Joe was a poor old man．He had very little food to eat．One day Joe went into the forest to collect firewood(木柴)．In the afternoon，he was tired and hungry．He wanted to rest so he sat under a tree．He took a small potato out of his bag for lunch．Just then he saw a girl looking at him．She was holding(拿)a bottle of water．

    Joe said to the girl，"Are you hungry ?Come and have my potato．" "Thank you．That's very kind of you．"said the girl．"You can have my water．"They sat down and shared (分享)the food and water together happily．

    After the meal，the girl left．Joe went on collecting firewood．He felt his body becoming stronger．He finished(完成)his work and got home early that day．When he looked in the mirror, he was surprised(惊讶的)to see a strong young man.

    Mary is a little girl. She is only four. She is not at school. She doesn't know how to read or write. But her sister Joan is a schoolgirl. She is ten years old. She knows how to read and write. One day, Joan sees her little sister in the room. She's at the table. There's a pencil in her hand. She's writing. “What are you writing, Mary?” She asks. “I'm writing a letter to my friend Rose. ” “But you don't know how to write. ”says her sister. “Well,” says Mary, "it doesn't matter. Rose doesn't know how to read. "

    Hello，my name is Danny. I am a tall boy. I have a big face and two big eyes. I can read books and write English. I am a good student. I have a happy family. My father and mother are teachers. My father is 35 years old and my mother is 33 years old. My father is tall and thin. He can swim and dive. My mother isn't tall. But she's thin. She can draw nice pictures.

    Mike is tall. He is a hard-working student. He has a new schedule in the new term(学期)。On Mondays, he has Chinese, English, maths and music. He can play the pipa in music class. On Tuesdays, he has Chinese, maths, art and English. He often plays ping-pong after school. On Wednesdays, he has maths, science, Chinese and art. He can draw pictures in art class. On Thursdays, he has science and computer class. He often cooks dinner for his family after school. He likes vegetables very much. But, he doesn't like salad. On Fridays, he has music, PE, and Chinese. He often watches TV in the evening.

    It is March 12th. It's Tree Planting Day. There are many people on the hills. They're planting trees. People plant many trees today. Plants are important to us. They can make food from the air, water and sunlight. But animals and people can't do so. Animals and people can get food from plants. Without plants, life will not go on, Plants make the air clean, they can keep water from flowing away(流失). They can stop wind from blowing up sand and earth. But in some places people are cutting down too many trees. This brings floods(洪水) and sandstorm(沙暴). Now more and more people know that plants are important. They will plant more trees and grow more plants. They will try to protect the trees.

    Hello, my name is Judy. I'm an Australian girl. It is July (七月) now, the middle of a year. It is winter in Australia and it is very cold. In Australia, I must wear warm clothes and I can go skiing or make a snowman with my friends. That's a lot of fun. But I am in China now. It is summer here. I just wear my beautiful dress and a pair of sandals (凉鞋). It is really hot here. I usually go swimming with my friends when I have free time. And I often eat ice cream. That's great!