Christmas is coming. Stephen can see it everywhere he 1 There are Christmas things to sell in the shops and Christmas trees in the park. But it is only in late 2 . Stephen thinks this is wonderful. He likes Christmas very much. To celebrate it for a month is not enough.

     He went into a clothes shop to buy 3 . He found a perfect (完美的) pair.

    "Just these, sir?" asked the shop assistant.

    "Yes, please," 4  Stephen.

    "They look a little big for you. Are you sure they will 5 ?" asked the shop assistant.

    "Oh, they will be fine," said Stephen,

    It was 6 the trousers were a little big. But they  7  to be. Every Christmas Stephen 8 as Father Christmas and works in the local shopping mall. Children like to take photos with him.

    Stephen walked out of the 9 and smiled happily. What 10 he do this Christmas?

    I like fishing. Every Sunday I get up early and 1 a bike to a river.

    This morning my 2 wants to go with me after breakfast. We go by car first and then walk to the3. After we get there, we sit down and I start to 4. In two hours, I catch nothing.

    “All right, let 5 have a try.” she says. She 6six big fish in half an hour.“I'll go home and I'm going to cook them for 7You8take the bus home,” she says.

    I stay by the river but catch only an old shoe. I feel a little 9 with myself.10is the fisherman in the family? My wife or I?

    It's 7: 00 on Sunday morning. Some students are in the post office. They are1 a letter to their good friend Jeff now. He is a 13­year­old English boy. He wishes(希望) to come to China and have a good time here, 2 he doesn't know where the place is. These students write this letter to tell him.

    3 town is a beautiful place, so Jeff wants to visit it very much. He knows the town very early. There4a hotel in the town. Jeff can5 in it. A6 is near it. He can enjoy much nice food in it. He has lunch and supper in it, but he has to have breakfast outside. 7 the restaurant and the hotel there is a park. There are many beautiful trees and flowers in it. He can ask the8 for help when he has problems. He can go9 the police station.

    He must love this beautiful town. These students welcome him to this10 place.

    Yuzuru Hanyu is a famous Japanese figure(花样滑冰运动员).He was born in Japan in 1994. He suffered from asthma (哮喘)when he was young. To help treat his illness, Hanyu 1 skating at the age of four with his sister.

    When he was eleven, Hanyu had an 2. In the interview, he said that his 3was to win an Olympic gold medal. In order to make4 dream come true, he made many efforts. In 2011, a big earthquake happened in Hanyu's hometown and destroyed the local rink (溜冰场).But that didn't5him from practising skating. He stuck with his training in other rinks and performed in 60 ice shows 6 his local rink reopened.

    Hanyu's hard work7paid off at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He8 the world record in the men's short programme and won the9 Olympic gold medal for Japan in the men's figure skating event. He is the second youngest male figure skater to become the Olympic champion.

    Hanyu was crowned the champion again in the men's figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He has millions of10 in his country. They are hoping to see more wonderful performances from him in the future.

    Like most Chinese, Mr. Zhang has a traditional family. 1 he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6-year-old son is a pupil. Mr. Zhang's mother lives with them and helps them 2 the kid. They love one another and live a happy life.

    Yesterday it was Mr. Zhang's mother's birthday. The couple wanted to do3 to show their love for her. After a big dinner, Mr. Zhang brought a basin (盆) of warn water and asked his mother to  sit 4 the basin. He took off her shoes and put her 5into the water. After that he began to wash them 6His wife helped to comb his mother'® hair slowly. Seeing this, the boy7his mother's example. He tried to comb his mother's hair, too. But he was not 8 enough to do that. So he brought a chair and stood on it. Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family.

    As we all know, it is a good Chinese tradition to respect the old and take care of the .young. We should try our 9 to care for our family. We must visit our parents as often as possible and have a 10 with them on happiness. The phone even though we may work far away. Indeed, family is a place of happiness.

    Look! Here is a photo 1 my family. I have a big family. My 2  are old now. My grandfather is 72 years old and my grandmother3 70 years old. I have an4. He's my father's 5. I have two6. They're my mother's sisters. I have7 cousins—a boy and a girl. They are my uncle's8 and daughter. I have a sister, too. But she 9 in the photo. I am in a nice 10. I love my family.