The hare and the tortoise
The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never been beaten," he said, "when I run at full speed, no one is faster than me."
The tortoise said quietly, "I will r

　　Far out in the sea the water is very, very blue. You can see through it like glass. Far down in the water there are beautiful trees and plants. These trees and plants are so far from the top of the water that no one can see them. Fishes go in and out of the trees just like birds. This is the place where the Sea King’s city is.
　 The Sea King’

　　为了帮助参加考试的孩子取得好成绩，本报记者采访了多位有丰富经验的剑桥英语教师和考官，请他们为临考的小朋友作一些针对性的指导。
　　考试“四字经”
　　●放松心情。调整好心情，不要太紧张，就把考试当作一次有趣的游戏或者是一次平时的练习，在轻松愉快中肯定能取得好成绩。
　　●竖起耳朵。做听力时要集中注意力，听清楚关键词。如为鳄鱼的眼睛涂上颜色，很多听不清楚的小朋友为鳄鱼全身都涂上了颜色。
　　●不求甚解。听力短文不要力求听懂每一个单词，每一个句子，听懂大概的意思就能答好题，所以在遇到听不懂的单词和句子时不要紧张，继续听下去就行了。
　　●睁大眼睛。读写时要看清题目，特别是看图回答时一定要把图看清楚，如男生和女生的动作不要混淆，同时要书写认真。

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
王子复仇记
This is the sad story of Hamlet, young Prince of Denmark, whose father died two months before the story begins. Hamlet' s father was King of Denmark and Hamlet was his only son. The king died a strange death while he was sleeping in the garden of his castle. It was believed that

    A long time ago and far away, there lived a merchant and his three daughters. The older girls were proud, while the youngest girl was generous and kind.
One day, the merchant heard that all his ships had been lost in a storm. He was penniless and would have to move to a tiny cottage on the edge of the woods.
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The Ugly Duckling
One evening, the sun was just setting in with true splendor when 1)a flock of beautiful large birds appeared out of the bushes. The duckling had never seen anything so beautiful. They were dazzlingly white with long waving necks. They were swans and uttering a peculiar cry. They spread out their magnificent broad wings