In the old days, people usually travelled by horse when they wanted to go a long way. A man named Ming lived in the country. One day, his mother said to him, ^"Your uncle is very ill and he needs this medicine. You must take it to him quickly. Your uncle lives in the town. It's a long way from our house. It will take you two days to get there on a horse."

    Ming thought for a minute and said to himself, ^"One horse ...two days. I know what I can do." The he said to his mother "Don't worry, Mum. I'm clever. I think I can get there in one day." Ming ran to the market and bought two horses for his journey.

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    Bill Gates has a nice house on a hill by Lake Washington. Inside the house there are seven bedrooms, twenty four bathrooms, six kitchens and six fireplaces. It even has a theatre, a library, an exercise room and a swimming pool. You can say the house is very big. However, it doesn't look so big, because a large part of it is in the hills.

    The house is famous for many reasons. One is its large size, and another is its amazing electronic systems(电子系统).Before a visitor goes into the house, he or she gets a chip(芯片）at the gate. The chip sends information about the visitor to the electronic systems in the house. When the visitor goes into the house, lights are turned on automatically（自动地）.When the visitor goes from one room to another, he or she can hear music.

    Bill Gates began to build his house in 1990. It took him about 7 years to build it.

    One day Mr Li and Mr Wang went to London to see a friend. They didn't know much English and they knew little about London. They didn't find their friend's home. They walked in the street for a long time. Then they saw a man near a shop. They went up to him and asked the way. The man smiled but said nothing(什么都没说) . Then he put his hand into his pocket and took out a book and read, "I'm sorry, I can't speak English." At last they found their friend's home with the help of a policeman.

Sydney, November 24

Dear Binbin,

    How are you? It is summer in Sydney. It's very hot. I wear a T-shirt and shorts. I'm going to Beijing next week. What's the weather like in Beijing? What clothes should I wear in Beijing?

    See you soon.

Yours,

John