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Original:
My
neighbor's children love playing hide-and-seek as
all children do, but no
one imagine
that a game they played last week would be
reported in the local
newspaper.
One
afternoon,
they
were
playing
in
the
vacant
lot
down
the
corner.
Young
Paul,
who
is only five years old, found the perfect place to
hide. His sister, Natalie,
had shut her
eyes and was counting to ten when Paul noticed the
storage mail box
at the corner and saw
that the metal door was standing open. The mailman
had just
taken
out
several
sacks
of
mail
and
had
carried
them
to
his
truck
which
was
standing
at
the curb a few feet away. Paul climbed into the
storage box and pulled the door
closed
so
hard
that
it
locked.
Soon
realizing
what
he
had
done,
he
became
frightened
and
started
crying.
Meanwhile,
Natalie
was
looking
for
him
everywhere
but
could
not
find
him. It was lucky that she happened to pause at
the corner for a minute and
heard
her
brother's
cries.
She
immediately
ran
to
tell
the
mailman
who
hurried
back
from
his truck to unlock the metal door. Paul was now
free, but he had had such a
bad scare
that he could not stop crying. The mailman,
however, soon found a way of
making him
laugh again. He told him that the next time he
wanted to hide in a mail
box, he should
remember to put a stamp on himself!
Summary:
The
children
were
playing
hide-and-seek
in
a
vacant
lot
one
afternoon.
Finding
that the storage mailbox had been left
open, Paul hid and locked himself in it
accidentally.
His
sister,
Natalie,
heard
his
cries
and
realized
where
he
was
hiding,
so
she
immediately
told
the
mailman
to
unlock
the
metal
door.
After
letting
him
out,
the mailman made him stop crying by
telling him to put a stamp on himself the next
he wanted to hide in a
mailbox.
Original:
Why do some animals die out?
In the past two hundred
years
people have caused many kinds of
animals to die
out--to
become
extinct.
People
keep
building
houses
and
factories
in
fields
and
woods.
As
they
spread
over
the
land,
they
destroy
animals'
homes.
If
the
animals
can't
find
a
place to live, they die out. Sixteen kinds of
Hawaiian birds have become extinct
for
this
reason.
Other
animals,
such
as
the
Florida
Key
deer,
may
soon
die
out
because
they
are losing their homes.
Hunters have
caused some animals to become extinct,
too.
In
the
last
century,
hunters
killed
all
the
passenger
pigeons
in
North
America
and most of the
buffalos.
Today they are
fast killing off hawks and wolves.
Pollution is killing many
animals
today, too.
As rivers become polluted,
fish are poisoned. Many die. Birds
that
eat the
poisoned
fish can't
lay
strong, healthy eggs. New birds
aren’t born.
So far, no animals have
become extinct because of pollution. But some,
such as the
bald eagle and the brown
pelican, have become rare and may die
out.
Scientists
think
that
some
animals
become
extinct
because
of
changes
in
climate.
The
places where they live become hotter or cooler,
drier or wetter. The food that
they eat
cannot grow there any more. If the animals can't
learn to eat something
else, they die.
Dinosaurs may have died out for this
reason.
Summary:
In the past two hundred years, many
kinds of animals have died out. There are
several
reasons
for
it.
First,
people
keep
building
houses
and
factories
in
fields
and woods, which
destroys animals' homes. Then, hunters' killing
has also caused
some animals to become
extinct. Besides, some animals aren't able to bear
strong
offspring
and
nor
do
they
have
enough
food
to
eat
because
of
pollution
and
climatic
changes.
Love languages
Do
you
know
love
what
“
love
languages
”
are?
Love
languages
are
different
ways
that people show their love to others.
We all want to have relationships where we
can
show
our
love
to
others
and
have
them
communicate
love
to
us
in
return.
In
order
to be successful in communicating love,
we need to understand what the different
love
languages
are.
There
are
five
important
love
languages
that
people
need
to
know
about to
communicate effectively with others.
The
first
love
language
is
Quality
Time
which
refers
to
spending
time
together
with the person you
are trying to show your love to. This love
language will cause
people to feel
loved when they are taken out on special dates,
when their friend
changes their
schedules to be with them, or when they turn the
television off to
talk with them. It
means giving all of your attention to another
person.
Another
love
language
is
Words
of
Attention
as
a
way
to
show
your
love.
Telling
your
boyfriend
or
girlfriend
how
you
appreciate
them,
encouraging
them,
and
through
words
praising
them
will
show
people
that
you
love
them.
Telling
someone
“I
believe
in
you
”
can
really
make
someone
feel
loved.
With
this
love
language
you
can
express
yourself through both spoken and
written words.
Gifts is
another type of love language. Gifts are not just
material objects,
they are expressions
of your love. The most important aspect is not the
cost, but
the
fact
that
you
were
thinking
of
them
and
spent
the
time
to
go
and
buy
them
a
gift.
Big or
little, your gift will be a symbol of your love
for the other person.
Fourth
is
the
love
language
called
Acts
of
Service
which
means
you
express
your
love
by helping someone else. You could help them with
a difficult assignment ot
help
them
fix
their
bicycle
when
it
is
broken.
The
most
important
part
of
this
love
languages
is
taking
the
time
to
do
things
for
them
that
require
thought,
energy
and
time.
Don
’
t
wait
to
only
do
what
they
ask
you
to,
but
volunteer
to
show
your
kindness.
The
last love language is Physical Touch. A simple
touch on the arm, hug or
backrub
will
convey
your
love
to
them.
Sit
beside
them
when
you
have
the
chance
and
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