One day Tom tells his friends，" I'm going to have holidays in Beijing. But I can't speak Chinese，so I'm going to have evening classes and have Chinese lessons there for a month." Soon his holidays come and he goes to China happily. After he comes back，his friends ask him，" Do you have any trouble with your Chinese when you are in Beijing，Tom?" "No，I don't." Answers Tom，" But the Chinese do!"

    Hello, my name is Yang Ping. I am a girl. I'm ten years old. I brush my teeth and wash my face in the morning. I have breakfast at 7：00. Then I go to school. After school, I do my homework. In the evening, I help my mum and dad.

    Mr Lee was a rich man．One day he bought a very expensive (昂贵的)bed．He wanted to show off(炫耀)his bed．But nobody could see it because it was in his bedroom．He was unhappy that he could not show off his bed，so he pretended(假装)to be sick and stayed in bed．All his friends and relatives came to his room to see him．They liked the bed very much. Mr.Lee was very happy so he stayed in bed for a few more days．His relatives were very worried．Then Mr Lee's cousin came to visit him．When he got into the room，he took off his shoes．

    He sat with his legs crossed so that he could show off his new socks．Mr Lee saw this and asked．"What's the matter with your feet，cousin?"His cousin smiled and said softly in Mr Lee's ear，"I have the same problem(问题)as you．"The next day,Mr Lee got out of bed．

    In England, the children don't sit in line in classroom. They sit in groups. They sit around the desks. We do morning exercises in China. But they sing songs together every morning. In England they don't start school at eight o'clock. They start school at nine o'clock.

    Linda and Mary are good friends. They are both twelve years old now. Linda's birthday is on 9th September and Mary's birthday is on Teachers' Day. Their homes are both in Sunflower Estate(住宅区) but in different blocks(栋). Linda lives in Block 8 and Alice lives in Block11. They are classmates. They usually go to school together. They both like sports. But their favourite spots are different. Linda likes table tennis. Mary likes volleyball. Where are they now? Oh! They are playing basketball together in the playground now. How happy they are!