There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping.

    Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. But we can't work all that time we need a holiday. Let's say we have three weeks' holiday. We don't work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days' holiday at Easier, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours' lunch every day, and half an hour's coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!

    Most people have flown a kite or have seen one ride and dip(下降）in strong spring wind. Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing.

    A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed(固定）so that they made strange sounds. Men at war would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.

    The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings(细绳）and hooks(钩) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.

    The Chinese use sticks(树枝), strings and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees. Others look like birds or houses.

    My name is Jack . I am an English boy . Now I study in China. I usually have three classes in the morning and three in the afternoon . But on Monday afternoon , we only have two classes, so I often play basketball with my friends after school . In my free time , I like sing 、swimming and playing basketball. Sometimes I like playing computer games. What about you ?

    It's nine o'clock in the evening. The family are at home. Jim's father is sitting in a chair. He's watching TV. His mother is standing near the window. She's giving some food(喂食) to the bird, Polly. Polly says, "Thanks! Thanks!" Where's Jim? Oh, he's behind the door. Kate is looking for him. They are playing games. There is no homework on Sunday evening.

Mary: Good morning, Ken!

Ken: Good morning! You are early. When do you usually get up?

Mary: I usually get up at 6:30 in the morning.

Ken: When do you go to school?

Mary: I go to school at six fifty.

Ken: When do you have lunch at school?

Mary: Usually at 1:30 pm.

Ken: Do you finish class and go home at 5:00 in the afternoon?

Mary: No, I finish class at five o'clock. But I have a dancing training after school. So I go home at 5:30 pm.

Ken: When do you go to bed?

Mary: At 9:30 or 10 o'clock.