Bill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were.

    The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didn't know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper, "Wanted- the greatest gift for my mother." About a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird, and this bird could speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

    The day after his mother's birthday, he called his mother, "Well, mother," he asked, "what do you think of the bird?" "Oh, it's very delicious, dear, "said his mother.

A: Alan, did you have a good time at Alice's birthday party last night?

B: Well, yes or no.

A: What do you mean?

B: At first, a girl next to me kept talking loudly when we were eating. That me mad.

A: I agree. Talking loudly eating isn't polite. What did you do then?

B: After the meal, I went to another room and began to watch a movie on TV.

A: How did you feel about the movie?

B: It was scary. Thrillers make me scared.

A: So you stopped it, right?

B: Yeah, just then Alice came to me and invited me to dance with her. Dancing always makes me . I really enjoyed myself in the end.

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Word Bank: biology 生物     memory记忆

    Edward rose early on the New-year morning. He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family. Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet.

    When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars.

    His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore.

    He left the house with a light heart, expecting to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor family.

    "I wish you a Happy New Year," said Edward, as he was passing on, The man shook his head.

    "You are not from this country?" said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak his language. But he pointed to his mouth and to the children shaking with cold, as if(好像) to say," These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time."

    Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble. He took out his dollars, and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife.

    They were excited and said something in their language, which doubtless meant," We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time.

    When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought. He hung his head for a moment， but quickly looked up.

    "I have bought no books," said he, "I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry then." He went on, "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year."

    "My dear boy,' said his father, "here are some books for you, more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New-year gift."

    "I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family. It was nice for a little boy to do so. Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year."

    If you are given only 1 yuan, could you live in a city for one day? It seems that this may be a little difficult. But students from Xi'an did it.

    On April 10，more than 60 students from a middle school of Xi'an took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. Students not only have to live, but also have to deal with a lot of hard tasks in this charitable (慈善的) activity. It has happened in eight cities and is going to happen in four others, including Beijing, in May.

    To make money, many students looked for part-time jobs and experienced how hard life was. Zhang Qiyue, 14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one chance." We were upset when they said no. But gradually, we got used to it," he said. After being a waiter for an hour, he got 25 yuan.

    Some made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice of them and helped them. Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts(手工)."This showed it's important to learn a special skill," he said.

    Living was hard, but finishing the tasks wasn't any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a short time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth thousands of yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. "We learned how to explain to others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt... after almost 20 tries, we succeeded," he said. They will give all of the money they made to poor schools in Tibet.