Passage　2.A　Busy　Day

    Today　is　Sunday！　On　Sundays，　I　usually　play　the　flute.My　father　usually　reads　the　newspaper.　My　motherusuallycleansthe　house.　Buttoday　my　mother　is　in　bed.　She　is　ill.　My　father　has　to　do　the　housework.　Now，　he　is　cleaning　the　house.　“Sam，　can　you　help　me?”　“Yes，　Dad！”　Now，　we’re　washing　the　car.　Where’s　my　sister，　Amy?　She　is　playing　my　flute.　What　a　lucky　girl！

    Passage　3.The　dog　and　his　reflection

    One　day　a　dog　with　a　piece　of　meat　in　his　mouth　was　crossing　a　plank　over　a　stream.　As　he　walked　along，helookedintowater，andhesawhis　reflection.　He　thought　this　was　another　dog　carrying　a　piece　of　meat.　And　he　felt　he　would　like　to　have　two　pieces.　So　he　snapped　at　the　reflection　in　the　water，　and　of　course，　as　he　opened　his　mouth，　the　piece　of　meat　disappeared　quickly.

    Passage　4.An　honest　boy

    Tony　is　seven　years　old.　He　is　an　honest　and　polite　boy.　One　day，　it　was　Sunday.　Tony，　his　sister　and　his　mother　stayed　at　home.　He　was　watching　TV　and　his　sister　was　reading　books.　His　mother　was　washing　clothes.　Just　then，　his　father　came　back　with　a　bag　of　pears.　Tony　likes　pears　very　much　and　he　wanted　to　eat　one.　His　mother　gave　him　four　and　said，　“Let’s　sharethem.”　“Whichpeardo　youwant，　Tony?”　asked　his　mother.　“The　biggest　one，　mum.”　“What?”　said　his　mother，　“You　should　be　polite　and　want　the　smallest　one.”　“Should　I　tell　a　lie　just　to　be　polite，　mum?”

    Passage　5.A　birthday　party

    Today　is　Susan’s　birthday.　She　is　nine　years　old.　Her　friends　are　in　her　home　now.　There　is　a　birthday　party　in　the　evening.　Look！　Mary　is　listening　to　the　music.　And　Tom　is　drinking　orange　juice.　Jack　and　Sam　are　playing　cards　on　the　floor.　Lily　and　Amy　are　watching　TV.　Someone　is　knocking　at　the　door.　It’s　Henry.　He　brings　a　big　teddy　bear　for　Susan.　The　teddy　bear　is　yellow.　Susan　is　very　happy.　All　the　children　are　happy.　They　sing　a　birthday　song　for　Susan.

    Passage　6.The　Farmer　and　the　Snake

    It　was　a　cold　winter　day.A　farmer　found　a　snake　on　the　ground.　It　was　nearly　dead　by　cold.　The　Farmer　was　a　kind　man.　Hepicked　up　thesnake　carefully　and　put　it　under　the　coat.　Soon　the　snake　Began　to　move　and　it　raised　its　mouth　and　bit　the　farmer.　“Oh，　My　god！”　said　the　farmer，　“I　save　your　life，　but　you　thank　me　in　that　way.　You　must　die.”　Then　he　killed　the　snake　with　a　stick.　At　last　he　died，　too.

    Passage　7.Two　Young　Trees