Mum: Taste the juice，please!

Mary: Thank you，Mum. It's sweet.

Mum: Today is sunny. Let's go to the Z00.

Mary: Oh，I'm very happy. Let's go!

Mum: Do you like monkeys?

Mary: Yes，I do. The monkeys are cute.

Mum: Do you like elephants?

Mary: No，I don't. They're big and strong.

Mum: What colour is the panda?

Mary: It's black and white. It's cute，too.

    We'll have a Christmas Party on Christmas Day! What can you do for the party，my dear friends? Oh，let me see.Tina can sing some nice songs.Mary can dance.Peter can do some kung fu.Mike can draw cartoons.Liu Yun can play the pipa and John can play the piano.They are helpful! What can I do? Oh，I can play the violin! My English teacher，Miss Lee，can sing and dance for us.We are so happy and we can't wait!

    Paper cutting(剪纸)is a traditional Chinese art．Many people in China stick(粘贴)paper cuttings on their walls or their windows．The paper—cutter uses very simple tools， such as knives and scissors，to cut parts of the paper away．After these parts are cut away，a lovely picture of people or animals appears(显现)．Some paper cuttings are of Chinese characters．Others are of animals or plants．People think paper cuttings will bring them good luck．It is very difficult(困难的)to learn paper cutting．It requires(需要)years of practice to become good at this art．

One day, a tall man (M) Tom and a short woman (W) Rose are talking in the room.

M: When do you go to work every day, Rose?

W: At 7: 45, Tom.

M: Do you walk there?

W: No, I always get there by bicycle. What about you?

M: I go to work on foot. Which subject do you teach?

W: I teach Music. But I can't play the piano well. How about you?

M: I teach P. E. , because I'm a P. E. teacher.

W: Do you often play football after school?

M: Yes, I like playing it very much. It's interesting.

W: I don't like playing football. It's too difficult for me.

    I'm Bob. I have two little sisters. They're Lily and Lucy. Children's Day is coming. I want to buy some gifts for them. Lily wants a new dress, because her dress is too small. Lucy wants a new doll, because her doll is too old. The dress is sixty yuan, and the doll is forty-five yuan. I'm going to buy them. They must be happy.