Once upon a time,there was a large lion.He felt ashamed because,as1a large lion,he was scared of2.

    Some animals knew the lion was afraid of chickens.They didn't help the lion.They3him,instead.The lion was4when the other animals did that.He knew that an elephant,Ernest,was a wise animal.So he decided to go and have a5with Ernest.He wanted to ask Ernest for advice.

    The lion met the elephant in a big yard.6he was talking to the elephant,

    He found him kept flapping(拍）his great7.

    “What's the matter with you,Ernest?”asked the lion.

    “I'm sorry,”said Ernest.“But I get so worried when some mosquitoes(蚊子）8around my ears.They often bite me.I can't9them because they fly fast.I'm really afraid of them.”

    When the lion knew the elephant were afraid of mosquitoes,he felt much10.

    Because he was not the only large animal that was afraid of small ones.

    Good evening, everyone! Today, I'm very glad1a speech2name is "My Dream". We know everyone has his or her own dream. Some people want to be basketball players because they are good3sports. Some would like to become4 because they like to stay with children. Do you know5I'm going to be when I grow up? I like cooking,6 I want to become a good cook. I think I must have great7 cooking food. I'd like to ask everyone to taste my food. I also like seeing their smiling faces after8the delicious food. However, it's not so9to be a good cook. I decided to learn 10things about cooking from now on. I will work hard for my dream. I'm sure I will succeed (成功) one day.

Last weekend, I wanted to make a picture book for my family's fruit store. I tried to make each picture excellent. Every time I didn't draw 1 , I started all over again.

Then, my mom asked me to 2 housework. I had to leave my drawings on the table. After finishing the housework, I wanted to get back to my picture book. But my friend Maria 3 . And we played happily outside.

But soon it started to 4 . When we got back home, I saw a 5 with paper in it next to the bin(垃圾箱). My picture book drawings were in the box! I ran to save them. But it was too 6 .

"The wind blew(吹) those pieces of paper onto the floor. The rain came into the room through the window and it made them 7 ." my little sister said. "I didn't know they were your drawings and I just cleaned them up."

I felt terrible. Just then, Maria had a (n) 8 . She said," We could use the wet paper to make some fruit balloons(气球)." And we did so. The balloons were in the shape(形状) of 9 , oranges and pears. And my dad loved these paper balloons. He 10 them in the store, for everyone to see. And people liked them very much.

Yesterday, Peter had a wonderful trip with his parents on the Ferris wheel (摩天轮) in Bao'an Coastal Cultural Park. He was so amazed at the new city landmark that he wanted to know more about the Ferris wheel. So he looked it up in an encyclopedia online.

In 1892, so mc leaders from Chicago planned a fair. They wanted it to be the greatest fair ever. It would show the newest ideas in science, business and art. They also wanted to build something amazing at the fair. The Eiffel Tower had been built three years before in France. The Chicago leaders wanted something even more impressive. So they asked people to send in designs.

G. W. Ferris was a young engineer. He heard about the fair. He wanted to attract visitors to the fair, so he decided to design a big wheel made of steel (钢). The wheel was 250 feet across. Large cars hung from the end of each spoke (车轮辐). Each car carried 60 people in a big circle through the air.

On May 1, 1893, the fair opened. People from around the world came to see the latest inventions. They felt the heat of new electric stoves. They stood in the cool wind of small fans. They even saw a machine that washed the dishes.

Ferris's wheel was the main attraction at the Chicago Fair. People stood in line to ride on it. They wanted to see the fairgrounds from the wheel's highest point. As the wheel turned upward, some people were afraid. Others were thrilled at what they saw below. Fountains shone in the sunlight. Flags waved in the wind. A train snaked through the grounds. At night, coloured lights li t up the sky.

Today we call these smaller wheels "Ferris wheels".

What do you think is the best place to relax in your city on weekends? Here are three students' ideas. 

Frank: I think Blue Moon Theater is the best place to relax in my city, although it's a little noisy there. Blue Moon Theater is not far from my home. It has the most comfortable seats and plays the best music. I go there to watch movies with my friends two or three times a month. 

Zhao Min: I think the best place to relax in my city is Haiqu Park. I go for a walk there three to five times a month. Sometimes I go there to play badminton. It is my favorite sport. And sometimes I go there to skate with my brother. 

Alan: I think the Red Star Library is the best place to relax in my city on weekends. People can read all kinds of books there. There is also a computer room in the library. People can watch videos or play computer games on it. Every Saturday after I finish my piano lessons in Green Piano Club, I go to the library to read books with my sister.