Hi，I'm Betty.I come from Sydney.I'm a student.I eat breakfast at home.And then I go to school at 8：30.Classes start at 9：00.After school，I usually play sports with my friends.On the weekend，I often take a dancing class and play music.Sometimes I watch TV and read books.

    My favourite season is summer.Because Christmas is in summer.In Australia，summer is from December to February the next year.I usually go to the beach and swim on Christmas Day.What about you?

    Kate lives in London with her parents. She is a schoolgirl. Today is Kate's birthday and she's fifteen years old. Her father's name is Smith. He works in a hospital. People think he is a good doctor. Kate's mother is a nurse. She is a very good nurse. Kate has two brothers and a sister, and they study in China. Her elder(大) brother speaks Chinese very well and has many friends there. He is a college (大学) student. But her younger brother and sister are middle-school students. Both of them are studying Chinese very hard and want to be teachers of Chinese in their country(国家).

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."

    It's warm today. We're in the park. It's a beautiful park. We can see trees. We can see some birds in the trees. They're singing. Look! Mary is reading. Tom is eating. Peter is playing football. Jim is painting. We're happy in the park.

    Today is Saturday. Mike is going to the nature park with his classmates. They are going there by bus and the bus station is close to Mike's home. The nature park is a little far, but the No.6 bus will take them there. He also has plans for tomorrow. He is going to the bookstore and buy some comic books on Sunday morning. In the evening, he is going to see a film. He will have a good time on the weekend.

    John's family was very poor. He had three brothers and four sisters. Their parents loved them very much. When he finished middle school, he got a special present from his father. "Many friends got new clothes. Someone got cars as presents, John said. "I ran home and asked my father what present could get. Father got something out of his pocket. Then he gave it to me. It was a coin!"

    "I felt very sad." Father said to me, "Buy a newspaper with the coin, read it carefully and find a job for yourself. Go to the world. The world is yours now." I always think it was a joke. I was unhappy for a long time. Many years later, after I became the manager of a big computer company, I understand my father. My friends got just clothes or even cars. I got the world. It was the best present.