The Biggest Tree

    Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is “General Sherman”. General Sherman is growing on the slopes (斜坡) of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 1100cm across and about 3500cm round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 8000cm high. It began as a tiny seed (小种籽) many years ago. It has been growing since about 2000 BC (公元前). It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it's still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids (金字塔). It may live for another 2000 years.

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    My name is Ben．I am eleven years old．I'm from Shenzhen．I'm in Class Six Grade Five．I'm tall and thin．I have short black hair．I am good at Maths and English．My favourite subject is English．I often read English in the morning．I often help others．So my classmates say to me，"You are a kind and helpful boy．" After school，I always do my homework first．And then I play table tennis with my brother．He likes playing table tennis too．We are good friends．

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    Next week is a holiday. I will do my homework on Monday. On Tuesday I will fly kites with my friends. On Wednesday I will play table tennis. On Thursday I will read storybooks(故事书). On Friday I will help my mother do the housework. On Saturday I will visit my grandma with my parents. On Sunday，oh，I don't know what to do.       

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    The winter vacation is coming. I am going to read some books about Canada, because I am going there to meet my pen pal, Ted.

    I hear there is a lot of snow in Canada, so I want to learn to ski. Ted is a skiing fan and he is going to teach me. I think it will be hard, but I want to have a try!

    I am excited! A wonderful winter vacation is waiting for me.

    Hello，I'm Susan. Look, this is my family photo. This is my mother. She is a teacher. Her birthday is in March. She likes going shopping. Her favourite season is winter. My father is a doctor. He likes winter best. His birthday is in September. He often climbs mountains with his friends on weekends. Haha, this is me. I like summer best because I can eat ice-cream very much, and I can wear pretty skirts in summer.

I have three good friends. Mike is taller than Tom. Mary is shorter than Tom. Tom is stronger than Mary. Mike is stronger than Tom. Mary is younger than Mike. Tom is older than Mike. We are good friends. I like them very much. Do you like my friends?