Woman：Can I help you ?

Anna：Yes, please .I need a new pants for school.

Woman：Ok. What colour do you want?

Anna：Blue.

Woman：How about this one?

Anna：It looks nice. How much are they?

Woman：They are fifty-four yuan.

Anna：I'll take it. How much are those yellow shoes?

Woman：Thirty-five yuan.

Anna：Great! I'll take them.

Woman：Here you are.

Anna：Thank you!

Woman: You're welcome.

    We buy our daughter a little dog. There are not many children of her age and we think a dog would make her happy. We are right. They play together happily. Our daughter smiles and laughs a lot more. Both of them are very dirty. But the dog is easier to look after than my daughter. He always eats up all his food and needn't wash his cloths. My wife is also very happy because I don't smoke any more. The dog doesn't like the smell.

    The Smiths are Americans. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for two months. They want to visit some cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.

    Mr. Smith is a doctor. He will visit a hospital in Shanghai. Mrs. Smith is a school teacher. She is going to visit some city schools and village schools. Their daughter is a middle school student. She wants to meet some children students.

    They are going to take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they will show the pictures to their American friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

    The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. All the Chinese people like this holiday. First, there are dragon boat races. Dragon boats are very long. They are painted in bright colours. In each boat, there are many people rowing. There's also somebody beating a drum. It is said that the winning team will have good luck and a happy life in the following year. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of rice dumplings. They are called zongzi. To make these rice dumplings, people prepare meat, vegetables and other things. Then they can make different flavours of rice dumplings. Some are sweet, and some are salty. They all taste good. People give them to friends. On the evening of the holiday, families have a big meal together. The Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody.

    We love animals. My friends have some lovely pets. Ben has a little dog. It's black. Bob has a cat. It's orange. It has two big eyes. Tony has three rabbits. One is white. The others are black. They are very small. Tom has eight chickens. They are yellow. They are cute. Lily has a bird. It's green. It can speak English! And Mary has a duck. It has a big mouth. They love their pets. I love them, too. I have a fat pig. Do you have a pet?

Dear Tom,

    Today we got up very early. We went to the Great Wall by bus. It was very far. It was about three hours by bus. The guide told us the food there was very expensive, so we bought some cakes, juice and peaches. We put them in one backpack, Zhang Fang took the backpack and I took the camera, because he said he was older and stronger than me.

When we got to the Great Wall, we saw many people at the entrance (入口). We had to stand in line and waited. It was our turn at last. We began to climb. At first I counted the steps, but soon I couldn't remember the number. It is too high. We stopped to have a rest for several times. At last we got to the top of the wall. We were so excited! We've become real men!

    There is a cinema on the wall. We saw a movie of the Great Wall. It was evening when we came back. We ate beef and noodles for supper. We had a good day today.

Zhang Peng