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（1）"The Tortoise and the Rabbit" by Aesop
Reading Level：Very Easy
This old story is about a very slow tortoise（烏龜） and a speedy rabbit.The tortoise challenges the rabbit to a race，and the ending is surprising.
What Is Great About It：
This short story now can be read on FluentU，together with the help of short videos，so you can use all of FluentU's great language-learning methods while reading this old story again. |
（2）"The Bogey Beast" by Flora Annie Steel
Reading Level：Easy
A woman finds a bag of treasure on the road.Happy with her luck，she takes it home，but things keep changing.However，her happiness never disappears.
What Is Great About It：
The old lady in this story is one of the most cheerful characters in English stories.She tries to make every bad luck appear to be a gift. |
（3）"The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse" by Beatrix Potter
Reading Level：A Little Difficult
Tim is a countryside mouse who is taken to a city in a vegetable basket and later makes a friend.Later，he returns to his home and invites his friend to the village.Lives are different.
What Is Great About It：
Village and city life are new inventions.Just like every other invention，we need to decide their advantages and costs.
The story is a bit long but has pictures for each part.This is best for readers who want to improve their reading. |
（4）"To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Reading Level：Difficult
A man travels to a cold，faraway place with his dog.He doesn't care about his life or the advice from others.Finally，he realizes the power of nature and human life is easily broken.
What Is Great About It：
The man in this story is careless and makes silly mistakes.The dog is careful.By the end，readers may want to know who is really intelligent---the man who can 't understand nature or the dog who can live naturally？ |
（1）Tom likes stories with animals as main characters，and he hopes to challenge himself to a long story with the help of pictures.Which story may be the best choice？
A．The Tortoise and the Rabbit
B．The Bogey Beast
C．The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
D．To Build a Fire
（2）Jane is feeling very sad these days.Last week，many bad things happened to her.So，her mother decides to read The Bogey Beast to her because
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A．the story is easy to understand
B．it tells readers not to give up in difficult times
C．she wants to raise Jane's spirits with the help of the happy character
D．a(chǎn) bag of treasure is found on the woman's way to school in the story
（3）Tim wants to write a reading report on the story To Build a Fire.Which may be the most possible main idea of his report？
A．Human beings can't live without animals.
B．We should be careful of and understand nature.
C．Nothing is too difficult for the man who will try.
D．How to build a fire in a cold place？
