The marathon(马拉松赛跑) is a popular Olympic event. It is a very1race(42.2 kilometers), and good2finish it in about two hours. Marathon is the name of a place in Greece. There is an old3about an important battle(战斗)at Marathon 2500 years4. The Greeks won the battle and their leader was very excited and proud. He shouted, "We must5a message to Athens (雅典) at once. It's a long way to Athens.6can take our message home to our people?"Pheidippides said, "I can!I want to do it. I can run7than all the other men!"Pheidippides ran as fast as he could to Athens. He shouted the8news to the Athenians(雅典人), "We won!We won the battle!" Then he9to the ground. He was too tired and died a short time later. He was the10Marathon runner.
Kids may want to raise money for a school trip, a project or a charity. There are many things children can do to make some money.
Food Festival
Plan a food festival. You can set up a table and sell food and drinks during the food festival. Older kids can make food with the help of adults and then sell it to make some money.
Arts and Crafts(手工制品)
If you are good at drawing, writing or making crafts, you can make your works(作品)for sale to make a few dollars. You can sell them to your family members, friends or your neighbors.
Pet Care
Looking after pets is a lot more fun than looking after babies. If you are not old enough, you might do simple jobs such as keeping pets at their own home while the owner is away. Older kids can feed the cats, walk the dogs or give animals a bath.
On April 6, 2014, Ding Junhui, the famous Chinese snooker player beat Neil Robertson of Australia at the China Open Snooker Tournament in Beijing, China, Ding got the gold medal by winning 10-5.
Ding Junhui was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, on April 1, 1987. The Chinese sportsman was called" the Star of the East" by the British media. He began playing snooker when he was only eight years old. At the age of 13, he was dubbed" wonder kid" by Chinese fans. In 2002, the fifteen-year-old player won his own first Asian champion, and became the youngest Asian champion. At the same year, Ding was the first Chinese world snooker champion. Since then, the young man kept on playing. On the evening of April6, 2014, he won the 11th champion in his life. We wish the talent Chinese snooker player to have more success.
A farmer's dog, Dolly, had puppies(小狗), and the farmer needed to sell them. He painted a sign and put it in his yard. As he was putting up the sign, a little boy walked up to him.
"Sir," he said," I want to buy one of your dogs."
"Well," said the farmer, "these dogs are very expensive."
"Can Ijust look?" asked the boy.
"Sure," said the farmer and whistled(吹口哨). "Here, Dolly!" he called.
Dolly ran out from the doghouse and four little dogs followed her. The boy became excited. Then, the little boy noticed another dog. This one was smaller. It moved slowly and tried to catch up with the others
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the little dog.
The farmer said, "Son, you don't want that dog. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs."
The little boy reached down and rolled up(卷起)one leg of his trousers. He showed a cast(石膏) on his leg and a specially made shoe. He said, "You see, sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
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Do you know about the Olympics? The ancient Olympics in Athens, Greece in 776 BC. The first modern Olympics started in Athens in 1896. Since then, many countries have held the Olympics. The Olympic Flame is lit in Olympia and brought to the host city by runners carrying the torch in relay. There it plays an important role in the opening ceremonies(典礼).
The Olympic Games is held every four years. At the Olympics, athletes compete for medals. If you are first, you get a gold medal. If you are second, you get a medal. If you are , you get a bronze medal. American Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1968 Olympics. He jumped an 8.8 metres. Xu Haifeng China's first Olympic gold medal.
At the first ancient Olympics, there was only one sport. But today there are 28 different sports. They are swimming, track and field, , boxing, weight lifting and so on.
The motto(箴言)of Olympics is" higher, faster, . "Itevery competitor should try best to win an Olympic gold medal.
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内容提示：1）每天步行或骑自行车上学;
2）每天早晨和同学们做早操;
3）上体育课时跑步、打篮球、跳绳等;
4）周末或假期与朋友去游泳、爬山等;
5）你希望……
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Nowadays students physical fitness is declining(体质下降). It's a big problem. One of the reasons is lack of exercise. Now, more and more students are taking part in the "Let's do exercise together" activity.
