Jenny and Ann are sisters. They live _________ town. Jenny is _________ than Ann. She likes living in town very much. Jenny thinks living in town is _________ than living in the countryside, because she likes the lights in town. She thinks the lights _________ night _________ more beautiful than the stars in the sky. She likes to read books, and she reads more quickly _________ Ann. She often reads until late at night.

Ann likes the countryside better. She likes to visit _________ aunt. She always helps her aunt _________ her work. Ann likes to run. She runs faster than Jenny. In the countryside, Ann can run longer. She _________ thinks running in the countryside is the most exciting thing __________.

How to Protect(保护) Your Teeth

    11    . The first set of twenty begin to grow when you are over six months old. The second set of thirty－two grows from the age of six until you are about twenty－one years old.

    12    ， you must drink plenty of milk and eat greens.     13    . Make sure that you turn the brush and go up and down as well as brushing side ways.

    14    . If there is a hole in a tooth, your dentist will fill it. If you do not have it filled in time, then the hole will grow larger.     15    ， the tooth may have to be taken out. It is better to keep all your second set of teeth for as long as possible.

The Chinese shadow puppet play is an old art. It is usually played by five people. One moves the puppets, one sings and the other three people play music.

It’s said that it appeared in China over 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (朝代). After the wife of the Emperor (皇帝) Han Wudi died of illness, the emperor was very sad. One day, a man called Li Shaoweng saw children playing with dolls and the shadows of the dolls were dancing on the wall. So he came up with an idea to help Han Wudi. He went back home and made a puppet of the emperor’s wife. He put sticks on the puppet’s hands and feet to make it easy to move.

When night came, he put up a cloth, lit (点燃) a candle (蜡烛) and invited the emperor to sit before the cloth. Li Shaoweng moved the puppet behind the cloth. The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and was very happy. After that the shadow puppet play became the emperor’s favorite hobby. Thousands of years have passed, but the shadow puppet play is still popular. And it is loved by more and more people all over the world.

Do you need friends? I’m sure your answer is “Yes, of course. Everybody does!” You need friends when you play and when you work. If you have friends, you will feel happy.

If you have no friends，you will feel lonely. Do you know how to make friends? There is only one good way—You make friends by being friendly. A friendly person is interested in other people. He is always helpful. If you want to make friends with a new classmate, you can talk with him, tell him about the other classmates in your class and try your best to be helpful to him.