Hello, I'm Helen Brown. I have a brother, Mike. My father is a doctor and my mother is a bus driver. They don't work on Saturdays and Sundays. They like swimming on Sundays. They like cooking, but Mike and I don't. We like playing table tennis with our friends. In the evening, we watch TV. Sometimes Mike and I listen to music, but my parents don't. They like reading.

C

    The summer holiday is coming. The students in Class One are talking about their holiday. Peter is going to go back to England to see his parents. Liu Xing is going to go to Tibet(西藏)to visit his aunt. Cindy is going to learn to swim during the summer holiday. Lucy and Lily are twins(双胞胎). They are going to Beijing with their parents. There are many famous places in Beijing，such as the Summer Palace and Beihai Park. Everyone has a good plan.

    There is a Little Snail（蜗牛） in the forest. Spring is coming. Little Snail is taking a walk in the forest. A mouse sees him. He thinks Little Snail is going for a trip（旅行）. A frog jumps out and thinks Little Snail is the postman. They both think the shell（壳）on Little Snail's back is a big bag. In fact（实际上），the shell is Little Snail's home. Then it rains. All the other animals look for shelter（遮蔽）. Little Snail just draws（拉动） himself into the shell and it keeps him safe and warm.

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