Short people often have better balance（平衡）than tall people, so they don't fall over very often. In some sports the players must have good balance, for example, table tennis and running.

　　You do not need long legs to nm fast. Some of the fastest runners in the world are not very tall. Some people are tall and some people are short. There is no medicine（药）to make people grow taller or shorter.

　　The shortest person in the world is Gul Mohammed from India. He is only 57 centimeters（厘米）tall.

A．Playing basketball.

B．Taking some medicine.

C．Eating good food.

A．The faster runners are all tall.

B．The shortest person in the world is in India.

C．Tall people have better balance.

—When ______ you ______ reading Jane Eyre?

—It’s hard to say. I’m busy recently.

　 A. did; finish　　　　　 B. have; finished　　 C. will; finish　　　 　　　 D. do; finish

　 What do you do at weekends? Some people like to __11__ at home, but others like to go for a walk __12__ have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the __13__. At weekends he always _14__ the same thing. On Saturday he __15__ his car and on _16_ he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a __17__ one, but there’s always __18__ to do. The children help with the animals and give them their _19__, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all __20__ and Jack’s aunt gives them a big meal.