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Text 1

Once upon a time there lived three neighbors in a beautiful village. Three of them were
diligent farmers.
At one time the three neighbors were having trouble with their crops. All three fields had
crops that were wilting and infested with pests. Each day they would try different ideas to help
their crops. The first one tried using a scarecrow, the second used pesticides and the third built a
fence on his field, all to no avail.
One day, the village head came by and called all three farmers. He gave them each a stick
and asked them to break the sticks. The farmers could break them easily. He then gave them a
bundle of three sticks and asked them to break it. This time, farmers struggled to break the sticks.
The village head said, “Together you are stronger than when you work alone.” The farmers pooled
their resources and got rid of the pests in their fields.

Text 2
A wealthy businessman worried about his son’s bad habits, so he sought counsel from a
wise, old man. The old man met the man’s son and took him out for a stroll. They walked into the
woods, and the old man showed the boy a small sapling and asked him to pull it out. The boy did so
with ease, and they walked on.
The old man then asked the boy to pull out a small plant. The boy did that too, with a little
effort. As they walked, the old man asked the boy to pull out the bush, which he did. The next was a
small tree, which the child had to struggle a lot to pull out. Finally, the old man showed him a bigger
tree and asked the child to pull it out. The child failed to pull it out even after trying several times, in
different ways.
The old man looked at the boy, smiled and said, “So is the case with habits, good or bad”.

Text 3

Geppetto, a poor old wood carver, was making a puppet from a tree branch. “You shall be my little
boy,” he said to the puppet, “and I shall call you ‘Pinocchio’. “He worked for hours, carefully carving
each detail. When he reached the mouth, the puppet started making faces at Geppetto. “Stop that,
stop that, you naughty boy,” Geppetto scolded, “stop that at once!”. “I won’t stop” cried Pinocchio.
“You can talk!” exclaimed Geppetto.
“Of course I can, silly, “said the puppet. “You’ve given a mouth to talk with.”Pinocchio rose to his
feet and danced on the table top. “Look what I can do! “he squalled.
“Pinocchio, this is not the time to dance, “Geppetto explained. “You must get a good night’s rest.
Tomorrow you will start going to school with the real boys. You will learn many things, including
how to behave.”
On his way to school the next morning. Pinocchio stopped to see a puppet show. “I can dance and
sing better than those puppets and I don’t need the string,” boasted Pinocchio. He climbed onto the
stage.“Get off my stage,” roared the Puppet Master. Then he noticed how much the crowd liked
Pinocchio. He did not say anything and let Pinocchio stay, “Here, you’ve earned five copper coins,”
the Puppet Master told Pinocchio.

Text 4

A Beggar
A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the market place. Opening
it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, "A
reward! A reward to the one who finds my leather purse!"

Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant
saying, "Here is your purse. May I have the reward now?” Reward?" scoffed the
merchant, greedily counting his gold. "Why the purse I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in
it. You've already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I'll tell the police." "I'm an
honest man," said the beggar defiantly. "Let us take this matter to the court."

In court the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, "I believe you
both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200
pieces of gold. Well, that's a considerable cost. But, the purse this beggar found had only
100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn't be the one you lost." And, with that, the judge
gave the purse and all the gold to the beggar.

Text 5

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a smaller relative, called a

wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and in New Guinea.
Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very long and strong back legs
and a tail. These are used for sitting up and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make
forward jumps of over eight meters, and leap across fences more than three metres high. They
can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour.
The largest kangaroos are the Great gray kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adult grows to
a length of 1.60 metres and weighs over 90 kilos.
Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the
front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at once into this
pouch where it spends its first five months of life.

Text 6

The body has five main senses; sight, hearing, smell, taste
and touch. More information about the outside world enters
 the body through the eyes and ears-from pictures, noises, word on paper and everyday
sounds-than through all the other senses combined.

All the body’s sense organs work in the same way. They detect changes or features, and
produce patterns of tiny nerve signals that are sent to the brain. The eye detects light as
rays of different colors and brightness. The ear detects vibrations of sound that reach it
as invisible air waves. Both smell and taste are chemo-senses. They detect tiny particles
of chemical substances-odorants floating in the air, and flavorings in foods and drinks.
The two senses work separately, but they usually both send messages to the brain at the
same time when we eat and drink. So does the sense of touch, as the lips, tongue, gums
and cheeks detect the temperature and hardness or consistency of the food. Smell, taste
and touch are closely linked or associated in the brain-especially when we eat. What we
imagine s the ‘taste’ of a meal is really a combination of these three senses.

Text 7

The Great Wall, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in
1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands,
mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 miles) from east to west of
China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections are now in ruins or have
disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its
architectural grandeur and historical significance.

Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built. It was erected entirely by hand. The main part of
the wall is about 3,460 kilometers long. One of the highest sections of the Great Wall, on Mount
Badaling, near Beijing, rises to about 11 meters high. This section is about 7.5 meters wide at its base
and nearly 6 meters at the top. Watchtowers stand about 90 to 180 meters apart along the wall.

Text 8

Ladies and Gentlemen, in case of emergency, take the life jacket which is located under your seat. Put
the life jacket over your head and then fasten the jacket tapes around you're your waist. Do not inflate
the jacket until you left the aircraft. The jacket will be automatically inflated by pulling a cord, but if not,
you can blow into the chip to inflate it. A light is attached to the jacket for attracting attention. The life
jacket should be removed only in case of emergency.

The use of TV set, AM and FM radios and radio cassettes recorders, walkman, and any mobile phones
are prohibited on board as they interfere the communication and navigational system. We wish you an
enjoyable flight.