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last, but he does his best. dong. Ding dong”- the
clock strikes（敲打）
This sports meeting is wonderful.
The animals are very happy!
12 Big Ben
Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is a name of the clock. It is in . is the capital city of . The big clock has four faces. So no matter where you stand, you can read the face of the clock. The hands are about four meter long.
If you go to , you may want to visit the house of the Parliament. In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the House of the Parliament. The big clock makes a very loud noise. “Ding
every quarter of an
hour.
13 Who Pours Ink
on My Chair? Donny is a seven year old boy. He goes to school every day. The school is near his home. So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. But today, he is late. His mother asks him, “Why do you go to the
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headmaster’s office?”
“Because the teacher asks us a question in class and nobody can answer it, but I can.” “It’s good to answer the teacher’s
question.” “But the question is ‘Who pours ink on my chair?’”
14 Outside Games There are many outside game like running, skating,
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swimming, horse-racing, hunting, flying kites, walking-races. Of course, football is an out game.
The monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger,
Basketball, badminton and so on are not the other. also outside game. Some people like outside games, but others like indoor games. They like playing billiard, chess, cards, table tennis..
Outdoor games invoke more and
faster movement. Some active people like them. Indoor games are quiet and involve less movement.
Do you like outside games or indoor game?
15 Two Little Monkeys
One day, they were playing in a forest when a wolf came running at them. The monkey ran away with
the younger monkey in a hurry and left the older alone. She climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms.
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After some time, the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her arms. She was surprised to
see that the baby had died, for the baby was held in arms too highly. Very long time later, she remembered to look for the older baby. The older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself.
16 The King and His Stories Once there was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid
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of him, they all said his stories were good.
One day the king showed his
stories to a famous writer. He waited the writer to praise these stories. But the writer said his stories were
so bad that he should throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison.
After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his
new stories and asked what he thought of them.
After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said:
“ Take me back to prison, please.”
17 Which Skirt to Wear?
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