There are many animals at the zoo. The bears are fat. The wolf is thin. It eats meat. The panda is black and white. The birds are small. They live in trees. The elephant is very big. Its nose is long. Its tail is short.

    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.

Woman: Good morning, what can I do for you?

Peter: Yes, please. I want to buy a pair of boy's pants. Do you have any?

Woman: Of course. Look at these brown pants. They're only 69 yuan.

Peter: They're not expensive. But they're too small. I won't take them.

Woman: What about this black one? Do you like the black colour?

Peter: No, I don't. Look, I like a pair of those blue pants. How much are they?

Woman: Ninety-eight yuan.

Peter: OK, I'll take them.

Woman: Do you want anything else?

Peter: No, thanks.

Air Jordan

    Michael Jordan (1963- ) is one of the most famous basketball players in the world. He was born in Brooklyn (布鲁克林), New York. He didn't like to talk about himself. He was also very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him, as he grew much taller.

    Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina (北卡罗来纳州). Michael used his quickness and strength to reach the basket again and again. He played so well that people call him Air Jordan. After college, Michael became a member of the Chicago Bull basketball team. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named Rookie of the year in 1985 and the most Valuable Player in 1987. He once set a record by getting 63 points in one game.

    My name's Tom. I'm ten years old. I'm a pupil. My school is not very big, but it's beautiful. There is a computer room in my school. It's bright and clean. There are many computers in it. There is a computer in our classroom too. We have lessons with it. It is useful. My school has two libraries. The big library is for us. The small one is for teachers. The playground is big. I like playing football there. I like my school.