Bill is an English boy. He is twelve. He lives in China with his family. There are four people in his family. They are his father Jack Cliton, his mother Catherine and his little sister Abby. He has a yellow dog. Its name is Barbi. His father is mending his bike. What is Bill doing? Ah, he is doing Chinese homework. He can't speak Chinese very well. But he loves Chinese very much. Bill's father works in middle school. He is an English teacher. His mother is in a TV factory. Bill and his sister go to the same school.

    Last Sunday was funny day. Liu Tao came to Mike's home in the morning. They studied English together. They read some interesting English stories. At about ten o'clock, they went to Chengnan Park on foot. And they fished there. It was very interesting. They cooked lunch at about 12 o'clock and it was very nice. Then they cleaned the kitchen. They watched TV after lunch. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, they played table tennis.

    Hello, I'm Mike. I'm a tall and strong boy. I live in a small house. There is a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a toilet in it. There is a big TV in the living room. I have my own bedroom. There is a desk in it. I do my homework on the desk. There is a football under the desk. The kitchen and the toilet are very clean. I love my house.

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

    There are four people in Mr Clark s family. The Clarks get up early every day. In the morning, Mr Clark goes to work. Sandy and Sue go to school. Their mother stays at home to do housework. At noon, Sandy and Sue have their lunch at school. In the afternoon, Sandy and Sue go back home. They usually get home at about 4 o'clock. In the evening, they do their homework. Mr Clark often reads newspapers. Mrs Clark cooks for them. After dinner, they watch TV and eat some fruit.

My name is Eve. I'm in Class One, Grade Three. I'm good at drawing. My sister is Lily. She is six. She likes dancing. Mum buys a new dress for her. The dress is red. She likes it very much.