An old woman lived in the country. She had three sons. They were Kim, Mike and John.They left home to make money and became rich soon. This year they came back together on Mother's Day. Each of them had a gift for their mother.

    Kim bought a big and beautiful house for mum. Mike sent her a car. John's gift was a parrot that could speak to mum.

    Several days later, mum sent them letters of thanks:

    “Kim,” she wrote to one son, “ the house you bought is so large. I live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house.”

    “Mike,”she wrote to another, “I am too old to travel. I spend most of the time at home, so I don't use the car.”

    “Dearest John,”she wrote to her third son, “you really know what I like. The chick was delicious. Thanks.”

    Kim went to a beautiful beach on Monday with his friends. It was sunny and hot. So they had great fun playing in the water. In the afternoon, they went shopping. But the shops were crowded. They didn't really enjoy it.

    The next day, it was rainy, so they went to a museum. It was boring. Kim found a small boy crying in the corner. The boy was lost. He helped the boy find his father. Kim was very happy. But he had no money for a taxi. So he had to walk back to the hotel. That made him very tired.

    On Wednesday, the weather was very cool. So they played tennis. They played all morning. It was really fun,

    My name is Jim. I am twelve. That is my mother. She is 35 years old. She likes fruit. That is my father. He is 37 years old. He likes meat. That girl is my sister, Kate. She is eight. Oh, she likes ice cream. This is Polly. It is a bird. it is a parrot. It's so cute. We all like it.

    Hello! I'm Mary. I have a happy family. Come and meet my family. My father is a doctor. He likes playing sports, so he is tall and strong. My mother is tall and thin. She is a teacher. She's kind, but sometimes she's strict. My brother is a basketball player. He's strong, too. This is my sister, she's pretty and friendly. She's a nurse. I am a student. I have no job. But I hope I will be a teacher in the future.

It's a rainy day. A woman with a dog gets on a bus. It's a big dog and its feet are not clean. The conductor doesn't want the dog to sit on the chair. But the woman says to the conductor, "Oh, I will pay for my dog. Can he sit here like the other people?" The conductor looks at the dog and says, "Yes, madam, but like the other people, he must not put his feet on the chair."