Winter is a beautiful season. My favourite season is winter. It's often snowy in many countries. And the outside is white. In winter, the days are shorter. And the nights are longer. It often gets dark very early. But I like snow, so I often go skiing(滑雪) on Sundays with my family. When it snows, everything turns white. There is thick snow on roads, streets, trees and houses. It's a beautiful world! My friends and I like making snowmen. Sometimes we play with snow. It's very interesting and exciting.

⑴Winter             {#blank#}1{#/blank#}         A. shorter.

⑵The days are       {#blank#}2{#/blank#}          B. like making snowmen.

⑶The nights are      {#blank#}3{#/blank#}         C. is snowy.

⑷My friends and I    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}         D. is interesting.

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    The Smiths are Americans. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for two months. They want to visit some cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.

    Mr. Smith is a doctor. He will visit a hospital in Shanghai. Mrs. Smith is a school teacher. She is going to visit some city schools and village schools. Their daughter is a middle school student. She wants to meet some children students.

    They are going to take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they will show the pictures to their American friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

    Bob is a lovely schoolboy. He likes playing football very much. He often plays football with his classmates after school, but he never goes home too late. He usually gets home between 4:30 and 5:30 in the afternoon. One day he comes back home late, so his mother says, "You come back home late today, Bob!" "Yes, we have got a new teacher. He teaches us Maths." Bob answers. "How is he?" his mother asks. "I don't know. I don't think I can believe him." "Why?" his mother asks. "In today's Maths class, one moment he says two and three is five. But the next moment he says one and four is five. "Bob answers.

    Hello, I am Tom. I live in London now. There is a big farm far away from my house. I usually ride a bike to visit the farm on Saturday. It takes me about fifty minutes to get there. There are more than thirty cows on the farm. There is plenty of green grass on the farm. On the grass, I can see some rabbit and chickens. There is a river beside the farm. There are some ducks and geese on the river. There are thirty-nine trees by the river. I like the fresh vegetables and clean water there.

    What are you going to do during your winter vacation(寒假)? Watching the 2018 Winter Olympic Games might be a good choice. South Korea (韩国) will hold the Games from Feb 9 to 25 in the city of Pyeongchang (平昌)。

    They will be the first Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. The county has done a lot for the Games. For example, there will be 85 robots working for the Games. They will help with security (安保) , information services and cleaning, CCTV News reported.

    There will be four new events for this year's Games. They are curling mixed doubles(冰壶混合双人赛) ,Alpine skiing team event (高山滑雪混合团体赛) ,speed skating mass start (速度滑冰集体出发) and snowboard big air (单板滑雪大跳台) .

    Chinese team members are working hard for the Winter Olympics. They'll compete with strong teams from countries like South Korea and Canada.

    World champion figure-skating pair (花样滑冰) Han Cong and Sui Wenjing may win big.

    China's short-track speed skating (短道速滑) team is also hoping to take the gold.