When we are talking about animals in China, the most precious (珍贵的) animal we would think of is the panda. In fact, we have one kind of bird as precious as the panda,1many people don't know much about it. The bird is called crested ibis (朱鹮) . It is as2as snow with a red face and looks very beautiful. It is also in danger like the panda.

Crested ibises3in tall trees by small rivers or rice fields. They look for small fish and4small animals for food. About one hundred years ago,5crested ibises lived in China, Russia and Japan. Later, as they lost their homes,6them was getting smaller and smaller. Between 1965 and 1980, people didn't see any of them living in the wild. Luckily, on May 23, 1981, scientists7seven of them in the south of Shanxi Province. 8protect crested ibises in the wild, the Chinese government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. Now scientists are doing a lot of research to help them to9more babies. Today there are about 1,500 crested ibises living in the wild. Zoos and research centres10after about 500 crested ibises.

Welcome to our new clothes shop! I am Peter. My brother Tom and I have a clothes shop in No.12 Street. We have many nice clothes for boys and girls. On the right of our shop, there are different dresses for girls. They are purple, red, pink, white and yellow. Boys can buy some trousers here. We have blue trousers, green trousers and black trousers on the left. There are many caps of different colors for you to choose, too. I like black and our black caps are really cool. We also have nice T-shirts, socks and shoes in our shop. They will look nice on you and they are at good prices (价格). Do you like the clothes in our shop? We have a big sale for a week. Buy a pair of shoes and you can get a pair of socks for free. Come and buy them now! 

Hi, my name is Li Hua. I come from Huizhou, China. I am twelve and I am a student of Grade Seven. I like red very much. There are four people in my family. And these are my four good friends.

Some problems are difficult to solve in our life. However, there are a lot of number expressions （表达用语） that can help. Today, let me show you some examples. 

Sometimes we can "Kill two birds with one stone". That is to say, we can complete two goals （目标） with only one effort or action. But we must remember that "two wrongs don't make a right". If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him. 

When I was a young child in school, my favourite subject was Maths. My teacher used to "give me three cheers" when I did well in Maths, praising （赞扬） my hard work and good grades. 

When I was in high school, some of my friends once had trouble doing their schoolwork. In fact, they did not care if they could finish high school. But it seemed that they really got a surprise when they completed their studies and graduated （毕业） from high school. They were "on cloud nine". 

"Nine times out of ten", students who do well in school often find good jobs. Some people work in an office doing the same things every day at nine-to-five jobs. However, it's good to know that happiness at work isn't just about money.