80年代初中英语课本3

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LESSON SEVEN

The Seventh Lesson

DRILLS

1

A: Kate asked me to give you a message.
B: What is it?
A: She said she was going to spend her holiday with her parents in Egypt.
B: Thanks for telling me.


A: Kate asked me to give you a message.
B: What is it?
A: She said she wasn't going to be free this Saturday.
B: Thanks for telling me.


A: Kate asked me to give you a message.
B: What is it?
A: She said she was going to prepare for her trip.
B: Thanks for telling me.

2

A: Did you ask Kate whether they would fly to Egypt?
B: Yes. She said they would go there by air.


A: Did you ask Kate what they would do there?
B: Yes. She said they would visit the pyramids.


A: Did you ask Kate when they would return?
B: Yes. She said they would return before the end of this month.

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THE PYRAMIDS

Thousands of years ago, the kings of Egypt built strong tombs for themselves. Over these tombs they built pyramids. They thought their bodies would be well kept in these until they could come back to life. They also hoped the world would look on the pyramids as monuments to them and would remember them for ever.
There are around 80 pyramids in Egypt. But the Great Pyramid is the biggest of all. It is nearly 5000 years old. It is about 137 metres high today, but it was once higher. It is made of 2300000 huge stones. Most of them are higher than a man and weigh about two and a half tons each. Some weigh as much as fifteen tons. It took more than 100000 men twenty years to build the Great Pyramid.
When you look at the pyramids, you can't help wondering how the Egyptians were able to build them thousands of years ago. How did they cut, carry and lift such huge stones? Each stone fits so well, yet they didn't have our modern machines. Scientists have studied the pyramids, but nobody can tell just how the Egyptians built them so long ago.
Inside the pyramids are the rooms for the bodies of the kings and queens. There are lots of wonderful treasures in the pyramids, too. Thieves have broken into some of the pyramids and taken away many of the treasures to foreign countries. They have even stolen the mummies. Today some of the mummies and treasures are on show in museums in different countries. When the kings had the pyramids built for them, they prehaps never thought this would happen.

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A STORY

The Wolf in a Sheep's Skin

A wolf once saw some sheep eating grass on the foot of a hill. the wolf was hungry and wanted very much to catch one and eat it. But he could not go with the sheep, because there was a man near them. The man was a shepherd. He was looking after his sheep. Then the wolf had an idea. He put on a sheep's skin and went in among the sheep. He killed a lot of them. Of course the shepherd did not know the wolf was in his sheep, because his enemy was in a sheep's skin.
Every day the wolf ate one or two from the sheep. The shepherd was worried. "Who is killing my sheep?" he wondered. "I'll catch him and hang him."
But still, more sheep were killed. Now more than ten were dead. The shepherd became very angry. He walked about around the sheep day and night, and watched carefully. One day he saw that one of his sheep did not eat grass and did not walk among the others.
"That's not a sheep," he thought. He came up close to it and looked at it carefully. He saw it was really a wolf in a sheep's skin! "That's the enemy. He's killed my sheep." the shepherd said to himself. Then he took a rope and walked quietly behind the wolf. Suddenly he threw the rope around  the wolf's neck. Then he pulled the wolf to a tree nearby and hanged him. At that time two other shepherds were passing the place. They were very surprised when they saw a sheep hanging up a tree. But after they heard the story, they said, "You've done the right thing. A wolf in a sheep's skin is our most dangerous enemy."

At page 71, 72, 73, 74, 82, 83, Book 5, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, October 1983)

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A STORY

The Rabbit and the Fox

Once there was a very naughty rabbit. He liked to play tricks, and this made the other beasts angry. But it was very difficult to catch him.
One day a fox said to a wolf, "Let's think of a way to catch the rabbit for our supper." After a while, the wolf said, "I've got a idea. You go back home and get into the bed. I'll go to the rabbit and tell him that you are dead. Then he'll come near you to see if you are dead or not. You can then jump up and catch him."
"That's a good idea," said the fox. "I'll do that." The fox ran home and got into the bed. The wolf went to the rabbit's house. He stood at the door and called, "Mr Rabbit, Mr Rabbit!"
"What is it?" said the rabbit.
"Have you heard the fox is dead?" said the wolf, then he went away.
"Really? I haven't heard anything about it," The rabbit said to himeself. So he decided to go and see if it was true. He went to the fox's house. He looked in through the window, and there he saw a fox lying in the bed. He opened the door and went in. He looked at the fox and said, "Mr Wolf says Mr Fox is dead, but he doesn't look like a dead fox. You can always tell if a fox is dead, for the dead fox always opens his mouth."
When the fox heard this, he thought, "I'll show him that I am dead." So he opened his mouth.
When the rabbit saw the fox open his mouth, he knew that the fox was not dead. He jumped up and ran out of the house as fast as he could.

At page 68, 69, Book 5, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, October 1983)

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LESSON FIVE

The Fifth Lesson

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THE SEAGULLS OF SALT LAKE CITY

Salt Lake City is a beautiful city in the west of North America. The name comes from a great salt lake nearby. The city lies in a valley with high mountains all around it. But long ago there was almost nothing in this place and there were very few people living here.
More than a hundred years ago, a group of men, women and children moved from the east to the west. They had travelled a long way. At last these brave people came to the great mountains by the salt lake.They crossed the mountains and reached this quiet place. They decided to stay here, and so they built their homes and made their farms. This was where Salt Lake City now lies.
The people had to work hard on their farms, because their lives depended on their crops.
One day while they were working in the fields, some farmers saw something strange in the sky.
"What's that?" asked one of them.
"Where?" asked another, as he stopped to look.
"Over there," was the reply.
They saw something like a cloud coming, but it was too low in the sky. As they watched, it came nearer and nearer. Suddenly a shout went up: "Locusts! Millions of them!"
The words put fear into the hearts of all, because they knew what locusts could do, and they had never seen so many of them before.
In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything --- the wheat, the corn, the grass and even the leaves on the trees.
The farmers brought out things to fight the locusts. They tried everything. But while they were killing the locusts in one place, millions more arrived in another. What could the farmers do?
Suddenly there was a great noise. As they looked up, they saw another cloud coming towards them. To their surprise, they saw not locusts this time, but seagulls. The farmers cried out, "They've come to eat what the locusts have left."
But to their joy, they found that the seagulls had come to eat not the crops, but the locusts. They had seen or smelled the locusts and had come from the Great Salt Lake. Now they were eating the locusts! In a short while they ate up millions of them. The farmer's crops were saved!
The people were very thankful. They decided that from then on no one should ever kill a seagull. And today, if you go to Salt Lake City, you can see a monument with seagulls on top of it.

At page 54, 55, 56, 57, Book 5, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, October 1983)

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LESSON FOUR

The Fourth Lesson

DRILLS

1

A: How many English songs had you learned by the end of last term?
B: Four.


A: How many English stories had you read by the end of last term?
B: Four.


A: How many English parties had you had by the end of last term?
B: Four.

2

A: How long had Comrade Wu lived in the south before he came here?
B: For less than five years.


A: How long had Comrade Wu studied in the south before he came here?
B: For less than five years.


A: How long had Comrade Wu taught in the south before he came here?
B: For less than five years.

3

A: Did you give the chemistry book to Wei Fang yesterday?
B: No, I didn't, because she had already bought a copy for himself.


A: Did you give the chemistry book to Wei Fang yesterday?
B: No, I didn't, because she had already borrowed one from the library.


A: Did you give the chemistry book to Wei Fang yesterday?
B: No, I didn't, because she had already gone back to her home town.

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THE ARAB IN THE DESERT

An Arab was walking alone through the desert when he met two men. The men looked worried. It seemed that they had lost something. The Arab went over to them.
"Have you lost one of your camels?" he asked them.
"Yes," they said.
"Was he blind in the right eye and lame in the left foot?" asked the Arab.
"Yes, he was."
"Had he lost a tooth and was he carrying corn?"
"Yes," said the men. "Please tell us where he is."
"I don't know where he is," said the Arab. "I've never seen such an animal."
"Did someone tell you about him."
"No."
The two men looked at each other in surprise. They could not believe the Arab's words. Finally, they came up close to him, took hold of him, and shouted:
"Where's the animal? And what have you done with our goods?"
The Arab insisted that he had never seen the camel. At last the men took him before a judge. They said that the Arab had stolen their camel.
"I've never seen their camel," insisted the Arab. "But I'm a man of the desert, and I've learned to look carefully at everything I see. This morning I saw the tracks of a lost camel. I knew this because there were no man's tracks near those of the camel. I also saw that the camel must be blind in the right eye, because he had only eaten the grass on his left side and had not touched the grass on his right. The animal was lame because with one foot he left a track much lighter than any of the others. He had lost a tooth, because wherever he ate grass, there was always a small space left untouched. I also found groups of ants near the tracks of the camel. They were pulling pieces of corn. From these facts I was able to tell what goods the animal was carrying."
The judge and the two man were satisfied with what the Arab had said. Together the four men set out to look for the lost animal.
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A STORY

A One-Eyed Camel

A mother camel was walking with her son through the desert. They were looking for water and grass.
The son asked his mother that water and grass looked seem. The mother replied that water looked seem the sky, blue and clean, while grass was green, fresh and nice.
After they had walked a day and a night, her son suddenly cried, "Look, Mother, there's water and grass over there!"
"What foolish talk, child!"
The water and grass were on the left, while the desert was on the right. Because the mother camel had been blind in her left eye since she was a baby, she saw only a sea on yellow sand in her right eye.
After they had gone on another day and night, the young camel found a second oasis, but his mother still did not believe him. She said that was not an oasis, but a desert. She said she knew more than her son and couldn't be wrong.
Her son got angry. When he saw an oasis at the third time, he left his mother without telling her. He ran into the grass and ate his fill.

At page 40, 41, 42, 43, 52, 53, Book 5, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, October 1983)

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LESSON THREE

The Third Lesson

DRILLS

1

A: Martin called you a moment ago.
B: Did he? What did he say?
A: He asked whether Mr Howe had come back.


A: Martin called you a moment ago.
B: Did he? What did he say?
A: He asked whether you had met Mr Howe at the railway station.


A: Martin called you a moment ago.
B: Did he? What did he say?
A: He asked whether you had written to Peter.


A: Martin called you a moment ago.
B: Did he? What did he say?
A: He asked whether your parents had bought a pair of boots for you.

2

A: You were late for the film yesterday, weren't you?
B: Yes. The lights had already gone out when I got to the cinema.


A: You were late for the film yesterday, weren't you?
B: Yes. The newsreel had almost finished when I got to the cinema.


A: You were late for the film yesterday, weren't you?
B: Yes. The film had already begun when I got to the cinama.


A: You were late for the film yesterday, weren't you?
B: Yes. The film had been on for five minutes when I got to the cinema.

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A QUESTION OF PRONUNCIATION

This happened in London. It was November and the weather was very wet and cold.
A Frenchman had caught a very bad cold. He coughed day and night. So he decided to go and get some medicine for his cough. As he did not know much English, he got out his dictionary and looked up the word "cough". But the dictionary did not tell him how to pronounce the word. He thought it over and remembered that he had learned the word "plough". He remembered that it was pronounced [plau]. So he thought that c-o-u-g-h must be pronounced [kau].
Then he put on his coat and hat and went to a chemist's shop. When the man in the shop asked him what he wanted, the Frenchman said:
"I want something for my cow, please."
The man in the shop looked at him. Had he heard him correctly?
"I beg your pardon, sir?" he asked.
The Frenchman repeated: "I want some medicine for my cow."
"For your cow?" asked the man. "Are you a farmer?"
"A farmer?" said the Frenchman in surprise. "What makes you think I'm a farmer? I come from Paris. I'm not a farmer."
"Where's your cow, then?" asked the man in the shop.
"It's here!" replied the Frenchman. He put his hand on his chest and began to cough. "Here it is!" he said. "I've a very bad cow here."
Then the man in the shop understood what the Frenchman meant. He wanted some medicine for his cough.

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Earthquake!

I asked Mr Smith, a friend of mine, what happened that night. He said he had just got into bed about half past eleven when he felt the floor shaking under him. The bed was also shaking. He got out of bed and went to look out of the window. He saw the houses on the other side of the street were shaking, too. Then he knew what was happening. Earthquake! Quickly he took his clothes and ran out into the street.
"Hadn't the newspapers said that there might be an earthquake?" I asked.
"Well, I had read something about it, but I hadn't given it much thought," he replied.

At page 29, 30, 31, 32, 39, Book 5, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, October 1983)

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LESSON TWO

The Second Lesson

DRILLS

1

A: What did the teacher ask?
B: He asked who could answer the question.


A: What did the teacher ask?
B: He asked whose handwriting was the best.


A: What did the teacher ask?
B: He asked which exercise was the most difficult.

2

A: Excuse me, can you tell me where the No. 3 bus stop is?
B: Certainly. It's on the other side of the street.
A: Thank you.
B: That's all right.


A: Excuse me, can you tell me when the train will arrive?
B: Certainly. It'll arrive in half an hour.
A: Thank you.
B: That's all right.


A: Excuse me, can you tell me why the train is late?
B: Certainly. They're repairing a bridge.
A: Thank you.
B: That all right.

3

A: May we ask you some questions now, Mr White?
B: Yes, please.
A: Could you tell us whether it snows in winter in Australia?
B: Yes, I'm coming to that.


A: May we ask you some questions now, Mr White?
B: Yes, please.
A: Could you tell us whether there's plenty of rain in your country?
B: Yes, I'm coming to that.


A: May we ask you some questions now, Mr White?
B: Yes, please.
A: Could you tell us whether you grow cotton in your country?
B: Yes, I'm coming to that.

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NATHAN HALE

The young American stood quietly while the British guards searched his clothes. They found nothing. "If they don't find the maps in my boot," he thought, "maybe they will let me go. Then I'll try to send the maps to General Washington."
"Take off your boots," one of the guards ordered. The American's heart beat faster. He took off his boots and handed them to the guard.
The guard looked inside one boot, then the other.
"Use your knife, man!" ordered the British officer nearby.
The guard brought out his knife and cut one boot open. He stopped suddenly and the American knew what it meant. The maps of the British army's defence works!
The guards took the American to General Howe. The general looked at the maps. "I see you've made some drawing of our defence works," he said. "This can only mean one thing."
"Yes, sir."
"Do you have anything to say for yourself?"
"No, nothing."
"What's your name?"
"Nathan Hale."
"Rank?"
"Captain."
The general studied the maps a few more minutes. "Captain Hale," he said finally. "I've never seen such fine drawings. You know, we could use a man like you. Why not join us? You won't have to worry about rank or pay."
Nathan Hale looked straight at the general. "Nothing could make me turn against my country!"
"Then there's only one thing I can do, you understand?"
"Yes, sir."
"You will be hanged as a spy early tomorrow morning."
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Nathan Hale looked around as a British soldier put the rope around his neck.
"Now, Nathan Hale," said the British officer. "Let's hear what you have to say before you die."
Nathan Hale took a last look at his beautiful country and said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

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A STORY

The Cat and the Parrot

A French writer tells a story about his cat and a parrot.
A friend of his came to visit him one day. The friend said, "I'm going away for a short time. Will you please look after my parrot for me?"
The writer said he would do so, and his friend brought the parrot to the house.
The cat saw the parrot and wanted to know if it was a bird or not. If so, it would be nice to eat. Very slowly the cat came nearer and nearer. It was thinking how nice it would be to have this animal for its meal.
The poor parrot was very much afraid. It kept quiet and didn't move until the cat was near enough to jump on it. Then, suddenly, the parrot asked, "Haven't you had your breakfast?"
The cat was afraid. It ran away as fast as it could. Perhaps it was saying to itself, "That thing can speak. It can't be a bird. It must be a man."

At page 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 27, 28, Book 5, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, October 1983)

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LESSON ONE

The First Lesson

DRILLS

1

A: Where's Mr Evans?
B: He's gone to Washington.
A: When will he be back, do you know?
B: I hear he'll be back in a month.


A: Where's Mr Evans?
B: He's gone to Washington.
A: When will he be back, do you know?
B: I think he'll be back in a month.


A: Where's Mr Evans?
B: He's gone to Washington.
A: When will he be back, do you know?
B: I believe he'll be back in a month.

2

A: Have you heard from Joan recently?
B: Yes. She wrote to me only yesterday.
A: What did she say?
B: She said she was much better than before.


A: Have you heard from Joan recently?
B: Yes. She wrote to me only yesterday.
A: What did she say?
B: She said she hoped to be back soon.


A: Have you heard from Joan recently?
B: Yes. She wrote to me only yesterday.
A: What did she say?
B: She said she missed us very much.

3

A: They're waiting for somebody, aren't they?
B: Yes, they are.
A: Do you know whom they're waiting for?
B: Sorry, I don't.


A: They're looking for something, aren't they?
B: Yes, they are.
A: Do you know what they're looking for?
B: Sorry, I don't.


A: They're talking about a film, aren't they?
B: Yes, they are.
A: Do you know which film they're talking about?
B: Sorry, I don't.

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WHY THE BAT COMES OUT ONLY AT NIGHT

Long, Long ago, there was a war between the birds and the beasts. No one knows what they fought about.
The bat did not know whose side he should take. He thought and thought, then decided he must try to be on the side of the winners.
So he watched from far away. After a while, it seemed that the birds were going to win. He flew over to join them.
"What on earth are you doing here?" a bird shouted at him.
"Can't you see I'm a bird?" the bat said with a smile. "Look, I have wings, just like you."
"Come along, then," said the bird. "Don't hide behind others."
But things changed soon. Now it seemed that the beasts were winning. So the bat left the birds in a hurry and went over to the beasts.
"What are you doing on our side?" an animal called out to him. "Are you spying on us?"
"Don't you know I'm one of you?" asked the bat, showing his teeth. "Look, Can't you see I've got teeth, too?"
"Who are you trying to fool?" said the animals. "We saw you fighting on the side of the birds just now."
So the beasts drove him off. Of course the birds refused to take him back.
When the beasts and the birds saw neither side could win, they decided to stop fighting.
Neither beasts nor birds would have the bat as their friend, so he was afraid to leave his home. Ever since then, he comes out only at night.

At page 1, 2, 3, 4, Book 5, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, October 1983)

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Supplementary Readings

3. A Surprise for Abe

The winter of 1820 was a cold one for the Lincolns. It snowed nearly every day and the snow was high around their little farm house.
Abe Lincoln was just a boy, but he helped his father Tom around the farm. He looked after the house, milked the cow and cut wood. It was hard work and there wasn't much fun for him and his brothers and sisters. Abe wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. Abe was not happy. He was sad most of the time.
Mrs Lincoln, Abe's stepmother, really loved the boy. She tried to think of ways to make Abe happy.
One day Mrs Lincoln got up early in the morning. She took all her pennies from a small box.
"I'm going to town," she said.
"You're going to town?" Tom Lincoln asked. He was surprised. "That's a long way. And the snow is high. What are you going to do in town?"
"It's a surprise," she said.
"Do you want Abe or me to go with you?" Tom asked his wife.
"No. I'll be all right," she said and then went out of the house.
Walking in high snow was very difficult. It took Mrs Lincoln a long time to get to town. She bought something in town and started back. It was late in the evening when she got home.
"So you're back," said Tom. "What's the surprise?"
"You'll find out tomorrow," she said with a smile.
At dinner time the next day, Mrs Lincoln asked, "What day is it, Abe?"
"It's Friday, isn't it?"
"It's February 12, Abe. It's your birthday!" she cried.
"Oh, is it? I forgot," he said. He didn't care. What was a birthday to him? Just another day. He would be a year older, that's all.
"So we're going to have a party!" she said.
She put the food on the table. "Potatoes and fish," she said.
No one said a word. They had potatoes and fish nearly every day that winter.
"I made a small cake too," she said. She brought it out. Everyone smiled. Even Abe smiled, but only a little and not for long.
"That's not all," she said. Then she brought out her present and put it before Abe.
His eyes became very wide. "A book!" he cried. "A book!"
It was an old book. Part of it was gone, but Abe didn't mind. He looked through it.
"It's got stories," he cried. "Lots of stories."
"Do you like books that much?" asked Tom. "Even an  old book?"
"I want to know what's in the book," said Abe. "Even in an old book."
He began to read the stories. A smile came to his face. He looked up at Mrs Lincoln. "Thank you," he said.
"And thank you, Abe," she said. "Your smile is the nicest present I can have."

At page 151, 152, 153, 154, Book 3, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, Oct. 1982)

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2. The Tiger and the Monkey

Once there lived an old tiger in a forest. He did not often go to look for food himself. Each day he  made one of the smaller animals bring him something to eat.
One moring the tiger was very, very hungry. He said to a monkey, "I'm hungry, Monkey. Go and bring me a fat pig."
"I can't do that, Mr Tiger," said the monkey. "There's another tiger in the forest. He's younger and stronger than you are. He told me not to bring you anything."
"What!" shouted the old tiger. "Another tiger? Show me that beast. I'll speak to him."
"Come with me, Mr Tiger," said the monkey. "You'll see him youself."
The monkey took the tiger to a big river.
"Look into the river," said the monkey. "There he is! See his head? Look at his big teeth. Isn't he bigger than you?"
"Grrr …! So you told Monkey not to bring me anything! Grrr … I'll kill you!"
With these words the tiger jumped into the river. He did not come out again.
"Ha ha ha! Goodbye, Mr Tiger," cried the monkey and he went away.

At page 149, 150, Book 3, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, Oct. 1982)

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Supplementary Readings

1. What Am I?

I was born in a small river. When I was young, the river was my home. I did not know my parents, but I had hundreds of brothers and sisters. I swam about and played all day with them.
At that time I did not look like my parents. I had no legs, but I had a long tail. So I looked like a fish.
Then my tail became shorter and shorter. And now I have four legs and a very short tail.
I know I'm going to have no tail at all soon. I'm going to be like my parents. Then I'm going to jump out of the water. I'm going to live on the land and in the water too. I'm going to eat a lot of insects ------ a lot of bad insects.
What Am I?


            (A frog)

On page 147, Book 3, The English Textbooks Series for Junior Secondary School

(The 1st Edition, Published by the People's Educations Press, Oct. 1982)