The Hotel Whale

  The Hotel Whale is built (A) 在水下. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre.

Mrs Peng: “When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. (B) They were never bored.”

Forever Green Houses

These houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for (C) each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor's computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket's computer when you (D) need more food.

Mr Yu: “When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green Houses to my friends. (E) They will satisfy everyone.”

Ann：My hobby is reading．I can learn a lot from different kinds of books．But that's not the only reason why I like reading．The other reason is that there are many stories in books．I always lose myself in the wonderful world that books show me．So friends，why not join me in reading books?Let's have fun together．

Bob：I used to be a bit weak，but now I'm strong because of doing sports．I do sports every day，such as running，swimming and playing bail games．I keep exercising for at least two hours a day．Whenever I feel tired，I do sports．That can make me relaxed．Then I can study better．Doing

sports is really a great hobby．

    China had one of the earliest civilizations(文明) in the world. ⑶We know the Chinese had a written language as early as 1500 BC. You can see that Chinese writing is very different from the writing in other countries. The Chinese use a different character for each word. People in many countries have to learn only 26 letters but people in China have to memorize about 600 characters before they can do even basic reading and writing.

    A man in China, named Confucius(孔子), was teaching the people of China what they should and should not do. He was a great wise man. His teachings filled several books and became a way of life for the Chinese, and many other people in Asia. Confucius taught that people should listen to their kings, and also that rulers should take care of their people. He taught people to listen to their parents and teachers and to be kind to others. He said, “⑷Don't do to others what you would not want others to do to you.”

    Many inventions were made and used in China before the rest of the world even heard of them. By 600 AD the Chinese had invented printing. After a few centuries, they made the compass, which was a great help to sailors. A compass can tell north from south. The Chinese were the first to discover how to make explosive powder(火药).

    From all this, you can see that the Chinese were very busy making things that the rest of the world found really exciting and helpful when people learnt about them.

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    A little octopus(章鱼) called Oliver lived in the deep sea. He felt bored and upset. He sat on the floor watching pretty fish swimming in and out of rocks. "How happy they are! Why am I so different?" Oliver said to himself sadly.

    "You are an octopus, Oliver.  That's special." The sweet voice of Cherub, a beautiful purple angelfish(神仙鱼), always made Oliver feel better. Oliver looked up at the purple angelfish and smiled. Cherub suggested, "Let's play hide-and-seek. They were having so much fun that they didn't realize they had swum far from home. Suddenly, Cherub saw a large shark swimming above them. "It was Big White... the biggest, scariest shark in the sea," she shouted to Oliver. Cherub looked at Big -White hopelessly. (A)An idea came to Oliver. He quickly sprayed(喷射) a very dark cloud of black water to the shark's eyes. Then Oliver and Cherub escaped and got home safely.

    "Are you OK?" asks Oliver.  Cherub laughed happily, "That was the most interesting trip ever! You saved me just now, Oliver. (B)有你做我的朋友我真幸运 !"Oliver's face turned red." I guess being different can be pretty cool in some situations, "Oliver said. "That is what I tried to tell you," Cherub smiled.

    Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid. A volunteer donates his or her time for free.

    Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer. Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons each week at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve's father David is also a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.

    Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.

Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.

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A family of volunteers