Dear Peter，

    Thank you for your letter. Now I'm going to answer some of your questions. You ask me about the weather in Beijing in winter. It's quite cold and it often snows in winter. After snowing, the ground is white. And I can skate on the ice. It's very interesting to skate. I like winter best.

    You ask me when it is the best time to come to China. I think the best time to come to China is in spring or in fall. It's often too hot in summer and it's too cold in winter. I have to finish this letter now. Ask your brother to come to China with you together. Welcome to Beijing soon.

Yours，

Jim

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    My name's Linda. I'm ten. I'm tall and thin. I like singing and dancing. I am good at singing. I want to be a teacher in the future. I like Music. I want to teach Music. Leo is my brother. He is twelve. He likes swimming and running. And he is good at swimming. He wants to save people. He wants to be a lifeguard in the future.

    There is a park near my house. It's very big and beautiful. It's fine today. I am in the park now. There is a book shop on my left. Some people are reading books. On my right, there is a long river. There are many flowers and trees near the river. There are some boats on the river. Some children are rowing boats. There is a hill in the park. I'm going to climb the hill. I like the park very much.

    The US is the fourth largest country in the world. It's smaller than Russia and China. Washington DC is its capital. But it is a quiet city.New York is the biggest city in America and it's one of the biggest cities in the world. It is the east of the US and at the south of the Hudson River(哈德逊河).A large part of the city is on Manhattan Island(曼哈顿岛), a big island in the river. New York has a larger population(人口) than Washington DC. In New York, we can see a famous statue, the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像)

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    We have a new classroom. It's big and nice. There are thirty desks and chairs in it. There is a beautiful picture on the white wall. A black computer is on the teacher's desk. And we have four fans and six lights. Now, many boys and girls are cleaning the classroom. Chen Jie is cleaning the windows. John is cleaning the blackboard. Amy is cleaning the door. Look. This is my new friend. He is tall and strong. He has short black hair and two big eyes. He has a big blue schoolbag. His name is Zhang Peng.

Dear John,

    I saw your name in the newspaper. You asked for a pen friend in China. I would like to be your pen friend.

    I am twelve years old. I live in Shanghai. I am a student at Pudong Primary School. We study Chinese, English, maths, science, art, PE and some other subjects. My favourite subjects are PE and maths. I like playing basketball with my friends after school. I like collecting stamps, too. I have a lot of beautiful stamps. I will finish primary school soon and go to middle school.

    I'd like to know everything about you. Please write to me soon. My e-mail address is gaoshan@163.com.

Best wishes,

Gao Shan