A rich (富有的) man and a poor (穷的) musician (音乐家) lived in the same house. The rich man lived upstairs (楼上)and the poor musician lived downstairs (楼下). The musician liked to sing. But the rich man didn't like to sing, and he liked to sleep.

    One day, the rich man said to him, I'll give you a bag of money every day if (假如) you stop singing.

    “Fine,” said the musician. So he stopped singing and became a rich man, too. But he wasn't happy, because he wanted to sing again.

    At last (最后), the poor musician said to the rich man, “Here's your money.

    Get it back. I don't want your money, and I want to sing every day.” He started to sing again and he was happy again.

    It's 7: 30 on Monday morning. It's time forTom to go to school. Classes begin at 7:40. Tom is still in his room. Hismother says, "Hurry, Tom. You must be quick or you'll be late. ""Mum,where's my pencil-box? I can't find it. I can't go to school without mypencil-box." cries Tom

    Look at Tom's room. What a mess(糟糕) ! His books arelying all over(遍布) the room. His football socks are onthe desk. A kite and some clothes are on his bed. Tom's mother comes to helphim. She asks Tom to put his books away and Tom's pencil-box is under the bookson the floor.

    "You must look after your things, Tom."says Mrs. Read.

    It's a new season. The frogs are excited about spring. I can hear them croaking in the distance. I know it's spring when I hear the frogs croaking.

    It's a new season. The flowers are excited about spring. I can see them growing in the distance. I know it's spring when I see the flowers growing.

    It's a new season. The cicadas are excited about summer. I can hear them singing in the distance. I know it's summer when I hear the cicadas singing.

    Nowadays, more and more women go out for work. Women can do anything they want. Everything can be women's work.

    This is Emily. She is a worker in a toy factory. Every morning, she goes to work by subway. She likes playing computer games with her friends.

    This is Lisa. She is an engineer. She likes building new buildings. She often goes here and there by plane. She likes taking pictures.

    This is Rose. She is a postwoman. She works at a post office. She likes singing when she is sending letters.

    This is Alice. She is a police officer. Her job is to help people. She often goes from street to street by car. She likes playing basketball very much.

    This is Julia. She is a scientist. She works in a university. She walks to work every morning. She likes reading books about science.