In China, two-child policy(政策) has come out. That's to say, China now allows two children for each family. However, different people have different opinions about it. Some parents are willing to have a second child as soon as possible. They think the second baby is a gift for themselves. One child will feel lonely when his parents go out for work. Two kids will help each other and share happiness and sadness together. In Chinese tradition, the old people wouldn't like to spend their later life in the old people's home. After the second baby grows up, he will be able to share the pressure of looking after his old parents. China has become a country with an increasing number of old people. Two-child policy will improve the balanced (平衡的) development of population. However, other parents refuse the second child because they have some worries. For example, they can't afford the cost of education. They also worry that their two children won't get along with one another. Maybe the young people can't find jobs easily in the future. For our country, perhaps the policy will lead to the house and population problems.

    In a word, more and more families will have a second child. Do you mind having a brother or a sister?

    Nobody knows how many different languages there are in the world. The most widely used language is English. It's used by business people, airline pilots all over the world. It's also the first language of sports and science. So it's very important for us to learn English.

    English is most widely spoken in the world, while Chinese has the largest number of speakers. There are not only over one billion people living in China, but also many Chinese people living outside China. You can find large or small groups of Chinese people living in almost every country in the world.

    There are some other important languages in the world, too. Chinese is of course very important, especially in Asia. Arabic is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken both in Europe and Asia. French is widely understood, not only in Europe, but also in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia. Spanish has a growing number of speakers all over the world, especially in Central and South Africa.

    What language do people speak in the United Nations? There are so many different languages in the world, but they decide to use only six of them. They are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Everything spoken or written in one language is translated into the other five.

    In the U.S. Mother's Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their mothers cards, presents and flowers. One of the best ways to celebrate Mother's Day is to give your mother a day off. Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the housework. Many families begin Mother's Day with the breakfast in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mum sleep late as they go into the kitchen and get ready for her favorite meal. A Mother's Day breakfast can be anything your mum likes. After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don't forget to put a flower in the bottle. With spring here, the children can pick up the nicest flower from the garden outside. When everything is ready, carefully carry the plate and mum's favorite books or newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be put on the plate before they are given to mum in bed. Many families take mum out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good way to let your mum rest and let her see what a happy family she has!

    There are many traditional holidays in China.

    The Spring Festival is the most important one in China. It is as important as Christmas in the West. On the evening before Spring Festival, all the family members get together and have a big dinner.  After dinner, they watch TV and play cards while waiting for the New Year to come.

    The next one is the Lantern Festival. It falls on the 15th night of the first lunar (农历) month. People often go out to enjoy the lantern show.

    Then comes the Dragon Boat Festival. It is on the 5th lunar month. It is a festival to honor an ancient poet Qu Yuan. People often hold dragon boat competition on that day. So it is now a festival of the Chinese traditional sports.

    The next one is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. The whole family sit in the open air and enjoy the bright moon while they're eating moon cakes and fresh fruit.