Tooth Fairy (仙女)
All over the world, many young children believe in magic. It’s just the way a child’s mind works. As we get older, many of us aren’t able to believe in magic. But when we are young, anything is possible.
In Canada, young children believe in a magical character known as the “Tooth Fairy”. The Tooth Fairy is a pretty girl with wings (翅膀). Can you guess what she does? Her job is to take care of children’s baby teeth.
Children get two sets of teeth. One set is called the baby teeth. Baby teeth fall out on their own as children reach the age of seven. When a baby tooth falls out, or is pulled (拉) out, children do not throw (扔) it away.
In fact, they put this tooth under their pillow (枕头) when they go to bed, and they are very excited. They think about the Tooth Fairy when they fall asleep. They truly believe that the Tooth Fairy will visit them. And best of all, they believe that she will do something special when she arrives.
During the night, the Tooth Fairy comes and takes the tooth. But the special thing is that she leaves something behind for the children. She leaves money in place of the tooth. When the children wake up the next morning, the first thing they do is to look under their pillow. The tooth is lost, but there is some money in its place.
Losing your baby teeth is scary, but the Tooth Fairy makes it a lot easier. What’s more, in a few weeks, a new tooth will start to grow in your mouth.
1. What is the Tooth Fairy like?2. Does the Tooth Fairy take care of the children’s teeth which grow after the age of seven?
3. What does the Tooth Fairy do after the children go to sleep?
4. If the Tooth Fairy can make one of your dreams come true, what do you want? Why?
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Amix Coffee is a cafe with a lot of fish. There you have to take off your shoes. When you drink coffee, fish will swim around your feet. Many kids like to go there to play with the fish.
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1. Which century does Sandwich live in?______________________________________________
2. What does Sandwich like to do?
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3. How many hours do he play cards?
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4. Who brings Sandwich some meat and bread?
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5. How does Sandwich eat bread and meat when he plays cards?
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| Roomba | 2002 | ●clean floor without help ●avoid(避开) furniture and stairs |
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根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Was the first umbrella invented three thousand years ago?
2. Who first used their umbrellas on rainy days?
3. What did Jonas Hanway do?
4. What were early umbrella handles made of in Europe?
5. What does the writer mainly talk about?
The days of winter are here. Millions of Americans don’t feel as active as usual, and may be down. If you’re one of them, you may have “seasonal affective disorder” (季节性情感障碍). Here are some good ways to fight against it.
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It’s important to stay active during the winter months. Ride to school. Go on weekend hikes with family or friends. Take a winter camping trip. Just don’t sleep all day!
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A. Make a reading list.
B. Buy some really great socks.
C. Turn the lights on.
D. Get outside every single day.
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5. To fight against “seasonal affective disorder”, do you have any great ideas?
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