套题18

　　I am going totalk about Bangkok, Thailand. There are many interesting places to visit, butfirst I want to tell you about the traffic problem.

　　The streets are very crowded in Bangkok, so itcan take a long time to get from place to place. It used to take me more thantwo hours to get to school by bus! I often slept on my way there! If you wantto get somewhere on time in Bangkok, you must leave early. Lots of people taketuk-tuks to get through the traffic quickly. Tuk-tuks are like little cars withthree wheels.

　　Bangkok is next to a big river. It isinteresting to visit the Floating Market on the river. At the market, peoplesell lots of fresh fruit and vegetables from their boats.

　　套题19

　　My grandfatheroften tells me many interesting stories about his childhood. At that time, thesky was blue, the air was fresh and the water was clean. When my grandfatherand his friends played in the forest, they could hear birds sing. When theyswam in the river, they could see many fish. However, today, the air and waterare becoming dirtier. People are killing animals, and cutting down and burningtrees. Some animals and plants are now disappearing. Earth is in trouble. Iwant you to join us by helping protect our environment. We need to protectEarth because it is our home. We do not need to do big things ---- we can startout small. Do not throw any rubbish onto the ground. Do not waste water.

　　套题20

　　People work withdifferent parts of their bodies. A construction worker mostly uses his hands.An athlete mostly uses his or her arms and legs. Teachers use their brains forthinking, their mouths for speaking, their eyes for reading and their ears forlistening.

　　A perfume makermust have a good sense of smell. A good sense of smell is also useful forworking with any kind of food. A cook working in a restaurant uses his or hernose all day. He or she must have a good sense of taste as well. Firemen needto have a good sense of smell. The best firemen can smell smoke very quicklyand because of this, a fireman with a good sense of smell will always be saferthan one without.

　　套题21

　　One evening, Daisy said, “I am going to buy some sweets. Does anyone wantanything?” Benny, Daisy’s brother, said, “Yes. Can you get me a packet ofelectricity, please?” Daisy said, “Right,” and went out. Benny laughed, “I wasfinally able to fool Daisy. You can’t buy electricity in packets like sweets!She’ll look foolish.”

　　Mum asked, “What is electricity?” Benny answered, “Electricity flowsthrough a wire. It’s like water, in a way.” “Not a bad explanation,” said Dad,“and also electricity helps us, like a servant of mankind. We use it to do allkinds of things, like watching TV and running the air conditioner. We can’t seeelectricity, but we can change it into different forms of energy. Then we cansee, hear or feel it.”

　　One evening, Daisy said, “I am going to buysome sweets. Does anyone want anything?” Benny, Daisy’s brother, said, “Yes.Can you get me a packet of electricity, please?” Daisy said, “Right,” and wentout. Benny laughed, “I was finally able to fool Daisy. You can’t buyelectricity in packets like sweets! She’ll look foolish.”

　　Mum asked, “What is electricity?” Benny answered, “Electricity flowsthrough a wire. It’s like water, in a way.” “Not a bad explanation,” said Dad,“and also electricity helps us, like a servant of mankind. We use it to do allkinds of things, like watching TV and running the air conditioner. We can’t seeelectricity, but we can change it into different forms of energy. Then we cansee, hear or feel it.”