Jane is only four years o1d and she doesn't go to school. But she is very clever and learns a lot from her grandpa—an old teacher. One day, Jane's mother, Mrs John takes her to a party. The guests（客人）all praise（表扬）a rich woman's son. Mrs John asks him a few questions, but his answers are wrong. Jane begins to laugh.

    The rich woman is angry.  She te11s her friend—a teacher to ask Jane some questions, but the little girl answers all. Then she asks, "There are three birds in a tree. How many will be left（被留下）if I kill（杀死）one?”

    “One” answers Jane. “You're wrong!” calls out the rich woman. “All of them will fly away”,“Do you think a dead（死的）bird can fly?”asks the little girl.

    The guests begin to 1augh and the woman's face turns red.

    Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends．They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain．So they can help each other．But neither of them likes to use his head．They're both poor though they work hard．Most villagers have built new houses，but they still live in the low and broken houses．They never find out why．

    Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife．In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive．He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back．They decided to carry some apples to the city．They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1，000kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor．Bad luck!A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived．A few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）．They felt unhappy and returned to their village．

    "I can't understand why we sustained （蒙受） losses in business while others always profit （盈利）"Uncle Li asked one day．

    "The tractor was too small"Uncle Wang said without thinking．"We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

    "I agree!"said Uncle Li．"How foolish （傻的） we were!"

Dear Frank,

    Thank you for your postcard. I'm very glad you are having a good trip now. Ottawa is very beautiful in May. I hope I will have a chance to go there one day.

    Our summer holiday will start next month. I enjoy my summer holiday, although(虽然)it's hot at that time in America. During the summer holiday, I can swim in the sea and go fishing. It's so cool. And I am going to our hometown near Chicago with my sister Linda, and my parents agree(同意). Our uncle lives there, so Linda and I can stay with him.

    We are not going to take a plane. We are going there by train. I am going to fish there. And Linda likes painting. She is going to do some painting there. I'm sure we'll have a good time.

Sincerely,

Jack

    Jerry has a happy family — his parents, his sister and he. They live in a small town, and it is not far from the city.

    One day, Jerry goes to a shopping centre in the city to buy a new pair of trousers. There are too many people in the shop, so he doesn't want to try them on there.

    He goes back home and tries on the trousers in his bedroom. They are too long for him and he wants to ask his mother or sister to shorten (剪短) them for him. When he goes to his mother, she is cooking lunch and doesn't have any time to help him. He goes to his sister, but she is washing clothes and shoes. "The new trousers are too long. Can you help me to shorten them five centimetres?" His mother and sister are busy, and they don't say anything. Jerry goes out to fly kites with his classmates.

    Jerry's father is not busy, so he helps his son to shorten the trousers and plays computer games again in the study. When his mother finishes cooking, she goes to Jerry's bedroom and helps him to shorten the trousers five centimetres, too. But she doesn't tell her daughter about it and goes out.

    After an hour, Jerry's sister remembers her brother's trousers. So she goes quietly into the room and also helps her brother to shorten the trousers five centimetres.

    Can you guess the look on Jerry's face when he wears the trousers next time?

There are some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} rooms in our school. We like them and always want to go there. 

The library is a great place to read and learn. There are so many books in it and it's also a quiet place for {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. to study. We can go there every day and usually spend half an hour {#blank#}3{#/blank#} books. 

The art room is a colorful place. We can learn to draw, paint or make handicrafts (手工艺品) in it. There we use many materials (材料) to make beautiful paintings and handicrafts. We can go there {#blank#}4{#/blank#} class. 

The music room is our favorite place. It is not big {#blank#}5{#/blank#} very beautiful. There are different {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of instruments (乐器) and we can play the guitar, the piano or even the violin. We learn to sing songs and write songs. It's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} interesting place to enjoy music. 

The computer room {#blank#}8{#/blank#} us to learn computer skills (技能). We can learn how to find out information on the Internet. There {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a big screen on the wall and 60 computers on the desks. 

All these rooms are{#blank#}10{#/blank#} good for our growth (成长). They make our school a great place to study.