John lives in a tall building in the city of Beijing. There are eighteen floors in the building, and he lives on the fifteenth floor. He uses a lift(电梯)to go up and down.

    John works very hard. He goes to work early. Every day he gets out of the lift. Then he walks to a bus stop. It is about two hundred meters from his home.

    He usually catches the number 11 bus to work. John works in a factory about ten kilometers from his home. He starts working at 8：30, and finishes at 4：30. He gets back home at 5：15. He gets into the lift, and he goes up to the twelfth floor. Then he gets out of the lift and climbs up to the fifteenth floor on foot.

    There are no classrooms in Animal School, but there is a forest and a river. The forest is not small. It's big and green. The river is small, but it's long. Look, there are some animals there. Listen, what are they talking?

Mr Cow: Welcome to Animal School What's the matter?

Little Duck: I'm sad. I can't run, and I can't jump. I'm a bad duck.

Mr Cow: I don't think so. Please don't be sad.

Animals: Come on, everyone! Let's swim together!

Mr Cow: Have a try, Little Duck! You can swim very well.

Animals: Wow! Look at the Little Duck! He is so fast!

Little Duck: I'm the first! I'm so happy!

    Hello! My name is Janet. Today is my birthday. I am nine now. My friends Ann, Ben, Jamin, and Lingling are coming to my home. Look! There is a big birthday cake. It's very nice. It's for me. There are four little cars and five apples for me. Beside the cars, there are six pencils. Under the pencils, there are eight new books and two nice dolls. I am very happy. Thank you, my friends!

    Hello, I'm Tom. I like animals. I have a cat. Her name is Kitty. She likes fish and milk. I have a dog. His name is Dotty. He likes meat. I have many birds. They like rice. I have lovely rabbits, too. They like grass.

    There is a TV show about dogs. Dogs are very useful. They can do a lot. This blind man can't see. The dogs can help him. This girl is deaf. She can't hear. The dogs can help her. The dogs can help the firefighters, too. Do you want to have a dog? You can have a pet dog. It can play with you.