Pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey 1 November 1979. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. 2, this story is not new to Chinese children.

    There are many fairy tales（童话故事）in China. Journey to the West is 3 of them. In 4 tale, The Monkey King is the main character. He is not just any 5 monkey. We say this 6 he can make 72 changes to his shape and size. He can turn himself into 7 animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he can't turn himself into a 8. He always uses a magic stick 9 the bad people. Sometimes, he can make the stick so small that he can 10 it in his ear. He is 11 able to make it big and long. This fairy tale is really great.

    The Monkey King has 12 Chinese children for many years. 13 the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, western children became interested in reading this story. Great Monkey King keeps 14 to help the weak and never gives up. In fact, children 15 the world love the Monkey King.

    Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted 1 in Green Park with some of her friends. She was very happy about it.

    2  she was ready， she got on her bike and left for the park – it was on the other side of the town. Suddenly， as she was riding fast， she 3  sirens (警笛). The sound of the sirens was getting 4 ， so Debbie looked 5  her to see what was happening. As a result (结果)， she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily， Debbie wasn't hurt， 6  a car hit her bike. After the car 7 ， two men got out and started running. 8  a police car stopped next to the same car and three policemen got out and started running after the two men. One of the policemen shouted， “Stop the thieves (贼)!”

    9  a policeman came to see Debbie. He thanked her because， in a way， she had helped them 10 .

    There was a little boy. He got angry1. His father gave him some nails(钉子) and told him, “2 you get angry, put a nail into the wall.

    3the first day, the boy put 37nails into the wall. The next day, he put in4 nails. A few days later, he found it5 easier not to get angry. Before long, the boy was happy every day.

    Then, his father asked him to6 a nail each day when he wasn't angry. After some time, 7the nails were gone.

    Then the father took the boy to the wall and said,” Well done, son. But, look, the wall is8of holes(洞). When you say things angily, they leave a scar(疤痕) in people's9. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars are10 there just as the holes in the wall. Please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to your friends.

    My name is Peter. I live in a small village. In my village, there aren't many cars or buses, and the streets are clean. I 1 all the neighbors and at the end of the day, we get together and talk. We go to bed 2 because there isn't much to do in the evening There aren't any theaters cinemas, museums or clubs. But the children can play in the streets or in nature (大自然). They can 3 keep animals at home. There is no noise (噪音). We can hear a lot of beautiful sounds from nature 4 the birds singing and the rain pouring (倾盆而下). In the evening, we can  see lots of clear and beautiful 5 in the sky.

    My penfriend Ken lives in a big city. He says there are more workplaces in the city, better schools, 6 shops, finer restaurants and hundreds of cinemas, theaters and museums. Children can go to clubs and parks to 7 themselves. I went to the city to visit Ken last month. He took me to the biggest shopping center and we bought some nice gifts for my 8 For example, a cool T-shirt for my dad.

    "Which is better, the city or the village?" many of my classmates asked me when I came back. I'm not sure, 9 I know that I like the clean streets, friendly neighbors and fresh air in my 10 better.

    The Black family like to do things together. Each Saturday they1each other with the work.

    Today Peter and Jean cleaned their2. They made the bed, swept the floor, cleaned the windows and took out the3. Then Jean put some beautiful flowers on the table. Dad went to the store to4food for next week. He knew about everyone's5food in the family. He was6he would make everyone glad. Mom washed the clothes of all the family. That made her tired,7happy. Then Jean helped Mom water the flowers in the8.  Peter helped Dad fix his bike. Soon they finished9the work.

    "Now we can have some fun," said Dad. "What will we do or10will we go?"

    Everyone had an idea. They decided to ride bikes to the seaside. It is wonderful that the family like to work and play together.