Frank is a small schoolboy. His school has so many rules for 1. He doesn't like any of them because he thinks they are all 2."The school asks us not to do this 3that. I'm not happy about it," He often says.

    Frank can swim. He always wants to 4how good he is at swimming. One day he comes to the lake in his school. There is a school rule about this lake: Don't 5in it! Frank doesn't like the rule and he jumps into it.

    When he is in the lake, he finds he is 6. The lake is so deep and the water in it 7very dirty. He feels terrible and can't swim well in the lake. He needs 8 The two teachers come and help 9out of the lake. From that day on, he knows it's important to 10the school rules.

    What do you think of the school rules in your school?

    I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However, learning came fairly (相当地) easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe!

    One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldn't do a good job as she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree.

    It was a "boy meets girl" game. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann. played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe. I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards. I smiled confidently. Miss Forsythe's understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favorite teacher.

I took my 9-year-old daughter Susan and 5-year-old son Robbie, to the shopping centre. As we got there, we saw a big sign that said, "Petting Zoo". The kids jumped up and asked, "Daddy, can we go?"

Both my wife and I were out of work. However, I said, "Sure", giving them a quarter each. They went away, leaving only fifty cents left in my pocket.

A petting zoo is made up of a hundred of little baby animals of all kinds. Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure (围场) pleased with the little animals while their parents shop.

A few minutes later, I saw Susan walking along behind me. I was surprised and asked what was wrong.

She said sadly, "Well, Daddy, a ticket for petting zoo costs fifty cents. So I gave Robbie my quarter." Then she said the most beautiful thing I ever heard. She repeated the family motto (座右铭), which is "Love is Action!"

I knew clearly no one loves little animals than Susan. She had watched both my wife and me do and say "Love is Action!" for years, and now she had put it into her lifestyle. It had become part of her, because she knew the whole family motto. It's not only "Love is Action"; it's "Love is SACRIFICIAL (牺牲的) Action!" Love always pays a price.

I was moved. We went back to the petting zoo. Susan stood with her hands and chin (下巴) resting on the fence and just watched Robbie go crazy petting and feeding the animals. I had fifty cents burning a hole in my pocket. I put my hand into my pocket and took out the money. Sure, I must do that!

In the Bay Area in California，you can find many amusement parks with fun rides． 

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

This theme park has rides for kids of all ages．You can also have fun with animals here．You can ride an elephant ，feed a giraffe and see other animals．

Travel time from San Francisco：1 hour

Ticket prices：Daily pass（单日票）＄49.99 per person 

Train Town

This park has rides themed around trains．The most popular one is the 20﹣minute ride through the park on a mini train．The park is open every day from June through August．

Travel time from San Francisco：1 hour

Ticket prices：＄7.50 per ride．per person；free for children below 12 months old California's Great America

This amusement park is known for its thrill rides（惊险刺激乘）．

However，there are fun rides for younger kids，too．The best part about this park is that you can visit a water park，at no Additional （额外的） cost．

Travel time from San Francisco：45 minutes

Ticket prices：Daily pass ＄39.99 per person 

Children's Fairyland

It is one of the oldest theme parks in the Bay Area．The park has a

Puppet（木偶）theater，which has puppet shows every day（at 11 a．m．，2 p．m．and 4 p．m．）

Travel time from San Francisco：30 minutes

Ticket prices：Guests age 1+：＄12

Guests under age 1：Free

Alan is an English boy. Now he studies in Yuxin Middle School. He is in Grade Seven. His telephone number is 5774330. He has a dog. It's black and white. The dog is very clever. Alan likes it very much. Its favorite food is the bone (骨头). Every day when Alan gets home, the dog is waiting for him at the door of the house.

Alan's friend, Amy, is an American girl. She is in Shanghai, too. They are in the same grade, but in different classes. Her phone number is 8779655. She has a pet panda. It's also black and white, but it's not a real panda. It's a toy. The panda is very clean. Amy often washes it. Where is the panda now? Oh, it's sleeping with Amy. Every night it sleeps with Amy.