Sue: Hello, I want to buy some ping­pong balls. Can you help me?

Clerk: Sure. Do you like these balls or those balls?

Sue: I like these balls. How much are they?

Clerk: They're 2 dollars each.

Sue: I need three ping­pong balls.

Clerk: OK. Here they are.

Sue: Thank you.

Clerk: You're welcome.

    Jim is a boy. He's twelve years old. He has a twin(孪生)brother，Ben. They look the same，but they have different hobbies. Jim likes reading books and listening to music，but Ben likes playing sports.

    Jim is tall，he is 1.58 meters. Ben is 0.02 meters taller than Jim. Jim is sad，because he isn't good at sports. But Ben can run faster and jump higher than him. Ben is also not happy. He's worried about his maths.

    So they begin to help each other. Ben usually plays basketball with Jim after school. And Jim often helps Ben with his maths. Now Jim is stronger than before. Ben's maths is as good as Jim's. Both of them become better and better.

    It is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Like(像...一样）other families, my family get together, too. We watch the moon and eat lots of moon cakes. They are very nice. My uncle sings some English songs for us. He also tells us some funny things in the US. We have a good time.

    In Indonesia (印度尼西亚) , there is a special market. The market is on the water. Hundreds of vendors (小贩) sit in boats. They sell fruit and vegetables, for example, yellow bananas and red tomatoes. The vendors wear colourful clothes and big beautiful hats. They also decorate (装饰) their boats. All these bright colors come together. They make an amazing picture.

    Usually, vendors stay on the water for a whole day. When they go home, they go together. Look, many small boats make a chain (链子) . A bigger boat pulls them in the front. There are usually about 20 boats in each chain.

Dear Peter,

    Thank you for your letter and some wonderful stamps. I like them very much. I also collect stamps. I'm sending some Monkey King stamps to you. I thing you'll like them.

    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 ice. It's very interesting to skate. I like winter best.

    You ask me when the best time to come to China is. 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 cold in winter. I have to finish this letter now. Ask your brother to come to China with you. Welcome to Beijing soon.

Yours,

Li Lei

    It's Sunday. Mike will cook for his family. His mother would like some fish and vegetables. His father would like some beef, soup and rice. His grandma would like some bread and a vegetable salad. His grandpa would like some chicken and eggs.