Many Chinese people have a good time during the Chinese New Year. It usually comes in January or February. Each year gets a name. It may be called the year of the dog or the year of the tiger instead of (代替)2006 or 2010. Usually there is dragon(龙)dance in the street. The dragon is a strange(奇怪的)animal about 20 feet(英尺)long. It is made of paper and cloth(布). Men hide(藏)under the dragon, and make a lot of noises by shouting and laughin9. There are always a lot of fireworks(烟火). After the dragon dance, the children sing and dance in the street.

    Some students are not happy today. Amy is angry, because she can't go to the park and have a picnic on the weekend. What should she do? She should take a deep breath and count to ten. Tony wants to be strong, but he is thin now. So he should do more exercise. What's wrong with Mary? She is ill. She should see a doctor. And John thinks he gets a cold. He should wear warm clothes.

    I have a big bedroom.There are many things (东西) in it.You can see two chairs.The chairs are big.You can see fifteen kites.The kites are beautiful.You can see seventeen toy cars.The toy cars are small.I love my bedroom.

Jim：Hi, Kate！What's the weather like in Shanghai today?

Kate：Hi, Jim！It's sunny and warm here. I'm going to the zoo this afternoon.

Jim：Sounds good.

Kate：Jim, how's the weather in Beijing now?

Jim：It's cloudy. It's going to rain. So I can't fly a kite in the park.

Kate：Oh, I see.

Jim：Do you know the weather in Guangdong?

Kate：It's too hot. The children there usually go swimming in the river.

Jim：Oh, I like swimming, too. But I can't swim now. It's cold here.

    There are forty-two students in our class. Jack and Mike come from America. They are our good friends. They like watching TV, but they don't like playing basketball. They often go to school by bike. There is an English girl in our class. Her name is Lucy. She likes playing basketball and she also likes swimming. She usually does her homework in the evening. She often watches TV on Saturday afternoons. She is my good friends. All of the Chinese students are Young Pioneers.

    I look like a bear but I'm not a bear. I am smaller than a bear. I look like a cat but I'm not a cat. I am bigger than a cat. I like eating bamboo(竹子) and I live in the forest. What am I?