Helen Keller lived in the USA. When she was a baby, she got very sick. After she was better, she couldn't and hear well. A few years later, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn't understand anything.

    One day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was such a bright girl that she could spell her first word soon. When she was older, she went to college.

    Helen became very famous later. She traveled around the world and helped many blind and deaf people. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.

    This is Ann's family. There are three people in her family. Her mother works in a hospital. She goes to work by bike every-day. Her father is a policeman. He does sports every day. Ann is a pupil. She gets up early in the morning and does morning exercises every day. They often take a walk after supper(晚餐).

    I'm Liu Yun. I'm ten years old. Today is my birthday. I got some gifts. Look, this is a new bag. It's pink. That is a new skirt. It's green. And a toy yacht. I like it very much. Now let's eat the cake.

    Mrs. Jenkins is now in a big shop. She is going to buy a coat. She is standing at the counter(角落). She is waiting for（等候）the woman in the shop. A fat woman is standing near her. She is looking at Mrs. Jenkins. "Excuse me?" "Yes?" says Mrs. Jenkins. The fat woman says, "Can you help me? I want a coat." Mrs. Jenkins says, "I'm sorry. I can't help you." "Of course(当然) you can help me. That's your work." Mrs. Jenkins answers, "It's not my work. I want a coat, too. I am a buyer(顾客). I'm not the one in the shop."

    A young man goes to the city and buys himself a pair of socks. When he comes back home, he goes to his room and tries them on. He finds they are in different colours. One is blue and the other is green. He goes into the kitchen. His mother and his sister are cooking dinner. He says to them, "The new socks are in different colours. I should make them in the same colour. Would you like to do this for me?" His mother and sister are busy and they don't say anything. When his mother finishes cooking, she goes to her son's room and makes the green sock in blue. She comes back without saying a word to her son. After supper, his sister goes to her brother's room and makes one blue sock in green without saying anything to anyone.