An elephant and a crocodile were once standing beside river． They were disputing which was the better animal．
"Look at my strength， "said the elephant． "I can pull up a tree， roots and all， with my trunk．"
"Ah! But your skin is not nearly so thick as mine， "replied the crocodile． "No knife or tooth can cut through it．"
Just as they were coming to blows， a lion happened to pass．
"My dear friends !" said the King of all animals， going up to them． "Let me know the cause of your disagreement．"
"Will you kindly tell us which is the better animal？ "cried both at once．
"Certainly， "said the lion， pointing across the river． "Do you see the soldiers metal hat on that wall？"
"Yes! "replied the beasts．
"Well， then， "continued the lion， " go and get it， and bring it to me， and I shall be able then to decide between you．"
Upon hearing this， off they started．The crocodile， being used to the water， reached the opposite side of the river first， and was soon standing beside the wall．
Here he waited till the elephant came up． The elephant， seeing that the crocodile had no way of reaching their goal， raised his long trunk， and took down the hat quite easily．
They then made their way together back again across the river． The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast﹣moving crocodile in the water and became careless． When he was forced to turn sharply to avoid a floating tree branch， the elephant dropped the hat and it fell to the river bottom． The crocodile noticed the accident， so down he dived， and brought it up in his huge mouth． They then returned， and the crocodile laid the metal hat at the lion's feet． The King took it up， and turning to the elephant， said："You， because of your size and trunk， were able to reach the hat on the wall but， having lost it，you were unable to get it back． And you， said the lion to the crocodile， "although unable to reach the hat， were able to dive for it and save it． You are both wise and able in your own ways． One is no better than the other．"
（1）The underlined word"disputing"in Paragraph 1 means ．
A． playing
B． quarrelling
C． complaining
D． deciding
（2）What did the crocodile think was best about himself？
A． His big mouth
B． His strong skin
C． His swimming skill
D． His dangerous teeth
（3）How did the lion deal with the animals disagreement？
A． He ordered them to fight．
B． He made a quick decision．
C． He suggested a competition
D． He asked them to describe themselves
（4）What caused the elephant to drop the hat？
A． The hat got wet in the river．
B． He hit a floating tree．
C． He was trying to swim too fast
D． He wanted to fight the crocodile
（5）How were the elephant and the crocodile able to complete their task？
A． By working together
B． planning carefully
C． By sharing their ideas
D． By listening to the lion
John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down． He called out nervously，"Mom， where's Charlie？ "He had just （1） he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour．
John looked around the garden， behind the bushes， and under the picnic table． No dog! His mother heard （2） in his voice as he called her a second time． " Mom， I can't find Charlie!"
She came outside （3） ． "Let's look around the garden first． Don't worry． I'm sure he's close by．
Both son and mother were （4） now， but still no Charlie． Their calls were not completely wasted， though． Joe， the next﹣door neighbor， and his two daughters Tania and Julie， immediately agreed to help them （5） the lost dog．
But even with five people now searching the town's streets， they had no luck． Charlie was still （6） ．
Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie's （7） ．She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier， she told John， and the cat was found the next day．
John agreed． When they got home， he made a poster with a photo of Charlie， Then John heard a （8） and opened his bedroom door． It was Charlie． John was greeted with a big wet kiss．Charlie had been （9） in the bedroom this whole time， sleeping． John had never been so （10） in his life!
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（1）A．decided |
B．forgotten |
C．understood |
D． realized |
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（2）A． anger |
B．hope |
C． fear |
D． warning |
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（3）A． actively |
B．quickly |
C．carelessly |
D． annoyingly |
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（4）A． shouting |
B． talking |
C．fighting |
D． thinking |
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（5）A． give up |
B． look for |
C． run after |
D． take care of |
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（6）A． missing |
B． asleep |
C． take |
D． quiet |
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（7）A． address |
B． character |
C． name |
D． picture |
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（8）A． mess |
B． noise |
C． voice |
D．song |
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（9）A． shut |
B． woke |
C． tied |
D．saved |
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（10）A． afraid |
B． silly |
C．happy |
D． proud |
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It's a Mailbox…It's a Bird House…
No． Wait． It's a Library!
Sunshine Park Has A Little Free Library!
Bryan Lim is excited to be the director of the Little Free Library for our neighbors in Sunshine Park Community!
The way it works is simple：
◆ We bring to the library a number of good books that we hope will interest our neighbors．
◆ You stop by and take whatever catches your eyes．
◆ You return and bring other books for the library whenever you can．
◆ Books are always a gift． Never for sale!
Join us for our small opening at 9 am on March 25th， 2018．
Call 9051 660l or email bryan@beautiful﹣gathering．com for more information!
Take a book!
Leave a book!
More about Little Free Library： ﹣
The idea was started in 2009 in Hudson， Wisconsin， when Todd Bol placed a homemade wooden box in his front yard． The box looked like a one﹣room schoolhouse． Inside were a dozen or more books free for the taking． It was put there in memory of Todd's mother， a teacher who loved reading． She had died several years earlier．
His neighbors and friends loved it， so he built several more and gave them away． Later， more people joined Todd in starting the project called Little Free Library．
In 2017， the were more than sixty thousand Little Free Libraries in over eighty countries around the world．
Information Card
（1）The name of the community this Little Free Library serves．
（2）The opening date of this Little Free Library．
（3）The place where Todd Bol's placed his first wooden box．
（4）The job of Todd Bol's mother．
（5）The number of the countries which had Little Free Libraries in 2017．
Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country． In fact， it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life． Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him（1） his later life． One of them was from his father（2） was strict with him and his brother．
Once， Will and his brother Harry （3） given a job to rebuild a broken brick（砖） wall in the yard． The wall was fifty feet（4） and around sixteen feet high． The boys had to mix concrete（水泥） and place only one brick at a time． They didn't know why their father gave them（5） a huge job． （6） ，with the attitude（态度） of "one brick more"， both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in（7） period of six months． Each time they were about to give up， their father （8） them up patiently． Both brothers were so sad about the job at（9） ， but after completing the task， they felt a sense of pride， and so did their father． Even today when Will thinks that he won't be able to do something， he will look back to this experience and keep telling（10） ，"one brick at a time"．
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（1）Lisa becomes interested in traditional Chinese painting and she wants to learn how to paint bamboo in ink． （2）Alan is from India． He is studying Chinese history． He has learned a lot about the four great inventions of ancient China． （3）Sam is an Australian boy living in Beijing． He takes great interest in traditional Chinese opera（a musical play）． He hopes to take a class of the local opera． （4）Mary likes classic（经典的） Chinese works． She has read the one about Monkey King since she came to China． F （5）Susan loves Chinese paper cutting． She wants to make a Chinese"Fu" to put up on her window this Spring Festival． C |
A． In this weekend's story﹣telling time， you'll hear plenty of stories about Chinese traditions， for example， why people put up the Chinese "Fu" upside down on the door or window． B． Beijing Opera is a form of traditional art in China． Our club is set up for fans and welcomes you to join us． We have invited some famous local actors to give acting classes． C． Paper cutting sounds simple but is difficult to do． Bring red paper and learn the making of paper cutting． You can take home the paper cutting you make in class． D． We will hold a competition on the four great inventions of ancient China next month． The first round will be a written test． The next round will be a short speech in Chinese． E． A show of traditional Chinese ink paintings will be held in the Art Museum this weekend． Many works of animals by famous artists will be on show． F． A discussion will be held in our reading club this weekend． The topic is about Journey to the West， one of the four great classic Chinese works． G． Traditional Chinese painting is a form of fine arts in Chinese culture． In our training class， Mr． Sun will teach you how to paint bamboo with brushes and ink step by step． |