Some things can carry messages, for example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to
take. Signs on the door tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs
around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
       People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell about beautiful
mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful
things in the world and also about people and their ideas.
       Books, magazines, TVs, radios and films all help us to communicate with others. They all help us to
know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

1. What can help you if you want to know which bus to take?
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2. What do the signs on the door do?
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3. People can communicate in many other ways, can't they?
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4. What can help us to communicate with others?
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5. What do they help us to do?
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       Singapore (新加坡) is a small island with a busy city, factories and a large port (港口). Nearly
all of the food is from abroad because the island is so small and it has very few farms. Hay Dairies is
the only goat farm on the island. 
       Goats are useful animals. They are able to produce milk for us to drink. The milk can also be
used to make many things including cheese, soap and beauty creams. Their meat can be eaten and
their hair can be made into beautiful clothes. Their skin can be made into leather. In some parts of
the world, goats are kept to carry heavy loads (重物). 
      The, 1,000 goats at Hay Dairies are kept for their milk. The farm was set up by John Hay, a pig
farmer who saw that there was a growing need in Singapore for goat's milk. One in five children in
Singapore suffers (患病) from Asthma (气喘), a disease which does a lot of harm to the breathing
pathway and leads to a sudden difficulty in breathing that can cause death if not treated quickly. Many
of these children cannot drink cow's milk as this can start an asthma attack and doctors believe goat's
milk is healthy choice.
1. How many goat farms are there is Singapore?
                                                                                                  
2. What can goats be used to do for us according to the story? 
                                                                                                  
3. Who set up Hay Dairies? 
                                                                                                  
4. Why was Hay dairies set up?
                                                                                                   
5. Why can't some children drink cow's milk?