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It was Jennifer Williams' mother who got her interested in books. A librarian, she read to her three children every day. "Until we went to college, "Williams told vadogwood.com, a local news site.

When Williams, now 54, became an elementary school teacher in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to fall in love with reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids had limited access to books.

"It's very obvious to teachers of young children which kids are read to and which are not, " she said. "It's obvious at the end of the first day of school. "To Williams, the solution was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of a city event called Engage Danville, she gave away 900 used children's books over three days. Most people would be satisfied with that. Most.

"I was like, 'Anybody could do that', " she said. "I wanted to do something that's going to stretch my faith, my work principle, my everything. "

So she raised the number considerably by setting a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an unreachable number, but as Williams posted on Facebook："Don't complain in the bleachers（露天看台） if you aren't willing to work hard out on the field. "

So she got to work, first by roping in friends to donate books or money to buy books. Before long, as news of Williams' project spread, strangers started leaving collections of books on her doorway. As quickly as the books come in, Williams gives them to local schools-only 922, 000 more to reach her goal! And she's not slowing down. It's too important for kids with few options.

"Reading can take you anywhere, " she told CNN. "You can travel in time and space. If you can read, you can learn almost anything. "

Are there any controversial blood sports in your country? In the UK, there's fox hunting. Officially, it's illegal but it's still going on.

The goal of most fox hunts is simple: to track, catch up and, sometimes, kill a fox. A hunt begins when the hounds（猎犬） are "cast". This is when the dogs are released and start searching in bushes for foxes. When the hounds pick up the smell, they track the fox. If they see it， the chase（追赶）is on and the dogs run after it. The hunt continues until either the fox escapes or is caught and then usually killed by the hounds.

Many people are against fox hunting. Animal rights activists argue that foxes suffer a cruel（残忍的）and violent death. They also say that fox hunting is an activity in which people seem to gain pleasure from cruelty. Others dislike it for being a mostly upper-class sport. Among them was Oscar Wilde, who once described it in 1893 as, "the unspeakable in full chase of the uneatable".

Supporters of fox hunting say it's a tradition that's part of England's cultural heritage. They also say it plays an important role in country life, and that many jobs depend on fox hunting. Finally, they point out that it's an important form of pest control that protects the livelihood of farmers, and that the foxes are killed quickly and that it's much less cruel than using traps or poisons.

But in 2005 everything changed. The Hunting Act came into force, and this effectively banned fox hunting. But it wasn't easy passing the law. Thousands of people gathered outside the House of Parliament in protest. Now, it is officially illegal, but hunts still take place and more than 1804 hunt groups are still in existence. So, it seems that this England's tradition just refuses to die.

Some words copy the sounds made by the things they describe, like "buzz" or "hiss"or "zip". But what if the way a word sounds could suggest some other feature of an object like its shape?

A new study suggests not only that it can but that the same word can do so across many languages. Marcus Perlman, a lecturer at the University of Birmingham, says that, a century ago，linguists（语言学家）insisted the words used to refer to various objects and actions are arbitrary（随意的） and that words don't necessarily look or sound like the things they refer to. That makes sense because different languages have different words for the same thing. One person's pup is another one's perro. But there's a lot of evidence now suggesting it is false.

To further explore this connection between words and their meanings, Perlman and his colleagues turned to something called the bouba/kiki effect. With the help of 22 volunteers, the researchers tested it in 25 different languages. Participants were told to look at two shapes-one looks like a cloud which is somewhat round, and the other one is more pointy, maybe looks more like a star-and then listen to the sound: either "bouba" or "kiki", both of which are totally made up. Then they were asked, "Which one is bouba and which one is kiki?" Most participants said the rounder shape was bouba and the pointy one was kiki. This suggests there is some widely observed connection between the spoken words and the visual features of the shapes.

As to what that could mean about the evolution（演变）of language： imagine our ancestors when they started using spoken words to refer to things. "They couldn't say 'Listen, my friend, now we're gonna call this new object a table. '" So to get the conversation off the ground, they probably tried to come up with sounds that somehow suggested the object at hand.

The idiom "a big fish in a small pond" describes a person who is very well known or important in a small group but is not known or important outside that small group. For example, a high-performing high school student in a small town could be a big fish in a small pond. And he may simply not know how small his "pond" is-until he moves on to a big university. He must compete with hundreds of students who were also the best at their high schools.

Here is another example. A young singer was famous in his small town. He wanted to move to a big city to grow his singing career.  "Here in our small town, "they said, "you are a big fish in a small pond. Once you move to New York City, that is going to change. Best be ready! "For some people, this can be a painful realization-sometimes called a wake-up call.

 They never grow their circle of friends or work environment. Sometimes they do not take opportunities that increase their environment, or pond. By staying in a small pond, it is safer. There are fewer dangers and also fewer competitors.

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary explains another way to use the idiom. It can also describe a situation where one person has more power, influence, knowledge, or experience than others within a small group. So sometimes we use this expression to describe people who want to stay in a small pond just to feel more important.

A. His family supported him but also warned him.

B. He may feel overly-confidentor overly-important.

C. Now, some people like being a big fishin a small pond.

D. People have been using this expression since the early 1800s.

E. Their position is not questioned by the other fish in the pond.

F. A pond is a small body of water, which is usually smaller than a lake.

G. His pond just got much larger and is now filled with many more fish.

My little brother and sister, Tex and Indi , are five-year-old twins. When it comes to being lovable, they're the1. But when it comes to keeping2, they're the worst!

My parents3 to celebrate their wedding anniversary by taking a4. But at the last minute, my dad came home from work with bad news that their getaway would have to 5. That's when I came up with the 6 to surprise my parents with a cake. I could get help from Abuela, the grandmother of my friend Ollie.

Once I had my mom's 7to go to Ollie's, I hurried toward the door. Indi and Tex ran up. I whispered to them I was going to8 a cake for Mom and Dad's anniversary. They wanted to 9.

"You can stay here and make cards. But remember, we don't say a single thing about the 10 until after dinner, "I said. They nodded.

Abuela was extremely11, we made a beautiful cake. I brought it home and12 it on a shelf in the garage. 13was going as I'd hoped until I walked into the house. Tex and Indi waved their cards and 14 "Surprise!"

"No, "I said. "Not yet!" Right then, my mom rushed in and asked what was15!"

"We won't 16 you about the cake!" said the twins.

"I was trying to give you and dad the perfect anniversary surprise, "I17, "but two members of this family just18 everything. "

"We don't care if it's a19, "said my mom. "It's the thought that counts, and you just20!"

The Kolahoi Green Heights is a hotel in the Himalayan mountains. With so much ice and snow around from December to March, last year, people at the Kolahoi hotel decided （build） an igloo（冰屋）cafe. Syed Wasim Shah， created the cafe，got the idea from an igloo village in Switzerland. It could hold about 16 people.

This year, they rebuilt it and created was believed to be a new record-the (big) igloo cafe in the world. They all it the Snoglu, which can hold up to 40 people at a time. The benches and tables(make) out of packed snow and sheep skins cover the icy benches to make(they) more comfortable.

The Snoglu is separated two different parts. One part holds artwork created from snow and ice. The other part is a working cafe, (sell) coffee, hot chocolate, and snacks. Mr. Shah says the cafe focuses on items that can be served(immediate), since it's so cold inside that most guests don't want to stay long.

Next year, Mr. Shah plans to rebuild the cafe again. He also wants to create an igloo village, with(room) where people can spend the night.