I'm Dongdong. I have a pen pal. He's an English boy. His name is Jim. He's twelve. He likes Chinese and he has Chinese lessons every week. He likes flying kites, too. He also likes Chinese kung fu. I like it, too. I'll teach him Chinese kung fu next week. Then we're going to fly kites together. We'll have a good time.

    Tina was a ten-year-old girl from England. Two weeks before the 2004 Christmas holiday, her teacher was talking about tsunamis（海啸） in a geography（地理） class at school. This helped her save lives on December 26th, 2004.On that morning, Tina and her family were walking on the Beach and enjoying the sun. Then suddenly, the water went out very far. It was bubbling, too. She told her mother at once. Her mum didn't understand. Tina was very sad. She shouted to her dad. He warned others and everyone left the beach. Because of her warning, the hotel workers quickly helped 100 guests get to a safer place.

    Everybody(每个人) wants to be healthy. You know food is very important(重要的).There are many healthy food. You can have more bananas, apples, oranges, tomatoes and carrots because fruits and vegetables are good for you. But don't eat too much chocolate. It's not good for you. It's not good healthy food. Healthy food can make you grow(成长)and make you strong(强壮的)and happy. Remember there is a saying, 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.' Sports can also keep you healthy. Get up early and do some sports every day. Don't be lazy! You will be healthy and happy.

    Rose is a middle school student. She likes English very much and she does well in it. She often tells her father about her English. Now she is talking with her father.

Rose: Our English book is very nice. There are many interesting dialogues and nice pictures in it.

Father: DO you speak only English in class or does your teacher explain everything to you in Chinese?

Rose: Oh, no. We speak English for most of the time in class. So I must work hard at it.

Father: That's good! I'm sure you'll study better.

⑴Today all sunglasses are five yuan. They are very cheap.

⑵A: How much is the skirt?    

B: It's 89 dollars.

⑶A: Sam, whose coat is this?    

B: It's John's.

⑷A: What are those?    

B: They are horses.

⑸A: What's the weather like in Beijing?

B: It's rainy. What about New York?

A: It's sunny.

    This is Sam's family. He's doing his homework. His sister is eating a cake. His mother is watching TV. His father is reading a book. His grandmother is watering the flowers.