My name is Tom. I have a big family. They are my father, my mother，my uncle，my aunt，my brother，my sisters and me. My father is thin and short. He has short curly hair. My uncle is short and strong. He has two small eyes. My mother is young and pretty. She has long yellow hair. My aunt is pretty. She has big eyes and short black hair. My brother is cute. He has two big ears. My sister Amy has long yellow hair. She is very pretty. My sister Ann has short black hair. She is cute. I'm thin. I have short black hair.

    I have a farm. The farm is big. I have a lot of animals! I have eight horses, thirteen cows, twelve hens and twenty ducks. And there are many vegetables. These are carrots and potatoes. Those are tomatoes and green beans. I love to eat tomatoes. Look! The tomatoes are big and red. I like my farm very much.

Amy: Today is Sunday. Let's go to the nature park.

Mike: Great! Is there a forest in the park?

Amy: Yes, there is. There is a lake, too. There are many boats on the lake.

Mike: Are there many birds in the forest?

Amy: Yes, there are. And there are many plants in the forest.

Mike: Yeah! Let's go.

    The Smarts are looking at the map of China. Mr Smart wants to visit Tibet. He wants to climb the mountains and ride a horse. Mrs Smart wants to go to Hong Kong. She wants to do some shopping. Amy wants to go to Harbin. She wants to see the beautiful snow and she wants to skate and ski. Sam wants to go to Guilin. He likes the mountains and the stones. He wants to row a boat. Tom wants to stay at home and play computer games.

    What are you going to do during your winter vacation(寒假)? Watching the 2018 Winter Olympic Games might be a good choice. South Korea (韩国) will hold the Games from Feb 9 to 25 in the city of Pyeongchang (平昌)。

    They will be the first Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. The county has done a lot for the Games. For example, there will be 85 robots working for the Games. They will help with security (安保) , information services and cleaning, CCTV News reported.

    There will be four new events for this year's Games. They are curling mixed doubles(冰壶混合双人赛) ,Alpine skiing team event (高山滑雪混合团体赛) ,speed skating mass start (速度滑冰集体出发) and snowboard big air (单板滑雪大跳台) .

    Chinese team members are working hard for the Winter Olympics. They'll compete with strong teams from countries like South Korea and Canada.

    World champion figure-skating pair (花样滑冰) Han Cong and Sui Wenjing may win big.

    China's short-track speed skating (短道速滑) team is also hoping to take the gold.

    I do many things on the weekend. On Saturday morning, I often read books and listen to music. In the afternoon, I do exercise with Liu Zhaoyang. In the evening, I watch TV. On Sunday morning, I often do my homework and sing songs. In the afternoon, I often play basketball with Zhang Hua. In the evening, I play games with my brother. I like the weekend.