Wang Kai is my new friend. His father, Wang Ming, is a doctor. His mother, Liu Ying, works in a big clothes store. They are very busy every day. Wang Kai is 13. He is a student in NO.1 Middle School. There are twenty boys and fifteen girls in his class. They are all friendly to him, and they often help him.

    Liu Tao is Wang Kai's classmate, and he is his good friend, too. He often helps Wang Kai with English. Wang Kai's Chinese teacher is Mrs. Dai. She is friendly to Wang Kai, and her classes are very interesting. Wang Kai likes her and her classes.

Dear Sir or Madam.

    One of the teachers at my school in New York tells me that your school has summer course. I am planning to go to Beijing next summer and would like to take a short one-month course.

    I am 18 years old and have been studying Chinese for six years. I was born in the USA and have never been to China before. I am going to study Chinese at the university. I think the course will help me improve my Chinese.

    Could you send me a catalogue(目录) and application form (申请表)? I would also like information about Beijing and other places nearby. I hope to do some travelling when the course is over.

    Thank you! I am looking forward to your reply

Very truly yours,

Jim Green

    Once upon a time, a young man wanted to go to a village on business. Halfway there was a mountain. Before he left home, his family warned him to stay calm and climb onto trees if he was in face of beasts. In this way, the beasts couldn't do anything to him.

    The young man remembered these words and began his trip.

    He walked for a long time carefully and found that no beasts were out there. He thought his family's worries were superfluous. And he became relaxed as he walked. Just at that moment, he saw a fierce tiger running to him and he climbed onto a tree nearby at once.

    The tiger roared around the tree and even jumped to reach the man. The young man was too scared to hold the tree and fell right on the back of the tiger. Full of fear, he had to hold the tiger tightly. The tiger thought that must be a giant beast. So it was afraid and started running madly.

    People on the road didn't know what happened and said, "Look at the young man. He is riding a tiger!" "Cool!" "Superman!"

    Hearing these words, the young man was very angry. "Why can't they see I'm suffering a lot? Don't they understand I am in fear and almost scared to death? "he said to himself.

Here are four clothing stores.

Notes: £ means the cheapest; £ £ £ £ means the most expensive;

★ means friendly; ★★★★ means the friendliest

Zhang Jianna is a 50-year-old cleaner in Sanlitun, Beijing. One day in 2014, a foreigner asked her some questions but she couldn't understand him. After high school, Zhang forgot most of her English knowledge. That day, she decided to learn the language again. 

Zhang began to study her children's English textbooks. She remembered the words and read them aloud. In her free time, she used her smartphone to learn English. She also practised English conversations with her children to improve speaking. She studied hard every day. 

Now, she can speak English fluently and correctly. She can guide the visitors along the roads. What's more, she gives them more information about the city as well. Zhang and her team members need to clean more than 100, 000 square meters of roads and more than 300 waste bins near 56 embassies(大使馆). Zhang can read the names of all these embassies in English. She is proud of herself. "English is like a bridge, " said Zhang. "It brings people together and it help me introduce Beijing to the world. " Zhang never stops learning. She even plans to learn a new language in the future.