All boys and girls like good stories. I am sure that all children who read The Ugly Duckling will be glad to know something about the ‘King of Story Tellers’, who wrote it for them. Thousands and thousands of children have read this story, only to ask for it again and again. It has travelled the wide world over, and has been told in every country.

Hans Christian Andersen, the author of “The Ugly Duckling,” was born in Denmark. If you look on a map or globe, you will see this little country in northern Europe. There, in the little village of Odense, he spent his boyhood. His father and mother were very poor. The family lived in two little rooms near the top of a house, where his father worked as a shoemaker.

On the roof was a box filled with earth. In this box his mother planted her vegetables. Little Hans loved to walk with his father in the woods, where he could gather wild flowers and hear the birds sing. His father read to him when his work was done, or told him stories.

Once, when Hans was still a child, he went into a wheat field with his mother and a number of children, to pick the remaining wheat which the reapers had left in the field. While they were busy gathering only a small amount of wheat for each of them, an angry bailiff came rushing into the field, armed with a whip. All ran, as fast as they could, away from the angry man. Little Hans was barefoot, and the sharp stalks of the wheat plants which had been cut down, cut his feet so that he could not get away.

Unafraid, the boy faced the angry man and his upraised whip. “How dare you hit me when you know God sees you?” he cried, looking fearlessly into the face of the angry bailiff. The whip came down, but not on little Hans. The bailiff admired the boy’s courage, and praised him for it. He sent him home with gifts, rather than blows.

While Hans was still a boy, his kind father died. Then Hans and his mother were left alone, to care for each other.

“What will you do, Hans?” the mother asked “Would you like to become a tailor?”

“No, mother,” the boy answered; “I will go to Copenhagen and study. One day I shall write books.”

“But where will the money be found to pay your way?” asked the mother.

“I will work, and God will take care of me,” Hans replied.

So the boy left his native village and walked all the way to Copenhagen, which was very far.

1.Who wrote the story The Ugly Duckling?

A. The King of Story Tellers. B. Hans’ mother.

C. Some boys and girls. D. A bailiff.

2.What did Hans’ father do in the woods when the work was done?

A. He gathered wild flowers with Hans. B. He taught Hans to make shoes.

C. He read books or told stories to Hans. D. He picked remaining wheat with Hans.

3.Why didn’t the bailiff hit Hans?

A. Because he was afraid of Hans. B. Because he was too angry.

C. Because Hans gave him some gifts. D. Because he admired Hans’ courage.

4.How did Hans go to Copenhagen?

A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By train. D. On foot.

5.What do you think Hans’ life would be like in Copenhagen?

A. Hard. B. Relaxing. C. Colourful. D. Lonely

The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about the Internet.

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a large, world-wide collection (聚集) of computer networks (网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (网) .

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. It is like a big electronic (电子) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It’s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点) and an @ (means “at”). For example: Lily @ Yahoo.com. Write a message, type a person’s e-mail address, and then send the message across the Internet. People don’t need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office because of the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting — that’s the Internet.

1.The Internet is______.

A. a big computer B. a small group of computers

C. lots of computer networks D. the World Wide Web

2.The World Wide Web is like_______.

A. an electronic book B. homepages

C. an electronic page D. an interesting picture

3.The sentence “You can talk to your friends on the pages.” means ______.

A. you can talk to your friends face to face

B. you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet

C. you can talk to your friends through the same computer

D. you can go to your friends’ houses to talk to them

4.People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends because______.

A. they don’t have to pay any money

B. it’s faster and cheaper

C. they don’t need to have stamps, envelopes or addresses

D. it’s interesting

5.The “e” in e-mail means_______.

A. easy B. entrance C. electronic D. enjoyable

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