Peter: What's your favourite fruit, Betty?

Betty: Apples. Because they are sweet.

Peter: I like fruit. But I don't like grapes. They are sour（酸的）. I like oranges. They are yummy.

Bill: I like potatoes. They are delicious. What about you, Ann?

Ann: I don't like potatoes. But I like fish. It's fresh.

Ben: I like fish, too. It's very healthy.

情景阅读。阅读短文，回答问题。

我们是好朋友

    Tom and Mike are good friends. Tom is older than Mike. Mike is younger, but he is taller than Tom. Tom is 1. 67 m，and Mike is 1.75 m. Tom is 50 kg.Mike is 15 kg heavier than Tom. Tom has a dog. Mike has a dog，too. Tom's dog is smaller than Mike's. Because Mike's dog is Tom's dog's mother.

    Hello, my name is Amy. I am 8 years old. Today is Saturday. And it is my birthday. My mum gives (送给) me a birthday gift. It's a red dress. It's new. And I have a little sister. Her name is Lucy. Her favourite clothes are skirts, but her skirt is old. She wants(想要) a new skirt. We go to the park to fly kites(放风筝)in the afternoon. I meet my friend there. His name is Jack. He is wearing a blue T-­shirt and green shorts. We fly kites together. Saturday is fun.

B

    When old Mr Chow was a young man, he went to visit his uncle in the city. His wife and children met him at the train station when he arrived back in the countryside. When he got off the train, his wife asked, "Did you miss us?"

    "Yes, I missed you all. There's no place like home. Life in the city was strange. Uncle Tom lives in a modern neighbourhood (居住区), People go up to their homes in a big box." Mr Chow said.

    "You look tired." said Mrs Chow.

    "Yes, I need to sleep. I couldn't sleep at night because the light was much brighter (更亮）than the candle in our house."

    "Why didn't you blow it out?" asked Mrs Chow.

    "I tried (尝试）to, but it was in a glass ball." said Mr Chow.

A Lazy Boy

    Two friends are having a holiday. Their names are Frank and Henry. Henry is very lazy.

    On the first evening of their holiday, Frank says to Henry," Here's some money. Go and buy some meat. "

    "I'm too tired," answers Henry, "You go."

    So Frank goes to buy the meat. Later he comes back and says to Henry, "Now here's the meat. Please cook it."

    But Henry answers," No, I'm not good at cooking. You do it."

    So Frank cooks the meat. Then he says to Henry," Go and get some water."

    "No, I don't want to get my clothes dirty." Henry answers.

    At last, Frank says," The meat is ready. Come and eat it."

    "Yes, I'll do that," answers Henry, "I don't like saying 'No' all the time."

Dear Peter,

Thank you for your letter and some wonderful stamps. I like them very much. I also collect stamps. I'm sending some Monkey King stamps to you think you'll like them.

Now I'm going to answer some of your questions. You ask me about the weather in Beijing in winter. It's quite cold and it often snows in winter. After snowing the ground is white. And I can skate on ice. It's very interesting to skate. I like winter best.

You ask me when the best time to come to China is. I think the best time to come to China is in spring or in fall. It's often too hot in summer and it's cold in winter. I have to finish this letter now. Ask your brother to come to China with you. Welcome to Beijing soon.

Yours,

Li Lei