16．　　Mr. White lives in Nanjing. He's a friend of (1)      . He has two children. One is a son called Peter and the other is a baby daughter called Kate. She's only three months old. Peter is (2)       and doesn't go to school. He stays at home to help his mother look after the baby.
　　Mr. and Mrs. White like Chinese food, but Peter (3)      . Peter likes pizza very much. Sometimes Mrs. White buys a large piece of pizza (4)       her son at the weekend. The family live in a flat. There is a park near their flat and there's a lake in the park. They go to the park after supper every day.
　　Sometimes the family (5)       on the lake. Mrs. White says, "I can (6)       the flowers and (7)       birds sing here every day." Sometimes they (8)       their children to the supermarket to buy the things they need.
　　One day I go to see his family. Of course, the boy (9)      his young sister to me, too. "Look at the baby, Uncle," says Peter. "She's beautiful. I think she looks like me!"
　　"Does she like playing with you?" I ask. "I don't know," answers the boy, "she can't (10)       now. She's only three months old."

17．　　Do you know how to live a healthy life? Here are some pictures to give you some ideas.

18．　　Evan, an orange and white fox, has a farm. It's Evan's home. His friend, a black and white dog, often stays there with him and they do everything together. They drive Evan's farm truck (卡车) and play games. They read books and have ice-cream. But their favorite thing is working in Evan's garden. In the garden, plants are big and beautiful. But friends don't always stay together. One day, the dog dies, so Evan loses his best friend. Without his best friend, the garden becomes a sad place. Evan feels so angry that he destroys (破坏) his garden.
　　But a good place will not stay empty for long. New plants quietly start to grow. One day, Evan finds a small pumpkin vine (藤) in his garden. He starts to look after it. Autumn comes and there is a huge pumpkin on the vine in his garden.
　　It is the fair (集市) week. Evan takes his big pumpkin to the fair. He meets his old friends there and he enjoys many delicious foods. Best of all, his pumpkin wins him a prize: 10 dollars or a little dog. What does Evan want? You might know the answer. Yes. He drives home with the dog.

19．　　Australia has a lot of lovely animals. You cannot find them anywhere else in the world. The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas.
　　The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears. They don't walk. They jump. They use their strong back legs. They can jump at up to 74 kilometers per hour. They can go over nine meters in one jump! Kangaroo mothers have pouches (育儿袋) to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm. Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops. The government even wants to put them on passports (护照).
　　But do you know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them. There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia. That's more than the number of people in the country! Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough food to eat. They break into farms for food. Farmers are very angry with them. To help the farmers, the Australian government kills some kangaroos each year.
　　The koala is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses. They eat leaves from eucalyptus, where they spend most of their time. Koalas have a special smell. They use it to mark their home — "This is my place, you can't come in!" Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother's pouch. But koalas have fewer place to live in. There are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. There is a law to keep them safe.

35．　　In different seasons, people go out for different outdoor activities. They can fly kites in spring. In summer, they go-swimming or sailing. In autumn, it is always a good idea to hike or camp. In winter, people like to go to skate or ski because it's quite interesting. It makes them strong and fit too. So it is important for people of all ages to take part in some outdoor activities at the right time.
　　There are also many group activities, like basketball and football. The members work together for the same goal (目标). So group activities need team spirit (团结合作). For people, it's important to have team spirit.
　　Old people like walking and jogging. These outdoor activities don't need much strength (力量). Young people like exciting activities, like diving, skiing and horse riding. Children like fun activities like flying kites. Yet some outdoor activities are dangerous, like climbing rocks. So we must be careful when we take part in them.

36．　　You're kind and want to help others in your free time, right? Now, there is something fun for you to do and you can help others at the same time. Join us and be (1)v            !
　　Where are we going to work? Well, we don't need to go far. We just work in the (2)c             centre. And we have volunteer jobs for all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people (3)o             seventy years old, can be a volunteer.
　　We can help people in many (4)w            . Parents need volunteers to look after children when they are (5)b             with work. Animal lovers can help take care of dogs and cats for our neighbours next door. The old people need someone to do some (6)s             for them. There is something for everyone.
　　"As a volunteer, I don't want to get (7)a            . Seeing the children's happy faces, I'm happy, too," says Millie, a 25-year-old teacher. "Now I don't play computer games any (8)m            . I think it is cool to (9)t             old people how to use computers," says another volunteer, 15-year-old Leon.
　　If everyone helps out a little, we'll have a (10)b             world to live in.