It's Sunday today. The weather(天气) is fine. Tom doesn't need to go to school. He takes the No. 24 bus to Wanda Cinema(电影院). An old man gets on the bus at the Xihu Park Stop. Tom stands up and says to the old man, "Come and sit here, please!" The old man goes over and sits down. He says, "Thank you very much, my boy. You are a good student." "You're welcome." says Tom.

    "Which school are you in?" the old man asks Tom.

    "I am in No. 16 Middle School." answers Tom.

    "No. 16 Middle School? I graduated(毕业) from this school 50 years ago(以前)." says the old man.

    "We are alumni." says Tom. Then they begin to talk about No. 16 Middle School.

    John and Tina come from different countries. They are interested in Chinese food. They usually eat Chinese food in restaurants and often talk about it.

It's Saturday today and it's sunny. John asks Tina to have dinner at Ms. Brown's House. It's the first time that Tina goes there for dinner.

    "Hi, John. Are there different kinds of food at Ms. Brown's House?" Tina asks.

"Of course. There're all kinds of noodles  such as chicken and cabbage noodles, mutton and potato noodles, tomato and egg noodles and beef and carrot noodles," John says.

    "Sounds great! I like tomato and egg noodles very much," said Tina.

"Me, too. There are also delicious dumplings and specials. After dinner, we can have ice- cream and fruit. They are on sale."

    "Ice-cream? I know a new kind of ice-cream. It is delicious. And you can keep it for an hour."

    "Great! But there isn't any at Ms. Brown's House."

    "I know where to buy it. Let's go after dinner."

    "OK."

For tens of years, a phone booth (电话亭) stood in the Mojave Desert, about 75 miles southwest of Las Vegas, America. People called it the Mojave Phone Booth. It seemed unusual for a phone booth to stand in the desert (沙漠). The phone booth was said for local miners (矿工) and their families around 1950. 

Later one day, Godfrey Daniels, a man from Arizona, America, heard about the phone booth. He had the phone number and decided to call it just to see if anyone would answer. Nobody answered at first. He called the number whenever he was free. After several tries, someone actually answered the phone. Godfrey spoke with a woman. She was a miner working there. 

Godfrey put the phone's number on the Internet, and many people began calling it. Godfrey even travelled to visit the phone booth. And he was not the only person to do that. Many people went to the Mojave Desert just to see the phone booth. They often camped out, waiting to answer the special phone. Calls came in from many different states and even different countries. Answering the phone and talking to strangers became an enjoyable activity for them. They shared their own stories and even made friends with each other. 

In 2000, the phone booth was removed ( 被拆除) because visitors were causing too much stress (压力) on the environment. Although the phone booth is no longer in the desert, many people still remember it and talk about it. 

Double Ninth Festival (重阳节) 2023

Come and have fun with us!

Time: October 23, 1:00 p.m.— 8:00 p.m.

Place: The Youth Park

Things for sale: Chongyang cakes, fruit and drinks

Class: Free cake-making class (call Miss Miller at 4820 2217 to book (预订) a place)

Activities:

1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. Mountain Climbing

5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. Talk Show

6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Games between the young and old

7:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Fire Dragon Dance

Ticket prices:

·$10 for adults (成年人)

·Half price for children under 12

·Free for people over 65

For more information, please visit www.doubleninth2023.com.