I have three friends. They are Lucy, Mary and Mike. They have their favourite pets(宠物). The dog is Lucy's favourite. She thinks(认为) it can help us and it is our good friend. Mary likes the cat. She thinks it is nice to play with it. Mike says his favourite pet is the bird. It can sing very well.

    My name is Chen Jie. I'm 12. I'm in PEP Middle School. I'm in Classroom 7D. I'm a Chinese girl. My home (家) is in No. 69 Mingzhu Road, Wuxue. My telephone number is 625—3781. My post code (邮政编码) is 435400. My type of blood(血型) is O and my school ID card number is PEPMS201507146.

    It's June, and summer vacation will begin soon. That's a good thing. Most kids love summer vacation—they've worked hard during the school year and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Also, the freedom of summer gives them self-esteem (自尊心), happiness, and creativity. When kids have free time, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, causing them to feel good about themselves and believe in themselves.

    But there's another side: the freedom of summer can cause the "summer drop," where kids forget some of the reading, writing and math skills {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Many students go down in reading levels during the summer. Math skills are also easily forgettable for kids during the two months of school break. A lot of teachers spend weeks playing catch-up in the fall to make up for the summer drop. To avoid this drop in learning, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

    Traveling can be a fantastic way for parents to encourage continued learning during the summertime. Whether taking the kids on a road trip to visit family, or getting on a flight to travel in a different province or country, the learning possibilities are endless. If you and your family have a road trip or vacation planned this summer, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. With a little planning, parents can create learning opportunities that are so fun. The kids won't even realize you are putting education into their free time quietly and secretly.

    I've just got home after a three-week holiday in the USA with my family. It was really great, and I want to remember everything, so I'm putting it all in this diary.

Day 1

    We arrived at New York airport and took a yellow taxi to our hotel. Everything here is so big! People call New York "The city that never sleeps." Another popular name for it is "The Big apple". Don't ask me why! The population (人口) is 7,323,000. And 34 million people visit New York every year!

Day 2

    First we went to the Empire State Building (帝国大厦), which is 381 metres high. We went right up to the top and looked out across New York. It was a fantastic view! After lunch, we went shopping. Clothes and CDs are cheaper than in England, and the shops are really big!

    Although it is a big city, you can't get lost because most of the streets have numbers. For example, if you're in Thirty-fourth Street, It's easy to find Thirty- ninth Street.

Day 3

    It's Saturday. Central Park is the place to go at weekends. It's full of people walking, playing, jogging and skating. There are musicians, artists and tourists like me. There's a great zoo in the park with lots of interesting animals. In the evening we went to the cinema. The Americans call it a "movie theatre". Girls like me always like movies.

This is my family. My grandpa's name is Harry Brown, and my grandma's name is Jean Brown. These are my father Jeff and my mother Lily. I have a sister, and her name is Gina Brown. My name is Tom Brown. We're in No.1 Middle School. In my family, I have a cat Mimi and a dog Vivi. Mimi is yellow and white, and Vivi is black and white. They are very lovely, and my family is also very warm（温暖的）.I love my family.

Tim and Li Fang are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} going to have any {#blank#}2{#/blank#} next week. They're going to work on a farm. 

They are going to leave at about seven thirty {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Monday morning. They are going to travel to the farm by{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. They are going to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} old clothes because they are going to grow rice. They are going to have fish for lunch. They are also going to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a swim at the farm. 

Tim and Li Fang are excited about {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to the farm. Not only they are going to help around the farm, but also they are going to learn about farming. 

Li Fang is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} that Tim won't arrive on time to catch the bus {#blank#}9{#/blank#}he is nearly always late. Li Fang often has to say to him, "Don't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} late, Tim. "