Have you ever heard of the proverb(格言) “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise?” It was written by Benjamin Franklin. Another famous proverb is “ A penny saved is a penny earned”, which means money should not be wasted. People like to use proverbs because they usually have deep meanings. Here is an interesting collection of proverbs about love.

Some people say “Absence makes the heart grow fonder(多情的)”. That means you love someone even more when he or she is far away.

Another proverb says “love is blind”. In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about the person.

Here is another popular saying about love: “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Some people believe that a woman can win a man’s love if she cooks his favorite foods. Some people only want to love someone who is very good-looking. You might tell them that “Beauty is only skin deep.” What a person looks like is not really important.

All in all, those proverbs are quite interesting sometimes. If you try to memorize some of them in your English study, you may find a lot of fun when talking in English. So, please have a try. “Action speaks louder than words.”

1.“A penny saved is a penny earned” means you should ________.

A. make more money B. find a job C. save money D. work harder

2.The proverb “_________” is almost the same as the one “Never judge(判断)a person by his look”?

A. Love is blind B. Absence makes the heart grow fonder

C. Beauty is only skin deep D. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach

3.How many proverbs are there in this passage talking about love?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

I am Grace Cortese,and I am 10 years old. I believe I can make a difference in __ the environment,because my science teacher,Mrs. Esby,tells us that there are many things we can do to help protect the environment ___ we are willing to change our habits.

Every year at my birthday party,I ___ charitable donations instead of gifts. When I was eight,I asked my friends to donate to the Natural Resources Defense Council to save the polar bears. I __ almost $150.Last year,my friend,Mary,also did that. Imagine how much money we could raise to save the environment if everyone asked for charitable donations __ their birthdays!

My whole ____ is doing things to help protect the earth,too. Our school makes a carpooling (拼车)program to reduce the number of cars on the road,and we have a “Walk to School” day once a year. ____ science teacher,Mrs. Esby,has a “Teenie Greenies” club at lunch and she teaches a class on how to recycle after school. And we __ do beach clean-up.

If you ___ to do something for the environment,look through Grades of Green website. It is __ of great ideas for us to reduce,reuse and recycle waste,and it also has a lot of really interesting facts.

1.A. using B. protecting C. cleaning D. preventing

2.A. even if B. until C. because D. if

3.A. ask for B. look for C. pay for D. send for

4.A. sold B. borrowed C. raised D. rented

5.A. to B. for C. with D. from

6.A. school B. home C. factory D. office

7.A. Her B. His C. Your D. My

8.A. still B. yet C. also D. already

9.A. want B. consider C. enjoy D. refuse

10.A. short B. full C. tired D. fond

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