When old Mr Chow was a young man, he went to visit his uncle in the city. His wife and children met him at the train station when he arrived back in the countryside. When he got off the train, his wife asked, "Did you miss us?"

"Yes, I missed you all. There's no place like home. Life in the city was strange. Uncle Tom lives in a modern neighbourhood (居住区). People go up to their homes in a big box." Mr Chow said.

"You look tired." said Mrs Chow.

"Yes, I need to sleep. I couldn't sleep at night because the light was much brighter (更亮）than the candle in our house."

"Why didn't you blow it out?" asked Mrs Chow.

"I tried (尝试）to, but it was in a glass ball." said Mr Chow.

A．city

B．countryside

C．town

A．Yes, he did.

B．Yes, it did.

C．No, he didn't.

A．lift (电梯）

B．box

C．house

A．

B．

C．

My name is Li Mei. I’m 13 years. There are three people in my family. They are my father, my mother and me. My father is a farmer. In the past, he got the crops in by hand. Now he uses a machine. It can get the crops in very quickly. It can save a lot of time. My mother is a street cleaner. In the past, she swept the streets with a broom. Now she drives a street sweeper. It can clean the streets in a short time. My home is far from my school. I went to school on foot five years ago. Now I go to school by bus every day.

My name is John. Joe is my pen pal. He lives in the city. He weighs 55 kilograms. He is 160 centimetres. He goes to school by bus every day. He likes dancing and drawing pictures. There are a lot of tall buildings in the city. There are a lot of shops and restaurants too. Joe often goes to the cinema to see films. He often goes to museums too. I live in the countryside. I weigh 50 kilograms. I am 157 centimetres. I go to school on foot. I like playing football and singing. There are a lot of rivers and mountains in my hometown. I usually swim in the river in summer. I often play games in the mountains.

With the improvement of our living standard, more and more people can afford cars. However, the smoke from the cars makes the air dirty. Air pollution has become a serious problem around the world. That’s very dangerous for us and animals.

We should do something to make the air clean again. But what can we do? We can do some small things in our daily life. For example, we can go to school by bike or on foot. That can reduce the smoke. Trees can clean the air. So we should plant more trees and stop cutting down so many trees. Why not have a try?

Long long ago, in ancient China, there lived a farmer. He was worried that his seedlings (秧苗) grew too slowly.

One day, he went to the fields (田地) and pulled up the seedlings one by one. When he returned home, he was exhausted (筋疲力尽的). “I am tired out today,” he said to his family, “I helped the seedlings grow.”

His son was surprised. He hurried to the fields to see what had happened. It turned out that all the seedlings had shriveled up (枯萎).

Wood has many uses. It is a very important kind of building material. Wood can be made into desks, chairs, beds and many other things. Paper is made from wood too.

Only trees can provide enough wood. Trees can provide us with oxygen (氧气) and make the air fresh. In hot summer, trees give us shade (阴凉处；树荫) and make our surroundings more beautiful. What’s more, trees can stop soil (土壤) from being washed away by heavy rain. Since trees are so important to us, we should plant more trees. At the same time, many effective measures (有效措施) should be taken to protect forests and prevent trees from being cut down.

Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without giving back the money.

Bob didn’t see Jim for a year. And at that time he knew that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel (旅馆) .So he went there to look for him late in the evening.

When he got to Jim’s room, he saw his shoes near the door. “Well, he must be in,” he thought and knocked at the door. There was no answer. He knocked again and said, “I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here.”

“I’ve gone out in my boots (靴子),” answered Jim.

One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. Suddenly, he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs to him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and the monkey. They are very happy. They go to the elephant’s home. Then, they become good friends.

Some factories will do harm to our human beings’ life and the environment. They will pollute the air, and some will pollute the water. That is why we cannot see any fish in many rivers in the city. Some rivers have black colour and pungent (刺鼻的) smell. And usually the air around rivers is not so clean. What’s more, the polluted water will make people and animals sick. So the environment is very important to us. We should try our best to protect it.

A businessman was on a business trip to Tokyo. One day he went to a supermarket. A lady smiled and welcomed him. He felt good. She gave the same smile to all people in the supermarket.

The businessman asked, “My dear lady, are you tired of doing this job?” The lady smiled and said, “No, sir. I’ve been working here for 10 years and I love my job. I am doing something good for my country. Most of my customers are foreigners. They spend (用，花) foreign money here. People are happy with my service. They will visit more often and spend more money in my country. So my country becomes richer.”