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The Winter Olympics Games(冬奥会) are a sports event around the world, which are held (举办) every four years. The 24^th Winter Olympics Games will be held in the cities of Beijing and Zhangjiakou from February 4 to 20, 2022. The theme of the Games is “Together for a Shared Future”. It’s amazing. Here is some information to buy a ticket.

One day, a poor man was travelling with a horse. At lunchtime, he felt tired and hungry, so he tied (系) his horse to a tree to let it eat. Just at this time, a rich man came with his horse and he wanted to tie his horse to the same tree. “Don’t tie your horse here,” said the poor man. “My horse is very wild and it will kill your horse.” But the rich man didn’t listen.

A few minutes later, the poor man’s horse killed the rich man’s horse. The rich man was angry and took the poor man to judge. The judge asked the poor man, “Did your horse kill his horse?” The poor man didn’t say anything and the judge was worried. “He is dumb. What can I do?” “No. He can speak,” said the rich man. “He asked me not to tie my horse near his horse.” “If this is true, the poor man will not pay for your horse,” said the judge.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Once upon a time, there was a grasshopper and an ant. The grasshopper was lazy, but the ant was quite the opposite. All through the summer the ant worked hard, but the grasshopper just sat on a leaf and sang.

“Why are you working so hard?” the grasshopper asked the ant one day. “You should come and sing with me.”

“I don’t have time to sing,” said the ant. “I must collect food for the winter.”

“But winter’s far away!” the grasshopper laughed. “Silly Ant! You should enjoy yourself now.” The ant was upset.

Soon the winter came. The weather became cold. There was nothing to eat. The grasshopper was very hungry so she visited the ant.

“What do you want?” said the ant when she opened the door.

“I’d like some food,” replied the grasshopper.

“Why should I give you any food?” asked the ant. “You didn’t work in summer so you have no food in winter. You should learn your lesson!”

BANG! The ant slammed the door shut.

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Mr. Wood liked fishing. It was his favourite sport. He often fished for hours, but he didn’t catch any fish. However (然而) he didn’t worry (忧心) at all. Some fishermen (渔夫) couldn’t catch fish either. But sometimes they caught old boots (靴子)or rubbish. Mr. Wood was even worse (更糟糕) than the fishermen. He never caught anything, not even old boots. After he spent whole morning on the river, he always went home with an empty bag.

“You must give up (放弃) fishing!” his friends said, “It’s a waste of time.” “But they don’t realize (意识) one important thing. I’m not really interested in (感兴趣) fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all. It can make me forget the noise (忘记噪音) of the city and live quietly for some time.” He always said to himself.

Why are people of different colours? People were born in different areas. They have different skin colours. All skin colours come from melanin. Some people were born in a hot and sunny place. They develop more melanin. Melanin can protect our skin from the sun. People with more melanin are darker and those with less are lighter. Dark skin can help protect against the sun and skin cancer.

There seems (似乎) to be apps (手机应用软件) for everything. And mobile apps have been a part of (一部分) our life. The following apps are part of the most popular ones.

Ctrip can be a helper when you feel it’s hard to buy train or plane tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere anytime.

Ximalaya Reading has lots of books including (包括) poems (诗歌), short stories, novels (小说) and even fairy tales for children. You can listen to books online. You can also download book recordings (录音).

BabyBus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app.

Word 100 can help us learn English when you’re playing games. So if you have problems (问题) in remembering the new words when you learn English, use it!

Kitty and Danny are sister and brother. Kitty is twelve and Danny is nine years old. They are both pupils and they are in the same school. They often go to school by bus together. They go to a clothes shop and see some nice clothes. They like the red jacket very much. But they haven’t got enough money to buy it. It’s Sunday. Kitty is helping mother wash the dishes. So her mother gives her ten yuan. Kitty is very happy. Kitty and Danny go to the clothes shop together. The shop is near their home. They walk there. They buy the red jacket. It’s 40 yuan. They want to give it to their mother. Because this Tuesday is Mother’s birthday. They go home with the jacket happily.

Hello! My name is Chen Jie. I am a quiet girl. This is my new schoolbag. There are many books in it. There is a Chinese book,an English book,a maths book and five storybooks. There is a pencil box in it, too.

I’m Lucas. Tomorrow is an important day of China! I will be very happy. In the morning, I’m going to go shopping with my my parents. We are going to buy some food, fruit and flowers. In the afternoon, my mother is going to cook. We are going to have a big dinner together in the evening. We are going to eat dumplings. After dinner, my grandparents and my parents will give me some red envelopes (红包). There will be some lucky money in them. We are going to watch TV this evening, too. There will be a wonderful show on TV. We’ll have so much fun!

Musicians in Vienna

Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. It's the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. From 1750 a lot of composers and musicians came to study and work in Vienna. The most famous family of musicians was the Strauss family.

There were two composers called Johann Strauss: a father and a son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for a classical dance—a waltz. His waltzes made his famous all over Europe.

The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was even more successful and popular than his father. He wrote more than 400 waltzes and his most famous one was the Blue Danube. He wrote it in 1867. Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers.

Mozart was bornin Austria in 1756. Before he was six he played not only the piano, but also the violin and the organ. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote his first opera at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of music for the classical orchestra. But he died in 1791 when he was only 35. Some people say he was the greatest European composer.