Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name. Their family name comes last. For example, my full name is Jim Allan Green. Green is my family name .My parents gave me both of my other names.

    People don't use their middle names very much. So “John Henry Brown” is usually called “John Brown”. People never use Mr., Mrs. or Miss before their first names. So you can say John Brown, or Mr. Brown; but you should never say Mr. John. They use Mr., Mrs. or Miss with the family name but never with the first name.

    Sometimes people ask me about my name. “When you were born, why did your parents call you Jim?” they ask. "Why did they choose that name?” The answer is they didn't call Jim. They called me James. James was the name of my grandfather. In England, people usually call me Jim for short. That's because it is shorter and easier than James.

    A man is going to the house of a rich man. He sees a box of good apples by the road. He says," I don't want them, because the rich man will give me a lot of good food." Then he takes the apples and throws them into the dustbin (垃圾桶).

    He comes to a river. The water in the river is very deep and he can't get across (穿过) it. He says to himself, "I can't go to the rich m an' s house today." So he goes home.

    He has nothing to eat the day. He is very hungry, so he comes to the apples.

    Don't throw good things away, you may be glad to have them sometimes.

    Hello, my name is Xiaoyu. Hello，my name is Xiaoyu. I'm a pretty girl. There are four people in my family. I have long legs. My favourite sport is running. I run very fast. My brother is tall. He likes playing basketball. My father has long arms. He plays tennis very well. My mother is clever. She is good at playing chess. We are all good players.

    Steven goes to the park with his father. They have a lot of fun, but now he can't find his father. He goes to the Information Center. "Excuse me. Can I use your phone? I can't find my dad." The man in the center says, "Sure. Here you are." He calls his father. His father says, "I'm at the hamburger shop." Steven thanks the man. Now he can find his dad.

To: liyun@penfriend. com

From: alice@ penfriend. com

Dear Li Yun,

    I am happy to be your pen friend. I live in Australia. I have a twin sister Ann. We look the same, but we don't like the same things. I like swimming, diving and riding my bike, but Ann likes drawing pictures and making kites. I like sports, but she likes art. I like beef and coffee, but she likes fruit and milk. Tell me something about you. What's your hobby?

Yours,

Alice