Charlie and his family don't always live in their house. Sometimes they live in a houseboat. There are 4 rooms in the bottom of the boat. One of them is his parents' bedroom. Another one is his bedroom. Then there is a kitchen and a bathroom. Charlie's bedroom is small, but he likes it very much. It has a small window. He doesn't open it because it's under the water. When the boat is in the water, Charlie can look out of his window and see many fish under the water. Once he saw an old car under the water. He thought it was funny to see the fish swim through the car windows.

    In the school year, Charlie's family keep their boat on the bank (岸) of the lake. In summer Charlie and his family often take their boat out to the middle of the lake. They stay on the lake for a few weeks. Then they go fishing for their food. Charlie's mother grows vegetables in pots on the boat, so they also have vegetables to eat. When it is very hot, they jump into the water and go swimming. Charlie thinks a houseboat is the best place to live in.

Mr and Mrs Brown have two children, Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes(^{便 条} ) for each other. Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions. 

Spring Festival(春节) is a big festival in China. Chinese like Spring Festival not because of the new clothes or nice food, but being with their family.

When it comes to letting children do housework, there are some different ideas.

Many parents don't let their kids do housework. They just let the kids be kids to enjoy plenty of playtime while they're still young. Others may let the kids finish the housework as quickly as possible. There are many important reasons why children should help out around the house.

They're young now, but they won't be kids all the time! Washing clothes and cooking are just some of the skills that kids will need when they finally move out. These are also things that schools do not fully teach, so learning them at home is even more important.

Children can become an understanding member of a team through housework. Members of the "family team" should help each other, so the idea of sharing and fairness is very important. It also helps kids know about the spirit of teamwork (团队合作) and put it into use at school or at work. Learn these lessons at home, and it helps the family members get closer to each other.

Just like Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty is a famous cartoon character. You can see her on many 1 of things, like bags, clothes, food and books. People all over the world love the 2 Hello Kitty. 

48 years ago, a Japanese company Sanrio made Hello Kitty. She first 3 on a wallet. To people's 4 , in the artist's design(设计), Hello Kitty is a 5 !That's why people always see her 6 with two feet. 

Hello Kitty is in the third grade in her school. Her favourite 7 is apple pie. She lives with her parents and twin sister near London. It is quiet there. And her grandpa and grandma live far away in a forest. On weekends, her father often drives his 8 to take them to visit her 9 . It's interesting that Hello Kitty even has a pet cat like herself. 

The artist said 48 years ago, many Japanese worked and lived in Britain, so she made Hello Kitty a British person. Hello Kitty has a very 10 life now. She's the symbol of all the good things. 

My two best friends Stacy and Priscilla are different in some ways. Stacy is very tall and likes music. She's good at 1 . Her classmates and I like to listen to her songs. Priscilla is 2 shorter and likes nothing about music. She always says she3 understand why Stacy likes it. But they also have something in common. 

First, they are smart: Stacy is very hard-working and does 4 good job in a hospital. Priscilla, however, is thinking about going on learning abroad. She wants5 how the teachers teach in a foreign country. 

Second, they are helpful. Stacy6 always there for me when I have ups and downs in my life. Priscilla also cares about me a lot. She often helps me7 my problems or just listens to me. I would like to say they both give me a lot of help in 8 special ways. 

Lastly, they are quite funny. Stacy knows how to make me laugh when I feel 9 . Priscilla also does the same. She knows how to make herself and everybody around happy. 10 we all like her. She is really a kind girl.