On Christmas Eve, the evening before Christmas Day, children always put a stocking(长筒袜) at the end of their beds. Their parents often tell them that Santa will bring gifts for the good children. When the children sleep in their beds, Santa will climb down the chimney(烟囱)into the house and fill the stockings with Christmas gifts.

    In fact, children's fathers will put on red hats and red clothes. They will put the gifts into the stockings or under the Christmas trees.

    Last summer I went to Qingdao with my parents.Qingdao is in the east of China.The weather was warm there. I swam in the sea every day.We ate lots of fish.I bought many presents for my friends too.We had a lovely time there.

Dear Henry,

    How is everything?

    The holiday is coming next week. I'm going to Hawaii with my father and mother. It's a wonderful place. We're going to walk on the beach. We're going to swim in the sea. We're going to eat a lot of seafood. We're also going to watch beautiful chances. We're going to have a good time there. What about your holiday? Where are you going? What are you going to do?

Love

Tom

Kate: What should we have for lunch?

Ben: I want to eat dumplings.

Kate: OK! I want two hamburgers.

Ben: What do you want to drink for lunch?

Kate: I feel very hot. Can I have a large Coke, please?

Ben: Sure! I want a cup of tea.

Kate: How much are they?

Cashier: They're thirty yuan.

Kate: Here's the money.

Cashier: Thank you.

    When Ruby was a baby, she was very cute. She had short hair and big blue eyes. She was in a pink baby clothes. She could crawl (爬) along the floor. She could play with blocks. She liked to lie on the floor with her mum. She could put the blocks on top of each other. She could sit in a high chair and eat from a spoon. She could eat soft food like potato, pumpkin, yoghurt and banana.

    Now Ruby is ten years old. She has long black hair. She likes eating beef and vegetables. She can do more things. She can read, write, draw and count. She can play the piano. She sometimes goes to the music hall to enjoy the concerts. She is growing up.