Mr Black is a very large man．He has a loud voice．He is not a giant，but he is much bigger than most men．

    Life is not easy for Mr Black．He cannot find clothes big enough．His feet are too large for most shoes．In buses，trains and planes，he cannot stand up straight．The roofs(顶)are too low．At home，his bed is too short，chairs are always too small．Mr Black has problems because of his size．

    So Mr Black stays at home most of the time．Lire is easier at home．

One day，a friend says，"You spend too much time at home．You should go out and play．There's a good movie at the cinema．"

"I can't sit in cinema seats，"Mr Black says．"l'm too big．"

"That is no problem." his friend says．"l'll buy you two tickets．You can get them at the cinema when you go．""That's a good idea．"Mr Black says．He puts on his best clothes and goes to the cinema．

"You have two tickets for me．"he says to the woman in the ticket office．"My name is Black．"

"0h，yes，Mr Black，"the woman says，"Here you are，seats G4 and Pl2．I'm sorry，you and your friend can't sit together because we are very full this evening．"

Poor Mr Black! He smiles sadly，walks out of the cinema and goes home．

Hi, I am Li Ping. I am from a small village. There are many houses and rivers in my village. The houses are very beautiful. The water is clean. You can see many fish in the river. There is a mountain near our village. There aren't any pandas in the mountain. But there are many trees on the mountain. A big forest is not far from the mountain. My village is pretty. I like my village.

    My name is Amy. I go to school from Monday to Friday. Every morning I get up at 6:30. I have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. We have English, math and science on Monday morning. I like Fridays very much, because I have P.E class and I can watch TV on that day.

    The USA is the fourth largest country in the world. It's smaller than Russia, Canada 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 in the east of the USA and at the mouth 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 the famous statue，the Statue of Liberty（自由女神像）.

Ben: Janet, may I use your eraser?

Janet: Sure. Here you are.

Ben: Oh, your eraser is yellow. It's so cute.

Janet: Thank you. Where is your eraser?

Ben: I don't know. It isn't in my pencil box.

Janet: Is it in your bag?

Ben: No, it isn't in my bag.

Janet: Look, your eraser is under the chair.

Ben: Oh, silly me. Thanks.

Janet: What colour is your eraser?

Ben: Look, it's blue and white.