My name is Paul． I was a （1） boy． One morning， I woke up and realized I was not （2） ． I decided to do something to put my name in the Guinness Book of World Records．
（3） my dream， I thought of something I could do．First， I tied my arm around my back and wanted to be "the person who （4） the farthest with one arm"．But as soon as I got in the water ，I sank（下沉）．
Then， I stuffed （5） in my mouth and tried to be "the person who put the most cookies in his mouth"． However， when cookie 17 went in， I got sick．
Finally，（6） a Friday evening， I ran to the bathroom and filled up the tub （浴盆） with water．I decided to be "the person who took the world's longest bath"． It was a perfect idea （7） all that I had to do was to sit there．The first three hours was great．I drank soda and ate potato chips．（8） in the water so long made me look like I was 80．But I was determined．
An hour later， my brother shouted outside the bathroom that the record for the longest bath in the world was （9） than a month! Feeling （10） ， I got out．
Maybe I will never be in the Guinness Book of World Records． But that's OK．I am still special．
（1）A．16 years old |
B．16﹣years﹣old |
C．16﹣year﹣old |
（2）A．good |
B．famous |
C．interesting |
（3）A．To achieve |
B．To put |
C．To act |
（4）A．swam |
B．run |
C．jumped |
（5）A．cakes |
B．candies |
C．cookies |
（6）A．on |
B．in |
C．at |
（7）A．until |
B．because |
C．if |
（8）A．Walking |
B．Being |
C．Making |
（9）A．less |
B．fewer |
C．more |
（10）A．on |
B．up |
C．down |
Keeping Healthy﹣stories from around the world
Running for fun
Running regularly helps you to keep fit．That's why millions of people run several days a week and take an（1） （积极的）part in races．Some runners join the sport and doing something（2） （有帮助的） for others together． Last autumn in Tokyo， some runners（3） （穿） crazy costumes and ran a full marathon to collect money for charity（慈善）．
A beautiful morning in a park
You will see in China big groups of people doing tai chi in（4） （公共的） places， such as parks and squares．Tai chi is a traditional sport widely spread in China． These slow controlled movements of the（5） （手臂） and legs are very good for your health． Mr． Lee．a doctor， often（6） （分享） his experience， saying that doing tai chi helps him overcome stress and feel relaxed．
Ice swimming
Imagine you are somewhere in Russia or Finland in（7） （冬天）：and it's ﹣15 ℃outside．Would you rather see a film or go for a swim in the nearby river on a fine（8） （星期日）afternoon？ Not many of our readers would choose to go for a swim in such （9） __ （低）temperatures，but in some countries， ice swimming has been popular for centuries．Some people say it can help strengthen the body． But you have to have the（10） __ （勇气） to try it﹣ and it's only for people who are already fit and healthy!
Extreme Amazon（亚马孙之最）
Twenty percent of all the water that goes into oceans around the world comes from one river﹣the Amazon．
The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in Peru． It travels about 6000 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean． It is the largest river in the world． It is also the second longest． Most of the Amazon's water comes from rain． During the rainy season， parts of the river are 190 kilometers wide．
The Amazon River goes through the world's largest rain forest． The Amazon rain forest is home to the highest number of plant and animal species（种类） on Earth． There are 2.5 million kinds of insects， such as the world's largest ant． At least 3，000 kinds， of fish， live there， and one﹣fifth of all the bird species in the world． Some of the Amazon's animals are dangerous， such as the anaconda， the largest snake in the world． But there are also gentle animals， like the sloth and the pink dolphin．
The Amazon is very important to Earth． There are still many kinds of animals and plants there that we don't know about． If we lose the Amazon， we will lose a big part of life on Earth．
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The largest and （1） __ longest river in the world |
The world's（2） rain forest |
The world's largest ant and 2.5 million other insects |
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Extreme Amazon |
（4） that live in the Amazon |
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（3） to the highest number of plant and animal species on Earth |
The anaconda，the largest snake in the world |
Most of us like to know where we are and where we're going． It can feel strange to be（1） ． The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street， （2） __ that's not always the case．
Once we were on holiday in Venice． My dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning． Mum wasn't（3） ， but I would go with him， only because he（4） I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did． （5） else would I get up so early？!
So at 5 a．m． the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the（6） ___ streets．When the sun came up， Dad started taking photos and I（7） him， down small streets and over little bridges．
After about an hour，I turned to Dad and asked，"Where are we？" He said，"I have no idea．"I immediately felt a bit（8） ，but Dad just laughed and said，"We're lost!"，I told him to（9） his map or phone． He said， "I only brought the（10） ． Come on，let's get more lost!" He laughed again．
His laughter（11） me and made me feel safe． Slowly people were appearing on the streets﹣shops and cafes began to open．
I began to（12） that we were lost， and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me．
（13） ， after about four hours of walking around， we were back． Mum asked anxiously（担心地）， "Where have you been？" I said with a big（14） ， "We got lost!"
These days we（15） get lost with so many things around us﹣maps， GPS， apps on our phones， and so on． But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy．
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（1）A． alone |
B． lost |
C． afraid |
D． silent |
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（2）A． or |
B． so |
C． but |
D． and |
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（3）A． worried |
B． touched |
C． satisfied |
D． interested |
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（4）A． expected |
B． realized |
C． remembered |
D． promised |
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（5）A． How |
B． Why |
C． When |
D． Where |
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（6）A． modern |
B． noisy |
C． empty |
D． bright |
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（7）A． left |
B． invited |
C． guided |
D． followed |
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（8）A． scared |
B． hurt |
C． hungry |
D． tired |
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（9）A． pick up |
B． think of |
C． take out |
D． pay for |
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（10）A． map |
B． bowl |
C． phone |
D． camera |
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（11）A． saved |
B． relaxed |
C． stopped |
D． warned |
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（12）A． doubt |
B． forget |
C． imagine |
D． regret |
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（13）A． Finally |
B． Recently |
C． Certainly |
D． Suddenly |
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（14）A． surprise |
B． shame |
C． smile |
D． fear |
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（15）A． hardly |
B． often |
C． nearly |
D． always |
Many road accidents can be a if we all follow traffic rules．
Many young people look up to these basketball h such as Yao Ming and Michael Jordon and want to become like them．