Hello! I' m John. I usually have a busy but happy weekend. I usually do my home- work first. Then I visit my grandparents on Saturday afternoon. They are very happy to see me. On Sundays I often play football with my friends. Sometimes I go swimming or go shopping. But I can't go out this weekend, because the weather report says it's going to rain. I can't play football in the rain. I can only play the piano at home. This is my weekend. What about you?

    I'm Peter. There are four people in my family. They are my father, my mother, my grandfather and me. I'm twelve. My birthday is on 15th March. My parents are both doctors. They help people. Their birthdays are both in May. My grandfather is old. He is sixty-five. His birthday is on 9th June. He likes reading. I like reading too. I want to be a teacher in the future. I want to teach Chinese in a school.

    Hello，everyone! It's that time of year again! Hualin's fantastic sale! You name it, and we have it at a very good price．Do you like sweaters? Do you like them at low prices? We have sweaters in all colors at 50 yuan each! Do you need a bag for sports or school? We have great bags for just 6 yuan! For young boys and girls，We have T-shirts in red，green，yellow, orange，blue and black for only 15 yuan! And socks in all colors for just 1 yuan! And that's not all．Can't you believe it? Come down to Hualin and see by yourself!

    Many years ago, people use a stick, a large piece of wood and dry leaves to make a fire. Today, wood, gas (煤气) and electricity (电) can all make a fire. I think wood is the most dangerous. And I like gas most because it's easy.

    People use fire in many ways. At home, people use fire to cook food and boil water. In factories, workers use fire to melt (熔化) metals (金属) to makes things of different shapes. Some workers use fire to make glass.

    Fire can help us to do many things, but sometimes fire is dangerous. Cigarettes and campfires can all start a fire in the countryside, in schools and at homes. We must be careful. We mustn't smoke in the countryside, and we mustn't cook without an adult (成年人). We mustn't play with matches. We mustn't play around a fire.

    The Whites' family is at home. Mrs. White is in the kitchen. She's cooking. Mr. White is sitting in a chair and reading the newspaper. Tom and his friend Dick are cleaning the bicycle. Jane and her friend Mary are in Jane's bedroom. They are listening to a tape.