In many countries, winter is from December to February. Autumn is 3 months before winter. In the autumn, leaves drop to the ground. Many trees have nuts or fruits. Animals may begin to store food. Some birds collect nuts to store. Other birds fly to a warmer place for the winter. They won't return until the spring. Days become shorter. Cold weather is coming. The fur of many animals gets thick because they need a thick coat to protect themselves. People also wear warmer clothes, because the weather is a little colder. In some places there may be rain or even snow, but in many southern places it is still warm. Autumn is also the time when farmers harvest their crops. People look forward to( 盼望) autumn for many reasons. The most important one is that autumn is the harvest season.

    Every year thousands of people get hurt or die in road accidents(事故). How can we make the roads safer? First we must follow the traffic rules. If everybody follows the rules, the roads will be much safer. In our country traffic keeps on the right side of the road. Second, we must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left, Look right, and then look left again. Then, if we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross the road. Third, it is good to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road. Last, we must never play in the Street.

    Tom has a bright(明亮的) and big room. There's a bed, a desk and some chairs in it. The desk is near the window. Tom's books are on the desk. The bed is near the desk. There are trousers (裤子) and a coat ( 外套) on the bed. Tom has a green toy car. He likes it very much.

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    Hello! I'm Tom. I go to school from Monday to Friday. On my way to school, I can see some green trees. I can see some clouds. They're white. I can see a bike. It's under the tree. It's black. I can see a yellow cat. It's in the tree. 1 can hear a bus. I can hear a dog, too.

    The USA is the fourth largest country in the world. It's smaller than Russia, Canada and China. Washington DC is its capital, but it is a quiet city, New York is the biggest city in America and it's one of the biggest cities in the world. It is in the east of the USA and at the mouth of the Hudson River（哈德逊河）. A large part of the city is on Manhattan Island（曼哈顿岛）, a big island in the river. New York has a larger population（人口）than Washington DC. In New York, we can see the famous statue，the Statue of Liberty（自由女神像）.

Is Ada a good singer?

Grace and Ada are sisters. One day, Grace hears Ada singing in the living room.

Grace: Your voice surprised me.

Ada: I spent ten thousand yuan on singing lessons.

Grace: I would love to introduce my friend Tom to you.

Ada: Does he like singing too?

Grace: No. He is a lawyer. He can get your money back.