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1. Poor Man!

Look at this man. What is he doing? He's carrying a very big box. The box is full of big apples. He wants to put it on the back of his bike and take it home. Can he do that? No, I don't think so. Hello, Betty. Please meet Bob at the station at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Go to the big clock. Carry a green bag and wear a white hat.

He's not very tall but quite fat. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He also has glasses. He likes wearing blue trousers Why not? Because the box is too full and too heavy. Look! What's wrong? He drops the box. Poor man! New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

why为什么 because因为 drop落下 poor可怜的

2. Kate

Kate is a new student. She is twelve. She is from America. She can speak English very well and she can speak a little Chinese. She is in Nanjing. Her parents are doctors. Kate is studying in a school near her home. She has classes from

Monday to Friday. On Saturdays and Sundays, she often plays games with her Chinese friends. She loves China and her Chinese friends.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

parents父母亲 work工作 doctor医生 study学习

a little一点儿

3. Can You Find Bob?

and a red sweater. Can you find him, Betty? New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

station车站 tomorrow明天 wear穿,戴 brown棕色的

4. My Room

This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my homework at it. You can see some books, some flowers in a vase, a ruler and a pen. On the wall near the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock above the end of my bed. I

usually put my football under my bed. Of course here is a chair in front of the desk. I sit there and I can see the trees and roads outside.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) homework家庭作业 vase花瓶 end末端,终点

of course当然

5. What Are They Doing?

The White family is at home. Mrs White is in the kitchen. She is cooking. Mr White is sitting in a chair and reading the

newspaper. Tom and his friend Dick are cleaning the bicycle. - 1 -

Jane and her friend Mary are in Jane's bedroom. They are listening to a tape.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

kitchen厨房 cook烹调,煮 bicycle自行车 tape磁带

6. My Family

I am Tom. I'm eleven years old. I live near the school. I go to school every day. In my family there are three people. My father, my mother and I. My father is a bus-driver. He is friendly. He has a lot of friends. My mother is a teacher. She works at my school. She does housework every day. I love them. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

bus-drive公共汽车驾驶员 friendly友好的 housework家务活 a lot of许多

7. An Outing

Father: Today is Sunday. Tom, I would like to take you to the park.

Lucy: Can I come, too?

Father: Oh no, you must look after your sister. And your mother is at work.

Lucy: I can take my sister to the park, too. She can play games with other children.

Father: OK. Go to your bedroom and put on your new dress in the box.

Lucy: OK.

Father: It's about nine o'clock. Let's go. Lucy and Tom: All right. Let's go.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) outing郊游 bedroom卧室,房间 dress连衣裙,女服 would like to想要…… look after照顾，照管 at work在上班，在工作

8. Our Class

This is a picture of our class. There are fifty students in our class. You can see twenty-five boys and twenty-five girls. There is an American student in our class. Her name is Mary. Her

English is very good. We all like her. She likes eating bread and cakes. She likes drinking milk and orange juice. We like eating rice and drinking tea. We are very happy together. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

bread面包 like喜欢 together一起 eat吃 drink喝

9. Never Late

In the morning I get up at six. I wash my face and put on my clothes. Then I eat my breakfast with my family at six thirty. At six forty I go to school by bike. I am never late, but Tom is

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New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) wash洗，洗涤 late迟的，晚的 never从未，未曾 sometimes有时候 always一直，总是

10. In the Classroom

This is a classroom. You can see some girls, a boy and a teacher in it. The boy is Tom. He has golden hair and blue eyes. He if from America. He is a new pupil. The girls are Chinese. They can speak a little English. They are talking with Tom in English. Miss Li is writing something on the blackboard. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) golden金的，金制的 write写，书写 hair头发 something某事，某物 blackboard黑板

11. A Football Match

It's Sunday tomorrow. We are going to watch a football match. It's between a Japanese team and a Chinese team. The football match is going to be at four o'clock in the afternoon. Our teachers Mr Li and Mr Wang are going to watch the football match with us. We are going there by bike. We think we can come back at about six in the evening. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

match比赛 by bike骑自行车 come back回来

12. My Parents

My parents work in a shoe factory. They get up at five thirty. They first get breakfast ready. Then they go to work by bus. They work there from eight to five. They come home at about six and prepare supper for us. Mother washes clothes in the evening. Father often makes toys for us. They are busy all day. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

prepare准备 supper晚餐 toy玩具 busy繁忙的，忙碌的

13. A Riddle

I'm a word. I have three letters. My first is in \in \in \of water. What am I?

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

riddle谜语 letter字母，信件 first第一 second第二 third第三 whole整个

14. Jim's Bedroom

This is Jim's bedroom. It's new and nice. A bed and a chair are in it. A desk is on the floor. Some flowers are on it. A - 3 -

bookshelf is behind the bed. Some English books are on the bookshelf. A picture is on the wall. Some people are in the

picture. The man is his father. The woman is his mother. Who is the boy? Do you know?

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) bookshelf书架 floor地板 flower花

They are so beautiful. And we can see some people, too. They are sitting near the lake. They are looking at some goldfish. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) picture图片，照片 lake湖 beautiful美丽的 fish鱼 goldfish金鱼

15. Daydream

It's very nice day in October. The students are having a maths class. But Bob is looking out of the window and watching the clouds move across the blue sky. \football! \his daydream. He closes his notebook sadly, stands up, and walks slowly to his next class.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

daydream白日梦，幻想 cloud云 sky天空 bell钟，铃 ring

17. Going to the Zoo

Today is Sunday. Bob is going to the zoo with his

classmates. He puts on his new white T-shirt and yellow cap. He says goodbye to his parents and goes to the bus stop. The bus stop is near his home. He is going to meet his classmates there. The zoo is very far but a No. 57 bus will take them right there. The children are going to see a lot of animals at the zoo and they are going to have a good time.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

zoo动物园 animal动物 have a good time玩得很高兴

（钟、铃等）鸣，响 close关，关闭 notebook笔记本

the bus stop公共汽车站

sadly悲哀地，伤心地

16. A Picture of a Park

Look, this is a picture of a park. It is not black and it is not

white. It is red, yellow, blue, and green. Is there a lake in the park? Yes. Are there any trees and flowers there? Yes, there are many.

18. Mike and Tom

Mike and Tom are in the same school. They are in the same grade, too. Mike has English classes in the morning, but Tom has English classes in the afternoon. After school, they play games. They often play basketball, play football, fly kites and ride bikes.

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They can jump, swim, and sing, too. They are good students. They love their school.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) jump跳,跃 swim游泳 play basketball打篮球

play football踢足球 fly kites放风筝 ride bikes骑自行车

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) son儿子 daughter女儿 sister姐,妹 brother兄,弟 wife妻子

21. A Nice Girl

Li Ying likes English very much. She works hard. She reads English every morning. She likes speaking English. She often listens to the radio. She watches TV only on Saturday evening.

Does she like dancing? No, she doesn't. But she likes drawing and singing. Her parents like her. And all the teachers and her friends like her, too.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

radio广播,收音机 work hard工作(学习)努力 watch TV看电视

19. At Lunchtime

It is eleven thirty. Deborah and her friends are not having lunch. They are having \their husbands. One of them is wearing a very strange hat. Frank is Deborah's husband. He is eating in the factory now. He always eats there. A lot of men are standing in a queue. They are waiting for their lunch. It is raining outside.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) coffee咖啡 husband丈夫 strange奇怪的,陌生的 factory工厂 queue队伍,行列

22. On Sunday

It is Sunday today. The weather is fine. Mingming and Dongdong are in the park. It is a big park. They can see many people there. They come here to have a rest after a week's hard work and study. Some boys are playing football on the grass. Some girls are singing and dancing. An old man is reading a newspaper under a big tree. A young woman and her little son are playing with a toy bus. How happy they are! New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) - 5 -

20. Two Pictures

Come here and look at these pictures. This is a picture of a man, Mr Brown, and a boy, Richard. Mr Brown is the father of Richard Brown. And Richard Brown is the son of Mr Brown. That is a picture of a woman, Mrs Brown, and a girl, Marry Brown. Mrs Brown is the wife of Mr Brown and the mother of Mary Brown. Mary Brown is Richard's sister.

hard辛苦的,艰辛的 grass草,草地 toy玩具 have a rest休息

23. Mr Black

Mr Black teaches us English this term. He is a tall man. He likes wearing a white shirt and black trousers. He speaks English very well. We like his lessons very much.

His home is near the school. Sometimes Mr Black walks to his home. He has two little sons. They look the same. They often wear the same clothes. He loves to see them and play with them. Mr Black calls the two boys Da Mao and Xiao Mao. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) teach教,教授 term学期 shirt衬衫 lesson功课

Kate: Look, Mary! A girl is over there. Can you see her? Mary: Which girl?

Kate: The one in the red coat under the apple tree. Do you know her?

Mary: Sorry. I don't know her. I think she is new. Let's go and meet her.

Kate: All right. (under the apple tree )

Mary: Hello! I'm Mary. What's your name, please? Lily: My name is Lily. Nice to meet you.

Mary: Nice to meet you, too. Lily, this is Kate, my good friend. We are in the same class. Lily: Kate, how do you do?

Kate: How do you do? I'm English. Are you English, too? Lily: No, I'm American.

Kate and Mary: We're glad we have a new friend. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) which哪个,哪些 under在……下面 over there在那儿

24. A Clock and Watch

We can tell the time by a clock or by a watch. A clock is big; it is usually on the wall or on the table. A watch is small; we can put it in the pocket, or wear it on the wrist! A clock or a watch usually has a round face. It has two hands, a long one and a short one. Tom's clock can speak and call him to get up every day. His watch has a picture of a lovely dog on the face. He likes it very much.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) pocket衣袋 wrist手腕 long长的 short短的,矮的

26. A Happy Family

Mike comes from America. He is twelve. His father Mr Brown works in a big shop in Beijing. Mike has a sister. Her name is Kate. She is only four.

It is Saturday today. Mike's family is all at home. Mr Brown is sitting in a chair and reading today's newspaper. Mrs Brown is out of the house ; she is watering the flowers. Is Mike with his mother? No, he is cleaning his new bike. Where is Kate? She is in her room. She is playing with her cat. What a happy family! New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) - 6 -

25. Meet Lily

only仅仅，只有 water浇水 clean把……弄干净 newspaper报纸

leave离开 party宴会,聚会 card卡片 by train乘火车

29. Mary and Her Sisters

Mary has four sisters. They are Betty. Holly, Rose and Ann. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is two years younger than Mary and one year older than Holly. Rose is nine and Ann is seven.

Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Holly, Rose, and Ann study in a primary school. The primary school is near their home. They walk there. The middle school is very far. Mary and Betty go there buy bus.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

oldest最年长的 younger较年轻的 study学习 primary最初的 far遥远的

27. A Good Time

Today is Sunday. It is a fine day. The sky is blue. Mr White is with his family. There are four people in his family. They are Mr White, Mrs White, May and Jim. They are walking on the bridge. There are some boats on the river. Mr and Mrs White are looking at them. May is not looking at the boats. She is looking at a big ship. Jim is looking at the birds in the sky. They have a good time. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) bridge桥 boat小船 river河,江 ship轮船

28. Aunt Jane's Birthday

Aunt Jane's birthday is coming. She will be 40 years old. Dad and Mum are going to take me to her house. We are going to go there by train. We are leaving on Friday evening, and we are coming back on Sunday afternoon. The birthday party will be on Saturday. I am going to give my dear Aunt Jane a card. I am making it now. I am using my color pencils to draw some nice flowers on the card. I am going to draw Aunt Jane a small cat on it, too. Because she likes cats. The card will be very nice. Dad says his sister will like it very much.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

30. An Accident

I walk very slowly with big, heavy box in my hands. A boy runs very fast towards me. He is too fast. And he can't stop. Oh, dear! My box drops to the floor and the books are everywhere.

What can I do? I want to cry. The boy says, \helps me to pick up all the books. He then helps me to carry the box of books to our classroom.

Who is he? He is new classmate. His name is Jimmy and he is from England. We are good friends now. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) - 7 -

accident事故 slowly慢慢地,缓慢地 heavy重的,沉的 everywhere到处,每一处 cry哭, 大叫 pick up捡起,拾起

31. Back to School

It's the first day of school. Tom wants to go back to school. He wants to see his friends. He wants to meet his new teacher.

Tom gets up early in the morning. He washes and eats his breakfast. Then he rides his bike to school. He sees his friends on the playground. He plays hide-and-seek with them. In the classroom, Tom meets his new maths teacher. Her name is Mrs Green. Tom likes Mrs Green. She can speak English very well. He thinks she is a nice teacher.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

first第一 early早的 maths数学 hide-and-seek捉迷藏

32. Shirley and Tina

There are Twenty-one boys and nineteen girls in my class. Two of them are Americans. One is Shirley. The other is Tina. They are in the same school. They are in the same class, too. Where are they? They are on the playground.

Shirley is wearing a yellow sweater and a blue skirt. Tina is wearing a white blouse and a pair of black trousers. Look! Shirley and Tina are playing games with their classmates. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

playground操场,游乐场 blouse(女式)衬衫 trousers裤子 classmate同班同学 a pair of一对,一双

33. About George

George studies at the No.3 Primary School. There are about eight hundred students and fifty teachers in his school.

George is in Class One, Grade Five. He likes English and music best.

His English teacher is Mr Brown. He comes from England. He is a nice man. He can speak a little Chinese, but he doesn't know how to write Chinese. He likes his work in China but he doesn't like Chinese food. Mr Wu teaches George music. He can sing very well. He is George's big friend. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) music音乐 food食物 England英国

34. In the Park

There is a park near our school. We can see many trees and flowers there. Some flowers are red, and some are yellow. We can see a hill behind the park, too. At the foot of the hill we can see a river. There are some boats on it. Children like to go there. It is Monday today. There are many Young Pioneers in the park. Some are walking and singing. Some are dancing or playing games. Ann and her sister Kate are flying a kite. Tom and his brother Sam are throwing a frisbee. Their father and mother are sitting under the tree. All the family are having a good time. - 8 -

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) hill小山,丘陵 children孩子(child的复数) frisbee飞盘 Young Pioneer少先队员

35. Two Girls' Parents

Linda and Mary are good friends. Linda is thirteen. She comes from America. Mary is twelve. She is from London. They study in the same school, but in different classes. Linda's father teaches in a middle school. Her mother drives a car. Mary’s mother works with machines. Her father makes cars. They can speak English, French and a little Chinese.

Linda's mother likes cooking. She like eating rice. But Linda's father doesn't. He likes drinking mild and eating bread. Mary's mother doesn't like cooking. But she likes making clothes. She can make beautiful blouses and dresses. Mary's father likes doing housework and mending things. Now he is cleaning the room. Look! Mary is helping her father. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

London伦敦(英国首都) Machine机器 mend修理,修补

36. A Dog for My Daughter

We buy our daughter a little dog. There are not many

children of her age and we think a dog would make her happy. We are right. They play together happily. Our daughter smiles and laughs a lot more. Both of them are very dirty. But the dog is

easier to look after than my daughter. He always eats up all his food and we needn't wash his clothes. My wife is also very happy because I don't smoke any more. The dog doesn't like the smell. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) age年龄 happily高兴地 smoke抽烟 smell气味 eat up吃光

37. An Exact Man

Mr Smith likes to be exact. One day when he is walking in the street, a man comes over and asks him, \where's the nearest bookshop? \

\then turn to the right. \

\

\

The man thanks him and goes towards the bridge. Suddenly he hears someone running after him.

\bridge is forty meters long. If you go thirty meters and then turn to the right, as I told you to do, you'll fall into the river. \New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

exact精确的,正确无误的 bookshop书店 cross穿过 bridge桥 run after追赶 - 9 -

38. A Beautiful Sunny Day

It is a beautiful sunny day. There isn't cloud in the sky. Greg wants to have lunch at once. But we decide to have a swim first. After swimming, we have a picnic lunch under the trees. Then we lie in the sun for a while. In the afternoon in begins to get cloudy. At four o'clock, we have to go back because it starts to rain. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) sky天空 decide决定 picnic野餐 lie躺

In class the teacher asks a question, \others happy? \

\

\Sandy, would you like to tell us that happy thing? \

\often play with my grandmother for three hours. And when I say, \\

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

question问题 grandmother(外)祖母 granny(口)奶奶,外婆 loudly大声地

39. Mr Zhang

Mr Zhang is now at his desk. He is busy writing something on a piece of paper.

On the right side of his desk he has some flowers and some books. On his left side there is a light and a cup. He has a phone in the middle of his desk, too.

Now Mrs Zhang is coming to him. She has a book in her hand. She's going to give it to Mr Zhang.

On the wall there is a map of China and two pictures. Mr Zhang likes those pictures very much. But his wife doesn't like them at all.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

right右边的 left左边的 light灯 phone电话 middle中间

lady女士,太太 catch抓住,接住 mouse鼠 angry生气的,愤怒的 beat敲,打 - 10 -

41. The Old Mouse

An old lady has a cat. The cat is now very old. She cannot run fast, and she cannot bite. When the old cat sees a mouse, she jumps to it and catches it, but the mouse still gets out of her mouth and runs away. Then the old lady is very angry. She begins to beat the cat. The cat says to her, \

Please be kind to me. When I was young, I gave you l lot of help \

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

40. Make Other People Happy

42. Two Shoes

Lucy looks up from her book. The whole class is laughing at something. She turns around and asks Maureen what is funny. Maureen tries to explain, but she can't stop laughing. Everyone is looking at Lucy's feet. Lucy looks down at her feet and sees a red It is a cold day in winder. A farmer finds a snake on the ground. It is nearly dead with cold. The farmer is a kind person. He brings it carefully to his house and puts it near the fire. Soon the snake begins to move but it raises its head and tries to bite the farmer. \me like this. You must die and the sooner the better. \shoe one foot and a green shoe on the other foot. Lucy's face turns red. She runs out of the classroom at once. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

funny滑稽可笑的,有趣的 explain解释,说明 laugh at因……而

发笑 turn around转身 at once立刻，马上

43. The First Question

One day after school the teacher says to his students, \question, he or she can go home early. \

The next day, when the teacher comes into the classroom, he finds the blackboard very dirty. He is very angry and asks, \go home. Goodbye, sir! \

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) early早 dirty肮脏的 answer回答

44. The Farmer and the Snake

kills the snake with a stick.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

snake蛇 fire火，炉火 stick棍，棒 dead死的，无生命的

nearly几乎，近乎 kill杀死

45. A Careless Grandfather

My name is Jane. My grandfather is very careless. He is a very clever man, but he never remembers little things.

April 27th is my birthday. My grandfather says to me, \going to your home, and give you a present! \wait for him all day, but he doesn't come, so I phone him and ask why. He answers, \house. \

What a careless grandfather! New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) April四月 birthday生日 careless不专心的，粗心的 excited兴奋的，激动的 granddaughter（外）孙女 - 11 -

46. Fish? Milk?

Fred is in his room. He is doing his homework. \isn't nice, \is my cat. He is small and black and his eyes are green. I give him fish and milk. \\writes, \fish and milk. \can't come now. I'm doing my homework \New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) work工作 write写，书写 give给，送给 do one's homework做家庭作业

48. On a Bus

The bus stops at the next stop. A mother and her child get on the bus and sit down. the conductor comes to them for the tickets. The mother says, \conductor looks at the small child, then says to him, \you, little boy? \

The mother wants to speak, but the conductor stops her. The boy says, \on the bus. \New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) conductor售票员 ticket票，券 laugh大笑，发笑

49. Two Holes

Mr Black has two cats. One is big and the other is small. He likes them very much. One day his friend Mr Green comes to see him. He is very surprised. He finds there are two holes in the door, a big hole and a small one. He says, \are there two holes in your door? \Black answers. \\New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) hole洞 surprised惊人的，惊奇的 answer回答

47. Looking for a Pen Pal

My name is Bill Smith. I'm American and I'm a student in a middle school. I'm. My hobbies are music and football. My two sisters are students, too. We live in Washington, D. C. now. My mother is a teacher and my father is a manager of a small

company. I'd like a pen pal from China or Japan. Please write to 101West Street, Washington, D. C. , 921081, USA. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

pen pal通信朋友，笔友 hobby业余爱好，癖好 Washington, D.

go through通过，穿过

C华盛顿（美国首都） manager经理 company公司

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50. Making a Telephone Call

How do you make a telephone call in English? Do you know? Let me tell you. If you want to ask someone to come to the telephone, you cannot say, \

telephone \to ask who is answering the telephone, you should say, \this, please? \are you? \should say, \New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) telephone电话，电话机 should应当，应该 make a telephone call打电话

knife小刀 gentleman绅士，有教养的人 bigger较大的，更大的 piece块，片 moment片刻，瞬间 half半，一半

52. The Lu Xun Museum

We are at the Lu Xun Museum, boys and girls. You know, Lu Xun was a great writer and thinker. From the exhibits in the museum, I'm sure you will know more about Lu Xun.

We will stay here for an hour and will leave at one thirty. The bus will be waiting for you in front of the museum. Please

remember the bus number and be back on time. Don't forget to close the windows before you leave the bus. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

museum博物馆 writer作者，作家，文学家 thinker思想家 exhibit展览品 forget忘记 leave离开

51. Cutting the Cake

Dick is seven years old, and his sister Mary is five. Today their mother takes them to their grandma's house and then she goes out.

The children play for an hour, and then at four thirty their grandma takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives him a nice cake and a knife and says, \the other. \\

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

53. A History Question

\teacher asks one of her pupils.

The pupil thinks for a long time, but he doesn't say anything. Then the teacher gets angry and shouts, \

The pupil begins to walk towards his seat.

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New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

president总统，长官 history历史 shout大声说，喊叫 seat座位 come back回来

teacher's questions. \\

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

headmaster校长 office办公室 nobody谁也不，没有人

54. Streets of Water

There is a city in the world. People do not drive cars in that city. It is called Venice. Venice is in Italy. There are no streets in Venice. But there are canals. The canals look like streets. There is much water in those canals. In Venice people ride about the city in boats. Your father and mother may ride in a bus to work. In Venice, fathers and mothers ride in boats. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

world世界 drive开车，驾驶 Venice威尼斯（意大利港市） Italy意大利 street街，街道 canal运河，水道

56. Cinema Tickets

Two little boys go to a cinema, buy the tickets and go in. But after two minutes they come out, buy two more tickets and go in again. After a few minutes they come out again and buy two more tickets. The girls in the ticket office says to them at last, \here all the time? \

\woman always stops us at the door and tears out tickets up. \girl smiles and sells them two more tickets. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

cinema电影院 buy买,获得 ticket票,券 sell卖 smile微笑 tear up撕裂,撕掉 all the time一直,始终

55. Who Puts Ink on My Chair

Tom is seven. He goes to school every day. The school is near his home. So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. But today he is late. His mother asks him, \late today? \

\headmaster's office? \

\nobody can answer it, but I can. \

57. A Stammering Bird

John lives on a small farm. He cannot speak well. He stammers a lot when he speaks.

One day he goes to a shop. He wants to buy a parrot. He says to the shopkeeper, \- 14 -

\one. It understands everything. \

So John buys it and goes home with his bird. But some days later he takes it back to the shop.

\tammer. \

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

stammer结结巴巴地说, 口吃地说 parrot鹦鹉 shopkeeper店主 understand懂得,明白 remember记得,想起

between在…（两者）之间 from time to time有时, 不时

59. Tom Is Late

It's 7:30 on Monday morning. It's time for Tom to go to

school. Classes begin at7:40. Tom is still in his room. His mother says, \where's my pencil box? I can't find it. I can't go to school without my pencil box, \

Look at Tom's room. What a mess! His books are lying all over the room. His football socks are on the desk. A kite and some clothes are on his bed. Tom's mother comes to help him. She asks Tom to put his book away and Tom's pencil box is under the books on the floor.

\New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) still还，仍旧 hurry匆忙，赶紧 without无，没有 mess混乱，复杂 lie躺，放 sock短袜

58. Seven Days

There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Most children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people don't work on Saturday or Sunday and most shops are closed in

England on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. But in China, shops are open every day. Sunday is always a holiday. It's the first day of the week. Some people go to church on that day. The time between Friday evening and Monday morning is the weekend. It is the time for rest. We can't work all the time. We have to rest from time to time.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) Monday星期一 Tuesday星期二 Wednesday星期三 Thursday星期四 Friday星期五 church教堂

60. A Letter

Dear Cindy,

Thanks for your letter. It's always nice to hear from you. Today is the last day of my exams. The maths exam is very

difficult, but the other exams are easy. I'm waiting for the holidays now, and I'm very anxious to see you and to be with you again.

I'm going to spend my Christmas and New Year holidays in New York with my sister. - 15 -

Right now I'm going downtown. I'm going to shops for

Christmas gifts. I'm excited about Christmas, and about seeing you again.

Yours, Jack. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) last最后的 difficult困难的 anxious急切的 spend度过，过日子 Christmas圣诞节 gift礼物

downtown住（或在）市商业区 New York纽约（美国城市）

61. Bill and Sue

Bill and Sue are brother and sister. They are both middle school students and go to the same school.

They go to Mr Zhang's shop and see some nice rabbits. They love the rabbits very much, but they have no money to buy them. Sue has a good idea. She and Bill help their father pick apples on the farm every Saturday and Sunday. So their father gives them each a hundred dollars.

Sue and Bill go to Mr Zhang's shop. Each of them buys a rabbit. One is white and other is black. They call the black rabbit Bunny and the white one Judy. They like them very much. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) rabbit兔子 money钱，货币 buy买，获得 idea主意 on the farm在农场

62. A Crow and a Fox

One day a crow finds a piece of meat. She picks it up in her mouth and flies to a tall tree. She is just going to eat the meat when a fox sees her. He comes and stands under the tree and says, \world.

\speaks again, \your voice. Why don't you sing a song?

\and begins to sing. As she opens her mouth, she drops the meat. The fox picks up the meat at once and goes away with it.

Kind words are not always as kind as they seem. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) crow乌鸦 pretty漂亮的，标致的 hear听到，听见 voice声音，嗓子 seem看起来，似乎

63. Jimmy

Jimmy lives in the country, and he loves playing in the river near his house. But his father gets a job in a big city, and he moves there with his family.

Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Jimmy isn't happy. \

mother on the first morning. His mother answers, \but there's a nice park near here and there's a pool in it. We're going there this afternoon. \- 16 -

After lunch Jimmy and his mother go to the park. Jimmy wants to walk near the pool, but there is a sign before it. His mother reads it to him, \people fell into it. \\

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) country乡下， 农村 job工作 pool水池，游泳池

64. A Boxer and a Runner

Once a great boxer, Tom Brown, goes to a restaurant for dinner. He takes off his coat and leaves it at the door, but he is afraid that somebody will take it. So he takes a piece of paper and writes on it: The great boxer, Tom Brown, leaves his coat here. He will come back in a few minutes. \his coat and goes to have his dinner. When he returns, his coat is not there, but he finds a piece of paper in its place. It says: \great runner takes away your coat, and he will not come back at all. \

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

boxer拳击手，拳击家 runner赛跑的人 dinner正餐，宴会 take away拿走，取走 come back回来

Two little children come to a new city. Their names are Peter and Tom. Of course they live with their parents. Their family is very rich. They have a driver and a lot of servants.

Peter and Tom are going to a new school. On the first day their parents say to them, \new school. Don't say we are rich. \Mum. \

So they go to school. They see their new teacher. And they sit down with the other children. The teacher says, \

children. The first exercise today is a composition. The subject of the composition is 'My Family. 'So all the children write a composition. This is Peter's composition.

\and my mother are very poor. Our driver is very poor and all the servants are poor. . . . \

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

rich有钱的，富裕的 servant仆人，佣人 modes谦虚的，谦让的 composition作文，作品 subject主题，题目

66. Birds

Birds live almost everywhere in the world. Many birds live in trees. They build their nests there. They lay their eggs in the nests. Baby birds do not have strong wings. They can't fly with their parents. They just stay at home. Some birds make their nests in the fields. But others build their homes on the roofs or in the chimneys. Chickens are birds. They usually lie in chicken houses. Ducks and turkeys are birds, too. Some ducks and

turkeys live in farmyards. But others live in the woods and fields. - 17 -

65. To Be Modest

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) build建造，建筑 nest巢，窝 wing翅膀 roof屋顶 chimney烟囱 farmyard农家的庭院

One day he goes to a restaurant. He wants to have some eggs, but he can't remember the English word for \around and sees a picture of a hen. He shows the picture to the waiter. \\Very well, \cup of tea, please. \

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) French法国的，法国人的 hen母鸡 chick小鸡 before在……之前

67. Three Gardens

Mr Green has a small garden in front of his house. There are lots of flowers in it. But he has only a few trees.

His neighbor Mr Black has a garden, too. Mr Black's garden is smaller than Mr Green's garden. He has fewer flowers than Mr Green but more trees.

Mr Brown is Mr Green's another neighbor. Mr Brown's garden is the smallest garden of the three. He has the fewest flowers of them all, but the weeds in his garden are the longest. There is always a lot of work in the garden, but Mr Brown doesn't have enough time to work in his garden. So his garden is the worst.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

neighbor邻居 garden花园 weed杂草 fewer较少（小）的 longest最长的 worst最坏的，最糟糕的

69. Under the Ground

Above the ground there are many things. We can see

flowers, trees, animals, birds, and mountains. There are also a lot of things under the ground. We bring coal and oil up from under ground. We use coal and oil in many ways. We can heat houses and run trains and machines with coal and oil. In some places, beautiful stones are under the ground. They are jewels. In some places there is iron, gold, and silver under the ground. We also can find animals under the ground. Some animals build their home under the ground.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

ground地，地面 oil石油 coal煤，煤块 heat把……加热 stone石，石头 jewel宝石 iron铁 silver银 - 18 -

68. A French Student

A French student goes to London for his holiday. He knows a little English, but he can't speak very well.

70. One Man in a Boat

Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unhappy. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything, not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I

always go home with an empty bag. \my friends say. \important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all! New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

favorite喜爱的，偏爱的 fisherman渔人，钓鱼的人 boot皮靴 rubbish垃圾，废物 realize领悟，明白 give up放弃

72. A Funny Man

Mr Green has a holiday, so he says, \

mountains by train. \bag, goes to the station and gets into the train. He has a beautiful hat, and he often puts his head out of the window during the trip and looks at the mountains. But the wind blows his hat off. Mr Green quickly takes his bag and throws that out of the window, too.

The other people in the carriage laugh, \bring your beautiful hat back? \

\address in my hat, and there's a name and an address on the bag. Someone is going to find both of them, and he's going to send me the bag and the hat \

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) mountain山，山岳 station车站 during在……期间 trip旅行；行程 carriage（火车）客车厢

71. One Dog or Two?

One day a dog has a nice piece of meat for his dinner. He goes home happily with the meat in his mouth. On his way home, there is a stream. The water is still and clear. He stops to take a look at it. What does he see? There is a dog as big as himself and he has some meat in his mouth, too. I'll try to get it. What a feast I will have today! \his own piece falls into the stream. He goes sadly home. What does the dog have for dinner that day? New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) stream小河，溪流 himself他自己 feast盛宴，享受

73. The Dawsons' House

Whose house is this? It's the Dawsons' new house in the village. The name of this village is Belmont. It's a little village near the big city. There are two small lakes in Belmont, and they live near one of them. They like it very much.

Mrs Dawson is usually busy because she does her housework. She gets the meals, she cleans the house, she washes the clothes, and she does the shopping for the family. - 19 -

Her daughter Ann helps her a little every day. Mr Dawson sometimes helps his wife, too.

Many people here are moving from the cities to the villages. A village is like a little town. It's usually more quiet and more friendly. It also has many new houses with big yards. New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

village乡村，村庄 meal一餐，膳食 city城市 town镇，城镇 quiet安静的 yard院子，围场

75. The Sea

What do you know about the sea? Some people have seen it, but others haven't. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very rough when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it?

Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land.

If you swim in the sea, you know that the water is salty. Rivers take salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the

sea are more salty than other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? Fish can't live in it!

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)

rough狂暴的，剧烈的 large大的 swim游泳 place地方 the Dead Sea死海（西南亚一个大咸湖）

74. An American Girl

Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese, but she is studying Chinese. She often speaks Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand her because she can't speak Chinese well.

It's Sunday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She is going to the zoo to see elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the

picture to the boy. The boy understands now, and he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语) elephant象 monkey猴子 draw画，划 zoo动物园

76. Billy's Drawing

Billy is very small, and he loves pictures. His mother often draws some for him on old pieces of paper. She is very bad at drawing, but Billy likes her pictures and always wants more.

Then, when he is a little older, Billy's mother gives him some pencils and a drawing book, and he begins drawing pictures too, but none of them is beautiful.

Now Billy is five years old. His mother brings out a small blackboard and some pieces of chalk. She asks him to draw a picture of his father. The boy draws and draws. It takes him more than two hours to finish drawing the picture. But he is not happy when he looks at it. - 20 -

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