Mrs. Black's mother was ill in bed three days ago . So she had to go and look after her .

    Before she left , she said to her husband , “I must tell you where everything is , or you don't know what to do , but my train is leaving in half an hour's time and I must go now .”

    “Don't worry ,” Mr Black said , “ I can look after myself .” In fact , he could not do anything without his wife . But when his wife came back the next day , she did not have to wash any plates because he had his metals in restaurants .

    It is sunny today. Danny can ride his bicycle in the park. The bicycle is new. It is his birthday's present. Alice likes flying her kite in the park, too. The kite is yellow and blue. It's high in the sky. Their dog, Sam is brown. It is chasing the kite. They feel happy.

Dear Mrs Broom,

    Our weekend at your hotel was bad. Our room was big but everything was very old. Our friend Robin cleaned our room and fixed a broken chair.

    My mother wanted to read a book but the lamp was too small. My dad got some hamburgers from the hotel kitchen, but they were cold and tasted bad.

    I wanted to watch TV but the TV didn't work. The people in Room 301 listened to loud music. I didn't sleep all night.

    I'm sorry, but we didn't enjoy our stay very much.

WuBinbin and family

    I went to the beach in Haikou last Sunday. It was sunny. The air was fresh and the water was clean. There were a lot of people on the beach.

    Some girls sang songs near the sea. Some boys played volleyball on the beach. I saw a cat in a big tree. An old man listened to the radio on a long chair. Some young men swam in the sea. There weren't any ships on the sea.

    I have a good friend. Her name is Ann. Her Chinese name is Wang Xiaolan. She is from England. She is in Beijing now. She is in Class Four, Grade Six. She is twelve. She has blue eyes and yellow hair. It's sunny and warm today. We want to have a picnic in a park. There are many big trees in the park. On the way to the park it started to rain and I forgot to bring my umbrella. What bad luck! We caught a cold.

    When Ruby was a baby, she was very cute. She had short hair and big blue eyes. She was in a pink baby clothes. She could crawl (爬) along the floor. She could play with blocks. She liked to lie on the floor with her mum. She could put the blocks on top of each other. She could sit in a high chair and eat from a spoon. She could eat soft food like potato, pumpkin, yoghurt and banana.

    Now Ruby is ten years old. She has long black hair. She likes eating beef and vegetables. She can do more things. She can read, write, draw and count. She can play the piano. She sometimes goes to the music hall to enjoy the concerts. She is growing up.