Dear Amy,

    Thanks for your letter. It's always nice to hear from you.

    Today is the last day of my exams. The maths exam is very difficult, but other exams are easy. I'm waiting for the holidays now, and I'm very anxious to see you and to be with you again. I'm going to spend my Christmas and New Year holidays in New York with my sister. I'm going down town. I'm going to go shopping for Christmas gifts. I'm excited about Christmas, and about seeing you again.

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Mother：Sally, can you help me, please? I want to go shopping.

Sally : OK. Mum. What do you want to buy?

Mum : Some eggs, some oranges, some milk, and some chicken for supper. What can we have for lunch tomorrow?

Sally : I don't know.

Mother : Oh ,yes, it is. Some fish.

Sally : Is fish very expensive ( 昂贵的）?

Mother: Yes , it is. But dad likes fish.

Sally : What about some rice?

Mother : I want some nice bread.

Sally : OK. Let' s go.

    Miss White is our new English teacher. She is from America. She is 23 years old. She is very young. She is strict, but she's kind. She's helpful. She can learn Chinese. She's hard-working. She can speak Chinese well.

    We love our new English teacher, Miss White.

    Zhang Tao and Mingming are friends. They live in Shanghai. Zhang Tao has a pet dog. It's very lovely. The dog has a nice bed. Zhang Tao often takes the dog for a walk in the park. Mingming has a pet bird. It's very beautiful. Mingming often talks to his bird. But his bird can't speak.

    Hello! My name is Sun Wei. Here is an American boy. His name is David Smith. He is twelve. And I am twelve, too. David is in Class Three, Grade One. I am in Class Three, Grade One, too. He is Number Eight, Row Five. I am Number Five, Row Four.

    My name is Lucy. I'm twelve years old. I study in Hong Xing Primary School. Look, this is my classroom. There are twenty desks and twenty chairs. And there are eight fans in my classroom. And we can see three windows and two doors. We can see two blackboards, too.