One day a farmer went out for a walk with his son. The farmer put on a pair of wrong shoes, one with a thick sole(鞋底)and the other with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable(不舒服). When be was just out of the house, he turned to his son and said, "Why should one of my legs be longer than the other today"
The son looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking and then laughed, "Oh, no, Daddy, your legs are all right. You have put on the wrong shoes. "
The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, "What a clever son I have got!" Then he asked his son to go back and get the other pair of shoes for him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.
when the son ran back to the house, he found that the other pair was also a pair of wrong shoes.
He had to return to his father with nothing in his hands and said out of breath(上气不接下气), "It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home were not a pair, either!\

You might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe. But it isn’t. It’s in Washington, D.C. It’s called the Library of Congress (国会图书馆).
President (总统) John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law. The first 740 books were bought in England. They were simply set up in the room where Congress met. Then President Thomas Jefferson sold Congress many of his own books. He felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on lag. This idea changed the library forever.
The library grew and grew. Now it covers a lot of land. In it there are 20 million books as well as a great number of pictures, movies and machines. Experts (专家) in every field work there. Hundreds of people ring them up every day with all kinds of questions. Many of them get answers right over the phone.

One day, a lady was walking to work. Along the way, she passed a shop with a parrot (鹦鹉) sitting beside the door.
When she stopped to look at the bird, it said to her, "Hey, lady, you are really ugly (丑陋的)!"
This made the lady very angry. She quickly left the shop and went to work. On her way home, she passed the same pet shop again. When the parrot saw her, it said, "Hey lady, you are really ugly!"
The lady couldn’t believe how rude (粗鲁的) this bird was.
She told the shopkeeper that if the parrot said it again, she would have the police come and take it away. "I’m sorry, ma’am. It won’t happen again." the shopkeeper said.
The next day, when the lady walked past the shop, the parrot said to her, "Hey lady."
She stopped and looked at the bird coldly. "Yes" she answered angrily.
The bird, sitting up straight and smiling at her, said, "You know.\

This is a famous street in China. What is it It’s West Street. Why is it so famous Now let me tell you something (1) it.
West Street is in Yangshuo, Guangxi. It’s over 1,400 years (2) .It’s about 1,000 meters (3) . But it’s very clean and beautiful. In the street, there are (4) shops. The things in the shops are nice and cheap. Every day, lots of visitors come here. Many of (5) are foreigners. It’s a good place to practice speaking English. So West Street is called the biggest English corner. Some people (6) call it the earth village. Almost everyone in the street (7) English.
But you mustn’t ride your bike or drive your car in the West Street. You can only (8) here. Why Because it’s a walking street. In the street, you needn’t worry that you’ll be hit by cars. (9) happy!
West Street is a wonderful place to visit. (10) West Street.

This is a famous street in China. What is it It’s West Street. Why is it so famous Now let me tell you something (1) it.
West Street is in Yangshuo, Guangxi. It’s over 1,400 years (2) .It’s about 1,000 meters (3) . But it’s very clean and beautiful. In the street, there are (4) shops. The things in the shops are nice and cheap. Every day, lots of visitors come here. Many of (5) are foreigners. It’s a good place to practice speaking English. So West Street is called the biggest English corner. Some people (6) call it the earth village. Almost everyone in the street (7) English.
But you mustn’t ride your bike or drive your car in the West Street. You can only (8) here. Why Because it’s a walking street. In the street, you needn’t worry that you’ll be hit by cars. (9) happy!
West Street is a wonderful place to visit. (10) West Street.