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Unit1GoodFriends

ASpeaking

John:I'm15yearsoldandIlovefootball.Ialsolikereading,especiallystoriesaboutpeoplefrom

othercountries.Idon'tenjoysinging,nordoIlikecomputers.Ithinkthatrockmusicisterrible.

Ann:Hi,ImAnn.I'm16and1likedancingandcomputers.Ialsolikerockmusic.Ihatehikingand

I'mnotintoclassicalmusic.Idon'tenjoyreadingtoomuch.

Steve:I'm14yearsoldandIloveskiing.Otherfavoritehobbiesarereadingandsinging.Idon'tlike

hiking.Ithinkthatrockmusicistooloud,andIthinkthatfootballisboring.

Peter:I'mfromAustralia.I'm15andI'mfondofsinging.Isingalot,andwhenI'mnotsinging,I

listentorockmusicorusemycompute匚Idon,tlikefootballandIthinkthatclassicalmusicis

terrible.Ihatedancing!

Sarah:MynameisSarahandI'm14yearsold.Myinterestsarereadingnovels,playingfootballand

singingsongs.Ithinkthatrockmusicisterrible,andIdon'tlikedancing.Idon'tenjoy

computerseither.

Joe:Hithere.I'mJoe.Ireallylikecomputers.IsurftheInternetallthetimeandIlikeplaying

computergames.Idon'tenjoyfootballandIhatehiking.RockmusicisOK,andsoisskiing.

BReading

Chuck飛Friend

InthemovieCastAway,TomHanksplaysamannamedChuckNoland.Chuckisabusinessmanwho

isalwayssobusythathehaslittletimeforhisfriends.Heisasuccessfulmanagerinacompanythatsends

mailallovertheworld.OnedayChuckisonaflightacrossthePacificOceanwhensuddenlyhisplane

crashes.Chucksurvivesthecrashandlandsonadesertedisland.

Ontheisland,Chuckhastolearntosurviveallalone.Hehastolearnhowtocollectwater,huntfor

food,andmakefire.Perhapsthemostdifficultchallengeishowtosurvivewithoutfriends.Inorderto

survive,Chuckdevelopsafriendshipwithanunusualfriend—avolleyballhecallsWilson.

Chucklearnsalotabouthimselfwhenheisaloneontheisland.Herealizesthathehasn'tbeenavery

goodfriendbecausehehasalwaysbeenthinkingabouthimself.Duringhisfiveyearsontheisland,Chuck

learnshowtobeagoodfriendtoWilson.EventhoughWilsonisjustavolleyball,hebecomesfondofhim.

Hetalkstohimandtreatshimasafriend.Chucklearnsthatweneedfriendstosharehappinessandsorrow,

andthatitisimportanttohavesomeonetocareabout.Healsolearnsthatheshouldhavecaredmoreabout

hisfriends.WhenhemakesfriendswithWilson,heunderstandsthatfriendshipisaboutfeelingsandthat

wemustgiveasmuchaswetake.

Avolleyballiscertainlyanunusualfriend.Mostofourfriendsarehumanbeings,butwealsomake

friendswithanimalsandeventhings.Forexample,manyofushavepets,andweallhavefavoriteobjects

suchasaluckypenoradiary.ThelessonwecanlearnfromChuckandalltheotherswhohaveunusual

friendsisthatfriendsareteachers.Friendshiphelpsusunderstandwhoweare,whyweneedeachother

andwhatwecandoforeachother.

CIntegratingSkills

Many-FLAVOREDFRINEDS

i(rvegotfriendsalloverthiscountry,friendsinothercountriestoo.I'vegotfriendsIhaven7metyet,

I'vegotfriendsthatwillneverknow.”

—AniDiFranco

Friendscomeinmanyflavours.Therearebestfriends,schoolfriends,fair-weatherfriends,forever

friendsandmanymore.Bestfriendsarefriendswithwhomyouspendalotoftimeandwithwhomyou

shareallyourthoughtsandfeelings.Schoolfriendsaredifferent：youseeeachotherinschoolandyou

studyandhavefuntogether,butyoumaynotknoweverythingabouteachother.Fair-weatherfriendsare

friendswhoonlylikeyouwhenyouarehappyorwhenyouarepopular.Ifyouarefeelingdown,orifyou

arehavingaproblem,fair-weatherfriendsdon'twanttospendtimeortalkwithyou.Foreverfriendsare

friendsthatwillalwayslistentoyouandtrytohelpyou,evenifyoudisagreeorifyouarehavinga

problem.

BESTFRIENDS

SarahandJanethavebeenfriendseversincetheystartedschool.Theydoeverythingtogether：

study,read,watchTV,surftheInternet,playsportsandlistentomusic.Ifeitheronehasaproblem,theother

istheretohelp.WhenSarahwasinthethirdgrade,someoftheotherstudentsweremakingfunofher

becauseshewasshy.JanettoldtheotherstudentstostopmakingfunofSarah,andshehelpedSarah

overcomehershyness.Inthefifthgrade,Janethadproblemswithhermathsclass.Shestudiedhard,butshe

justcouldn'tunderstandthehomework.SarahhelpedJanetwithherhomeworkandpatientlyexplained

everyexercisetoJanet.Aftersixmonths,JanetwasdoingmuchbetterandevengotanAonthemaths

exam.

FRIENDSACROSSBORDERS

Isitpossibletobebestfriendsevenifyouarethousandsofmilesapart?MichelandXiaoLithink

so.Theyhavebeene-friendsforfiveyears.MichellivesinBologne（博洛涅）,France,andXiaoLilivesin

Wuhan,Hubei.Despitethefactthattheyhavenevermeteachother,MichelandXiaoLiarebest

Iriends.Theytalktoeachotherbye-mailortelephone,andtheyalwaystrytohelpeachother.Micheland

XiaoLisendeachotherpicturesandtelleachotherabouttheireverydaylife.Michelisveryinterestedin

ChinesecultureandtheChineselanguage.HeoftenasksquestionsaboutlifeinChina.XiaoLiisalso

curiousaboutlifeinFrance.Bothfriendsthinkthattheirfriendshipisfunanduseful.Theyhavelearnt

manynewthingsaboutlife,andtheyhavealsolearntmoreabouttheirowncultures.

1.Inthispassage,"'flavours^probablymeans：

A.coloursB.tastesC.kindsD.shapes

2.Mlatisthedifferencebetweenafair-weatherfriendandaforeverfriend?

3.Listthecharacteristics（特點(diǎn)）ofeachkindoffriend.

A.fair-weatherfriendB.schoolfriendC.foreverfriend

4.HowdidSarahandJanethelpeachother?

5.Howhaveyourfriendshelpedyou?Howhaveyouhelpedthem?

6.Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttomakefriendswithpeoplefromothercountries?

7.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingfriendsfromothercountries?

8.ThewordsatthebeginningofthereadingarefromasongbyAniDiFranco.Whatdoyouthink

“friendsIhaven?tmetyet"and“friendsthatIwillneverknow”mean?

Unit2EnglishAroundtheWorld

A

JoeisanAmericanwhohascometoBritainforthefirsttime.Lookatthepictureandreadthe

dialogue.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions：WhatisitthatJoecan'tfindinthebathroom?Whycan't

hefindit?

NANCY：Oh,thereyouare.Nowthen,didyouhaveagoodflight?

JOE：Sure,weflewallthewaydirectfromSeattletoLondon.

NANCY：Youmustbeverytired.Didyousleepatallontheplane?

JOE：No.notreally.Fmverytired.CouldIuseyourbathroom?

NANCY：Why.ofcourse.Youdon'tneedtoask,justmakeyourselfathome.Letmegiveyouacleantowel.

JOE：Atowel?

NANCY：Yes.Hereyouare.Thebathroomisupstairs.It'stheseconddoorontheleft.

JOE：ThanksNancy.Ifyou'llexcusemenow.

(afterawhile)

NANCY：Haveyoufoundit?

JOE：Well,ehyes,Imeanno.Imean,Ifoundthebathroom,butIdidn'tfindwhatIwaslookingfor!

B

Practisethefollowingdialogueswithyourpartnerandactthemout.

1EMILY：Karen,canyoutellmehowtopronounce“kilometer"?

KAREN：Sure.Britishpeoplesay/'k1/andAmericanssay/

k*1/.

TEACHER：KarenandEmily,isthereanythingthatisn'tcleartoyou?

KAREN：EmilyaskedmeaquestionbutIalreadyansweredher.

TEACHER：Whatwasherquestion?

KAREN：Sheaskedmehowtopronounce"kilometre”.

2MSSMITH：Harry,takethesetwopizzastoMrThompsononBroadStreet,Number12.

HARRY：Canyouspellthatname,please?

MSSMITH：T-h-o-m-p-s-o-n.OnBroadStreet.Number12.

HARRY：Canyourepeattheaddress,please?

MSSMITH：BroadStreet,Number12.

HARRY：Gotit.

MSSMITH：TakeDave'smotorbike.Herearethekeys.Andhurryup!

HARRY：Anythingelse?

MSSMITH：Don'tforgettobuymesomeketchuponyourWayback.

C

EnglishAroundtheWorld

Englishisalanguagespokenallaroundtheworld.Therearemorethan42countrieswherethe

majorityofthepeoplespeakEnglish.MostnativespeakersofEnglisharefoundintheUnitedKingdom.the

UnitedStatesofAmerica,Canada,Australia,SouthAfrica,IrelandandNewZealand.Intotal,formorethan

375millionpeopleEnglishistheirmothertongue.AnequalnumberofpeoplelearnEnglishasasecond

language.Thesepeoplewillperhapsspeakthelanguageoftheirowncountryathomewiththeirfamily,but

thelanguageofthegovernment,schools,newspapersandTVisEnglish.Thissituationisfoundin

countriessuchasIndia,Pakistan,NigeriaandthePhilippines.

However,thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglishasaforeignlanguageismoreman750

million.EverywhereintheworldchildrengotoschooltolearnEnglish.MostpeoplelearnEnglishforfive

orsixyearsathighschool.InChinastudentslearnEnglishatschoolasaforeignlanguage,exceptforthose

inHongKong,wheremanypeoplespeakEnglishasafirstorasecondlanguage.

Inonlyfiftyyears,Englishhasdevelopedintothelanguagemostwidelyspokenandusedinthe

world.Englishistheworkinglanguageofmostinternationalorganisations,internationaltradeandtourism.

BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithoutbeingabletospeakChinese.Chinese

businessmen,taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish.Englishisalsothelanguageofglobal

culture,suchaspopularmusicandtheInternet.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongsontheradiooruseEnglish

tocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheIntemet.Withsomanypeoplecommunicating

inEnglisheveryday,itwillbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.

D

AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish

ManystudentswanttoknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritish

English.Howdidthesedifferencescomeabout?Thereisnoquickanswertothisquestion.Atfirstthe

languageinBritainandAmericawasthesame.In1776Americabecameanindependentcountry.Afterthat,

thelanguageslowlybegantochange.ForalongtimethelanguageinAmericastayedthesame,whilethe

languageinEnglandchanged.Forexample,300yearsagotheEnglishtalkedabouf'fall^.Today,most

Britishpeopletalkabout“autumn",butAmericansstilltalkabout4<fair\InthesamewayAmericansstilluse

meexpression'41guess”(meaning“Ithink"),justastheBritishdid300yearsago.

Atthesametime,BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishstartedborrowingwordsfromother

languages,endingupwithdifferentwords.Forexample,theBritishtook^typhoon^fromChinese,whilethe

Americanstook“tornado"fromSpanish.

In1828NoahWebsterpublishedthefirstAmericandictionary.HewantedtomakeAmericanEnglish

differentfromBritishEnglish,sohechangedthespellingofmanywords.That'swhythewordscolour,

centreandtravellerarespeltcolor,centerandtravelerinAmericanEnglish.Exceptforthesedifferences

inspelling,writtenEnglishismoreorlessthesameinbothBritishandAmericanEnglish.

Thedifferencesaregreaterinthespokenlanguage.Forexample,Americanssaydance/ds/,

andinsouthernEnglandtheysay/dns/.InAmericatheypronouncenot/nt/；insouthern

Englandtheysay/nt/.However,mostofthetimepeoplefromthetwocountriesdonothaveany

difficultyinunderstandingeachother.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbychoosingthebestanswer.

1.AmericastoppedbeingapartofEnglandin.

A.1707B.1828C.1776D.1911

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.After1828AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishstayedthesame.

B.After1828AmericanEnglishchangedbutBritishEnglishstayedthesame.

C.After1828BritishEnglishchangedbutAmericanEnglishstayedthesame.

D.After1828bothBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishchanged..

3.BritishEnglishisdifferentfromAmericanEnglishbecause.

A.BritaindecidedtochangethespellingofmanyAmericanwords

B.AmericanEnglishchangedbutBritishEnglishstayedthesame

C.theAmericansandBritishtookdifferentwordsfromotherlanguages

DAmericaisabiggercountry

4.NoahWebsterwas.

A.anAmericanpresidentB.aSpanishfarmer

C.aBritishteacherD.anAmericanwriter

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.InthefuturebothAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishwillstaythesame.

B.InthefutureAmericanEnglishwillchangebutBritishEnglishwillnot.

C.InthefutureBritishEnglishwillchangebutAmericanEnglishwillnot.

D.InthefuturebothBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishwillchange.

E

AmericanEnglishhaschangedoverthecenturies.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Oneofthe

reasonsisthatpeopletravelledtoAmericafromalltheEuropeancountriesandfromotherpartsofthe

world,too.TheystartedtouseEnglish,buttheyalsobroughtinsomewordsfromtheirownlanguages.

Forexample,theword"cent”inAmericanmoneyisfromoldFrench.OneofthestatesintheUSAis

called“Florida”,inSpanishthismeans<4thelandofflowers”.ThereareagreatmanyAmericanIndian

words,forexample'1。howl“means“tocry".And"cookbooks”isaGermanword.Doyouknowanyother

Englishwordsthatwereborrowedfromotherlanguages?

IntegratingSkills

Don'tForgettoStayInTouch

GeraldisfromSingapore,butheworksinChengdu.Hehasbeenlivingtherenowformorethanthree

years.HehasmarriedaChinesegirlandtheywillsoonhavetheirfirstchild.Geraldisveryhappyin

China,althoughmostofhisfamilyliveinSingapore.Hesays,"Idon'tseemyparentsandmysistervery

often.TheycametovisitmeinSichuanonce.ButofcourseWecommunicatealot.Icallmyparentsatleast

onceaweek,andwetalkforatleasthalfanhour,althoughitisperhapsalittlebitexpensive.Myparents

oftensendmelettersandsometimesaparcel（包裹）withsomesweetsandteafromhome,eventhoughI

tellthemtheydon'tneedtobecauseIcangeteverythinghereinChengdu.Myparentsdon'tknowhowto

usee-maiLTheydon'tlikecomputers,soIsometimessendthemaletter,orapostcard.Mysister,of

course,oftensendsmee-mail,andwealsosometimeschatonline.Iwishwecouldseeeachothermore

often,butthatisdifficult.^^

2

XiaohualivesinNanchang.Twoyearsago,atherjuniorhighschool,shehadaCanadianteacherwho

taughtherEnglishforoneyear.Afterayear,however,herteacherwentbacktoOttawa."Westayin

touch.^saysXiaohua,“althoughwedon'twriteveryoften.Perhapsonlythreeorfourtimesayear.We

mostlywritee-mailbuteveryyearhesendsmeaChristmascard.Sendinge-mailisveryfastandcheapof

course,butIreallylikereceivinglettersbecauseofthebeautifulCanadianstampsontheenvelopes（信

封）.“NotonlydidXiaohualearnalotofEnglishfromherCanadianteacher,shealsobecamevery

interestedinCanada/41trytoreadasmanybooksandmagazinesasIcanfindaboutCanada.Afewweeks

agotherewasaphotoexhibitionofCanadianphotographers.NatureinCanadaissobeautiful.Ihopeone

dayIwiltbeabletogothere.”

Unit3GoingPlaces

A

AdventureTravel

Whydopeopletravel?Well,manypeopletravelbecausetheywanttoseeothercountriesandvisit

placesthatarefamous,interestingorbeautiful.Peoplealsotraveltomeetnewfriends,totrynewkindsof

food,toexperiencelifeinotherpartsoftheworldorsimplytogetawayfromcoldweather.Yetthereare

otherreasonswhypeopletraveLManyoftoday'stravellersarelookingforallunusualexperienceand

adventuretravelisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Hereisaquicklookattwopopularactivities：hiking

andrafting.

HIKING

Insteadofspendingyourvacationonabus,inahotelorsittingonthebeach,youmaywanttotry

hiking.Hikingisagreatwaytotravel.Youwillgetclosetonatureandtakeexerciseatthesame

time.Hikingiseasytodoanddoesn'thavetobeveryexpensive.Youcanhikeclosetohomeortravelto

otherplaces.Thebasicequipmentyouneedforhikingissimple：goodshoes,clothesandabackpack.You

Canhikeinthemountains,inaforestoralongariver.YouCanalsogoforah汰einthecity.

Hikingisfunandexciting,butyoushouldn'tforgetsafety.Herearesomebasictipsforsuccessful

hiking：

?Don'thikealone.

?Tellsomeonewhereyouaregoing.

?Bringwaterandagoodmap.

?Watchoutfordangers,suchasspiders,snakesorpoisonousplants.

?Wearahattoprotectyourselffromthesun.

?Bringacellphoneifyouhaveone.

RAFTING

Anotherexcitingadventureisrafting.Araftisasmallboatthatyoucanusetopaddledownriversand

streams.Raftingisagoodwaytoexperiencenature.Ifyouwantanormalraftingtrip,chooseaquietstream

orriverthatiswideandhasfewfallentreesorrocks.Ifyouarelookingformoreexcitement,youmaywant

totrywhitewaterrafting.Whitewaterraftingismoreadventurousanddifficultthannormalrafting.ltis

doneonriversandstreamswherethewatermovesquickly.Youhavetobecarefulnottohitrocks,trees

andotherdangers.Thename^whitewater^comesfromthefactthatthewaterinthesestreamsandrivers

lookswhitewhenitmovesquickly.

Aswithhikingyoushouldalwaysthinkaboutyoursafetyandweargoodclothes.Youalsoneedto

learnthebasicskillsofrafting,suchashowtohandletheraft,howtopaddleandhowtogetinandoutof

theraft.Youshouldnotgoraftingunlessyouknowhowtoswim,andyoushouldalwayswearalife

jacket.

Choosethecorrectanswers.

1.Adventuretravellerswantto.

A.experiencefunandexcitementB.meetnewfriends

C.trynewkindsoffoodD.visitfamoussitesorbeautifulplaces

2.Hikingisakindofadventuretravelbecause.

A.itisnotexpensiveB.itisexciting

C.youneedalotofequipmentforitD.youwilloftenputyourselfindanger

3.Whilehikingorraftingjtisimportanttothinkabout.

A.costB.excitementC.funD.safety

4.Beforeyougorafting,youdonothaveto.

A.learnraftingskillsBknowhowtoswimC.putonalifejacketD.wearleathershoes

5.Whichofthefollowingisthemostdifficult?

A.Normalrafting.B.Streamrafting.C.Whitewaterrafting.D.Rockrafting.

B

JaneandBettyaregoingonseparateholidaysinafewdays,time.

JANE：Hello,Betty.WhenareyouofftoGuangzhou?

BETTY：NextThursdayevening.

JANE：Howareyougettingtotheairport?Isanybodyseeingyouoff?

BETTY：Yes,mybrotherBobisgoingwithmetotheairport.Myplaneleavesatseven,soIthink

we'lltakeataxi.Areyougoinganywherefortheholidays?

JANE：Yes,fmgoingtoXi'anwithmyparentsonFriday.

BETTY：Howareyougettingthere?Bvtrain?

JANE：No,byair.Well,Imustbeoff.SeeyouwhenIgetback.HaveanicetimeinGuangzhou.

Andsay"Hi''toBobforme.'

BETTY：Ofcourse.Haveagoodtrip.

JANE：Thanks.Thesametoyou.Bye.

C

Eco-travelisaformoftravelthatcombinesnormaltourismwithlearning.Insteadofsimply

travellingforpleasure,youcanuseyourtripasawaytoprotecttheenvironment.Normaltourismisoften

badfortheenvironment,andtouristsoftencauseproblems.Eco-travel,ontheotherhand,isawayto

travelresponsibly.Eco-touristswanttolearnabouttheworldsothattheycanmakeitbetter,oratleast

understanditbetter.Eco-travelisawaytofindoutwhatcanbedonetohelpanimalsandplantsaswellas

people.

D

IntegratingSkills

BigFish,BigAdventure

Ifyouarelookingforallunusualexperience,maybeyoushouldtrygoingfbraswimwithoneofthe

world's

mostbeautifulcreatures-thedolphin.Swimmingwithdolphinsisawonderfuladventurethatwillfillyour

heart

withhappiness.Dolphinsarenotonlybeautifulandfriendly,buttheyalsoseemtobringjoytoanyone

who

comesnearthem.Janet,adoctorfromNewYorkwhohastriedthedolphinswimtwice,explainsthe

feeling：

i(SwimmingwithdolphinschangedthewayIthinkaboutmyself.Thedolphinsshowedmethesimple

beauty

intheworld.Theytaughtmetoenjoylifeandtheworldaroundme.Theadventurealsohelpedme

understandwhatisimportantinlife.

Dolphinsarewildcreatures,sothereareafewthingsyouneedtokeepinmindwhenyoujointhemin

theocean.Swimslowlyandcarefullyanddon'ttrytocatchupwiththedolphins.Youhavetobecarefulnot

todisturbthedolphinswhentheyarefeedingortakingcareoftheiryoung.Ifadolphincomesnear

you,don'treachoutandtrytotouchit.Dolphinslivinginthewilddonotliketobetouchedbyhumans.You

mustnevertrytograborholdadolphin—itwillfrightenthedolphins.Thebestwaytohaveagoodswim

withyournewfriendsistolearnfromthem.Trytoswimlikethedolphins,withoutmovingyourarmstoo

much,andpayattentiontohowthedolphinsusebodylanguagetocommunicate.Dolphinsareinterestedin

newthingsandtheywillperhapscometoplaywithyouifyoudiveormakesomestrangenoises.

Sharingthedeepbluewithitsbeautifulcreaturesisapopularformofadventuretravel.Youdonot

havetotravelfartoswimwithadolphin,nordoesithavetocostalotofmoney.Dolphinswimsarenow

possiblebothintouristareasandincities.Manyzoosletpeoplegoforashortswimwithadolphinina

pool.Theexperiencewillmakeawonderfulmemoryandmaychangethewayyouthinkaboutlifeand

nature.

Answerthesequestions.

1.Whydopeopleswimwithdolphins?

2.Whatarethebasicrulesyoumustfollowifyouswimwithdolphins?

3.Inwhatwaysaredolphinssimilartohumanbeings?

Unit4UnforgettableExperiences

A

TheRescue

Floraheardsomebodyshouting.ShelookedaroundandsawJeffrunning.Beforeshecouldmove,she

heardaloudnoise,whichgrewtoaterribleroar.ShelookedatJeff,whowaswavinghisarms.Shelooked

around,behindher.Thereshesawawallofwaterthatwasquicklyadvancingtowardsher.Shewasso

surprisedthatshecouldn'tmove.Shewantedtowatchit.However,beforeshecouldthinktwice,thewater

wasuponher.

“Run!"Jeffshouted.seizingherarm.

Thenextmomentthefirstwavesweptherdown,swallowingthegarden.Jeffdraggedhertowardsthe

house.Everythingwentsofast,shecouldn'tthink.Beforetheyreachedthehouse,anewgreatwave

came,sweepingdowntrees,andsweepingthemdowntoo.Theybothwentdownunderwater.

ThenJeffpulledherup.Hewasstanding,holdingontoatreethatgrewagainstthewall.Flora'shead

wasabovethewaterbutshecouldn'tstandup.Shestruggledandstruggled,butcouldnotgetonher

feet.Onlyhishandwasholdingherhand.Shefoughtforherlife,andfinallypulledherselfup.Now,the

water,whichwascoldasiceandflowedfasterthanariver,wasaboveherknees.JeffandFloralookedinto

eachother'sfacewithalookoffright.

“GettothestepsI^Jeffshouted.

Itwasonlyjustaroundthecorner：fourbigsteps!Shelookedathim,butshecouldnotmove.When

thewaterseemedtogodownalittle,theyran.Astheygottothesteps,theyheardanothergreatroar,andthe

wallofthehouseshook.Thewaterflowedaroundtheirlegsagain,butJeffhadopenedthehalldoor.

Floraquicklybeganclimbingthestairs.Boom!Anotherwavestruckthehouse,andastrangecracking

noisebegan.Thewatermoveduplikeasea.Floraranupthestairs.Thereshestopped,listeningtothe

strangesounds,whilethewholehousemoved.Flora,whosebeautifulhairanddresswereallcoldand

wet,startedcrying.

叮hehouseisfallingdown『'shoutedJeff."Whereisthechimney?Whichroom?Thechimney

willstand.”

Jefflookedoutofthewindow.Below,thewatersweptpastthehouselikeawildriver.Treeaftertree

wentdown,cutdownbythewater,whichmusthavebeenthreemetresdeep.Thegardenthatwasonceso

beautifulwascompletelydestroyed,sweptawaybythewildwater.

Aterriblenoisewentthroughthehouse.Apartofthehousehadgonedownandthefloormovedup

anddownundertheirfeet.Forsomemomentsbothweresilent.

'Thiswillstand.Thisherewillstand.See!Thatchimney!Likeatower.Yes!Allright!Allright!^^

DuringthefirstweekofMayIwentonaholidaytoSichuan.First,Ifoundsomephotosofinteresting

placeswhichwerenottoofarawayfromChengdu.IdecidedtogoandseethebigBuddhainLeshanand

MountEmei.Next,IcalledatravelagentwhosetelephonenumberIfoundinanewspaper.Hetoldme

thatIcouldgoonatwo-daytriptoLeshanandEmei,whichwasn'ttooexpensive.Myfriends,XiaoRong

andWeiBin,saidtheywouldcomewithme.Wetookafewbottlesof