Hello! My name is Maggie. I'm ten years old. I come from Australia. Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of it is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. I live in Sydney, Australia. I love this city. It's clean and beautiful. There are four seasons in Sydney. I like summer best because I can go swimming and surfing on the beach. Christmas is also in summer. You know? It's strange. We have a holiday for Christmas．On Christmas Day, my father drives us to the beach. I like to surf in the sea. My sister likes to make sandcastles and my brother likes to play balls with our dog．My parents like to hide the presents in the sand. We have to find our presents. It's really fun.

During the holidays, Amy and Tim want to do some cooking at home. They love chocolate cake very much.

Amy: Let's make a chocolate cake!

Tim: Good idea. Then what do we need?

Amy: We need a lot of chocolate, some milk, and flour, and…

Tim: Well, well, let's start! Can I heat the oven (烤箱) first?

Amy: Yes, please. Do we need a big bowl?

Tim: Of course. Here you are.

Amy: I want to put three eggs, some sugar, some chocolate, much flour and cream into the bowl.

Tim: Can I mix them?

Amy: OK. But don't play with the flour.

Tim: I know. Now I want to put the batter (面糊) into a pan (平底锅). Is the oven hot?

Amy: Oh, very hot.

Tim: Well, let's put the pan into the oven, and bake it.

Amy: OK.

A: Oh, it's a nice photo.

B: Yes, I took it at Century Park.

A: Century Park? Really?

B: It's very interesting.

A: Who is she?

B: She's my sister, Mary.

A: Where is she?

B: She's on the swing. She's happy.

A: Who's this boy?

B: He's my cousin, Peter.

A: Where is he?

B: He's in the plant house.

A: How about this boy?

B: Oh, I don't know. But he can play football very well.

A: Is this a fountain?

B: Yes, it's a small fountain. There are three fountains there. And three ponds.

A: Are they birds?

B: Yes, they are in the aviary.

A: Can you feed them?

B: No, we can't feed them.

    It's sunny today. There's no school. Bob goes to the farm with his classmate, Jack. Bob puts on his new white T-shirt and yellow cap(帽子). Jack has white shorts and green shoes(鞋子). The farm is very far(远的). They take a bus there. They see a lot of animals on the farm. There are eight cows on the farm. They like eating grass. There are ten ducks in the pool. They like swimming. They also see pigs and chicks on the farm. They have a good time today!

    Mr. Brown has a son and a daughter. They live near the mountain. They are very poor. They have got little money. They buy some seeds. They plant rice, beans, cabbage and carrots in the fields. They water their plants. Their plants grow well. They are very happy.

    Some big birds come. They eat the beans. They eat the rice. They eat the cabbage and the carrots. Mr. Brown is not happy. He drives the birds away. He puts a nest on the ground. He catches some birds. The birds are afraid now. They don't want to eat Mr. Brown's fields now.

In autumn, Mr. Brown has a lot of rice, beans, cabbage and carrots. He's happy again. The Browns aren't poor now.

    Hello, my name is Ferdinand. I have a big nose and two small(小的) ears. Today is my birthday. I have a big grass cake. It's nice. You can see five candles(蜡烛) on the cake. I have many gifts. Look, a brown toy dog, a pink toy pig and a yellow toy duck. Oh, I'm thirsty. Can I have some water, please? I like my grass cake and water very much.