Last summer I went to Qingdao. Qingdao is in the east of China. I went there with my mother and my grandma. The weather there was very hot. I swam in the sea every day. We ate lots of fish. We had a lovely time there.

    “Early to bed, early to rise（起身）makes people healthy, wealthy and wise（健康，富有，聪明）.” This is an old English saying. Children should have ten hours' sleep every night, or they can't do their work very well. They will not be wise. The body needs exercise. Walking, running, swimming and playing ball games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.

    Bai Ling was happy yesterday. Because it was her father's birthday. She boughtgifts for him. And they took pictures in the park. In the afternoon, they ate delicious food. Bai Ling has a pen pal. He is Pat. He lives in the US. Yesterday he came here. He sang and danced. Oh, he also bought gifts. We had a good time.

Jim's Family Rules

    Jim is a good student at school. He never breaks the school rules(违反校规). All of his teachers like him a lot. But he is not a good boy at home. He doesn't clean his room. He puts his books here and there. He goes to bed very late and reads books in bed, so Jim's mother makes some family rules for him.

    Family rules：You should keep your room clean. You should eat healthy food. You should go to bed early. Don't read books in bed. Don't watch TV till late at night. Don't put your books here and there.

    I enjoy reading different kinds of books, but "Harry Potter" is my favourite one. The story is very long but I am interested in it. Harry was such a brave（勇敢） and clever boy that he dared to fight against powerful enemies. His Z-shaped scar and magic stick（魔杖）brought me into a magical（神奇的）world. In fact, the fiction（科幻）story is so meaningful（有意义）that I can learn a lot from it. I think it's the best book I've ever read.

    Mr Brown lives in a nice house in a small town with his wife, Mrs Brown. From Monday to Friday, he works in an office near his house. He is free on Saturdays and Sundays. There is a nice garden beside his house. He likes growing flowers and he often works in the garden on Saturdays and Sundays. The flowers are very beautiful and Mrs Brown likes them very much. She often helps Mr Brown.