Why are some animals pets and others lunch？
In some countries，dogs and cats are commonly considered as pets，while chickens，ducks，and （46） （猪） are food．However，in some other countries dogs and cats are food，and the food animals are pets．
People （47） （分开，将…分成） animals into several kinds to their own needs．For example，you may have （48） （朋友） who keep rabbits as pets．Some people （49） （烹饪） rabbits as dishes．People treat a rabbit as a pet because it （50） （带来） them pleasure．They eat it，for they think it is a kind of meat．They kill it because they believe it is （51） （有害的） to plans or people，
People also treat animals differently based on their own cultures．Most of us have dogs as pets．Dogs live in our house，like a （52） （成员） of the family．However，in some cultures，dogs
are considered unclean．People （53） （几乎不） ever keep them as pets．In some parts of Southeast Asia，dogs are on the menu．（54） （百万） of dogs are killed every year．
What's （55） （正确的） and wrong in the way we treat animals？
Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family．His parents lived a simple life，saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university．They had dreamed that their son could get a good（11） and live a better life．However，to Johnnie，school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through．
One day when he was in Grade 11，Johnnie went（12） school psychologist's office to ask for help．
"Johnnie，I've been studying your marks of all the tests at school．I've made a （13） study of them，"said the psychologist．
"I've been trying hard．"Johnnie was about to（14） ．
The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder，"People have different kinds of talents，Johnnie．There are painters who were（15） able to learn maths，and engineers who can't sing on key．Some day you will find（16） you are good at，and when you do，you will make your parents and all of us very（17） you．"
Johnnie didn't go to university．He found a job working in the gardens around the town．Soon（18） amazing happened．His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called "green thumb"．The plants he（19） grew，and the roses blossomed*．People started to accept his （20） for gardening，because he had an eye for colour and light．
One day while he was downtown，he happened to（21） an unused dirty land behind the city hall．He volunteered to make it into a garden．That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission*，he started the work，（22） he couldn't afford all the tools or the plants that were（23） for it．People gave him young trees．rose﹣bushes，benches and many other things．Before long，it had become a beautiful little（24） ．
Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening．Wherever he and his men go，they（25） beauty before the eyes of people．
11．A．job |
B．garden |
C．lesson |
D．present |
12．A．into |
B．past |
C．along |
D．through |
13．A．funny |
B．public |
C．careful |
D．similar |
14．A．lie |
B．cry |
C．laugh |
D．agree |
15．A．always |
B．usually |
C．sometimes |
D．never |
16．A．how |
B．when |
C．what |
D．where |
17．A．strict with |
B．proud of |
C．angry with |
D．sure of |
18．A．nothing |
B．anything |
C．something |
D．everything |
19．A．picked up |
B．painted at |
C．talked bout |
D．looked after |
20．A．suggestions |
B．invitations |
C．situation |
D．attention |
21．A．buy |
B．rent |
C．clean |
D．notice |
22．A．but |
B．and |
C．so |
D．or |
23．A．common |
B．natural |
C．possible |
D．necessary |
24．A．farm |
B．lake |
C．park |
D．market |
25．A．find |
B．spread |
C．collect |
D．describe． |
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Welcome，new students，to Maple Knoll High School Library! Here is an introduction of our school library．The on the left of the map helps you best understand it．
The computer lab is just on the of the main entrance．You can enter computers by putting into the of your student ID card．There are copy machines in the library．The circulation desk on the left of the main entrance is a place to borrow and return books from general stacks．The reading area is in the middle of the library．A water fountain is between the and the cellphone area．They're all on the right．
If you want to ask for more help，you can go to the librarian's office．
Two simple words "thank you" have made a big difference to thousands of fireman in New York City．
Savannah is girl form Texas．"I was trying to think I could help them out，"she says．After hearing about sacrifices（牺牲） made by fireman，she （move） by the risks they face， Savannah made 200 thank﹣you cards for them．"I want to show how much I care about them．"
"I told the fireman thank you，"Savannah recalls．"They're always there to help you．"
Savannah decided （keep） making cards．For the next seven months，she woke up early to paint and color and cut．In that time，she （send） 1,600cards with bite﹣sized candy while meeting her （hero）．Soon，fire station started thanking her．
Once too shy to give a speech at school， is now easy for Savannah to speak regularly to fireman and school students．She is quite different what she used to be．
"She's saying how （thank） she is for them!" Savannah's mom，Debbie，says，"Savannah sees that stepping put and doing something can really make a difference．"
A neighborhood party is a great way to raise money for a charity．You can also celebrate a （假期） or get to know each other in your neighborhood．
Before you begin，you first need to work out where to have the party．Community centers or （教堂） are often available for it．If the weather is nice，many people （更喜欢） to have the party outside．It could be a （公共的） place like a park or a street．
Next，ask your friends and neighbors who are （有耐心的） to help．Volunteers are important for making sure the party runs successfully．Get plenty of people to help tell others about the party，set up the party，and （最后） clean up after the party．
（在…期间） the party，many activities are organized for kids so that they can enjoy （他们自己）．At most parties，food and drinks are served．The best parties are when everyone brings something to （分享）．There's no better way to bring the community together and （传播） love and joy than to throw a party! After all，that's what being part of a neighborhood is about．
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