Most Chinese eat three meals a day. In the past,they had breakfast in the morning, a big lunch at noon, and a light supper at night.

    But now both men and women in the big cities have to work on the weekdays. So they often eat bread, eggs, milk and porridge forbreakfast at home. For lunch, Chinese take-away food is very popular. They often have a quick lunch in their workplaces.

    After work in the afternoon, they have more time for supper. They usually eat a big meal at home. Wives often cook meat, fish, chicken, vegetables and rice for their family.You can also find dumplings and noodles on the table in most families of northern(北方的)China.

    The story is about two mice. They are friends. One mouse lives in the country. The other lives in the city. One day they meet each other. The one in the country says, “Come and have look at my house.” They come to a house in a field. The country mouse gives the city mouse nice food. But the city mouse says. “This food is not good. You must come and live with me in the city.”

    So they go to the house of the city mouse. It is a very good house. Nice food is ready (准备）for them to eat. But just when they begin to eat, they hear a great noise. “Run! Run! The cat is coming!” the two friends run away quickly. After some time, they go out. The country mouse says to the city mouse, “I don't like to live in the city. It's dangerous.”

    On a sunny day, Small Bear went boating with Papa. They bought hats first. Papa got a small hat for his big head. Small Bear got a big hat for his small head. Papa's hat was too small.

    Small Bear's hat was too big! They exchanged(交换) hats. Just right! Then, they came to the boat.  It had two seats. Papa sat on the small seat. Small Bear sat on the big seat. Papa Bear was too heavy. Small Bear was too light. They exchanged seats. Just right! After boating, they had lunch nearby. Papa got a small bowl. Small Bear got a big bowl. The food in the small bowl was too little for Papa. And the food in the big bowl was too much for Small Bear. They exchanged bowls. What a good meal!

    It's Sunday today. The sun is shining. Jim and his mum are in the supermarket. It's next to the restaurant.

A: Wow! The supermarket is so big!

B: Yes, Jim! Here's the bakery section. What do you want?

A: Mum, let's have two loaves of bread and four packets of biscuits.

B: OK! How much are they?

A: A loaf of bread is two yuan, and a packet of biscuits is three yuan.

B: Do you want anything else?

A: May I have some sweets, mum?

B: It's not good for your teeth, but you can have a chocolate.

A: Thank you, mum!

B: That's all right.

    My name is Gary. I'm from China. I'm ten years old, and I wear glasses.

    There are four people in my family: my father, my mother, my sister and me. My father is a pilot( 飞行员). My mother is a nurse(护士). My sister is a junior high school student. I go to Happy Primary School(小学). I am in Grade six. My favourite subjects are maths and music. I like singing and playing table tennis(乒乓球). I also like reading.

    Look! This is Mr Black's house. He has a new car. It's a Japanese car. It's very nice. He has a new bike too. The bike is very good. He has a daughter (女儿). Her name is Emma. Emma is eight. She has a nice toy car. She is at home. Mrs Black is a worker. She goes to work by bike, but her bike is not new. This is a happy family.