CONTENTS 1
1．The Splendid Civilization of China 1
2．The Purpose of School 13
3．Lin Yutang:My Father 26
4．Yours Is a Busy Body 36
5．The Sun and Its Family 49
6．From Robinson Crusoe's Diary 62
7．Why Is Conservation Important? 76
8．Surgery for Kuan Yu 88
9．The Basketball Game 100
10．Some Interesting Animals of Sea Floor 112
11．Robin Hood and the Shooting Match（Ⅰ） 122
12．Robin Hood and the Shooting Match（Ⅱ） 135
13．The Beginning of Communication 149
14．Buddha 162
Vocabulary 176