You’re invited to plant a tree on March 12th for National Tree Planting Day. We will give you young trees to plant in the park. There will be many people and lots of educational activities, so bring the whole family. We’ll serve hot and cold food, and shops there will sell green things, like green food. We’ll also give talks about how to help the environment and information about forests. The event is in Zhouziqi Park. It starts at two o’clock and finishes at five o’clock. The ticket is 20 yuan, but it’s free for children under 16. You can call us at 678-4955 for more information.

The hardest thing about loving an animal is knowing that you’ll someday have to say goodbye. Tom Antonino and Lauren Slepian had a dog named Cocoa for more than 16 years. In recent months, Cocoa started having difficulty moving. To take Cocoa out of the house, Tom and Lauren made a mobile (可移动的) dog bed to take her for walks. So, Cocoa could enjoy all the places the family loves.

During one of their trips to the beach, they met a woman named Carrie Copenhaver. Carne was surprised by their creative way to help Cocoa move around, so she asked if she would take picture of them to share online. Tom agreed. Little did he know, the picture would catch millions of people’s hearts!

Sadly, Cocoa passed away not long after that trip to the beach, but Carrie’s picture brought then family comfort (安慰) in their time of need. People from all over the world expressed their condolences (吊唁).

“We all think that the bond (纽带) we have with our pets is strong.” Tom said.

It’s never easy to say goodbye, but it’s clear that Tom and Lauren gave Cocoa a wonderful life!

Two frogs lived in a village all their lives. They would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles (英里) away. They talked about it for a long time, and at last they (A) set off to see the big city.

It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. They went only a short way and then one said to the other, “We must be nearly there. Can you see the city?”

“No,” said the other frog, “but if I climb on your back, maybe I can see it.”

(B) So he jumped up on the back of the other frog and stood up.

But they didn’t know: a frog’s eyes are on the top of its head. When they stood up, they could only see what was behind, and not what was in front. What he saw was still their village.

“Can you see the city?” asked the frog who was below.

“Yes,” answered the frog who climbed up. “I can see it. It looks just like our village.”

Then the frogs thought that it was not worth (值得) going any farther. They went back and told the frogs around the village that they saw the city, and it was just like theirs.

How far is it from their village to the city?