各组参赛者必须选读所在组的一篇短文，另自选一篇朗读材料。幼儿组指定资料见昨日本报5版。

小学A组:1－3年级

1.DoyouknowtheNumber?

Doyouknowthenumber?

ItwillnotappearinSeptember.

ItwillcomeinOctober.

ItwillrunawayinNovember.

Iwillbehappytotellyou.

Thirty-oneisthatnumber.

2.ThereGoestheMoon

Theregoesthemoon.

Herecomesthesun.

Bettygetsupsoon,

Andplayforfun.

Herecomesthemoon.

Theregoesthesun.

Bettergoeshomesoon

Afteradayforfun!

3.AYoungMouse

YoungMouse:Isawacatandacocktoday.Thecatwasverynice.Shewassoftandgentleandkind,andhasbeautifuleyes.Thecockwashorrible.Itwasamonster!Ithadlongstronglegswithbigclawsandithadabigbeakandsuddenlyitmadeahorriblenoise!Iwasfrightened.

MotherMouse:Thecatwantstoeatyou.Thecockdoesn't!

小学B组：4－6年级

1.Sleep,Baby,Sleep

Sleep,baby,sleep,

Yourpapaguardsthesheep;

Yourmamashakesthedreamlandtree,

Andfromitfallsweetdreamsforthee,

Sleep,baby,sleep.

Sleep,baby,sleep,

Yourpapafeedsthecow;

Yourmomsingssomesongs

Tomakeyouintosweetdreams.

Sleep,baby,sleep.

Sleep,baby,sleep,

Yourpapamilksthecow;

Yourmomknitsasweater

Andapairofsocksforyou.

Sleep,baby,sleep.

2.TheFoxandtheCrow

\(Acrowsitsinatree.Thecrowhasabigpieceofcheeseinitsbeak.

Afoxcomesandseesthecrowandthecheese.\

Fox:Whatabeautifulbird!Whatbeautifuleyes!Whatbeautifulfeathers!

Hasshegotabeautifulvoice?Idon'tknow!

Crow:\(Thecrowopenshermouth\Caw!

\(Thebigpieceofcheesefallsdown.Thefoxeatsit!\

Fox:Shehasn'tgotabeautifulvoiceandshehasn'tgotanybrain!

3.FatherandSon

\(JohnRockefellerwasafamousrichman.Onedayhewenttoahotelandaskedforalowestpricedroom.Themanagercouldn'tbelieveit.\

Manager:Yoursonisalsostayinginourhotel.Doyouwanttoliveinthesamepricedroom?Heisinourhighestpricedroom.

JohnRockefeller:No,thankyou.Hechosetoliveinthehighestpricedroombecausehisfatherisveryrich.Ichosetoliveinthelowestpricedroombecausemyfatherwasverypoor.Heisnotusinghisownmoneysohecanwasteit.ButIamusingmyownmoney;Iwillnotwasteitatall.

初中组

1.I'masStrongasWhenIwasYoung

\(SomeofNasreddin's（阿凡提）oldfriendsweretalkingabouttheyoungpeopleintheirtown.Theyallagreedthatoldpeoplewerewiserthanyoungpeople.\

OldMan:Butyoungmenarestrongerthanoldmen.

\(Allofthemagreedthatthiswastrue,exceptNasreddin.\

Nasreddin:No.IamasstrongnowaswhenIwasayoungman.

Nasreddin'soldFriend:Whatdoyoumean?Howisthatpossible?Explainyourself!

Nasreddin:Well,inonecornerofmyfieldthereisarock.WhenIwasayoungmanIusedtotrytomoveit,butIcouldn'tbecauseIwasnotstrongenough.Iamanoldmannow,andwhenItrytomoveit,IstillcannotbecauseIwasstillnotstrongenough,justlikewhenIwasyoung.

2.GoldenTouch

Oncetherelivedaking.Helovedgoldverymuch.Hethought,"IfIcangetalotofgold,I'llbethehappiestmanintheworld."Oneday,whenhewasasleep,hehadastrangedream:hemetanangel.Theangelaskedhimwhathewantedmost.Heaskedforalotofgold.Theangeltouchedhisfingerandsaid,"Fromnowon,you'vegotagoldentouch.Whenyoutouchanything,itwillbecomegold."Justafterthekingwoke,hetouchedhisbed.Itbecameagoldbed!Thekingwasvery,veryhappy.Hegotupandtouchedeverythinghecouldtouch.Theyallbecamegold.Hewassohappy.Thenhewenttohavebreakfast.Hislittledaughter,PrincessHappywentuptohim.Hewashappyandliftedherup.But,suddenly,PrincessHappybecameagoldgirl.Shecouldnotspeakormove.Shehadbecomedead!Thekingwassad.Thenhecried.Aftercryingawhile,hebecameveryhungry.Hewantedsomefood.Butafterhetouchedanyfood,itbecamegold.Hecouldnoteat.Heknewnowifeverythingbecamegold,hecouldnotlive.Soheaskedtheangeltotakethegoldtouchback.Suddenly,PrincessHappybecamealiveandhappyandshebroughthappinessbacktoherfather.TheKingcouldliveasusual.

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