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Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld

FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS

foodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today's

festivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomefor

specialpeopleorevents.

Festivalsofthedead

Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatwillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”

'sfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbours'homestoask

forsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.

FestivalstoHonourPeople

Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.HarvestFestivals

HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.

Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggest

watermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.ChinaandJapanhave

mid-autumnfestivalswhenpeopleadmirethemoonandinChinaenjoy

moon-cakes.

SpringFestivals

Jesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.Japan'sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.

Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachother.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourworkforalittlewhile.

ASADLOVESTORY

LIFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine'sDayandHuJinhadsaidshe

wouldmeethimatthecoffeeshopafterwork.Butshedid'ntturnup.She

couldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughingathim.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno'clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword.Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool.Well,hewasnotgoingtoholdhisbreathforhertoapologize.Hewoulddrownhissadnessincoffee.

ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave-hewipedthetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV-justwhatLiFangneeded!AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove.

ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.Hername

wasZhin，噪heweavinggirl.WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.(“JustlikemeandHuJin,”thoughtLiFang.)

Theygotmarriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy.(“Wecouldbelike

that,”thoughtLiFang.)WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthathergranddaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangryandmadetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.NiuLangtriedtofollowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.FindingthatZhinwasheart-broken,hergrandmotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.Magpiesmakeabridgeoftheirwingssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.PeopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauseifitisraining,it

meansthatZhinisweepingandthecouplewon'tbeabletomeet.

Theannouncersaid,“ThisisthestoryofQiqiaoFestival.When

foreignershearaboutthestory,theycallitaChineseValentine'sstory.It's

afinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucancallallmeettheoneyoulov”e.

AsLiFangsetoffforhome,hethought,“IguessHuJindoesn'tloveme.

Illjustthrowtheseflowersandchocolatesaway.Idontwantthemto

remindmeofher.”Sohedid.

Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheard

avoicecallinghim.TherewasHuJinwavingathimandcalling,“Whyare

yousolate?I'vebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime!AndIhaveagiftforyou!”

Whatwouldhedo?HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!Shewould

neverforgivehim.ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine'sDay!

Unit2Healthyeating

COMEANDEATHERE(I)

fullofpeople.Butnottoday!Whywasthat?Whatcouldhavehappened?Hethoughtofhismutton,beefandbaconcookedinthehottest,finestoil.Hiscolawassugaryandcold,andhisicecreamwasmadeofmilk,creamanddeliciousfruit.“Nothingcouldbebetter,”hethought.SuddenlyhesawhisfriendLiChanghurryingby.“Hello,LaoLi,”hecalled.“Yourusual?”ButLiChangseemednottohear.Whatwasthematter?SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifLiChangwasnotcomingtoeatinhisrestaurantashealwaysdid.

WangPengfollowedLiChangintoanewsmallrestaurant.Hesawasignatthedoor.

Tiredofallthatfat?Wanttoloseweight?

ComeinsideYongHui'sslimmingrestaurant.

Onlyslimmingfoodsservedhere.

Makeyourselfthinagain!

CuriositydroveWangPenginside.Itwasfullofpeople.Thehostess,avery

thinlady,cameforward.“Welcome,”shesaid.“MynameisYongHui.I

'llhelpyouloseweightandbefitintwoweeksifyoueathereeveryday.

ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeng.Therewerefewchoicesoffoodand

drinkonit:justrice,rawvegetablesservedinvinegar,fruitandwater.Wang

Pengwasamazedatthisandespeciallyattheprices.Itcostmorethana

goodmealinhisrestaurant!Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes.Hethrewdown

themenuandhurriedoutside.Onhiswayhomehethoughtabouthisown

menu.Diditmakepeoplefat?Perhapsheshouldgotothelibraryandfind

out.HecouldnothaveYongHuigettingawaywithtellingpeoplelies!He

hadbetterdosomeresearch!

AtthelibraryWangPengwassurprisedtofindthathisrestaurantserved

fartoomuchfatandYongHui'sfartoolittle.Eventhoughhercustomers

mightgetthinaftereatingYongHu'isfood,theywerenoteatingenough

energy-givingfoodtokeepthemfit.Theywouldbecometiredveryquickly.

WangPengfeltmorehopefulashedrovebackhome.Perhapswitha

discountandanewsignhecouldwinhiscustomersback.Sohewrote:

Wanttofeelfitandenergetic?

”

Comeandeathere!Discountstoday!Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!

Thecompetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason!

COMEANDEATHERE(II)

Aweeklater,WangPeng'srestaurantwasnearlyfullandhefelthappier.

didnotlookhappybutglaredathim.“MayIaskwhatyouweredoinginmyrestauranttheotherday?IthoughtyouwereanewcustomerandnowI

knowthatyouonlycametospyonmeandmymenu,”she

shouted.“Pleaseexcuseme”,hecalmlyexplained,“Iwantedtoknow

'ntwanttoupsetyou,butIfoundyourmenusolimitedthatIstoppedworryingandstartedadvertisingthebenefitsofmyfood.Whydon'tyousitdownandtryameal?”

YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingdumplingsandbreastofchickencookedwithgarlic.Whentheywereservedtheicecream,

YongHuibegantolookill.“Ifeelsickwithallthisfatandheavyfood,”shesaid,“Imissmyvegetablesandfruit”.WangPengwasenjoyingasecondplateofdumplingssohesighed“.Yes,”headded,“andIwould

missmydumplingsandfattypork.Don,tyougettiredquickly?”“Well,I

dohavetorestalot,”admittedYongHui.“Butdon'tyouthinkitwouldbe

betterifyouwereabitthinner?I'msureyou'dfeelmuchhealthier.”

Theybegantotalkaboutmenusandbalanceddiet“s.Accordingtomy

research,neitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddi”et,expla

inedWangPeng.“Idon'tofferenoughfibreandyoudon'tofferenough

body-buildingandenergy-givingfood.Perhapsweoughttocombineour

ideasandprovideabalancedmenuwithfoodfullofenergyandfibre”.So

meal.TheirbalanceddietsbecamesuchasuccessthatbeforelongWangPengbecameslimmerandYongHuiputonmoreweight.Aftersometimethetwofoundthattheirbusinesscooperationhadturnedintoapersonalone.Finallytheygotmarriedandlivehappilyeverafter.

Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote

THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTE

ActI,Scene3

NARRATOR:Itisthesummerof1903.Twooldandwealthybrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.OliverbelievesthatwithamillionpoundbanknoteamancouldsurviveamonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Atthismoment,theyseeapennilessyoungmanwanderingonthepavementoutsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,whoislostinLondonanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.

RODERICK:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?HENRY:

Who?Me,sir?

RODERICK:Yes,you.

OLIVER:Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.HENRY:(aservantopensadoor)Thanks.

SERVANT:Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?Permitmeto

leadtheway,sir.

OLIVER:

(Henryenters)Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall.

RODERICK

Howdoyoudo,Mrer?

:

Adams.HenryAdams.

HENRY:

Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.

OLIVER:

Thankyou.

HENRY:

RODERICK

YourareanAmerican?

:

That'sright,fromSanFrancisco.

HENRY:

RODERICK

HowwelldoyouknowLondon?

:

Notatall.It'smyfirsttriphere.

HENRY:

RODERICK

Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyoumindusaskingafew

:questions?

HENRY:Notatall.Gorightahead.

RODERICK:Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyour

plansare?

HENRY:Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I'mhopingtofind

work.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.

RODERICK:Howisthatpossible?

HENRY:Well,yousee,backhomeIhavemyownboat.Abouta

monthago,Iwassailingoutofthebay(hiseyesstareat

whatisleftofthebrothers'dinneronthetable)

OLIVER:Well,goon.

HENRY:Oh,yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyselfcarriedout

'tknow

whetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning.ThenextmorningI'djust

aboutgivenmyselfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.

OLIVER:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.

HENRY:Yes.ThefactisthatIearnedmypassagebyworkingasan

unpaidhand,whichaccountsformyappearance.Iwenttothe

Americanembassytoseekhelp,but(thebrotherssmileat

eachother)

RODERICK:Well,youmustn'tworryaboutthat.It'sanadvantage.HENRY:

I'mafraidIdon'tquitefollowyou,sir.

RODERICK:Tellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?

HENRY:Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermesome

kindofworkhere?

RODERICK:Patience,MrAdams.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskhowmuch

moneyyouhave?

HENRY:Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.

RODERICK:(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshishands

together)

HENRY:Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Onthe

contrary,infact.Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,I

don'tthinkit'sveryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Nowifyou

'llexcuseme,IthinkI'llbeonmyway.

RODERICK:Pleasedon'tgoMrAdams.Youmustn'tthinkwedon'tcare

aboutyou.Oliver,givehimtheletter.

OLIVER:Yes,theletter.(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenry

likeagift)Theletter.

HENRY:(takingitcarefully)Forme?

RODERICK:Foryou.(Henrystartstoopenit)Oh,no,youmustn'topenit.

Notyet.Youcan'topenituntiltwoo'clock.

HENRY:Oh,thisissilly.

RODERICK:Notsilly.There'smoneyinit.(callstotheservant)James?

HENRY:Oh,no.Idon'twantyourcharity.Ijustwantanhonestjob.

RODERICK:Weknowyou'rehard-working.That'swhywehavegivenyou

theletter.James,showMrAdamsout.

OLIVER:Goodluck,MrAdams.

HENRY:Well,whydon'tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?

RODERICK:You'llsoonknow.(looksattheclock)Inexactlyanhourandahalf.

SERVANT:Thisway,sir.

RODERICK:MrAdams,notuntil2o'clock.Promise?

HENRY:Promise.Goodbye.

ActI,Scene4

(OutsidearestaurantHenrylooksattheenvelopewithoutopeningitanddecidetogoin.Hesitsdownatatablenexttothefrontwindow.)OWNER:(seeingHenry'spoorappearance)Thatone'sreserved.Thisway,please.

(tothewaiter)Takethisgentleman'sorder,Horace.HENRY:(aftersitting

downandputtingtheletteronthetable)I'd

likesomehamandeggsandanicebigsteak.Makeitextrathick.'dIalsolike

acupofcoffeeandapineappledessert.

WAITER:Right,sir.I'mafraidit'llcostalargeamountofmoney.HENRY:

Iunderstand.Andi'llhavealargeglassofbeer.

WAITER:OK.(Thewaiterleavesandsoonreturnswithallthefood.)

HOSTESS:Mygoodness!Why,lookathim.Heeatslikeawolf.OWNER:

We'llseeifhe'scleverasawolf,eh?

HENRY:(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter.(thewaiterreturns)

Samethingagain,please.Oh,andanotherbeer.

WAITER:Again?Everything?

HENRY:Yes,that'sright.(seesthelookonthewaiter'sface)Anything

wrong?

WAITER:No,notatall.(totheowner)He'saskedformoreofthesame.

OWNER:Well,itiswell-knownthatAmericansliketoeatalot.Well,we'll

havetotakeachance.Goaheadandlethimhaveit.

WAITER:(readingthebillafterthemeal)Allright.That'stwoordersofham

andeggs,twoextrathicksteaks,twolargeglassesofbeer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesserts.

HENRY:(lookingattheclockonthewall)Wouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?

WAITER:(inarudemanner)What'stheretowaitfor?

OWNER:Allright,Horace.I

'lltakecareofthis.

HENRY:(totheowner)Thatwasawonderfulmeal.It

'samazinghowmuch

pleasureyougetoutofthesimplethingsinlife,especiallyifyoucan

'

thave

themforawhile.

OWNER:Yes,veryinteresting.Nowperhaps,sir,ifyoupayyourbillIcan

helptheothercustomers.

HENRY:(lookingattheclockonthewallagain)Well,Iseeit

'stwoo'

clock.

(heopenstheenvelopeandholdsamillionpoundbanknoteinhishands.

Henryissurprisedbuttheownerandthewaiterareshocked)

I'mverysorry.ButIIdon'haveanythingsmaller.

OWNER:(stillshockedandnervous)Well,

erjustonemoment.

Maggie,look!(thehostessscreams,theothercustomerslookatherandshe

putsahandtohermouth)Doyouthinkit

'sgenuine?

HOSTESS:Oh,dear,Idon'

tknow.Isimplydon'

tknow.

OWNER:Well,IdidhearthattheBankofEnglandhadissuedtwonotesin

thisamountAnyway,Idon

'tthinkit'safake.Peoplewouldpaytoomuch

attentiontoabanknoteofthisamount.Nothiefwouldwantthattohappen.

HOSTESS:Buthe'sinrags!

OWNER:Perhapshe'saverystrange,richman.(asifhehasdiscovered

somethingforthefirsttime)Why,yes!Thatmustbeit!

HOSTESS:(hitsherhusband'sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackoftherestaurant!Goandseehimatonce.

OWNER:(toHenry)I'msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethisbanknote.

OWNER:Oh,please,don'tworry,sir.Doesn'tmatteratall.We'resovery

gladthatyouevenenteredourlittleeatingplace.Indeed,sir,Ihopeyou'll

comeherewheneveryoulike.

HENRY:Well,that'sverykindofyou.OWNER:Kind,sir?No,it'skindof

havingyousithereisagreathonour!Asforthebill,sir,pleaseforgetit.

HENRY:Forgetit?Wellthankyouverymuch.That'veryniceofyou.OWNER:Oh,it'sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,fromthebottomofmyheart.(Theowner,thehostessandthewaiterallbowasHenryleaves.)

Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestars

HOWLIFEBEGANONTHEEARTH

Nooneknowsexactlyhowtheearthbegan,asithappenedsolongago.However,accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,theuniversebeganwitha

“BigBang”thatthrewmatterinalldirections.Afterthat,atomsbeganto

formandcombinetocreatestarsandotherbodies.

Forseveralbillionyearsafterthe“BigBang”,theearthwasstilljustacloudofdust.Whatitwastobecomewasuncertainuntilbetween4.5and3.8billionyearsagowhenthedustsettledintoasolidglobe.Theearthbecamesoviolentthatitwasnotclearwhethertheshapewouldlastornot.Itexplodedloudlywithfireandrock.Theywereintimetoproducecarbondioxide,nitrogen,watervapourandothergases,whichweretomaketheearth'satmosphere.Whatisevenmoreimportantisthatastheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.

WaterhadalsoappearedonotherplanetslikeMarsbut,unliketheearth,ithaddisappearedlater.Itwasnotimmediatelyobviousthatwaterwastobefundamentaltothedevelopmentoflife.Whatmanyscientistsbelieveisthatthecontinuedpresenceofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.Thisproducedachainreaction,whichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.

Manymillionsofyearslater,thefirstextremelysmallplantsbegantoappearonthesurfaceofthewater.Theymultipliedandfilledtheoceansandseaswithoxygen,whichencouragedthelaterdevelopmentofearlyshellfishandallsortsoffish.Next,greenplantsbegantogrowonland.Theywerefollowedintimebylandanimals.Somewereinsects.Others,calledamphibians,wereabletoliveonlandaswellasinthewater.Laterwhentheplantsgrewintoforests,reptilesappearedforthefirsttime.Theyproducedyounggenerallybylayingeggs.Afterthat,somehugeanimals,calleddinosaurs,developed.Theylaideggstooandexistedontheearthformorethan140millionyears.However,65millionyearsagotheageofthedinosaursended.Whytheysuddenlydisappearedstillremainsamystery.Thisdisappearancemadepossibletheriseofmammalsontheearth.Theseanimalsweredifferentfromalllifeformsinthepast,becausetheygavebirthtoyoungbabyanimalsandproducedmilktofeedthem.

Finallyabout2.6millionyearsagosomesmallcleveranimals,nowwithhandsandfeet,appearedandspreadallovertheearth.Thustheyhave,intheirturn,becomethemostimportantanimalsontheplanet.Buttheyarenotlookingaftertheearthverywell.Theyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfromescapingfromtheearthintospace.Asaresultofthis,manyscientistsbelievetheearthmaybecometoohottoliveon.Sowhetherlifewillcontinueontheearthformillionsofyearstocomewilldependonwhetherthisproblemcanbesolved.

AVISITTOTHEMOON

LastmonthIwasluckyenoughtohaveachancetomakeatripintospacewithmyfriendLiYanping,anastronomer.Wevisitedthemooninourspaceship!

Beforeweleft,LiYanpingexplainedtomethattheforceofgravitywouldchangethreetimesonourjourneyandthatthefirstchangewouldbethemostpowerful.Thenwewereoff.Astherocketroseintotheair,wewere

pushedbackintoourseatsbecauseweweretryingtoescapethepulloftheearth'sgravity.Itwassohardthatwecouldnotsayanythingtoeachother.

GraduallytheweightlessenedandIwasabletotalktohim.“Whyisthe

spaceshipnotfallingbacktotheearth?OntheearthifIfallfromatreeIwillfalltotheground.”Iasked.“Wearetoofarfromtheearthnowtofeelitspull,”heexplained,“sowefeelasifnogravityatall.Whenwegetclosertothemoon,weshallfeelitsgravitypullingus,butitwillnotbeasstrongapullastheearth's.”Icheeredupimmediatelyandfloatedweightlesslyaroundinourspaceshipcabinwatchingtheearthbecomesmallerandthemoonlarger.

Whenwegotthere,Iwantedtoexploreimmediately.“Comeon,”Isaid.

“Ifyouareright,myweightwillbelessthanontheearthbecausethemoon

issmallerandIwillbeabletomovemorefreely.ImightevengrowtallerifI

stayherelongenough.Ishallcertainlyweighless!

”Ilaughedandclimbed

Iwascarriedtwiceasfarasontheearthandfellover.

“Ohdear,”Icried,

“walkingdoesneedabitofpracticenowthatgravityhaschanged.

”Aftera

whileIgotthehangofitandwebegantoenjoyourselves.

Leavingthemoon

'sgravitywasnotaspainfulasleavingtheearth

's.

Butreturningtotheearthwasveryfrightening.Wewatched,amazedasfire

brokeoutontheoutsideofthespaceshipastheearth

'

sgravityincreased.

Againwewerepushedhardintoourseatsaswecamebacktoland.

“That

wasveryexhaustingbutveryexcitingtoo,

”Isaid.“NowIknowmuch

moreaboutgravity!Doyouthinkwecouldvisitsomestarsnexttime?

”“Of

course,”hesmiled,

“whichstarwouldyouliketogoto?

”

Unit5CANADA-“THETRUENORTH”

ATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”

LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanadatovisittheircousinsinMontrealontheAtlanticcoast.Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainfromwestto

eastacrossCanada.Thethoughtthattheycouldcrossthewholecontinent

wasexciting.

Theirfriend,DannyLin,waswaitingattheairport.Hewasgoingtotake

themandtheirbaggagetocatch“TheTrueNorth”,thecross-Canada

train.Onthewaytothestation,hechattedabouttheirtrip.

“You'regoingto

seesomegreatscenery.Goingeastward,you

'

llpassmountainsand

thousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.Some

peoplehavetheideathatyoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,but

theyforgetthefactthatCanadais5,500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.Here

inVancouver,you

'reinCanada'swarmestpart.PeoplesayitisCanada

's

northofVancouverhassomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsinthe

world.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,somemeasuring

over90metres”.

Thatafternoonaboardthetrain,thecousinssettleddownintheirseats.

Earlierthatday,whentheycrossedtheRockyMountains,theymanagedto

catchsightofsomemountaingoatsandevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.

TheirnextstopwasCalgary,whichisfamousfortheCalgaryStampede.

CowboysfromallovertheworldcometocompeteintheStampede.Manyof

themhaveagiftforridingwildhorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsin

prizes.

Aftertwodays

'travel,thegirlsbegantorealizethatCanadaisquite

empty.Atschool,theyhadlearnedthatmostCanadianslivewithinafew

hundredkilometresoftheUSAborder,andCanada

'spopulationisonly

slightlyoverthirtymillion,butnowtheywereamazedtoseesuchanempty

country.Theywentthroughawheat-growingprovinceandsawfarmsthat

coveredthousandsofacres.Afterdinner,theywerebackinanurbanarea,

thebusyportcityofThunderBayatthetopoftheGreatLakes.Thegirls

weresurprisedatthefactthatoceanshipscansailuptheGreatLakes.

BecauseoftheGreatLakes,theylearned,Canadahasmorefreshwater

thananyothercountryintheworld.Infact,ithasone-thirdoftheworld

's

totalfreshwater,andmuchofitisintheGreatLakes.

Thatnightastheyslept,thetrainrushedacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,

throughthegreatfores