There are four people in the twins' family. They are the twins, their father and their mother. The twins' names are Lucy and Lily. They are fourteen. They are in the same class in the No. 1 Middle School. They are very good students. They not only work very hard but also sing very well. They want to join the music club. Lucy wants to play the piano. Lily can play the guitar.

    Their father, Mr King, is a teacher. He teaches English in a school near his home. Their mother, Mrs King is a teacher, too. She teaches Chinese. Mr and Mrs King are in different schools. But they have the same hobby—play the guitar.

    Every year many animals die(死). Some animals die because they are sick, some die because people kill(杀死) them and some die because they have nowhere to live.

    In some countries, people kill animals for money. People kill of animals for their skins(毛皮) or their meat. They kill elephants, tigers, 'crocodiles and snakes for both their meat and skins. Sometimes people kill animals and birds for sports, too.

    How do people help to save the animals? People now keep some animals in zoos or in parks. We call the parks -- Wildlife(野生) Parks. We can go there by car and watch the animals.

    It's spring. One day, Mother Duck finds four eggs at her home. Three are small and one is big. She sits on the eggs. Three small eggs open. The ducklings are small and yellow. The big egg opens later. It's big and grey. It's ugly. Mother Duck doesn't like the ugly duckling. He is sad and swims away. In winter, it's cold. He has no home. It's spring again. The ugly duckling becomes a beautiful swan.

    Many years ago, there were no tall buildings in our city. There were some small houses. Only a few people lived here. They were farmers and fishermen. The air was clean. Now there are lots of tall buildings. Toc many people live here. They do many different jobs. The traffic is busy and noisy.

Xiaoling: What do you do on the weekend?

Mike: I usually read books. Sometimes I go shopping. What about you?

Xiaoling: Usually I go shopping. Sometimes I visit my grandparents.

Tom: I often play football, but not this weekend.

Xiaoling: Why?

Tom: The weather report says it's going to rain this Sunday.

Jiamin: I usually play music on the weekend. But my music teacher is ill.

Xiaoling: Why don't we watch TV together?

Children: Good idea!

Hi, I'm Mike.