9 Welcome to "Around the World in Eight Hours". I'm your tour guide, Robin. Have you noticed the "Tour" icon at the top of the page? Just click on it, and you can visit Asia, Africa, Europe,America and more in only eight hours! Here we are in “the Big Apple”—New York, the biggest city in the USA. Wall Street, the world-famous trade centre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island. There are many big companies and international banks here. Further on is Times Square. Every year, thousands of people gather here on New Year's Eve. It's exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.
5 One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. As usual, they sat down under a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but saw nothing. “Is anybody there?” Millie asked. Nobody replied. “That’s strange,” the two girls were very afraid. They left the park quickly. On their way home, they met Andy. “What happened?” Andy asked. “There's a 'ghost' in the park!” Millie said, Then she told Andy everything. “What is it?” Andy wondered. He went to the park, stood beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard the whisper! He searched the bushes.