Do you see the sea? The sea is blue，and it is very large(大的)．The sea looks beautiful in a sunny day. If(如果)you swim，in the sea，you know that the water is salty(咸的)．Do you like the sea?

    Paper cutting(剪纸)is a traditional Chinese art．Many people in China stick(粘贴)paper cuttings on their walls or their windows．The paper—cutter uses very simple tools， such as knives and scissors，to cut parts of the paper away．After these parts are cut away，a lovely picture of people or animals appears(显现)．Some paper cuttings are of Chinese characters．Others are of animals or plants．People think paper cuttings will bring them good luck．It is very difficult(困难的)to learn paper cutting．It requires(需要)years of practice to become good at this art．

    Lydia wants to know the way to her new school when she comes out of the station. It is not very difficult. Lydia should turn left and walk until she reaches the traffic lights. Turn left again. She will be on Nanjing Road. Keep walking until she comes to a supermarket. Just behind the supermarket, there is a street. The school is about 30 meters down this street on the right.

    On Christmas Eve — the night before Christmas Day children are very happy. They put their stockings (长筒袜) at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents. Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a cherry kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney(烟囱) into the fireplace(壁炉) and brings them a lot of presents. Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can't wait to open the presents in their stocking. Then they wake up their parents and call: Merry Christmas! Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.

Jay: Good morning, Lily.

Candy: Good morning, Jane.

Jay: What are you doing?

Candy: I am reading an interesting book.

Jay: It looks fun. I like drawing a picture. I often go to the garden and draw flowers.

Candy: Great! Let's go to the garden next to the swimming pool. Jack is swimming in the pool.

Jay: Where is Ann?

Candy: Ann is skating in the park.

Jay: Let's go together with our friends.

I have a sister. She is six years old. She is very beautiful and lovely .She has a round face and big eyes. She has long black hair. And she is a little fat. She likes pink and blue. So she always wears a pink dress and blue trousers. She can dance very well.

She has dance class every Sunday. She likes junk food, she likes hamburgers, fried chicken and chips best. But my mother always says to her, “Don't eat too much junk food. It's bad for your health.”