Jambo's Story

    In 1986, a video of a frightening event involving a gorilla (大猩猩) and a boy was watched by millions of people around the world. The video is still popular on the Internet today, changed people's opinions of gorillas forever.

    On 31 August, 1986 a couple took their two young sons to Jersey Zoo. When the family arrived, they went to see the gorillas straight away. The father noticed that the children were too small to see the animals, so he picked up his five-year-old son, Levan, and put him on the top of the wall. Then he turned round to pick up his other son.

    When the father turned back, Levan had disappeared. The boy had fallen off the wall, into the gorilla area. The parents looked down and saw that their son was lying on the ground, about four metres below them. He wasn't moving.

    Levan's father tried to climb down into the wall to save the boy, but he was stopped by the other zoo visitors. Slowly, the gorillas came closer to Levan. A large crowd of people had come to see what was happening. Everyone was shouting. They were scared that gorillas might seriously hurt the boy.

    Jambo, a 200kg male gorilla, got to Levan first. He moved carefully around Levan. He softly touched his back. Then he sat down between Levan and the other gorillas. When he saw that a young gorilla had come too close, Jambo stood up and did not let him pass. His message to the other gorillas was clear,”Don't touch him!” He pulled lightly of Levan's clothes and after a while Levan opened his eyes and started to cry.

    Jambo ran away and his gorilla family followed him. Some time later, zookeepers saved Levan. He had broken several bones in the fall, and had seriously hurt his head, but he was alive. A man had filmed everything and millions of people around the world watched the video on the news.

    Jambo! People had always thought that gorillas were dangerous animals, but the video changed their minds. Soon letters, cards and even boxes of bananas arrived for him at the zoo. Jambo died in 1992, but people built a statue (雕像，塑像) at the zoo to remind the world of this wonderful animal.

    THE HISTORY OF LIVING IN SPACE

    Space travel is nothing new. The first spacecraft with a human on board blasted into space In 1961. since then, people have not only been travelling to space, but many of them have also lived there for extended periods.

Food

    All the meals on space stations are put together on Earth and sent to the space station, along with the astronauts, by space shuttle. Because the food has to last a long time (sometimes up to three months), a lot of it has to be preserved by dehydration or canning.

    The space station does not have a freezer to preserve food, but It does have a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh.

Astronauts also eat many other foods such as cereals, cereal bars, nuts and dried fruit that do not need any special preparation.

    Eating

    Astronauts have a set timetable each day. This tells them when to do everything, including when to have their meals. At meal preparation time, they start getting their food ready, which often includes adding water to re-hydrate the dehydrated foods.

    Without the help of gravity, sitting down to eat can be tricky. Astronauts sometimes have to strap themselves and their food into place. Because of lack of gravity, astronauts cannot use ground salt and pepper, and all drinks must be taken from bottles. They also have to be careful that crumbs do not fly off and get stuck in vents and instrument panels.

Have you ever been toThailand?

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}I've beenin Thailand for a few days with my parents. We are here for a holiday.

    Now we arestaying in Bangkok (曼谷) It is the capital of Thailand and it is a very interesting placeto visit. Yesterday we visited some places of interest in the city. They aregreat! This morning we went shopping.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} My motherbought a nice necklace (项链). My father and I bought some fashionable T-shirts. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} And it'strue! When we eat in the restaurants in Bangkok, the waiters are really niceand they are always smiling. Thai food is delicious, but it is sometimes alittle spicy (辛辣的) for me. You can also get Chinesefood here because a lot of Chinese people came to live in Bangkok many yearsago. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} American food can also be found in Bangkok, however, I don't eat it. I'dlike to try new things when I travel.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Yesterday itrained and got a little cooler. But today it's hot again.

A. Chinese food is very good, and it isn't as spicy asThai food.

B. The weather has been very hot.

C. Thailand is called" Land of Smiles" becausepeople here are very friendly.

D. It is a country in Asia.

E. Bangkok is a wonderful place to shop for jewelry (珠宝) and clothes.

    A different culture keeps my eyes and mind open. When I stayed in Russia (A)an exchange student, I learned about it.

    One day, a Russian trend invited me to a (B)well-known restaurant in Moscow(莫斯科)I looked forward to trying local (当地的)food. After arriving there, I found nothing on the table but several small plates, on which there were nuts, a few slices(片)of tomatoes, and several pieces of onions. Although the dishes were simple, we drank a lot and I felt the passion(热情)from the bottom of his heart. In China, when we invite friends or relatives, we always treat them to a big dinner. We prepare as much food as we can(C)      show our friendliness.

    What a different culture it is l Even though we try our best, it's very (D) difficult to get used to their customs. Another Russian custom also impresses me deeply. As we know, it is very cold in winter there. When winter comes, (E)俄罗斯人喜欢游泳.They even take their kids outside together. Like their parents, (F)Russian kids rub (擦)their bodies with snow before jumping into the water. Although the water is freezing cold, they all play happily in it.

    What fun it is to know about a different culture.

A. Lost: An ID card. My name is Betty. My telephone number is 867—1234.

B. Found: A purple pencil box. You can call Bill at 256—9856.

C Lost: I lost a ruler. I's blue. If you find it, please call me at 870—2678.

D. Lost: An apple phone. It is a mobile phone. It can store(储存) 500 telephone numbers.

E. Found: An English dictionary. Please call Jim. Phone number: 136— 2796—2311.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴Tony found a blue ruler in his desk, but it is not his ruler. Whose ruler is it?

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Mike has an English dictionary, but he can't find it. Can you help him?

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶Linda lost a purple pencil box. There are two pencils and a ruler in it.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷Peter found a mobile phone last week.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸Lucy found an ID card in the school library.