30 A Dish Washer Some people have dogs or cats as pets. One woman in New York keeps a monkey as her pet. This monkey can wash dishes. He washes the dishes for the woman every day. He likes to wash dishes and never breaks a dish. Sometimes he washes t...
29 A Seaside Picnic One morning last April, Joan was lying in bed when the telephone rang. It was her friend, Dave, who invited her out for a picnic at the seaside. Later that day she left her flat and walked to the bus stop to catch the bus. Joan wa...
28 Charles Chaplin One day a small boy called Charles Chaplin was walking along the street in London. It was a cold winter's day in 1900. He wanted to buy some bread, but he didn't have any money. His father had died when he was very young. He and hi...
27 Humour What Is a Teenager? A teenager is ... ... someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not his mother calling from the next room. ... a whiz who can operate the latest computer without a lesson but can't make a bed. ... a...
26 Helping Parents Parents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. Let's say that your mother is not happy about her boss. If she doesn't have other ways of expressing her emotions, she might come home and yell at you, scream at your...
25 The Hare and the Tortoise One day a hare was telling the other animals how fast he could run. I can beat anyone!cried he. Will one of you try a race with me? I will,?said the tortoise. You!?laughed the hare. Oh, oh, how funny!? Save your laughing...
24 Learning English in England I came to England last summer. I have been in England for eleven months. I am going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave for China next month. At first it was very difficult for me to communicate with ot...
23 I Have Never Heard You in Carmen Mark Twain was once invited by a friend to go to the opera. The friend was very rich. He and his wife had their own box at the theatre. During the opera the friend's wife talked all the time. She also talked rather...
22 A Friend When you read an English book, you often come across new words. You might try to guess what the words mean from the words you know, but when you cannot guess the meanings of new words at all, what should you do? You have a good friend the...
21 English in the World Some people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native...
