems. It's OK to have junk food now and then（偶尔）. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} If you are active and play sports very often, you can have some after you have much healthy food. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, and then eat 5% of junk food.
A. They are all bad for people's health.
B. If you are too heavy, you'd better not eat it or try to eat less.
C. First, it is cheap to make.
D. You'd better eat healthy food about 95% of the time 
E. Junk food is bad for health.

    Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942. He's one of the most famous scientists on space and time in the world. He is called the King of the Universe.

    He studied math and science at Oxford University, then he became seriously ill, which made him unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines.

    He went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University. In 1965, he got a Doctor's Degree of philosophy（哲学）. Because of his serious illness, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he is respected by people in the world. Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It was sold more than 5.5 million copies in over 33 different languages. He was once invited to China to give lectures（做演讲）. His self-confidence and humouous conversations impressed us deeply.

    Iceland is a northern European country with amazing natural beauty and oceans around. There are lots of volcanoes(火山). It has a short summer which lasts from June to August. The long winter starts from September and ends next May.

    Summer in Iceland is a golden season for tourists. Every year, people from all over the world come here to see the beautiful sights and enjoy the exciting whale-seeing(观鲸).

    In winter, when people in Iceland complete their daily work, they will have a lot of special activities to spend the long dark night. Skating, riding snow motorbikes and having parties can really make an exciting night. After all the fun, a hot bath must be the first choice to relax. There are also story telling activities for children, which can teach them to be strong and kind. The most popular stories are about Christmas in Iceland.

    Because of a long cold winter, Iceland has a short growing season. Food problem was always a headache for Iceland in the past. It had to buy most of its food from other countries. Later, when farmers learned to use lights and underground heat to grow crops(庄稼)all year round in the greenhouse, things changed a lot.

    Living in such a nice environment, most people in Iceland live a happy life. According to a survey about happiness made each year in Europe, Iceland is always among the top 3.

A. Thailand has a long history. Its rural (乡村的) scene(风景) is really beautiful.

B. Hong Kong Disneyland is a good place for a visit and shopping.

C. Paris has beautiful, quiet streets and lots of delicious food.

D. Hawaii is a wonderful place for people to go fishing there.

E. The winter is white in Harbin. You can go skiing and make snowmen.

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{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷Zhao Min lives in South China. She wants to go to the north to see the snow.

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    Brandon Forest Park is a place of interest. This large woodland is home to many birds and other wildlife. It's open all year round to visitors.

    In the centre of the park is the Forest Shop and Cafe. You can buy maps in the shop and there are all kinds of gifts and souvenirs on sale as well.

    The Cafe is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. It is open from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. from Monday to Friday. But on Wednesday it's shut all day.

    There's also a large area for visitors to enjoy a picnic lunch. But please don't throw rubbish.

    Bicycles are for hire(租用). For an hour it costs $3. 5 and for half a day it's $9. 79.

    Special events are held at the park during the summer. There's going to be an outdoor play, a concert and a horse-riding race this summer.

More information about the park can be found on our website www.brandonforestpark.com.