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    At first Mike is very interested in the new baby because he doesn't have any sisters or brothers. But after some time he begins to get tired of Peter's endless talking about it. He also feels a little jealous (嫉妒) of his friend.

    One morning before class, when the two boys m{#blank#}3{#/blank#} at the school gate, Peter says to Mike cheerfully, "Do you know, Mike, my little brother, has put on nearly half a pound in weight this week."

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    "An elephant's," says Mike.

   Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making thisepic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised £70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out whether he has broken the record or not.

   White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June, 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than 1,300 hours in the saddle (车座) and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe first, and then the Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and finally the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.

   The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to get away with the little money he had. The worst thing that had happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometers he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and wants to write a book about his adventures.

Hello! I'm Nancy Green. I'm 12. Here are two nice photos. My parents and I are in the first photo. My mother is Kate. She is in a blue jacket. My father is Tim. He's in a black jacket. They're good doctors. They're kind. I'm in the middle of them. I'm in a yellow jacket. What are those in the next photo? They're a dog,a phone and a clock. The dog is brown and white. It's nice. The clock is white and yellow. It's mine. The phone is green. It's mine, too. My phone number is 568-0359.

Hello, my name is Bob. I have 1 good friend. Now I want to tell you about her．

My friend Sally lives2 Singapore with her parents. Her home is close to her school, so she 3 to school every day. She enjoys4 football and she is a member of the school football team. Students in the team wear green and black clothes with white shoes.

Sally likes the clothes,5 she doesn't like the shoes. She has to clean them after every game. 

The team often goes to China to play some 6 matches against other schools. 

They sometimes win, but they usually lose(输). Sally's father tells her that losing games teaches her a lot. Sally thinks 7 is right. She and her friends still want to win, so they practise very hard every day.

They hope8 half of their games this year.

Sally's parents are teachers at her school. They work 9 every day. Sally is usually at home alone because they don't have much time to stay with her. 10 she feels bored, she goes to the library with her friends.

Every year on May 1st, there is a school trip in Jim and Helen's School. Children like it very much, and they always have fun. Here is the notice for this year's trip. 

Hello, boys and girls! The International Day of Friendship is coming! Here is the information about some students. Do you want to make friends with them?