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1.Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistryclass.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“What’swater?

”Noonespokeforafewminutes．MissLiaskedagain，“Whydon’tyouanswermyquestion？

Didn’tItellyouwhatwaterislike？

”Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid，“MissLi，youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolorandnosmell．Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater？

Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell．”MostofthechildrenagreedWithhim．“I’msorry，children．”saidtheteacher，“Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier．That’saproblem．

2.TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCalifornia,thelargestinareaisAlaska.AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsize.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.TheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.Alaskaisalsothecoldeststate.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmer.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattle,abigcity,onthePacificcoast.ButLosAngelesandSanFrancisco,alsoonthePacificcoast,arelargerthanSeattle.Henry'scousin,Susan,livesinNewYork.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.ThemostimportantcityintheUnitedStatesisWashington,D.C.Itisthecapital,butitismuchsmallerthanNewYork.

3."Dreamsmaybemoreimportantthansleep.Weallneedtodream,"somescientistssay.Dreamstakeupaboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.Dreamsarelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincolor.Somedreamsarelikeoldfilms.Theycometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybebecausethedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtofindananswer.Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymayhavebeenthinkingabouttheirworkallday.Thesethoughtscancarryoverintodreams.Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan'trememberthedream.Dreamscandisappearquicklyfrommemory.Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful.Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindishardatworkwhenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeuptired.

4.Alanworkedinanofficeinthecity.Heworkedveryhardandreallywantedtotakeaholiday.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butonedayhesawanadinanewspaper."Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWillowFarm.Goodfood,freshair,horseriding,walking,fishing.Goodprices.""Thissoundslikeagoodidea,"hethought."I'llspendamonthatWillowFarm.I'llenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They'llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseaside."Fourdayslaterhereturnedhome."What'swrongwithWillowFarm?

"hisfriendJackaskedhim."Didn'tyouenjoycountrylife?

""Countrylifewasfine,"Alansaid,"buttherewasanotherproblem.""Oh,what?

""Well,thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmutton（烤羊肉）fordinner.""Freshmeatisthebest.""Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.""Luckyyou!

""Youdon'tunderstand,"Alansaid."Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.""Adifferentroasteveryday,"Jacksaid."Letmefinish,"Alansaid,"onthefourthdaythefarmerdiedandIdidn'tdaretostayfordinner!

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5.LennardodaVinciwasbornonApril15,1452inItaly.Heisbestknownasanartisttoday.OneofhisfamouspaintingsiscalledMonaLisa.However,Lennardohadmanyovernaturalabilities.Hewasalsoagreatinventor.Manyofhisinventionshavebecomeimportantinmodernlife.AlthoughLennardohatedwa,heinventedmanydifferentmachinesusedforwar.Hismostspecialinventionwasthemachinegun,whichwasproducedinwarmanyyearslater.Bywatchingthewaybirdsfly,Lennardotriedtofindoutthesecretofflying.Amonghissketches（素描）wecanseemanyobjects.Weconsiderthemasmodernflyingmachines.Lennardospentmanyhoursthinkingabouthowtomakegooduseoftime.Hedevelopedideasforlabor-savingmachineslikecuttingmachines.Lennardowasastrangeman.Hedidn'tcutanymeat,whichwasveryunusualinthosetimes.Heneverpublishedhisideasandspecificdiscoveries.Heusuallyusedmirrorwriting,whichlookslikewritinginthemirror，startingfromtherightsideofthepageandmovingtotheleft.Wehaveverylittleofhisworktoday.Lennardofinishedonlyafewofhispaintings.Heleftmanyunfinishedbecausehethoughttheywerenotperfect.OnoneinhislifetimeweknewhowgreatLennardowas.Wenowbelieve,however,thathewasoneofthecleverestmentheworldhaseverknown.

6.Somepeoplehaveaverypoorsenseofdirection.Unluckily,Iamoneofthem.IhavevisitedaplacemanytimesbutImaystillgetlosttherethenexttime.WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ineverdaredtoaskstrangerstheway.AndsoIusedtowalkroundincirclesandhopethatbychanceIwouldgettotheplaceIwasgoingto.Now,Iamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirections,butIoftenreceivehelplessorevenwronginformation.SoItrytoavoidgivingpeoplewrongdirections.Ifanyoneeverasksthewaysomewhere,Ialwayssay,"Sorry,Iamastrangerhere."OnceonmywaytoworkIwasstoppedbyaman.HeaskedmeifIcouldtellhimthewaytotheFriendshipBuilding.Igavehimmyusualreply.ButjustasIwalkedononlyafewsteps,Irealizedthathehadaskedthewaytomyofficebuilding.However,Ihadnotimetoreturnbackandlookforhim.IwasrushingtomeetwithsomeoneatmyofficeandIdidn'twanttokeephimwaiting.WhenIjustgottomyoffice,thesecretaryshowedinthemanwhohadaskedmefordirections.ImaginehowembarrassedIwasandhowsurprisedhewaswhenwesaweachotheratthefirstsight!

7.Finlandisagreatcountrytovisit,especiallyforrelaxing.Itiseasytofindpeaceandquiettherebecausemuchofthecountryiscoveredwithforests.Italsohasrollinghillsandthousandsoflakesandislands.Dependingontheseason,visitorscantakepleasureinbird-watching,hiking,fishingandotheroutdooractivities.ThereisevenapartofFinlandwherepeoplecaneasilyviewthebeautifulAuroBorealis,alsoknownasNorthernLights.Basically,ifyouareanaturelover,youwilldiscoverplentytoenjoyinFinland.YouwillalsofindthatthepeopleofFinlandareeasy-going.Thismightbebecausetheyspendalotoftimerelaxingtogetherinsaunas（桑拿室）.Finlandevenhasacontestthatisaboutspendingtimeinonesauna.IntheSaunaWorldChampionships,peopletrytostayaslongastheycaninahotsauna.IntheSaunaWorldChampionships,peopletrytostayaslongastheycaninahotsauna.Thisisreallyasweatycompetition!

Finlandisalwaysvotedasoneofthebestplacesintheworldtolive.FromitscapitalofHelsinkitoitsnumerous（众多的）lakesandforests,Finlandistrulyoneoftheworld‘sgreatesttreasures.

8.YoumayknowthesongHappyBirthdayverywell.Butdoyouknowaboutitswriter?

ItwaswrittenbyanAmericangirl.Andshebecameveryrichafterthat.Whenshewasachild,shewaspoor.Once,shewasinvitedtoherfriend‘sbirthdayparty.Shewaspleasedbutsadbecauseshedidn‘thaveenoughmoneytobuyagiftforher.―Thepartyiscomingsoon,butnowIhavelittlemoney.‖Tearsrandownherface.Laterthatnightshewasinbed,thinkingaboutthegiftwhenthedooropenedandhergrandmacamein.―Whathappened?

‖hergrandmaasked.Hearingthegirl‘sstory,shesaid,―Don‘tworry.IthinkIcanhelpyou.Howaboutsingingasongtogether?

Happybirthdayto…‖Whatabeautifulsong!

Theysangandsang.Suddenlyshewokeup.Itwasadream!

Shedecidedtowriteitdownatonceandsingittoherfriendsattheparty.Whenshesangthesongatthepartythenextday,herfriendswereveryhappy.―Howwonderfullyyousing!

Wehaven‘theardsuchabeautifulsongbefore.Thankyouforgivingmethespecialgift.‖saidherfriend.Andtheylearnttosingittogether.Laterthegirlbecamewell-knowninAmerica.

9.Ateenagegirlcouldn‘tstandherparents‘familyrules,soshelefthome.Shewantedtobefamous.Butshehadpooreducationandseveralyearslatershehadtoaskforfoodonthestreetforaliving.Nowherfatherhasdied.Hermotherisanoldwoman.Butsheisstilllookingforherdaughter.Shehasbeentoeverycornerofthecity.Everywhereshegoes,sheputsupabigphotoofherselfonthewall.Atthelowerpartofthephotoshewrites,―Istillloveyou...,comebackhome!

‖Oneday,thedaughtersawoneofthephotos.Thefacewasfamiliar.―Isthatmymother?

‖shemovedcloserandreadthewords―Istillloveyou...‖Shecried.Whenshegothome,itwasearlymorning.Sheknockedonthedoor.Thedooropeneditself.Sherushedtohermother‘sbedroom.Hermotherwassleeping.Shewokehermotherup,―It‘sme!

Yourdaughterisbackhome!

‖Themotheranddaughterheldeachother,fullofhappytears.Thedaughterasked,―Whyisthedoornotlocked?

Athiefcouldgetin.‖Themotheransweredsoftly,―Thedoorhasneverbeenlockedsinceyouleft.‖Thedoorofparents‘lovefortheirchildrenwillneverbeclosed.

10.Therightnameisimportantinthebusinessworld.Allyouhavetodoisthinkofthenamesforsomeoftheproductsyoubuyeverydayandyou‘llagreethatthenameandtheproductareconnectedintheeveryone‘smind.Inmanycountries,successfultradeorbrandnamesareprotectedbylaw.Thisissothatothercompaniescannotmakeaproductand,infact,bebuyingsomethingdifferent.Businessesregisteracompanyoraproductnamewiththegovernment.Infact,morethan1,000productandcompanynamesareregisteredeveryhour.Manycompaniesspenda