Ted's Dream to Fly
Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true.After high school, he wanted to join the U.S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.At the age of 33,Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while siting outside in his garden, he watched planes fly overhead and an idea came to him: to useballoons to fly.
A few weeks later, Ted bought 42 huge balloons. He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a gun. His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then shoot some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go as he planned.
Once his fiends cut the ropes under Ted's chair, the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair. He didn’t shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he might break the balance of his plane. Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours, cold and frightened.
Planes heading towards Los Angeles’ busy international airport reported the strange sight. And Ted's balloons caused great danger to them. At last, Ted gathered his courage to shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground, where many policemen were waiting for him.
Ted made his dream come true, but it cost him: he was fined $ 1,500 for breaking the law about air safety. When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Ted answered, “A man can't just sit around and do nothing, he should have his dream and go for it.”
1.Why couldn't Ted join the American Air Force?7
A.Because he was too short.
B.Because his parents stopped him.
C.Because he didn't finish high school.
D.Because there was problem with his eyes.
2.He was fined $ 1,500 because ______.
A.he took a gun with him
B.he used too many balloons
C.he stayed too long in the air
D.his balloons caused trouble to planes
3.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Ted Brown paid the price for his behavior.
B.Ted Brown realized his dream in an unusual way.
C.Encouragement is very important to one's success.
D.Ted Brown became famous because he set a new flying record.
Cooking and learning
In this E-book package, we have four e-books.
This fun e-book is filled with exercises --- photo tests, word exams, riddle games coloring pages and exercises on learning more about food. |
Learn more about science and cooking with these food science experiments and instructions for kids.
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To go with the kids cooking lessons e-book, we’ve put our food facts into one e-book. Each part is easy to print off. You can keep it in the kitchen and teach kids facts about the food we eat. The Food Facts E-Book has over 60 pages.
| Kids Cooking Lessons E-Book
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1.Fun with food will offer ______.
A. photo tests B. science experiments
C. food facts D. cooking instructions
2.The pages of ______ are easy to print off.
A. Fun with food B. Kids Cooking Lessons E-book
C. Food Facts E-book D. Kids Food Science Experiments
3.Mrs. Green wanted to learn some cooking together with her two daughters and she choose Kids Cooking Lessons E-book because_______.
A. There is a unit for each age group
B. there are a lot of photo tests in it
C. Kids can learn more about science
D. each part is very easy to print off
Mother's Day
When I was in the third grade, Mother’s Day came around much too quickly; I found myself empty-handed with nothing to give my ____ on her special day. So I was ______ when an announcement over the loud speaker said that one of the older graders would be selling pins that said “No.1 Mom”. It may not sound like much, but to an 8-year-old, it’s perfect.
So each day I told myself that the following day I would______ the money to buy the pin, but I always forgot. And I was very disappointed when the principal and a few of the older kids selling pins came into my classroom and announced that it was the_____________day to buy them.
I was always afraid of my principal. If you stepped out of line, she was quick to set you straight. On this day, however, my principal was in a good mood. And she must have heard me tell my classmates I’d forgotten my______again. I wasn’t__________, but she knew I really wanted to buy a pin.
After she left, I got called to her office. I’d never been there – ever – so I was terrified. When I arrived, she told me to come to her desk, and she pulled out the pin I’d had my eye on for ___________. “The kids gave me this to give to my mother,” she began, “but my mom passed away, so I want you to have it.”
Taking the pin, I didn’t know what to say. I probably thanked her. I proudly presented this free luxury to my mother.
I don’t know if my mom still has the pin, and I don’t know if the principal remembers giving it to me. But I will never forget that act of__________from someone I’d never expected it from.
1.A. mother B. classmate C. principal D. friend
2.A. bored B. interested C. excited D. surprised
3.A. borrow B. bring C. collect D. save
4.A. exact B. big C. best D. last
5.A. schoolbag B. homework C. money D. book
6.A. crying B. studying C. talking D. playing
7.A. years B. days C. hours D. months
8.A. happiness B. patience C. support D. kindness
--- Jack, can you tell me ?
--- She is in the art room.
A.where is Ann B.where Ann is
C.where was Ann D.where Ann was
A new hospital in our hometown next year.
A.were built B.build C.will be built D.will build
Nice to see you again. We each other since 2015.
A.won’t see B.don’t see C.didn’t see D.haven’t seen
