A lot of boys and girls in west countries are wearing the same kinds of clothes: Many of them have long hair, so it is often difficult to tell whether they ate boys or girls.

    One day, an old man went for a walk in Washington. When he was tired he sat down on a long chair. A young person was standing onthe other side of the pool.

  “Good Heavens!” the old man said to the person who was sitting next to him on the chair. “Do you see that person with long hair? Is ita boy or a girl?”

  “A girl.” said his neighbor, “She's my daughter.”

“Oh!” the old man said quickly, “I'm sorry. I didn'tknow that you were her mother.”

  “I'm not,” said his neighbor, “I'm her father.”

My favourite festival is the Spring Festival. People also call it Chinese New Year. It often comes in January or February every year. It's very important to every Chinese. We always have a big family dinner together. We often eat fish and dumplings. At night we watch firework and watch TV. We eat sweets and peanuts(花生). We go to visit relatives and friends. We often get red packets with some money in them. We can buy some toys and books. We say “Happy New Year” to each other at the Spring Festival.

    There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping.

    Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. But we can't work all that time we need a holiday. Let's say we have three weeks' holiday. We don't work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days' holiday at Easier, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours' lunch every day, and half an hour's coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!

    Betty and Kitty Betty and Kitty are twins. They're 12 years old. They look the same. But they have different hobbies. Betty likes collecting stamps. She has many beautiful stamps. They're from different cities and countries. But Kitty likes growing flowers. The flowers are all very beautiful. Betty and Kitty both like reading books. Betty likes reading storybooks. But Kitty likes reading science books. On Sunday, they usually ride bikes to the park. They can play with their friends there. Sometimes their parents go there, too.

    My name is Ben. This is my family photo. This boy is me. My father is a doctor. He likes reading newspapers(报纸) very much, My mother is an engineer(工程师). She likes reading books. This is my little sister. She is five years old. She likes collecting(收集) toys. She has two teddy bears and three toy cats. I like playing football. I often play it with my friends on Saturdays and Sundays.

Save Our Planet

Save electricity

    Don't leave the TV on standby(待机) .

    Switch off all the lights when the room is empty.

    Tum up the air-conditioning by a couple of degrees. You don't need to live in a fridge.

Pollution

    Don't drop litter. Clean up your own mess, whether you are in town or out for a walk in the countryside. Birds and animals eat your leftovers (残余食物) and this can be very harmful (有害的) to them. Litter can also pollute rivers and the sea and can poison (毒死) the fish.

    Use public transport. Ride a bike or walk. Get your Mum and Dad out of their cars. They waste energy and pollute the air.

    Encourage your parents to buy eco-friendly ( 环保型的) cleaning products which use fewer harmful chemicals (化学物品) . Despite (尽管) the high price, they are well worth the extra money you spend more to save the environment!

Water

    Tum the tap off when you brush your teeth. We brush our teeth at least twice a day and each time we can waste 2-3 liters of water!

    Don't overfill the kettle. Put in just the amount you need. You will also save electricity!