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Many people like hamburgers and French fries… but we know too much fast food isn't healthy. 大家都知道吃太多速食很不健康。 But one fast food restaurant in China has a fun idea. They want to remind people that fast food is OK every now and then… if you remember to exercise! So, this fast-food store uses exercise bicycles for seats. 在中國的一家速食餐廳，把飛輪當座位。 You can come inside, buy a hamburger and fries… and then sit and pedal while you eat. And, pedaling can also charge your cell phone! 你可以一邊踩腳踏車一邊吃東西，同時幫手機充電！ Some people might say that exercising and eating at the same time will give you a stomachache, but the restaurant says the idea is just for fun… and to remind people to exercise. 餐廳說這個點子只是為了好玩而已，也提醒大家要多運動。 Not all the seats in the restaurant are exercise bicycles, just a few. And remember, you can also charge your phone by pedaling! Scientists say exercise is the key to staying healthy. 科學家說運動是保持健康的關鍵。 Running and jumping and playing are good for you. You can eat a hamburger every now and then, but we should try to get some exercise every day. 漢堡可以偶爾吃，但是運動應該要天天做！ What do you think? Pedaling while eating? Fun idea? Yeah! I think so too! Umm… Just don't bring your bicycle to the dinner table… I don't think your mom and dad would like that. ________________________________ Vocabulary 速食店鼓勵顧客多運動，對兩邊都有好處。 1. Fast food 速食。 Is fast food junk food? 速食是垃圾食物嗎？ Some of it is. 有些是。 Like French fries and coke. 比如說薯條和可樂。 2. Charge 充電。 Where can I charge my cell phone? 我可以在哪裡給手機充電？ Over here, you can ride your bike and charge the phone. 就在這裡，你可以騎車同時給手機充電。 3. Key 鑰匙，關鍵。 One of the keys to good health is your eating habits. 健康的關鍵之一是你的飲食習慣。 I know. I should eat more fruits and vegetables. 我知道，我應該多吃水果蔬菜。 4. Exercise 運動。 You're right. 你說對了。 And you need to exercise more, too. 也需要多運動。 My favorite way to exercise is walking. 我最喜歡的運動是走路。 These are useful words. fast food 速食 charge 充電 key 關鍵 exercise 運動 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did one fast food store in China do? A: They took away all the seats B: They made everyone stand on one leg C: They used exercise bicycles for seats 2. What can you do at the restaurant while you eat? A: Pedal the bike and charge your phone B: Play video games and see an elephant C: Sing a song and talk to scientists 3. What's an important thing we can do to stay healthy? A: Do more homework! B: Charge your phone! C: Exercise every day! Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cooking shows are my favorite television shows to watch. 我最喜歡看做料理的電視節目。 All the food that chefs make on TV look so delicious! The only problem is… I can't taste it! 電視上的大廚做的料理都看起來很美味，但是吃不到！ I wish I could taste all the delicious things that I see on television. Well, that might be possible soon, because some people have invented a television screen that people can lick. 有人發明了可以舔的電視螢幕！ That's right, I said, lick! Some people in Japan have invented a TV screen that can copy different flavors, and viewers can lick the screen to taste them! 日本人發明了一種有味道的電視，舔一舔螢幕就可以嘗到味道。 This lickable TV screen has ten kinds of spray built into it. 有十種不一樣的香味噴霧。 These sprays combine to make different flavors on the screen, and when you lick it you can taste what's on TV! The inventors hope that this can help people learn to become better cooks, especially if you can't be in the same place as their teachers. 發明家希望這個機器可以幫助大家學習烹飪。 That's pretty cool! And… pretty gross too. I really want to taste all the delicious things I see on TV but… I'm not sure I want to lick my TV screen! 雖然我很想吃看看電視上看到的那些，可是我才不想舔我的電視！ What about you, do you want a TV screen that you can taste things through? ________________________________ Vocabulary 看電視可以品嘗味道，夠神奇了吧？ 1. Delicious 美味的。 This is really delicious! 這真的很好吃！ Did you make this yourself? 你自己做的嗎？ I wish. I bought it from a store. 我希望是。這是我從店裡買的。 2. Cook 烹煮，廚師。 The cook knows what she's doing. 這個廚子很有本事。 She does. She has cooked for the store for many years. 是的，她替這家店做菜很多年了。 3. Flavor 味道。 The flavors are just right. 味道剛剛好。 Not too salty and not too sweet. 不太鹹也不太甜。 Yeah, I agree. I like the flavor too. 我同意，我也喜歡它的味道。 4. Television 電視。 Did you watch the cooking show on television? 你有看電視上的烹飪節目嗎？ No, there were too many other things to watch. 沒有，有太多別的東西可看了。 Do you like cooking shows? Please read the words with me. delicious 美味的 cook 烹煮,廚師 flavor 味道 television 電視 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of device is mentioned in this story? a. Television b. Radio c. Cell phone 2. What do you do with this television? a. You sing to it b. You lick it c. You drum on it 3. How does this device get its flavor? a. From ten different sprays b. From magic c. From putting food on it Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Woah! That rain is really heavy! Some people might even say "it's raining cats and dogs''! But that's just a funny expression. It just means heavy rain. 意思是在下傾盆大雨，並沒有真的在下動物雨。 But there actually is a very strange and rare weather event called animal rain! Yep. And it happened not long ago in the state of Texas in the USA. 美國德州最近真的發生下動物雨！ On what seemed like just a normal rainy day, people suddenly noticed fish and frogs falling to the ground! How does this happen? Sometimes a swirling wind, like a tornado, happens over water. This is called a waterspout. 有時候龍捲風會在水上形成，叫做水龍捲。 Sometimes small animals like fish and frogs get pulled into the waterspout and carried away from the water. They then come back down to the ground with the rain. 魚或是青蛙這些小動物，有時候會被水龍捲捲上半空，然後隨著大雨掉回地上。 That's how it rains fish and frogs! That's so weird, right? There have even been reports of other animals coming down with rain. Birds, crabs, and even snakes and spiders! 也有人看過其他種類的動物，像是鳥、螃蟹、蛇跟蜘蛛，跟著雨從天而降。 Woaaaah! That sounds like a nightmare! And probably another reason to always bring an umbrella! ________________________________ Vocabulary 下雨時小動物隨著雨滴一起落下來，真會嚇人一跳！ 1) Rain 下雨。 Are you going out? 你要出門嗎？ It's raining hard outside! 外面在下大雨。 That's okay. I have a raincoat. 沒關係，我有雨衣。 2) Umbrella 雨傘。 You'll still need an umbrella. 你還是需要一把傘。 Here, take mine. 來吧，你拿我的。 But I don't like carrying an umbrella around. 可是我不喜歡拿著雨傘到處走。 3) Tornado 龍捲風。 Tornadoes are scary! 龍捲風很可怕！ Indeed. Tornadoes can pick up a person and throw them down. 龍捲風可以把人捲起來再扔下來。 4) Happen 發生。 What's happening? 發生了什麼事？ Why are you running downstairs? 為什麼你們往樓下跑？ A tornado is coming! 龍捲風要來了！ Let's read the words. rain 下雨 umbrella 傘 tornado 龍捲風 happen 發生 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of weird weather is the story about? A: Cake rain B: Animal rain C: Dry rain 2. Where did this kind of weather recently happen? A: Texas B: Paris C: Singapore 3. What came down with the rain? A: Fish and frogs B: Cats and frogs C: Bears and pigs Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Did you know there is an airport near Kenting? But no one is using it anymore. 你知道墾丁附近有一座現在已經沒有人在使用的機場嗎？ Many people thought building an airport near Kenting was a good idea. They said, "People from anywhere in Taiwan can fly to Hengchun Airport! That will be faster than driving!" 當年是希望大家可以坐飛機來墾丁玩，所以蓋了恆春機場。 But there were some problems. The wind in the Hengchun area is sometimes super strong. Airplanes tried to land at the airport… but the winds were too strong. It was too dangerous… so in the end, airplanes stopped using the Hengchun Airport. 恆春的落山風太強，飛機起降很危險，所以停止使用這個機場。 But… some people now have an interesting idea! They want to turn the airport into a place to race cars… a racetrack! 有人想到可以把機場改成賽車跑道！ People would come to watch the car races… and the people in Hengchun and Kenting could make money from the visitors. I like this idea! Car racing can be very exciting. But you need to be safe! You need a big open space… like… an old airport! 賽車比賽很刺激，但是要安全唷！空蕩蕩的機場就很適合。 If they build a safe racetrack, I think people will come to watch the races. What do you think? Should we turn the old airport into a racetrack? ________________________________ Vocabulary 寬闊的機場跑道沒有飛機，卻有汽車。這是不是個好主意？ 1. Airport 機場。 I'm going to the airport. 我要去機場。 My friend is arriving from Taipei. 我朋友要從台北來。 Relax. The airport is only 20 minutes away. 放心，機場離這裡只有20分鐘。 2. Car race 賽車。 Are there car races in Taiwan? 台灣有賽車嗎？ I don't think so. 我想沒有。 Car races take a lot of space. 賽車需要很大的空間。 3. Exciting 讓人興奮的。 Those races are exciting! 那些比賽很讓人興奮。 The cars were almost flying! 那些車幾乎飛起來了！ 4. Dangerous 危險的。 Aren't they dangerous? 不會很危險嗎？ Yeah, car races are always dangerous for the drivers. 會，賽車對駕駛來說都很危險。 These are useful words. airport 機場 car race 賽車 exciting 讓人興奮的 dangerous 危險的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the airport no one is using? A: In Shanghai, China B: In Hengchun - Pingtung County, Taiwan C: In New York City, USA 2. Why can't they use the airport? A: The wind is too strong B: They don't like the color C: The airport is on the beach 3. What's a new idea for using the old airport? A: Turn it into a museum B: Turn it into a zoo C: Turn it into a racetrack Answers 1: B 2: A 3: C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The ocean is beautiful, but there can be a lot of gross things in it. 大海很美，但裡面可能有髒東西。 Things like plastic, garbage, and… sea snot? Sea snot is what it sounds like: a gooey, slimy thing that is in the sea. Sea snot 是海裡黏糊糊的東西, 跟鼻涕一樣。 It's growing because of climate change. Climate change is causing a lot of areas in the ocean to become warmer. When this happens, tiny, little organisms that live in the water start growing out of control. 氣候變遷讓海水的溫度升高，有一些區域的有機體就大量生長。 Organisms are very, very, very small living creatures that you need a microscope to see. 有機體是很小很小的生物，用顯微鏡才看得到。 And sometimes these little organisms let out a sticky goo that gets all stuck together and this creates… sea snot. 這些微小生物有時候會分泌黏黏的液體，形成海洋鼻涕。 Even worse, sea snot traps all the garbage and gross things in the ocean in all of its stickiness. 海洋鼻涕還會黏住垃圾，變成更噁心的汙染物。 Right now, sea snot hasn't polluted all the seawater around the world, but that might change if we don't protect our planet. 目前海洋鼻涕還沒有汙染全部大海，但是不保護地球，遲早就會發生。 We need to work together to make sure we keep our Earth clean. ________________________________ Vocabulary 海洋鼻涕聽起來有點恐怖，怎麼游泳呢？ 1. Sea 海。 Seas are smaller than oceans. 海比海洋小。 For example, there's the South China Sea and the Java Sea. 比如說南海和爪哇海。 2. Ocean 大洋。 Right, and they are both part of the Pacific Ocean. 對，而它們都是太平洋的一部份。 I love the Pacific Ocean。我喜歡太平洋。 Taiwan is a big island in the Pacific. 台灣就是太平洋中的一個大島。 3. Sticky 黏黏的。 I need to take a shower. 我得去淋浴一下。 I'm all sticky. 我全身都黏黏的。 You were playing basketball? 你去打籃球了嗎？ No, I went swimming. 不，我去游泳了。 4. Garbage 垃圾。 In the river? 在河裡嗎？ There's so much garbage in the river! 河裡有好多垃圾！ I know, so I was swimming in the sea. 我知道，所以我去海裡游。 Can you use these words in your conversation? sea 海 ocean 大洋 sticky 黏黏的 garbage 垃圾 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the sticky thing in this story called? a. Sea snot b. Sea boogers c. Sticky snot 2. Where is this sticky thing found? a. On land b. In the air c. In the ocean 3. What is one cause of this sticky thing? a. Climate change b. People putting boogers in the ocean c. Stealing seashells from the beach Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a king or a queen? 你有沒有想過當國王或女王會怎麼樣呢？ Well, now you can be one, kind of… Piel Island is a tiny island in England. There isn't much there apart from a castle and a pub. 皮爾島是一個英格蘭的小島，除了一座城堡跟小酒館以外，那裡沒有什麼東西。 The island does get some visitors though, and someone needs to take care of the island and also serve customers in the pub. 不過確實有觀光客會去，所以需要有人管理小島，並且在小酒館招呼顧客。 There is an old tradition on the island that the boss of the pub is also King or Queen of Piel Island! And guess what? They need a new one! The king or queen even has a throne. 這個小島的傳統是讓酒館老闆當國王或女王，還有寶座喔！ When they first sit on the throne they have buckets of beer poured all over them. So, King or Queen of Piel Island! Your own castle, with beautiful nature and amazing views. Sounds pretty cool, right? 很棒吧！擁有自己的城堡和大自然的美景。 Well… actually, it's pretty inconvenient, there's no store on the island! Most of the island doesn't have electricity, and a lot of the time you'll be the only person there! 但是島上沒有商店，也大部分都沒電，還有你幾乎都是一個人！ Hmmm… Sounds lonely. Would you want to be King or Queen of Piel Island? ________________________________ Vocabulary 當皮爾島的國王或是女王，沒有想像中的好。 1) Castle 城堡。 What is a castle, Ryan? 城堡是什麼，萊恩？ A castle is a big house, with many rooms. 城堡是一棟有很多房間的大房子。 2) Inconvenient 不方便。 It must be inconvenient to live in a castle. 住在城堡裡一定不方便。 Very inconvenient. 很不方便。 It usually doesn't have electricity. 通常沒有電。 3) Pretty 相當。 I would feel pretty lonely there. 我會覺得相當寂寞。 No internet and no TV. 沒有網路也沒有電視。 So would I. 我也會。 Maybe I'd get a dog. 也許我會養一隻狗。 4) Lonely 寂寞的。 That's a good idea! 好主意！ When you have a dog, you won't feel lonely. 你有一隻狗就不會覺得寂寞。 Yeah, dogs are good friends. 對，狗狗是好朋友。 Would you like to live in a castle? 一起讀單字。 castle 城堡 inconvenient 不方便 pretty 相當 lonely 寂寞的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the name of the island in the story? A: Pear Island B: Piel Island C: Lonely Island 2. Where is the island? A: In France B: In England C: In South Korea 3. Which of these does the island have? A: A farm B: A castle C: A school Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you know why there is so much light during the day? It's because of the sun! 你知道為什麼白天那麼亮嗎?當然是因為太陽！ The light from the sun makes everything bright. But have you ever thought of what would happen if the sun… went out? 如果太陽不再發光發熱了該怎麼辦呢？ That is something that could happen, but don't worry. It won't happen for 5 billion years, which is a really, really, really, really long time from now. 這種事情有可能會發生，但不用擔心，是五十億年之後才可能發生。 We know that the sun will still be around for about 5 billion years because very smart scientists figured it out. However, the scientists say the sun won't just burn out, it will actually explode. 科學家說，太陽不只是熄滅，它會爆炸！ When the sun cools down, it will expand, which means it will keep getting bigger, and bigger, and bigger… until it swallows up all of the planets that are near it! 太陽冷卻之後會變得愈來愈大，會大到把它身邊的行星全部都吞掉！ That's scary! And it also doesn't sound like very much fun for anything that is still living on Earth. But good thing we don't have to worry about it, unless we live to be 5 billion years old! 除非我們活到五十億歲，不然我們其實不用擔心！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 沒有了太陽，人類可以存活嗎？ 1. Planet 行星。 Look at the moon! 你看月亮！ What a beautiful planet! 多美的行星！ Our moon is not a planet. It's a satellite. 我們的月亮不是行星。它是衛星。 2. Light 光線。 There's so much light in this room in the morning! 這個房間早上有好多陽光！ It's nice in winter time. 冬天時很好。 But it gets really hot in the summer. 但是到夏天會好熱。 3. Bright 光明的。 I like a room that's bright and colorful. 我喜歡光明而且色彩繽紛的房間。 Me too. I like bright colors like yellow and orange. 我也是，我喜歡亮色系的黃色和橘色。 4. Cool down 冷卻。 Don't drink the tea now. 現在別喝茶。 Let it cool down a little. 讓它冷卻一下。 Right. I'll try the cake first. 對，我先來嚐嚐蛋糕。 今天的單字很好用。 planet 行星 light 光線 bright 光明的 cool down 冷卻 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why is it bright during the day time? a. Because of the sun b. Because of the moon c. Because of candles 2. When will the sun go out? a. In 5 years b. In 5 million years c. In 5 billion years 3. What will happen when the sun goes out? a. It will run away b. It will just stop burning c. It will explode Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

What kind of animal or bug has the most legs? 哪一種動物有最多隻腳呢？ Let's see… people have two legs, dogs have four legs, cats also have four legs. 人類有兩隻腳，狗跟貓有四隻腳。 Cockroaches… ew, I hate cockroaches… they have six legs. 我討厭的蟑螂，有六隻腳。 And spiders have eight legs. 蜘蛛有八隻腳。 But have you heard of a bug that has over one thousand legs? It's true! The bug that has over one thousand legs is called a millipede. 你聽說過千足蟲嗎？這種蟲類就是馬陸。 There are a lot of different kinds of millipedes, but experts recently found a new kind of millipede that lives almost sixty meters under the ground. They found it in Australia. 科學家在澳洲發現，有一種馬陸生活在六十公尺深的地底。 This bug is less than ten centimeters long - that is shorter than the length of a pencil - but it actually has more than one thousand legs… it has one thousand and thirty-six legs. 這種馬陸不到十公分長，但一共有一千零三十六隻腳！ That is the highest number of legs anyone has ever found on a millipede. It also has no eyes. But experts say that's okay because if it lives underground, it doesn't really need them! 因為住在地底下，沒有眼睛也沒有關係！ How cool is that? I can't imagine having that many legs, I would probably trip over myself all the time! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有那麼多隻腳，會不會很難走路？ 1. Leg 腿，腳。 Can you walk faster? 你可不可以走快一點？ No, I can't. I have short legs, you know. 我沒辦法。我的腿短，你要知道。 2. Meter 公尺。 But you can run fast. 但是你可以跑很快。 Didn't you hit a school record in the 100-meter race? 你不是在100公尺賽跑破學校紀錄？ I did. But it's a 1,000-meter race, not one hundred. 對，不過是一千公尺賽跑，不是一百。 3. Underground 地底下。 Many animals live underground. 很多動物住在地下。 Yeah, like ants and mice. 對，比如說螞蟻和老鼠。 4. Kind 種類。 Scientists are trying to find a new kind of bug. 科學家正在尋找新種的昆蟲。 A bug that can live in space.可以住在太空的昆蟲。 Let's read the words together. leg 腿，腳 meter 公尺 underground 地底下 kind 種類 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of insect is mentioned in this story? a. An ant b. A centipede c. A millipede 2. How many legs does the new insect have? a. One hundred b. One thousand c. One thousand and thirty-six 3. What doesn't this new insect have? a. Eyes b. A mouth c. Legs Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Tiny Book Sold for Big Price Oh, hello. I'm reading a book. It's a really interesting story. But it's a big, heavy, and long book! It's taking a long time to finish. 我現在看的書又厚又重，已經看很久了。 I might try a shorter, smaller book next time. Not too small though. Not like a tiny book I heard about recently that's so small you can't even read it! 我聽說有一本書非常小，小到看不見寫什麼！ Made in Germany, this book is just 5 millimeters by 5 millimeters. That's the size of the end of a pencil! 這本書是德國做的，長跟寬都只有5釐米，像鉛筆的筆尖那麼小！ If you want to read it, you'll need a magnifying glass because the words are so small! 要用放大鏡才看得到字。 The book was recently sold for over 130,000 NT! Someone paid a lot of money for a teeny-tiny book that's really hard to read! Unbelievable! 有人用13萬台幣買了這本小小的書，真的很不可思議！ Not only that, but if you put the book down for a second, it could be gone! It's so small you could easily lose it! 那麼小的書應該也很容易弄丟吧！ I think I'll stick with my big book. Now, where was I? ________________________________ Vocabulary 一本書小到要用放大鏡才能閱讀，這有點辛苦。 1) Story 故事。 Toy Story is a fun story. 玩具總動員是很好玩的故事。 It's a story for children. 那是兒童故事。 I know, but I enjoy it too. 我知道，不過我也喜歡看。 2) Interesting 有趣的。 Many adults find children's books interesting. 很多成年人覺得童書很有趣。 You mean like the Harry Potter books? 你是指哈利波特那種書嗎？ Yeah, don't you find them very interesting? 你不覺得它們十分有趣嗎？ 3) Word 文字。 Those books are not easy. 那些書並不簡單。 You're right. There are many difficult words. 你說對了，它們有很多困難的字。 4) Tiny 很小的。 This is a really small hamburger. 這是個好小的漢堡。 Mine is tiny, too. 我的也很小。 It's only a mouthful. 只有一口就沒了。 Let's read the words together. story 故事 interesting 有趣的 word 文字 tiny 很小的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What item is the story about? A: A book B: A car C: A pencil 2. Where was it made? A: Germany B: Spain C: Canada 3. What is special about the item? A: It's huge B: It's tiny C: It glows in the dark Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

If you listen to ICRT, you can hear all the newest pop songs. ICRT can also tell you what the top ten pop albums are in Taiwan, Japan, America, the U.K., and lots of other places. ICRT可以告訴你世界各地最熱門的流行音樂專輯排名。 But, you will never guess what pop album was in the top ten in Australia just last month… actually, it was in the top 5! Do you know why you will never guess? Because it's not a pop album! One of the top five albums in Australia last month was an album of bird sounds! 上個月澳洲排行前五名的音樂專輯，有一張不是流行音樂，而是鳥叫聲！ Bird sounds! Yep! Cool, huh? The bird song album is special. It has the sounds of more than 50 birds in Australia that need help. 專輯裡面聽到的50幾種鳥，都是需要幫助的鳥類。 If people don't do more to help these birds, they might go extinct! Like the dinosaurs. 如果不幫助牠們，這些鳥可能會像恐龍一樣絕種。 No more bird songs from these Australian birds… ever! So, some scientists recorded the birds' songs and made an album. People in Australia saw the album and said, "Yeah! I want to hear those bird sounds. And, if I buy the album, the money will go to help the birds!" 澳洲人想要用買專輯的方式來幫助這些鳥類。 And then lots of people bought it! And pushed the bird song album into the top five! What a great story! ________________________________ Vocabulary 買一張CD不但可以聆聽鳥鳴,還可以幫忙拯救牠們。 1. Song 歌曲。 Listen to this song. 你聽這首歌。 This is not a song! 這不是歌！ It's birds chirping. 這是鳥的叫聲。 But it's like a beautiful song. 但是它就像一首美妙的歌。 2. Sound 聲音。 Well, I think they are the sounds that birds make. 我覺得是鳥在發出很多聲音。 Sounds that are like music. 好像音樂一樣的聲音。 3. Pop music 流行音樂。 I prefer pop music. 我比較喜歡流行音樂。 Like Jay Chou's songs? 比如說周杰倫的歌曲嗎？ Yeah, or Mayday's music. 是的，或者是五月天的音樂。 4. Extinct 絕種。 Many birds are going extinct. 很多鳥正走向滅絕。 Yeah, we may never see them again. 對啊，我們可能再也看不到牠們了。 今天的字很常用喔。 song 歌曲 sound 聲音 pop music 流行音樂 extinct 絕種 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is an 'album'? A: Songs or music B: A dinosaur C: A bird 2. What place does the story happen in? A: Australia B: The North Pole C: Canada 3. Why did so many people buy the bird song album? A: To hear the birds, and help save them B: Because they will give it to their cats C: Because they don't like pop music Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn