My name is Jim. My favorite day is October 18th, because it's my birthday. I am very happy on that day. I eat eggs for breakfast. Then my friends come to my home and play with me. We sing and dance. Someone plays the piano and someone plays the guitar. Lunch is very nice. After lunch, my parents take me to see a movie. My favorite movies are action movies(动作片). After supper, my parents, my sister and I watch TV. Then I go to bed at ten thirty. I don't do my homework on that day. I am very tired but happy on my birthday.

    Hello, I'm Amy. I have a good friend. Her name is Lingling. We are in the same school. I'm 12 years old. She is 13 years old. She is one year older than me. But she is shorter than me. She is 1.52 metres. I am 1.55 metres. She is 44 kilograms. I am 43 kilograms. She is heavier than me. I wear size 36 shoes. She wears size 35 shoes. My feet are bigger than hers.

    Last Saturday Grandpa took Charlie to the park with his new bike．The weather was fine and they were surprised (惊讶的)that no children were riding bikes．Charlie rode his bike happily and Grandpa read his newspaper under a big tree．Then a man in uniform(制服)came up to Charlie．"Can't you see the sign?"he asked．"You shouldn't ride your bike here．"

    Grandpa and Charlie looked at the sign．It said "No bicycles"．They didn't see the sign because there was a coat over it．A man left his coat there．But then he took it away and left the sign clear．"We are really sorry," said Grandpa and Charlie．"Huh， "said the park keeper．"You should learn to read．"

    Hello, everyone. This was my room five years ago. There was a map on the wall. There was a desk and my school bag always on it. The desk was near the window. The bed was clean, and the rain boots was under it. My room was small but nice. I loved my room very much!

Americans think much about time. From children they learn to value (珍惜) time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying (垂死的), they say he is living on borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge (知识). Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his spare (空闲的) time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday or Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can not see that a man walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time can bring them money and a lot of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel that they have become servants (仆人) of the clock.