I'm Mary. I'm 12 years old. I'm 1.62 metres. I have a friend. Her name is May. She is taller than me. But she is one year younger than me. We go to school by bus everyday. I like English best, but she likes music and art.

    We have a good time during the Spring Festival. On that day, I get up early.  Then I put on my new clothes. I brush my teeth and wash my face. After that, I have breakfast with my parents. At noon I always go to my grandparents' house. They give me lucky money. In the afternoon，we make dumplings together. In the evening, we have dumplings, watch TV and talk. We all love the holiday.

The Fox and the

    One morning, a fox sees a rooster.He thinks, "This is my breakfast."

He comes up to the rooster and says," I know you can sing very well.  Can you sing for me ?" The rooster is glad. He closes his eyes and begins to sing. The fox sees that and catches him in his mouth and carries him away.

    The people in the field see the fox. They cry,"Look ,look! The fox is carrying the rooster away." The rooster says to the fox,"Mr Fox, do you understand？ The people say you are carring their rooster away. Tell them I am yours. Not theirs."The fox opens his mouth and says," The rooster is mine, not yours." Just then the rooster runs away and flies into the tree。

    Many years ago, people use a stick, a large piece of wood and dry leaves to make a fire. Today, wood, gas (煤气) and electricity (电) can all make a fire. I think wood is the most dangerous. And I like gas most because it's easy.

    People use fire in many ways. At home, people use fire to cook food and boil water. In factories, workers use fire to melt (熔化) metals (金属) to makes things of different shapes. Some workers use fire to make glass.

    Fire can help us to do many things, but sometimes fire is dangerous. Cigarettes and campfires can all start a fire in the countryside, in schools and at homes. We must be careful. We mustn't smoke in the countryside, and we mustn't cook without an adult (成年人). We mustn't play with matches. We mustn't play around a fire.

David: Hello, Martin, where are you going now?

Martin: I am going to the supermarket.

David: What are you going to buy?

Martin: I am going to buy a big cake, because today is my grandpa's birthday.

David: Oh, happy birthday to your grandpa.

Martin: Thank you. What are you going to do this evening?

David: I am going to do some word puzzles and watch TV.

Martin: What about joining us?

David: OK. Thank you for talking to me.

Martin: See you this evening!

David: See you!

    One day a crow found a piece of meat. She picked it up in her mouth and flew to a tall tree. She was just going to eat the meat when a fox saw her. He came and stood under the tree and said," How pretty you are! My dear friend, you must be the most beautiful bird in the world."

    The crow was very happy by these words. Then the fox said," I can you see your pretty face, but I have not heard your voice. Why don't you sing a song?"

    The crow opened her mouth and began to sing. As she opened her mouth, she lost her meat. The fox picked up the meat at once and went away with it. The crow was very angy.