My name is Betty. I live in China. I study in Shanghai No. 6 Primary School. Today is my birthday. On my birthday, I often get up at 7:30. I buy a lot of food with my mother at the supermarket. Usually I have a good time on my birthday. In the afternoon, my family go and see a film. Then we go home. And we have a birthday party at 6:00 in the evening. At the party, we play games and eat a big birthday cake.  I am so happy.

    Hello , I'm Lily . I'm from America . I live in New York . I know Beijing is very big and very famous . So I'm going to Beijing this winter holiday . I'm going to visit Tian'anmen Square and the Great Wall . I like Chinese food . I want to go to the Chinese restaurants . My parents are going there with me . We want to go by plane . I want you be my friend . Can you be my Chinese pen friend ?

Dare pen pal,

    My name is Jack. I am from the USA. I am nine years old. I like basketball, and I am good at it. I often play basketball with my friends on the weekend. It is fun. I also like ping-pang. But I can't play it well.

    I am going to China with my parents by plane next month. I am happy and excited. I want to make new friends there. I also want to learn to play ping-pang.

    Can you play ping-pang? Are you good at it?

Yours

Jack

    It was the Mid-Autumn Festival yesterday. My friend sent me a gift. After dinner, I put the box on the table and opened it. I saw a smaller box in it. I opened the smaller box. There was an even smaller box in that. I opened this box and there was a mooncake. It was very big and round. And there was a letter in the box. It said, "Today's moon is round and bright. And we have the same moon. Happy Mid—Autumn Festival!"

Sally: Good morning, Janet.

Janet: Good morning, Sally.

Sally: Do you have any new skirts?

Janet: No, I don't.

Sally: Do you want to buy some?

Janet: Yes, I do.

Sally: There is a new shop next to our school. Let's go there this evening. I want to buy a pair of red shoes there.

Janet: OK. Are the clothes there expensive?

Sally: No, they aren't. A skirt is only thirty yuan.

Janet: That's great.

Sally: See you this evening.

    Spring is coming. What a nice season!

    The weather is getting warmer and warmer. The flowers are coming out. How beautiful the world is! Look around! The sky is blue and the trees are turning green. The sun is shining brightly and the air is so fresh. Now people take off (脱下) warm coats. People can fly kites in the park.

    A good beginning is half done and it's the first season in the year. We must make the best use of our time and catch every second to work and study. Do you think so?