Baseball－it’s just a word, but for millions of Americans, ①it brings to mind so many images: hot dogs, cold beers, sunny afternoons.

For many people, baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons have been playing catch with each other on lawns(草坪) in the US. A father’s favorite team becomes his son’s. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about games played long ago.

Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In school, friends exchange baseball cards. ②about, baseball, famous, are, students, by, players, talked, often__

Baseball is not as fast-paced(快节奏的) as basketball. When you go to see a game, there’s time to relax, talk and get to know other people.

Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US, but it is the most traditional. It’s not just a game anymore, but a key part of American culture, like apple pie.

Mark Twain is one of the most quoted authors ever. There are hundreds of his quotations (语录) on posters and websites. Here is an example:

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” — Mark Twain

Quotations like this one give us guidance. It reminds us that telling a lie is much more difficult than telling the truth. Telling a lie means you have to remember what you said each time you tell the lie. If you tell the truth, there is nothing to remember. He suggests that you shouldn’t lie not because it is wrong, but because it is hard work. Here is another example.

“Always obey your parents when they are present.” — Mark Twain

Again, the quotation gives good advice-to always obey your parents, but the humourous part is when they are present. The quotation tells you to obey your parents when they are there with you-because they can see what you are doing.

Albert Einstein’s quotations are also popular. Many of his quotations are inspirational (鼓舞人心的). This means that they help us to do our best and be the best person we can be. Here is an example:

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein

This is a much more serious quotation than the two Mark Twain ones. It gives us a lot to think about. Also, because this was said by Albert Einstein, it makes us want to take the quotation seriously. This quotation gives us hope that we can learn from any mistake we made yesterday. It reminds us to always look closely at everything we do and ask the right questions to help us achieve our best.

The life of the animals in the zoo is different from that in the wildlife park.

In the zoo，most of the animals are very sad. They have to stay in cages all day and wait for the zoo keepers to feed them. They can't go out of the cages，so they have to walk round and round.

However，the wildlife park is a good place for them. All the animals there live in the open air. They can run，jump and play happily，and look for food by themselves. They are protected there because people are not allowed to hunt. The most important thing is that they are free and happy in the wildlife park.

Most of the-animals in the wildlife park are friendly.

But some are scary，such as lions，wolves and tigers.

Don't worry. A special bus can take you to see the animals. You are quite safe inside the bus. How interesting it is if a tiger or a lion watches you through the window！