My summer holiday is coming to the end．During the holiday，we went to Dalian for a visit，I saw the beautiful sea there，it was really amazing．The sea water was as blue as the sky，and it was very clean．Also，the beach in Dalian was very nice，we built a small sand palace．When I was swimming in the sea，as if I was a little fish．I like that feeling very much．I also spent time to study for school．I read many books，practiced math problems，and I finished all of my homework．I was very happy．

Sam：Shall we see a film this Saturday，Jim?

Jim：Sure．What would you like to see?

Sam：Let me have a look at the film guide．Shall we see Space Wars?

Jim：What is it about?

Sam：It's a cartoon．It's a great adventure about astronauts in space．

Jim：It sounds good! Let's see Space Wars．Shall we see it at Green Cinema?

Sam：No，it is too far．Shall we go to the Square Cinema?

Jim：OK! Shall we see it at 3：00 p．m．?

Sam：Sure．

Jim：How much is the ticket?

Sam：Fifty yuan．

    Betty is an American girl. She is thirteen. She is in Beijing with her parents. She doesn't know much Chinese. She can't speak Chinese well. Sometimes her friends don't understand her.

    It's Sunday morning. She is going to the zoo to see pandas. She is waiting at a bus stop. At the bus stop she asks a boy which bus to take to go to the zoo. But the boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws a panda on it and shows the picture to the boy. The boy smiles and then shows her the way to the zoo.

    His name is Daming. He likes dogs and pandas. And he likes pears and oranges. His favourite food is rice and meat. His father likes basketball, but he doesn't like football. His mother likes skipping and swimming. She doesn't like noodles.

    One day, Mark Twain went to a small town to give a lecture (讲座). At lunch he met a young man. The young man told him that he had an uncle. His uncle never laughed or smiled. Nobody and nothing could make his uncle smile or laugh. "You bring your uncle to my lecture tonight," said Mark Twain. "I'm sure I can make him laugh." That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly (直接地) at the old man. He told some funny stories. But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the funniest story he knew. But the old man didn't still smile. At last Mark Twain stopped. He felt very tired and disappointed (失望的). Some days later, Mark Twain told one of his friends about what had happened. "Oh," said his friend. "I know that old man. He is deaf."