孩子们一起做运动，谁是体育冠军?跟小编看了下面的英语阅读材料就知道了~
The sports winner
1. Today is Thursday. Dan, Jan, Pam, Sam, Max and Kim are very happy. It's time for them to play sports.
2. The kids are ready to run. They stand in a line. Coach Mike is big, strong and fun. He blows his whistle. Then he says, "Let's run!"
3. The kids start to run. Max and Jan are fast. Dan is faster. Pam is the fastest. Sam is last.
4. After running, Jan does cartwheels. Kim does flips. Max does rolls. Sam just trips.
5. Coach Mike shouts out,"Go into groups for three-on-three. It's time to play basketball!" The children dribble, pass and run. They're having fun.
6. Now Dan has two kids guarding him---Pam and Max. And Jan guards Kim.
7. But no one guards Sam, because he is not fast and he is always last. Now Dan must pass the ball. But to whom? He has no time to think about it. He just throws the ball.
8. It goes to Sam. Sam shoots. The ball goes in. Hooray for Sam! His team wins.
The day of the bad haircut
1. Molly has a lot of nicknames. Dad calls her "My Little Lady". Mum calls her "Sweet Girl". Her brother, Ben, calls her "Sis".
2. One day, Mum says, "Molly, your hair is too long. You need a haircut." After Mum cuts it, Molly says, "It's too short! Now I look like a boy!" Molly is very upset.
3. Molly doesn't want anyone to see her. So she hides herself in a corner.
4. Ben comes. He says, "Sis, I'll help you hide. No one will see your hair." It's not easy for Molly. She wishes she could go out and play.
5. Then Ben calls out, "Look! There's a steamroller! Let's go watch!" Molly loves the big machine. She forgets about her hair.
6. One of the workers sees them. "Hi! Do you boys live here?" asks the man. "No," says Ben. "We live next door." "And I'm not a boy!" says Molly. "I'm a girl with a bad haircut."
7. The man laughs. "It's not so bad," he says. "Your hair will grow back. It's about time."
8. Molly runs home. Mum says, "Sweet Girl, I'm sorry about your hair." But Molly knows it doesn't matter. She is still Dad's "Little Lady", Mum's "Sweet Girl" and Ben's "Sis".
Happy birthday, Thomas!
1. "Peep! Peep!" Here comes Thomas. Today is Thomas's birthday. He doesn't want to work. He wants a party!
2. But Sir Topham Hatt says, "Henry is busy. Gordon is busy. James is busy. You must work today, Thomas."
3. Thomas goes off to work. He carries people. He carries animals. He carries wood. He carries grain.
4. Thomas sees his friends. But no one says "Happy birthday".
5. At the end of the day, Thomas goes home. "Those engines did not look like so busy to me." Oh no! A cow is in the way. "Move!" says Thomas. "Moo," says the cow."No, no, no!" says Thomas. "Not moo. MOVE!"
6. At last the cow moves. Thomas is late. Thomas is tired. Sir Topham Hatt opens the doors for him. Lights come on. "Surprise!" say all Thomas's friends.
7. "We were busy," says Henry. "We were busy making a party for you!" says James.
8. It is a wonderful party. There are presents, balloons, and silly hats to wear. Happy birthday, Thomas!
Big egg
1. Hen has some eggs. One is big. The rest are small. "This is not my egg!" says Hen. Whose egg is it? Hen wants to find out. She goes from door to door.
Is it a cat egg?"No, I don't lay eggs," says Cat.
2. Is it a dog egg? "No, I don't lay eggs," says Dog.
3. Is it a pig egg? "No, I don't lay eggs," says Pig.
4. Is it a cow egg? "No, I don't lay eggs," says Cow.
5. Is it a goat egg? "No, I don't lay eggs," says Goat.
6. Is it a fox egg? "Yes! It's my egg. I'm looking for it," says Fox.
7. At that time, the small eggs crack."Peep! Peep!" say the small chicks. Then the big egg also cracks. "Squawk!" says the big chick.
8. "Run!" says Hen.
9. Hen has some chicks. One is big. The rest are small. Hen loves them all.
