Today(今天) is my birthday(生日). I'm nine today. This is my friend. Ben. He's nine, too. That's my teacher Miss Fang. She's hungry. Look! What is that? It's a birthday cake. A cake, Miss Fang? Yes, please. A cake, Ben? No, thanks. An ice-cream, Ben? Yes, please. I'm thirsty.

—Good morning. I'm Mike. I see red. I like it.

—Hello, I'm Chen Jie. I see yellow. I like it.

—Hi, I'm Sarah. I like green.

—Good morning. I'm John. I like orange. Oh, Wu Binbin, you like blue. Show me blue.

    Hello, everyone. I am your classmate. My Chinese name is Zhou Ting. My English name is Tina. You can call me Tina Zhou or just Tina. I am eleven years old this year. I will celebrate my 11th birthday next month. I will have a birthday party in the Forest Park. I will not have a birthday cake or birthday candles. But I will have a birthday tree. I will plant a tree in the park. I want to grow with the tree. Will you come to my birthday party?

    Mary is an American school girl. She is in Beijing with her parents now. Mary doesn't know Chinese and she can't speak Chinese well. It's Sunday morning. She goes out. She is walking on the street. She is going to the zoo to see elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands, and he shows Mary the wav to the zoo.

    One Sunny day, a rich old businessman in a small town meets a factory worker, a coach and a fisherman. He gives them three seeds and says "Bring me the flowers in three months. The man with the most beautiful flower can have my much money!"

    After 3 months, the factory worker brings a big red flower. The coach brings a small purple flower. But the poor fisherman bring nothing. He is very sad, "I don't know why, I watered it every day".

    The businessman says, "You are honest! The seeds are bad and will never sprout! The much money is yours."

    Finally the fisherman is very very happy. The other two men feel quite ashamed and sad.

    Mrs Green has a little dog. One day the dog is lost, and it's snowing outside. Mrs Green looks for it everywhere but she can't find it. She calls the police. A young policeman answers the phone, "Don't worry, madam.

    Dogs are really strong animals. They can live for several days in the snow and be all right."

    Mrs Green is happy to hear the words. She says, "My dog is very clever. She almost can talk." "Well," the policeman says, "why don't you put your telephone down? Perhaps she is trying to telephone you now."