Halloween is a very popular holiday in North America. People celebrate it on October 31st. On this day, many people decorate their houses. Many people like to make jack-o'-lanterns. They are made from pumpkins. Some jack-o'-lanterns are funny and some are scary!

    Children wear costumes and go trick-or-treating to collect candy. Many of these costumes are scary! Witch, ghost, vampire and black cat costumes are popular.

    Hello, I'm Blue Cat. I'm 6 years old. I'm from China. Today is my birthday. All of my friends will come to my birthday party. There are so much food in the living room. My friend Tom likes sandwiches, because they're tasty. Jane's favourite food is rice. She thinks it's healthy. Amy likes ice cream so much that she eats it every day, because it's sweet. I like apples, milk and lemons（柠檬）, because they're fresh and healthy. My mother likes fried fish（炸鱼）and my father likes meat. And what's your favourite food? Can you tell me?

    Hello, every one. I'm a pupil. They are my friends. This is Wang Dan. She's a bit shy. This is Li Ling. She is very clever. This is Liu Qiang. He is a naughty boy, but not bad. They are very nice.

    Hello, I'm Lily. I'm in Shenzhen now. Shenzhen is a big city. It's very beautiful too. But it was a small village then.

    The streets in Shenzhen were old and dirty then. Now they are very new and clean. The parks were small then. Now they are big. Shenzhen is changing（改变）. I like Shenzhen very much.

The cat is calling you

    Mrs. Brown has a young cat, and it is the cat's first winter. One evening the cat is outside when it is snowing heavily. Mrs. Brown looks for(寻找) it everywhere and shouts the cat's name. But she can't find it. So she telephones the police and says, "I lost(丢失）a small black cat. Does anybody find one?" "No. But cats are strong animals. They can live in the snow for days."

    She feels very happy when she hears this, "And my cat is very clever. She almost talks. "

    "Why don't you put your telephone down? Perhaps your cat is trying to telephone you now," says the policeman.