I have a pencil box. It's blue. There are lots of things in it. I have a pen. It's red and long. I like it. I have three pencils. They are short. I have a ruler. It's big. I have an eraser. It's small.

    One day Tom tells his friends, "I'm going to have holidays in Beijing. But I can't speak Chinese, so I'm going to have evening classes and have Chinese lessons there for a month." Soon his holidays come and he goes to China happily. After he comes back, his friends ask him, " Do you have any trouble with your Chinese when you are in Beijing, Tom?" "No, I don't." answers Tom, " But the Chinese do!

    Toby is an eleven-year-old boy. He likes playing computer games. He doesn't like to do his homework. He goes to bed very late every evening. He can't get up early in the morning. He doesn't brush his teeth or wash his face. He doesn't have breakfast, either.

    On the way to school, he is always in a hurry. He rides his bicycle quickly. He doesn't look at the traffic light. The policeman says, "Look out, boy. It's dangerous." Sometimes he's late for school.

    He is always asleep when he has a lesson. He doesn't listen to the teacher carefully. His voice isn't loud when he reads the book. He always makes a lot of mistakes in his exercise book. His teacher, Miss Wang is very angry with him.

Miss Li: How did you spent your Sunday, children？

Sam: I stayed at home and watched TV. I saw a baseball game.

Simon: I went to the bookshop and bought some books.

Lingling: I went to the cinema and saw an interesting movie.

Daming: I played football with my friends.

Children: How did you spent your Sunday, Miss Li?

Miss Li: I went to the park with my son.

    Do you know Big Ben? Big Ben is not the name of a man. It's the name of a big clock in London. This clock has four faces. So, no matter which direction( 方向) you stand in, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. The minute hand on each face is about four metres long. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament(国会大厦). In that place, you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud sound. It strikes every quarter of an hour. Big Ben has been the most famous symbol of London.