George was a quiet, serious young man. He had been studying very hard for one year, and when he passed all his exams, his friend Jim went to give him his congratulations and then had an earnest talk with him.

  “You've never been to a dance, George.” he said. “It's boring always studying and never enjoying oneself. Come out with me this evening.”

  “Maybe you're right, Jim,” replied George after a moment of hesitation.

    So they went to a dance and had a very good time. But George drank more than he was used to, and by midnight Jim became worried about him, so he said, “now we'll walk home in the cool air.”

    On their way home, they came to a bridge. George looked down at the river below very carefully, the stars were reflected on its surface.

 “What are those lights down there?” George asked.

 “They're the stars, George,” Jim answered.

 “The stars?” George said. “Well, then, they should be above in the sky. How did I get so high up here? They are now at my foot!”

C

    It is a hot day in summer．A hungry lion is walking along a lake．He is looking for something to eat．A duck is swimming in the water．The lion is very happy to see him，"There is my lunch，"the lion says to himself．"Hello，Mr Duck!""Go away,bad lion!"says the duck．"I have good news for you．""What is it?"asks the duck．"I don't want other animals to hear it．Please come here．"says the lion．The poor duck gets out of the water and runs to the lion．The lion eats him up．

    It's Saturday. Amy will cook for her family. Amy's father would like some beef, rice and soup. Her mother would like some beef noodles, fish and tea. Her brother, John would like some chicken, bread and orange juice.

    Alan Brown is an Australian boy. He is twelve years old. He lives at No. 69 Park Road in Sydney with his parents. Art and music are his favourite subjects. In his spare time, he likes playing the violin and doing sports.

    Hello, I'm John. It's Monday today. I was busy last weekend. I didn't go to school on the weekend. And my parents didn't go to work. We all stayed at home. I cleaned the rooms and watered the plants. I did my homework and played basketball. My mother cooked the meals, washed the clothes and went to the shop. My father washed his car and saw his friends. We watched an interesting TV show last night.