A frog was swimming in a pond after a rainstorm. He saw a brilliant rainbow across the sky. He was so excited that he couldn't help crying.

    "I have heard there is a cave filled with gold at the place where the rainbow ends. I will find the cave and be the richest frog in the world," said the frog.

    The frog swam to the edge of the pond as fast as he could. There he met another frog by accident.

    "Where are you rushing to?" asked the second frog.

    "I am rushing to the place where the rainbow ends," said the first frog.

    "There is a saying that there is a cave filled with gold and diamonds at that place," said the second frog.

    "Then come with me." said the first frog. "We will be the two richest frogs in the world."

    The two frogs jumped out of the pond and ran through the grassland. There they met another frog.

    "What's the hurry?" asked the third frog.

    "We are running to the place where the rainbow ends," said the two frogs.

    "I have been told there is a cave filled with gold, diamonds and pearls at that place," said the third frog.

    "Then come with us," said the two frogs. "We will be the three richest frogs in the world."

    The three frogs ran for miles. Finally they came to the end of the rainbow.

    There they saw a dark cave on the side of a hill.

    "Gold! Diamonds! Pearls!" cried the frogs. As they jumped into the cave, they found a snake lived inside.

    He was hungry and had been thinking about his dinner. He swallowed the three frogs quickly.

Jim is now one of theleaders in the music world. As a child, he was not good at all of his {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (科目) . A lot of people predicted (预言) that hewouldn't be {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(成功的) . Growingup in a single {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(家庭) , Jim lived a lonely life. His mum always{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(担忧) about his future, but he never did. Atthe {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(年龄) of three, he started learning to playthe {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(钢琴). Later he learned to play the cello (大提琴). Today he plays them very {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (好). Since he was sixteen, he has been writing songs for many of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (受欢迎的) singers. The lyrics (歌词) of

his songs all have aunique (独特的) style. In one of his songs,the subject is {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(关于) a broken family. Then we see {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (不同的) subjects in his other songs.

Last year, George's family went to Paris for the summer holiday. George was{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(兴奋的) about the news. Paris is a wonderful place to visit. It was his{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(第一) time to{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(旅行) by plane. They got there{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(晚) and{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(去) out with the lights on. They had dinner in a French{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(饭店). It sold delicious{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(食物). It was a very hot day in summer,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(因此) they went to{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(猜) what George did? He stayed on the beach and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(观看) people surfing. They all had a good time there.

Amy wanted a mobile phone as her birthday gift, because most of her classmates had one, but she knew her parents couldn't afford it.

One day, when she woke up, she found a new mobile phone on her desk. How excited she was!This was the phone that had appeared in fashion magazines.

She played with the phone on the way to school. And the teacher was already there when she arrived at school. Amy was very embarrassed （尴尬的）. She looked at her new mobile phone and whispered （低语）, "I didn't want to be late …"

Everything changed with her thought. She went to school on time with her new mobile phone.

She was surprised at that. She turned on the phone and found there was a sentence on the screen, "Every dream will come true. " Since then, she always asks the phone for help. As a result, she has become lazier and lazier. Her teachers and parents were very disappointed with her and her classmates didn't like her any more.

When the term exams came, Amy asked the mobile phone for help again, but things turned bad. She got the lowest mark in the class. She wanted to throw it away, but when she did, the phone would come back into her hand. Amy was so scared （恐惧的）that she cried out, "I don't want the mobile phone any more. "

She woke up to find that the terrible experience had been just a dream.

Zeus and the Bears（大熊座、小熊座背后的神话故事）

URSA MAJOR, or the Great Bear, is one of the most recognizable constellations(星座). Have

you ever seen it in the night sky? And did you know that it has a connection to Greek mythology? Ursa Major used to be a beautiful woman. She once won the heart of Zeus, the god of the sky.

According to Greek mythology, Zeus had many human girlfriends. One of them was Callisto. Zeus used to visit her regularly, and this angered his wife Hera.

One day, Zeus was walking through the woods with Callisto. Suddenly, he saw Hera coming. Not knowing how to hide Callisto, he turned her into a giant bear.

When Hera arrived, she saw Zeus walking by himself in the forest. But Hera knew her husband well. She didn't believe he was there alone. She ordered that they return together to their home on Mt. Olympus. Zeus didn't want to go because he knew he had to bring Callisto back to human form before returning to Mt. Olympus. But since Hera insisted, he had to leave immediately.

Zeus left Callisto living on as a bear. That same day, Arcas, the son of Zeus and Callisto, was hunting in the woods. He saw the big bear and shot at it. It was a successful attack. But before Arcas ' surprised eyes, the dying animal started changing back into Callisto. Arcas saw his mother with an arrow (箭) in her heart and started crying loudly for what he had done.

Arcas realized that it was a trick played by Zeus. He became even angrier and started crying louder. Zeus heard him and understood that Hera could hear the man as well. He quietly returned to Earth and asked Arcas to hide the secret. Zeus changed Callisto back into a bear and made her one of the largest constellations in the sky. It's known as the Great Bear. Zeus also turned Arcas into a smaller constellation. It's known as the Little Bear, or Ursa Minor.

As you look up at the night sky, you can see Ursa Minor turning toward Ursa Major. According to Greek mythology, it's Arcas looking at his mother.

Lily: Hello, Betty! How's your first day of school?

Betty: Hey, Lily! {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I'm happy to see my friends. What about you?

Lily: Me, too. My classmates and teachers are great. 

Betty: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Lily: My favourite subject is music.

Betty: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Lily: Because it's relaxing. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

Betty: Yes,I do. But my favourite subject is English.

Lily: Who is your English teacher? G. Our classmates like her very much.

Betty: Ms Wang. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Lily: Oh! So good. Have a nice day. See you!

Betty: Bye!