On National Day, we had a long holiday. We had seven days. I went to Hainan Island with my parents to visit my grandparents. They live in a small house, but it's beautiful. We went to see the blue and clear water every day. We swam in it. We went fishing and had seafood. My grandma cooked good food for us every day. The food was very delicious. I like it. We took many photos. I was very happy.

Children：Happy birthday, Peter!

Peter：Thank you! Welcome to my “orange party”. What orange things do you have?

Jill：I have an orange hat.

Kitty：I have an orange skirt.

Joe：I have an orange T-shirt.

Peter：What do you have， Alice?

Alice：Look， Peter! I have an orange card for you.

Peter：Thank you so much. Look at the table. Here are some orange things for you. They are oranges， orange juice and an orange cake. Let's have some fun.

    A rich man has a vase(花瓶). It's about 500 years old. It's beautiful and valuable(有价值的). He wants his study(书房) to have the same colour with the vase. Some painters(油漆工) come to work for him, but they can't make the right colour. Finally, a painter comes. He says he can make the right colour. The rich man is very happy with his work and the painter becomes famous. Many years later, " Dad, how did you match(匹配) the walls to that vase so well?" asks his son. "I painted the vase," answer the painter.

    It's a new season. The frogs are excited about spring. I can hear them croaking in the distance. I know it's spring when I hear the frogs croaking.

    It's a new season. The flowers are excited about spring. I can see them growing in the distance. I know it's spring when I see the flowers growing.

    It's a new season. The cicadas are excited about summer. I can hear them singing in the distance. I know it's summer when I hear the cicadas singing.

    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.