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　　　　　　　　　　　　　How Cities Began?

　Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began?

　Long long ago, the world had only 　1　 thousand people.

　They moved from place to place. They hunted打猎 animals　2　 food.

　A long time passed. These people began growing crops. No one of our scientists 　3 　how and where these people learned about it .But they knew that, From then on the life of these people changed. They 　4　 move house any more.They could 　5 　in one place and grow crops. People began to live near 　6 　. And so the first villages grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages became bigger 　7 　bigger. Then people had machines, and life in the village changed again. They built factories. 　8 　people came to live near the factories. 　9 　the villages grew into cities.

　Today some people in 　10 　like to move back to small towns. Do you know why?

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　Kites are made of thin sticks(棒子) and paper. Most people have seen a kite ride and dip(上下翻飞) in a strong March 　1　 or have flown 　2 　. But not so many people know that the Chinese were making and flying kites even 　3 　people were writing.

　A long time passed, the Chinese made kites to 　4 　in wars. They would fly these war kites in the night. The kites were fixed 　5 　they made strange sounds. The enemies were 　6 　and ran away. They 　7 　those strange sounds were made by spirits in the sky.

　The Chinese people also flew kites to 　8 　good luck and to make their 　9 　rich and tall. Sometimes they would fly the kites 　10 　water, pulling hooks(钩子) hung down to catch fish.

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Jim： 　1　 . Can you tell me the 　2 　to the North Train Station?

Policeman： Go 　3 　this street, and 　4 　left 　5 　the 　6 　crossing. Go on walking and then turn right at the second crossing.

Jim： How 　7 　is it?

Policeman： About thirty minutes' walk. I think you 　8 　take a bus.

Jim： Which bus shall I 　9 　?

Policeman： The No. 27 bus.

Jim： 　10 　shall I get off the bus?

Policeman： You must get off at the Theatre-that's the fifth stop and there you　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 are.

Jim： Thank you.

Policeman： You're welcome.

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　　 　Mr Price was the owner of a shop. He lived alone in a small room above his　1　　　 . He was 　2　　 　afraid that one night someone 　3　　 　break into his shop.

　　4　　　 Friday night, when he checked his money after 　5　　 　up, he found that he had taken in almost 1,000,000 pounds that 　6　　 　. So, he thought that keeping 　7　　 　money in the shop was a dangerous 　8　　　 .

　　 　He 　9　 　　 the money with him to the bedroom, put it in the pocket of his 　10　　 　and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the loud 　11　　 　of the doorbell made him 　12　　 　.

　　 　He got out of 　13　　 　and called out in shaky (发抖的) 　14　　 　, “What do you 　15　　 　?” Under the street light was a 　16　　 　.“Sorry to wake 　17　　 　,” the policeman 　18　　 　,“but all the lights are 　19　　 　in your shop. I think you just forgot to 　20　　 　them off when you closed up.”

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　　　During the weekend. I usually like to 　1　　 　at home, but sometimes I like to go out for a walk 　2　　 　play football. My friend Jack works hard 　3　　　 the week. At the weekend, he always goes to 　4　　 　his uncle and aunt work on their farm with his family. The 　5　　 　is not very big, but there is always so much to 　6　　 　on a farm. The children look 　7　　 　the animals and give them food. Jack and his wife help 　8　　 　the fields. At the end of the day, they are all 　9　　 　and tired. After Jack's aunt 　10　　 　them a big meal, they go back home in a car.

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　Now machines 　1　 all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary 　2 　us? Because they can help us do things faster and 　3 　.

　A washing machine helps us to wash clothes. A printing machine helps to print a lot of books, newspapers, magazines and many 　4 　things 　5 　. Bicycles, cars, trains and planes are all machines. They help us to travel faster than 　6 　foot.

　The computer is a wonderful machine. It 　7 　not long ago. It not only 　8 　but also computes numbers millions of times as 　9 　as a scientist does.

　Let's study hard and try to use all kinds of machines 　10 　China into a modern country.

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　One day a fox 　1　 very hungry. He went out to look 　2 　something to eat. By he 　3 　to a wall, He stopped and 　4 　up. The wall was rather high. But 　5 　the top of the wall there are some beautiful grapes. He said to himself, “I must get those grapes. They look so sweet. I 　6 　I can jump up and get them.”

　So the fox jumped up to 　7 　the grapes. He jumped and jumped. But just couldn't jump high enough. The wall was too high for him. After trying and 　8 　many times, he went away, 　9 　,“I don't want these grapes. They are green. I don't think they are sweet. They 　10 　be sour.”

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　English is widely 　1　　 　It 　2　　 　by people in England, Australia and the United States. In Sweden, France and many 　3　　 　, a lot of people understand English, too. It is one of the 　4　　 　languages 　5　　 　international meetings. 　6　　 　international business letters are 　7　　 　in English. Many books and magazines are printed in English, too. English 　8　　 　be difficult, but it is very useful.It is a 　9　　 　to so musch knowledge. If you know English, you'll find you can 　10　　 　the world better, so we should study it hard.

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　　 　Our desks and chairs are made 　1　 wood. The paper for books and newspapers 　2　　 　wood. And some kinds of cloth are made 　3　　 　it. Many people　　 　4　　 　wood to keep 　5　　 　warm in winter. Indeed, wood 　6　　 　very important for our living. People 　7　　 　big trees in mountains every year. Then young ones 　8　　 　so that we can have enough wood.We 　9　　 　good care of our mountains so that they 　10　　 　growing trees.

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　　 　Have you 　1　　 　seen snow? 　2　　 　people in the world have not. A lot of countries 　3　　 　have snow-or they have it only on the tops of very high mountains. In Scotland and in the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every 　4　　 　, but in the south of England, there is usually 　5　　 　.

　　 　When a student from 　6　　 　country like Malaya （马来半岛）or Indonesia （印度尼西亚）comes to Britian in autumn for the first time, he feels 　7　　 　at first. There are 　8　　 　dark clouds, grey sky and cold rain in Britian in autumn, and most students from warm countries 　9　　 　like this.

　　 　But snow is different. Although it is very cold, it is very 　10　　 　. Perhaps, after several dark mornings, the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of 　11　　 　in his room. He thinks, “Is it so 　12　　 　?” and jumps out of bed .But no,it si not very late. He 　13　　 　out of the window-and there is the 　14　　 　, on the ground and on the roofs （屋顶）of the houses and 　15　　 　. The light in his room came from that clean, beautiful white snow.