40 A Thrilling Ride Bill and Jane were coasting on a hill. Down the hill went the sled. Bill steered. Jane held on tightly. The coasters on the hill watched them. Past trees they whizzed. Jane yelled, Stop the sled! Stop the sled!?but Bill could not...
39 Visiting Shakespeares Home In 1998, when I was working for an export company, I went to England. After finishing my business, which took several days, I went to Stratford, where Shakespeare was born. In Stratford, I visited several sites that are...
38 I Dont Have to Eat All the Egg. A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the story was returned to her. The lady was angry. She wrote to the editor: Dear Sir: Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do...
37 Managing Your Emotions What makes me angry? Mostly, I hate when someone tries to make someone else feel bad. I have to admit that once, when I was really angry, I actually called names. I regretted doing this afterwards, but not full heartedly bec...
36 The Dog and His Shadow It happened that a dog had some meat that he wanted to eat at home. On his way home he met a river. As he looked down, he saw his shadow in the water. Just look!said he to himself. That dog down there has some meat, too. If...
35 A Bus Ride One day I was on a bus. I found an elderly woman standing in front of me. She had a big bag in her hand. It's a virtue for a young person to help the old,I said to myself. When I was standing up to give my seat to the old lady, a young...
34 Buying Books on the Internet It's easy to order books from the Internet. There are several companies that ship books to customers in China. Just decide which company you would like to use and type that company's name into the search engine. The co...
33 The Eagle and the Raven An eagle was trying to break open a nut in his beak when a raven landed on a branch beside him. The raven eyed the nut hopefully, You'll never break it like that,he said. If I were you I would fly up in the sky as high as I...
32 A Robot Babysitter In 2005 Japan made a new robot. It can take care of a child. The new robot is called iPapero. It weighs 13.2 pounds, and has a body of 15.2 by 10.3 and by 9.8 inches. iPapero is a small robot, but it has many special skills. It...
31 A Young Pioneer Long ago, when the western part of the United States was still a wilderness, a young boy, called Kit, not yet twenty years old, went from his home in the East to learn about the new country. He wanted to know what lay beyond the R...
