Sally had a bad day. This morning,when she got out of bed,she broke her watch. When she went to brush her teeth,she dropped her toothbrush.

At breakfast,Sally dropped her breakfast plate on the floor. One of her pancakes even flew up to the ceiling(天花板) and didn't fall back down!

After breakfast, she missed the school bus. By the time she went outside, the school bus had left. So she had to take a taxi.

When Sally arrived at school,she found she had forgotten to bring her math homework. And in the P.E. class,she fell over and hurt her knee badly.

“I'm having a bad day,” Sally cried,throwing herself on her bed after she came home.

“What's the matter,Sally?” her mom asked.“ You've only been home from school for five minutes.”

Sally couldn't stop crying long enough to tell her mom.

“I know what will make you happy. Come with me,” her mom said.They walked down the street to the park. Mom pushed Sally on the swings(秋千).

“Wheee!It's fun,” Sally laughed.

“This is for you,” her mom said,handing Sally a pretty flower.“Do you feel better now?”“Yes,Mom,” Sally smiled. She put her hand into her mom's and they went home happily.

1.What happened to Sally's watch?

A. It got lost. B. Sally dropped it on the floor. C. It was broken.

2.What did Sally have for breakfast?

A. Hamburgers. B. Pancakes. C. Sandwiches.

3.How does Sally usually go to school?

A. By school bus. B. By bike. C. By taxi

4.How many bad things happened to Sally that day?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.

5.What did Sally's mother do to make her feel better?

A. She made some delicious food for her.

B. She pushed her on the swings and gave her a flower.

C. She took her to watch a movie.

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Garbage(垃圾) Island

You can’t see it from the air. It’s almost impossible to see from a ship. But somewhere in the North Pacific is a huge island of garbage, just below the water surface.

What is the island made of?

The garbage island is not an island, but a collection of millions of plastic and other objects. The water movements of Pacific Ocean bring the objects together and cause them to go around in a big circle.

Charles Moore found it in 1997 and named it “the Great Pacific Garbage Patch” .

Where does all the plastic come from?

Much of the garbage comes from everyday objects, such as shopping bags and water bottles. Some of these objects finally reach the ocean. Garbage from the western coast of North America takes about six years to reach it. Objects from East Asia take about a year. Other garbage comes from ships passing through the area.

Is the Garbage Patch dangerous?

The larger pieces of garbage are a problem for wildlife. For example, sea turtles(海龟)and seabirds often think the plastic is their food. They eat the plastic and die.

In addition, the plastic stops sunlight from reaching deeper water. Without sunlight, very small sea animals die. Then, there is less food for larger fish to eat.

What can we do to help stop it?

Cleaning up the island isn’t easy. But we can make people realize the problem. One environmentalist(环保主义者), David de Rothschild, is sailing around the world in boat made of plastic bottles to teach people about the problem of garbage in the sea.

Another idea is that we can recycle the plastic garbage. Environmental engineer Cesar Harada is building a robot that collects pieces of plastic. Harada hopes to use his robot in the Pacific. Harada also has a website for reporting environmental problems. He says, “I hope everybody can become an environmental activist.”

1.What is the garbage made of?

2.How long does it take objects from East Asia to reach the island?

3.Is the garbage island dangerous?

4.Why is David de Rothschild sailing in bottle boat?

5.What can you do to help stop garbage island?

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