Tom is a good boy. He is going to visit his friends in New York next week. He wants to give some presents to them. Yesterday morning, he went shopping with his parents. In the shop, he saw many presents, such as toy cars, shoes, clothes and CDs. They were very nice. He bought a yellow dress and a green sweater for his friend, Kate, and some books for his friend, Jack. Tom was very happy. Then he went home happily.

    Good morning, this is the weather report. It's rainy in Shanghai. You must take your raincoat. It's cold in Beijing. Please put on your boots. It's snowy in Harbin, we can make a snowman. It's sunny and warm in Hong Kong. You can play football. That's all. Goodbye.

    I'm Helen . I'm an English girl . I'm a student . I'm in Class 1, Grade 1. I get up at six o'clock . I go to school at seven o'clock. We have three classes in the morning and two in the afternoon . We go home at four thirty . My father is a policeman . My mother is a driver . I love my father and mother .

    Dan lives in the city with his parents, because his parents work in the city. But Dan likes to go to the countryside very much. His grandparents live there. There is a hill near his grandfather's home. Dan always goes to climb the hill with his grandfather when he goes there. There is a lake near his grandfather's house too. Dan likes to go fishing too!

    Summer holiday is coming. Dan is going to stay there for a month. He will pick apples with his grandmother. He will climb the hill and go fishing. He is going to help his grandfather plant vegetables too!

    Tim is fat. He doesn't like sport. He likes watching TV at home.

    Ellen is his friend. She is strong and healthy. She often dances and plays badminton at weekends.

    One day, Ellen and Tim are having lunch.

    "What do you like eating?" asks Ellen.

    "I like eating pizzas, hamburgers and French fries. And I like drinking cola very much," says Tim.

    "Oh, that's bad for your health. I like eating rice, fruit and vegetables. And I have some milk every day. I never drink soft drinks," says Ellen, "You should eat healthy food. You will (将会) be healthy and strong."

   "OK, I will," says Tim.

Dear Tom,

    Today we got up very early. We went to the Great Wall by bus. It was very far. It was about three hours by bus. The guide told us the food there was very expensive, so we bought some cakes, juice and peaches. We put them in one backpack, Zhang Fang took the backpack and I took the camera, because he said he was older and stronger than me.

When we got to the Great Wall, we saw many people at the entrance (入口). We had to stand in line and waited. It was our turn at last. We began to climb. At first I counted the steps, but soon I couldn't remember the number. It is too high. We stopped to have a rest for several times. At last we got to the top of the wall. We were so excited! We've become real men!

    There is a cinema on the wall. We saw a movie of the Great Wall. It was evening when we came back. We ate beef and noodles for supper. We had a good day today.

Zhang Peng