Bill is an English boy. He is twelve. He lives in China with his family. There are four people in his family. They are his father Jack Cliton, his mother Catherine and his little sister Abby. He has a yellow dog. Its name is Barbi. His father is mending his bike. What is Bill doing? Ah, he is doing Chinese homework. He can't speak Chinese very well. But he loves Chinese very much. Bill's father works in middle school. He is an English teacher. His mother is in a TV factory. Bill and his sister go to the same school.

    My name is Linda. Lily is my good friend. Her birthday is coming. She will have a party. I'm going to the party. And I'm going to give her a present. I ask my mum，“What present can I take?” She says，“What about a toy car?” “I don't think it's a good present. She has got one，”I answer. “Why don't you buy her a new doll？”“That's a good idea. ”

    We have two bedrooms, one living room, a study, a kitchen and a bathroom. A big bed is in my bedroom. We have three sofas and a TV. They are in the living room. Where is my desk? It's in the study. I like my home.

    In Indonesia (印度尼西亚) , there is a special market. The market is on the water. Hundreds of vendors (小贩) sit in boats. They sell fruit and vegetables, for example, yellow bananas and red tomatoes. The vendors wear colourful clothes and big beautiful hats. They also decorate (装饰) their boats. All these bright colors come together. They make an amazing picture.

    Usually, vendors stay on the water for a whole day. When they go home, they go together. Look, many small boats make a chain (链子) . A bigger boat pulls them in the front. There are usually about 20 boats in each chain.

    Elephants are mammals. They can be four metres tall. They don't eat meat. They only eat fruit, leaves and grass. They need a lot of food, so they spend most of their time eating. They only sleep for about four hours every night.

    The elephant has two long, white teeth called tusks. It is the only animal with a trunk-a special long nose. The elephant can use its trunk to pick up big tree or a small peanut. The elephant is also the mammal with the biggest ears. They look like two big fans.

    Elephants live in Africa and Asia. They live together in family groups. They are very strong, very smart and of course, very, very big.

    A man lost a needle (针) in the room. But it was dark in the room and he could not see it. He came out and looked for the needle in the street. A friend of his came up and said, "What are you doing here?" "I am looking for my needle now." "Where did you lose it?" he asked. "I lost it in my room." "You lost your needle in your room, but you look for it in the street. Isn't that funny?" "But it is dark in my room. I can't find it there. Here is bright and I can see it."