1 . The kids of the community got started early at the fair (露天游乐场) on Friday, making their way through the chicken house and corn box before heading over to the rides. The children enjoyed a few hours of free rides, sweets and food.

Organiser Barry Dishman said, “We started this programme 24 years ago. The reason we always have done Fair Day is that it’s a huge tradition for most Warren locals. So it has become a tradition for the children who couldn’t afford to go to the fair.” He added, “We usually get sponsorship (赞助) for those children every year, so they can do unlimited rides. Some of the food booths (摊位) are just wonderful and give us free meals for the children.”

The kids stayed from about 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. on Fair Friday and ended the day with either a free cotton candy or candy apple. About 125 children came to the fair to take part in various festivities, such as ball games, dancing and riding. Over 20 volunteers were present to help lead the kids in groups.

The kids of the community have programmes throughout the year after school, on Saturdays, on school vacation. According to Dishman, the children coming to the fair spend about 30, 000 hours in June and July with the programmes.

2 . Stephen Lee is one of the many people in Hong Kong who enjoy mountain-bike riding. He has always _______ the sport since he was a little boy. When he was 15, he got his own mountain _______. It was this bike that made him a hero.

One Sunday afternoon, Stephen came to Silvermine Bay. A _______ had been on the way, but Stephen had not noticed the black clouds _______ in the sky. He was too busy admiring his new bike.

Stephen rode up the hill behind Silvermine Bay until he _______ the top. He was just beginning to rush down _______ it was raining hard. The narrow path became a stream (小溪) of fast running water. Stephen was _______ riding his bike through the rain. Suddenly, he heard a cry for _______.

Stephen found Lilian, a young woman, sitting at the side of the road. Lilian had fallen and _______ her ankle (脚踝). Stephen put Lilian on his bike and carefully ________ down the path beside her, holding the handlebars (把手) as best as he could. The ________ became even worse. Neither the path nor the hillside looked ________ . But at last they made it to the nearest ________ to get medical treatment.

The next day, the newspapers got the ________. “It was the bike that saved Lilian,” Stephen said to the reporter ________. Two days later, Stephen received a $ 2,000 prize from an unknown giver.

3 . How to Spend Your Holidays without Getting Bored

Do you feel bored during your holidays because you have nothing to do? Don’t waste your valuable days.     1     .

Enjoying the great outdoors

Step out into the fresh air. A quick trip out can make you energetic, and it is also a great opportunity for exercise. Do some sports.     2     , walk, play your favourite sport or even try a new one.

Learning activities

The holidays are a great time to improve yourself. Try to learn more about something that interests you.

Spending time with others

    4     . The holidays are a great opportunity to visit family members who you haven’t seen for some time. For example, you might want to visit your grandparents and have a talk with them.

Get to know more people.

If there’s no one around that you’d like to spend time with, don’t forget that you can make new friends.     5     !

4 . Last summer, a team of 15 primary and middle school students did a research on the biodiversity (生物多样性) of a small wetland (湿地) in Wuhan’s Houxianghe Park. They observed and recorded the number of plant and animal species (物种) there and made suggestions for improvement.

During their field research, the team found that there were few fish in the wetland. After further study, they found that there were not enough plants in the wetland for fish and other animals to develop in large groups.

In the following courses, students worked together to create design drawings and make a wetland-recovering plan. Thanks to their efforts, the biodiversity of the wetland has been greatly improved.

“It’s very meaningful,” said a primary school student in Wuhan. “I have learned a lot about strange animals and plants, and have also seen the improvement of the wetland. I’ll take part in more activities like this. ”

“It’s not easy for children to have a connection to nature in the city,” said an expert. “We should make full use of the city’s wetland and encourage more children to get closer to nature through the ‘Park Classes’ programme.”

In the past six years, the programme has carried out over 3, 000 activities in Wuhan’s 32 parks. It inspires students from primary and middle schools to learn more about environmental protection, and helps them get close to nature, developing their ability to explore and take action.

5 . The great flight of the Chinese astronaut (宇航员) Yang Liwei in 2003 made China the third country in the world to send a person into space. His journey of 600, 000 kilometres took one day. But the training of astronauts like Yang Liwei takes years and is very hard.

As a basic requirement, trainee (受训者) astronauts must be fighter pilots with over 600 hours of flying. This means that they have experience of flying at high speed and dealing with changes in air pressure. As well, they must have at least 4 years of college education and must be very strong and healthy. A normal trainee is 25-35 years old, weighs 55-70 kilogrammes and is 1. 60-1. 72 metres tall.

Pilots with the basic requirements then go through a long period of examination to see if they are fit for training. They stay in hospital for a month of tests, which check for any kind of physical (生理的) weakness. Moreover, they have to sit in a chair which turns around at high speed for 15 minutes, to find out how their body works. There are also mental tests to find out how they will deal with living in a very small room, and how well they will respond to dangers and solve problems.

Once they are chosen, the pilots go through a five-year course to prepare them for space flights. At the end of the five-year programme, there are final tests for the trainees. After passing these tests, they have succeeded in becoming real astronauts.

7 . Here’s a list of the best three natural wonders to visit in the UK.

The Needles, Isle of Wight, England

The Needles are one of Britain’s most famous coastal landmarks, attracting thousands of tourists each year. Visit the Needles Park at Alum Bay, which offers a range of attractions including fair rides, boat trips and open-top bus tours. You can take a ride on one of the chairlifts (升降椅), which takes you straight down to enjoy the Needles in all of their glory.

Pistyll Rhaeadr, Powys, Wales

Lying in the Berwyn Mountains, it is the tallest waterfall in Wales. Escape the busy noisy activity of city life and visit this delightful natural sight, where vou can take walks from the bottom to the top of the falls.

Fingal’s Cave, Isle of Staffa, Scotland

It’s part of a Nature Reserve in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The cave’s size, its structure and its many strange sounds have inspired writers and artists from all over the world.

9 . A young mother said she was brought to tears after witnessing a little boy’s act of kindness in a restaurant.

Sophie Crehan, 24, said she had taken her children to a ______ in Haydock, England this past Sunday afternoon as a weekend ______.

“They have a little children’s play area there. I was on the ______ machines and I was trying to win my little girl this pink and purple teddy that she ______ wanted. I had a go three times but ______ ” — “I just couldn’t do it,” Sophie told the Liverpool Echo.

“There was a little boy who stood next to me ______ me do it. I said ‘It’s your ______ now. You can have a go.’”

Sophie went back to her ______ to eat her meal. Shortly after, the little boy walked over to her table ______ a pink and purple teddy.

He said, “I’ve just ______ it for your little girl.”

“I said ‘you don’t need to do that’ and he said ‘no, no, I’ve won it’,” Sophiere called. I was nearly ______. It was such a nice thing to do.

Sophie said the boy was around 10 years old.

I saw him go back to his table ______ he sat, I ______$2 out of my purse and went and ______ it to him and said “thanks very much”.

His parents asked, “What’s happened?” So I ______what had happened and said ‘He’s a lovely little boy.’”