It's warm today. We're in the park. It's a beautiful park. We can see trees. We can see some birds in the trees. They're singing. Look! Mary is reading. Tom is eating. Peter is playing football. Jim is painting. We're happy in the park.

    One night Wu Gang was lying in bed. Then suddenly a loud cry for help woke him up. He looked out of the window and found his neighbour's house was on fire. Wu Gang hurried to telephone 119 for help. Then he ran out at once. He saw many people trying to put out the fire with water, and he quickly joined in. After some time, the firefighters arrived, the big fire was out at last. Luckily, no house was destroyed by the fire and all the people were safe.

Kate and Daming meet at the party.

Kate: Hi, I'm Kate. I'm from the US.

Daming: Hi, I'm Daming I'm from China: Pleased to meet you.

Kate: Pleased to meet you too. You are Chinese but you can speak English. That's great.

Daming: Yes, I can speak some English.

Kate: So can you be my Chinese pen friend?

Daming: Yes, of course. I also want a pen friend from the US.

Kate: Oh, but I can't write in Chinese.

Daming: That's OK. I can write in English.

Kate: That's nice. Then this is my address in New York.

Daming: And this is my address in Beijing. I will write to you soon.

    Hello, I'm Mike. I am ten years old. My favourite food is salad. It's healthy. I often play football on the weekend. I have two good friends.

They're Sarah and John, Sarah is helpful at home. She often washes her clothes on the weekend. She likes ice cream. She thinks it's sweet, John is a funny boy. His favourite food is sandwiches. They're delicious. What does he do on the weekend? Oh! He often does his homework.

    The Smart Family (Smart一家人) are at the zoo. There are so many animals there. Sam can see a big tiger, it can eat bones (骨头). Amy can see a kangaroo (袋鼠), it can jump very far. Tom can see a snake, it can slide (滑动). Ms Smart can see a pig, it can turn around. How about Mr. Smart? He can see a lovely cat. It can climb the tree. They are so happy to see the animals, and they have a good time!

Many people don't have the same hobbies, but they can still be good friends. Li and Wang are good friends. Li likes collecting stamps (集邮). Wang doesn't like collecting stamps. He likes swimming.

Wang often asks Li to go swimming with him, but Li always (总是) says he is very busy (忙碌的). Yes, he is always busy with his stamps. "You should collect something with me," Wang often says to Li. "You should collect something." Li often says to Wang. Wang likes playing the violin, but Li doesn't. Li likes playing the piano. They like to help each other. That's why they are good friends.