Amy and Sarah are good friends. They are from America. They like winter in America because there are many activities in winter. They can make a snowman,go fishing and go skiing with many friends. There are two festivals (节目) in winter. They're Christmas Day and Thanksgiving. Amy and Sarah are very happy. But they're in Beijing now. They like winter in Beijing, too. Because It's beautiful. It's windy and cold. They're going to visit the Great Wall, so they're very happy.

    Mrs Smith's living room is large. There is a television in the room. The television is near the window. There are some magazines on the television. There is a table in the room. There are some newspapers on the table. There are some armchairs in the room. The armchairs are near the table. There is a stereo in the room. The stereo is near the door. Mrs Smith often listens to music from it.

    It's a sunny morning. It's warm but not hot. Jack sees an old man with a black umbrella walking on the street.

    Jack is very curious (好奇的). So he asks the old man, "Hello. Would you tell me why you bring the umbrella?" The old man answers, "My legs are not strong. If I carry a walking stick, people will say, 'How poor the man is!' I don't like this. So I carry an umbrella to help me. When people see I'm walking with an umbrella in a fine day, they will only say, ‘How foolish the man is!' "

    "Oh, my son!" a lady cried. Her baby fell into the river. The water carried him away quickly. A man came and said, "Can you give me the clothes or shoes of your son?

    The lady gave him a pair of shoes. The man turned to his dog. He first pointed to the shoes, and then to where the child had sunk(下沉).

    The dog jumped into the river. Soon people saw him swim back with something in his mouth. When people pulled the child and the dog from the water, everyone was happy. The lady ran to her son. The child was alive! "Oh, sir. Thanks for saving my baby. I'd love to give you anything to buy the dog!"

    It seemed that the dog knew they were talking about him. He lay down beside his owner's feet and seemed to say, "Nothing shall part(分开)."