Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school when he was six, and now he is in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school, but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up on time in the morning. This term, Peter's aunt works in Peter's school. She is strict with Peter，and often tells the boy to obey （遵守）the school's rules and come to school on time.

    Yesterday morning, Peter got up late. When he hurried to school  it was 8；15, His aunt was waiting for Kim at the school gate. You are ten minutes late for the first class, Peter.， His aunt said angrily, Why are you often late for class? Peter says, Every time I get to the street comer, I always see a guidepost （路标）.It says, SCHOOL—GO SLOW.

    Do you know about Xiong'an? It's a new city near Baoding. There is a big lake in Xiong'an. Yes, it is Baiyangdian Lake. It is very big. In summer, you will see many beautiful lotus flowers on the lake. Some are red. Some are pink. Many people like them. There will be many boats on the lake. And there will be many birds singing in the grass. Xiong'an is beautiful and new. You can come here by bus from Baoding. And you can come here by train. You will play in the water with your friends. You will eat delicious fish. You will take many wonderful pictures. You will have a nice trip in Xiong'an.

    Mrs Black is a worker in a factory. She does a lot of hard work. She works all day. But now she often forgets things and doesn't do her work well. She worries about this a lot. So she goes to see her doctor, Mr brown

    “What's wrong with you, madam.“ says the doctor.

    “Oh, doctor, I can't remember things. I often forget it in half a minute. What can I do? Can you help me?” says Mrs Black.

    “When does your trouble begin?” the doctor asks.

    “When does what begin? Doctor?” asks Mrs Black

生词点拨：begin—开始    forget—忘记     remember—记得      trouble—麻烦；困扰

    Amy is my best friend. She is ten. She is tall and quiet. She has long hair and small mouth. She has big eyes and a small nose. Her father is a teacher. He's tall and thin. He likes sports. Her mother is a nurse. She likes noodles. Her brother is a football player. He's strong.

    Hello, I'm Wu Jun. We'll free this Sunday. I will go shopping with my mother on Sunday. We'll climb mountains (爬山) in the afternoon. That will be fun. But we are not happy, because the weather report (天气预报) says it's going to rain this Sunday. I can't climb mountains in the rain. I can't go shopping, either (也). So I want to read books at home.