A woman bought a parrot from a pet store. However, the woman decided to return the parrot to the shop the next day.

    "This bird doesn't talk," she told the pet shop owner.

    "Does he have a mirror in his cage(笼子)?" the owner asked. "Parrots love mirrors."

    The woman bought a mirror and left. The next day she came back, saying that the bird still wasn't talking.

    "How about a ladder? Parrots love ladders," the owner said. The woman bought a ladder and left. But the next day, she was back.

    "Does your parrot have a swing? No? Well, once he starts swinging, he'll talk," the owner said.

    The woman then bought a swing and left.

    When she walked into the store the next day, she began to cry. "The parrot died," she said.

    The pet store owner was shocked. "I'm sorry. Tell me, did he ever say anything?" he asked.

    "Yes, right before he died," the woman answered, "in a low voice, he asked me, 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store?'"

    Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life. We sometimes have lots of things to do at once, but we forget to deal with the most important things first. We have to remember to "feed the parrots" in our lives.

    The new(学期) is coming and we need a new class(班长). John would like to be the class monitor. Heon (相处) well (和……) everyone. He is very kind and always(乐意的) to help others, and sometimes he even(帮助) teachers too.

    Peter wants to be the PE monitor. He likes sports and he can run really(快地). He is good at ball(运动项目) and plays basketball in the school(队).

    Alice would like to be the cleaning monitor. She often helps her mother do cleaning at home and she likes a clean and(整洁的) house.

—Wonderful! I can't wait to    it.

    What should you do if you want to have a nice photo taken? Whether it's work or fun, the most important thing is lighting. If you get bad lighting, you will look bad, too. Know where the light is. You don't want it below you or above you; you want it to shine directly at you.

    The key thing is no shadow(阴影). If you are being photographed outside, do it in the morning, or wait till the 2 o'clock shadow has passed. Also don't let pictures in the magazines stress you out all the pictures are taken by great photographers. And all the faces have had pimples (丘疹;粉刺) taken out by computers.

    Tip your head and learn what angles(角度) work with your face. Everyone is different. So you have to learn what suits you. You can practise in Photo Booth for as long as it is your turn, to learn what angles suit your face. Tip. Your neck to make it look longer, make eye contact with the camera. No one can look bad if they smile.

    For long legs, point one leg into centre of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your body. For just leg shots, lie upside down and raise legs in the air for the best angle. And your legs will look thinner and be in better shape.

    Keep shoulders back.

    Always have the mouth slightly open, enough to put a penny between your lips, as this will make your lips look fuller.

    Lower your eyes and then look up just as the shutter (快门) is clicked for full eyes.

    Try to catch every perfect photogenic moment!

    Leo was a small fast boy. He often saw the other1play tennis in the park. And he wanted to learn to play tennis from them, but they wouldn't like to. They thought it would2too long to teach him.

    Leo felt3. One day, Leo decided to borrow（借）a tennis racket and a tennis ball from the park manager（经理）, Ben. Ben said to Leo, "It's going to be4to play tennis by yourself.

    Let me help you learn." "Wow, that would be great!" said Leo happily.

    That afternoon, Leo learned5to play tennis from Ben. Johnny, Joe and Roger watched and6that Leo was learning the game, and he was really good7it. Johnny wanted to have a match with Leo. He thought he would surely win（获胜）the match.

    The next day, Johnny and Leo had their big match. The other boys were all shouting for Johnny.

    Leo was a little worried8he told himself he could do it. He tried to play as Ben taught him.

    In the end, Leo won.

    After that day, many boys wanted to play tennis with Leo. But Leo didn't really want to play with9. Leo felt they weren't true friends.

    Leo10forgot Ben and how nice he was to him. They still get together to play tennis.