My name is Maggie.I am a 13-year-old Canadian girl. I live in Toronto. It's a very big city. I can speak English and French. I have classes from 8:00 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. I have lunch at school. Many girls love playing volleyball after school, but I like swimming. I have a big family, my father, my mother and two brothers. I think China is a great country. I want a Chinese pen pal.

    Please sendemails to me if you want to be my pen pal. My email address is maggie13@yahoo.com.

    A dog has a piece(片) of meat in his mouth. He sees himself(他自己) in the water. He thinks it is another dog. That dog has a piece of meat in his mouth，too. He wants to get(得到) his meat. Then he can have two pieces. He opens his mouth to bark(吠叫) and his meat goes down into(在……里面) the water.

    There are many mice in a house. The man of the house gets a cat. The cat kills many of the mice. The oldest mouse says, "All the mice must come to my room and we will think what we can do about this cat."

All the mice come. Many mice speak, but none knows what to do. At last a young mouse stands up and says, "We must put a bell on that cat. Then the cat will not catch any more mice." Then the old mouse asks, "Who will put the bell on the cat?" No mouse answers. At last he says, "It is easy to say things, but it is hard to do them."

    The seasons in Taiyuan are very nice. Spring comes in March. It's warm. I can plant trees with my friends. Summer comes in June. It's sunny and hot. I can swim and eat ice cream. Autumn comes in September. It's cool. I can go to the park and have a picnic with my family, Winter comes in December. It's cold. But I can play with the snow. That's fun! I love the four seasons in Taiyuan!

My name's Lucy. Welcome to my home. This is my bedroom. The bed is near the window. I like toys, so I have many toys on it. And I have a red and white schoolbag. Look. It's on the table near my computer. There are four people in my family. My father is a doctor. He is very tall and friendly. My mother is a teacher. She has big eyes and long black hair. I have a little sister. Her name is Lily. She is cute and thin. She likes candies very much. Oh, it's time for dinner. I'd like some vegetables and chicken. How about my little sister? She would like 'some noodles.