Tom and his father are playing in the playground. There is a cat and a dog there. They are playing with a ball together. “I think the cat is older than the dog," Tom says, “I don't think so," his father says. “Why?" “Because the dog looks bigger than the cat " Tom laughs and says, "But I like the cat. It is white and it is funnier than the dog. "Tom's father says, “Dogs are my favourite animals because they are very friendly to me" "Yes, but I like smaller ones. Can we keep one?" Tom says. "Of course," Tom's father says.

    Many people like to travel by plane, but I don't like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can't open the window. You can't choose the food. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. The stations are usually in cities. When you can't catch a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train. You can see many interesting things on your way. And the trains are fast too.I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don't need to reach a train station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.

    Mrs. Black's mother was ill in bed three days ago . So she had to go and look after her .

    Before she left , she said to her husband , “I must tell you where everything is , or you don't know what to do , but my train is leaving in half an hour's time and I must go now .”

    “Don't worry ,” Mr Black said , “ I can look after myself .” In fact , he could not do anything without his wife . But when his wife came back the next day , she did not have to wash any plates because he had his metals in restaurants .

My name is Lucas. I'm ten years old. I live in a house. It's near the gym, but it's far from school. I go to school by bus. I have a little pet cat. It's yellow and white. I like my cat. I like to play with it. Ann is my friend. She is eleven years old. She lives near my home. She likes to play ping-pong. On Saturday or Sunday, we go to the gym with my pet cat.

    The Greens have two girls, Annie and Jenny. Jenny is eight. Annie is ten. The two girls like riding bikes. One day, they were riding bikes in the park. Annie fell down from the bike. There was a big cut on her right leg. Jenny helped her to get up and took her home.

    Their mother cleaned the cut and bandaged(包扎) it. Then Mother asked Father to take Annie to see a doctor. After Annie heard that, she got up and went to the kitchen and took out an apple from the fridge.

    Jenny came into the kitchen and asked Annie, "Why are you eating an apple in the kitchen?" Annie said, " I am afraid of doctors. Our teacher says that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, so I am eating an apple. "

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