Hello, I'm Sam. I'm twelve years old. Tomorrow is October 21st. It's my birthday. I will have a birthday party. Lucy, Lily and Tim will come to the party. Lucy's birthday is on November 12th. Lily's birthday is on June 23rd. Tim's birthday is on December 25th. It's Christmas Day, too.

    Do you know about Xiong'an? It's a new city near Baoding. There is a big lake in Xiong'an. Yes, it is Baiyangdian Lake. It is very big. In summer, you will see many beautiful lotus flowers on the lake. Some are red. Some are pink. Many people like them. There will be many boats on the lake. And there will be many birds singing in the grass. Xiong'an is beautiful and new. You can come here by bus from Baoding. And you can come here by train. You will play in the water with your friends. You will eat delicious fish. You will take many wonderful pictures. You will have a nice trip in Xiong'an.

    George is a little monkey. He lives in a forest(森林). He likes jumping and climbing trees. He is happy every day. But he has a shortcoming. He is too curious. One day an old man goes by the forest. He carries a lot of straw hats(草帽). George sees the man, and the man sees George, too. The man says to himself, “What a lovely monkey! I will catch him. I will take him home. The man sits down and thinks over(考虑). George sees and also sits down. The man has an idea. He puts a hat on his head, and puts other hats on the ground. Then he pretends (假装)to sleep. George is curious and looks at the hats. “I will be nice if I put a hat on my head,” George thinks. Then he climbs down from the tree, picks up a hat and puts it on. The hat is too big, and covers George's eyes.

    George can't see. And the man gets up at once, runs out and catches him quickly. Poor George!

    Mrs Wang is going to have a birthday party for her daughter, Fangfang. Fangfang is going to be fourteen years old. A lot of Fangfang's friends are going to the party. More than forty girls will be there. They will sing and dance at the party. Mrs Wang is getting ready for the party. Mrs Zhang is helping her. "Let me help you. I'll make a big birthday cake," Mrs Zhang says to Mrs Wang. Mr. Wang is shopping. He is going to buy some fruit and drinks for the party. And he is going to buy a pink bike for Fangfang. Fangfang always asks him for a bike. He thinks that Fangfang will have a great birthday.