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4 . There was a man who had a wise daughter. One day, he saw the king, but he did not shake with fear. Instead he pronounced every word clearly.

“Who taught you to speak well?” “My daughter.”

“Well, let me test her. Give her these and if she doesn’t hatch chickens from them, I will put you both in prison (监狱).” The king gave him some boiled eggs.

The father returned home and told his daughter what happened.

She said nothing but boiled some beans (豆子). “Father, when you see the king coming, spread the beans into the field and cry, “May God help these boiled beans grow into fine crops?”

When the king heard the cry, he laughed, “Do you expect the roots (根) to come out of the boiled beans?”

“As much as I expect boiled eggs to turn into chickens.”

The king realized that the man’s daughter advised him, so he thought she was really a clever girl and decided to marry her.

The girl said there was one condition, that was, if the king wanted to get rid of her, she would carry with her one thing she loved best.

The king agreed and they were married.

The king soon wanted a new wife. “Tomorrow, my king. I will leave. According to your promise, I will take one thing I love most. Come and spend our last night together.” That night the king came and drank some wine and he soon fell asleep. When he woke up the next morning, he found himself in his wife’s house.

“What treasure did you take?” the king asked. “My treasure is you, my husband!”

The king was greatly touched and understood what true love was. They returned to the palace and lived happily ever since.

5 . In the book Treasure Island, the main character is a boy called Jim Hawkins, living in a safe and peaceful world with his parents at the beginning. This life lasted until he found a map showing the location of the island with huge treasure that had been hidden by the terrible pirate Captain Flint. Jim joined Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney on a journey to find the treasure along with a number of different pirates, who were led by the fearful Long John Silver. During the adventure, the boy got over his fear to fight bravely against the pirates. In the end, he successfully returned home with the treasure and he also grew into a mature young man. So many readers think Jim’s search for treasure is a process for his search for himself.

In this book, readers can enjoy the adventure and exciting travel experiences all the time, so it can be said that if Chinese children grow up reading Journey to the West, then western children grow up reading Treasure Island. This book is also praised as the greatest adventure stories after “Robinson Crusoe”.

（From Treasure Island）

Taiwan has been part of China since ancient times, which lies in the southeast of China, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest island in China, covering an area of about 36, 000 square kilometers with a population of over 20, 000, 000. Taiwan is rich in natural resources, having world-famous agricultural products, such as pineapples, sugarcane (甘蔗) and tea. This island, with rich resources, beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate, attracts (吸引) tourists from all over the world each year. If you have an opportunity to visit Taiwan, make sure to include the most famous scenery, Sun Moon Lake in your travel plan.

7 . In England, people often talk about the weather because they can have four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun may begin to shine. It may be just like a day in summer. You can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter you can sometimes swim, and in summer you can sometimes wear warm clothes. When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them on a sunny morning. But you’d better not laugh at them. If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat in the morning, maybe later you will have to walk in the rain.

8 . Every one has a hobby. My hobby is keeping a diary in English. When I was nine years old, I began to have this hobby. At first, it seemed hard for me, but now it is easy. I know it’s possible to learn English well. After school, I often go to the school library to read English stories or articles. Sometimes my English teacher tells some interesting things to me. I collect information for my diary by doing these. After I finish my diary every day, I always try to correct mistakes with the help of the dictionary. Now my English is very good. I love my hobby. It helps me a lot to learn English well.

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10 . October is a special (特殊的) month for us. We have some fun things in our school this month.