A: What time is it, Mingming?

B: It's eight o'clock.

A: OK. Let's count the rulers. How many rulers are there'?

B: One, two, three... Twelve rulers.

A: What colour are they?

B: They're yellow.

A: How many pens are there?

B: Two pens.

A: Good!

    Hello! I'm Mike. My mother likes summer best, because she can swim. My father likes autumn best, because he can draw pictures. Winter is my little brother's favourite season, because he can make a snowman. My sister likes spring best, because there are beautiful flowers and green leaves everywhere. I like spring, too, because I like green best.

    Lucy and Lily are twins. They're 12 years old. They look the same. But they have different hobbies. Lucy likes collecting stamps. She has many beautiful stamps. They're from different cities and countries. But Lily likes growing flowers. The flowers are all very beautiful. Lucy and Lily both like reading books. Lily likes reading storybooks. But Lucy likes reading science books. On Sunday, they usually ride bikes to the park. They can play with their friends there. Their parents go there every day, too.

    There are four people in Mr Clark s family. The Clarks get up early every day. In the morning, Mr Clark goes to work. Sandy and Sue go to school. Their mother stays at home to do housework. At noon, Sandy and Sue have their lunch at school. In the afternoon, Sandy and Sue go back home. They usually get home at about 4 o'clock. In the evening, they do their homework. Mr Clark often reads newspapers. Mrs Clark cooks for them. After dinner, they watch TV and eat some fruit.

    Miss Smart is our English teacher. She is a nice teacher. She is forty years old. She is from New York. New York is a big city in the east of America. Now she lives in Haikou. She likes pop music and she can play the guitar. In the evening she likes watching TV and playing computer games. Her favourite sport is running. She likes running in the morning after she gets up. Every day she goes to school by bus and gets to school at 7:30.She likes us and we all like her, too