Betty is an American girl. She is thirteen. She is in Beijing with her parents. She doesn't know much Chinese. She can't speak Chinese well. Sometimes her friends don't understand her.

    It's Sunday morning. She is going to the zoo to see pandas. She is waiting at a bus stop. At the bus stop she asks a boy which bus to take to go to the zoo. But the boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws a panda on it and shows the picture to the boy. The boy smiles and then shows her the way to the zoo.

    Mummy asks a little horse to carry a bag of wheat(小麦) home. On the way home, the little horse meets a small river. He is very worried(担心的)."What should I do?" he thinks. At this time, he meets a squirrel(松鼠).

"Can I cross the river?" the little horse asks.

    "Oh, you can't. The river is very deep. You will drown(淹死)," the squirrel says. The little horse is very afraid. He cries.

    A cow comes to the little horse. "What's the matter, little horse?" "I can't cross this river. It's very deep," the little horse answers. "Oh, don't worry. This river isn't deep at all. Try!" the cow says. The little horse stops crying. He tries and crosses the river.

    Hello! My name is Wu Chen. I'm six years old. I'm a new pupil. I have a new pencil box. It's blue. I have two pencils and a ruler in it I have a new cap, too. It's white. I like it.

Dear Tom,

    Today we got up very early. We went to the Great Wall by bus. It was very far. It was about three hours by bus. The guide told us the food there was very expensive, so we bought some cakes, juice and peaches. We put them in one backpack, Zhang Fang took the backpack and I took the camera, because he said he was older and stronger than me.

When we got to the Great Wall, we saw many people at the entrance (入口). We had to stand in line and waited. It was our turn at last. We began to climb. At first I counted the steps, but soon I couldn't remember the number. It is too high. We stopped to have a rest for several times. At last we got to the top of the wall. We were so excited! We've become real men!

    There is a cinema on the wall. We saw a movie of the Great Wall. It was evening when we came back. We ate beef and noodles for supper. We had a good day today.

Zhang Peng

    Hello! I have a friend. She is tall and thin. She has big eyes and a small red mouth. She has long black hair. She is very beautiful. She is a good student. She likes music, science and sports. She likes beef, fish and rice for lunch. Who is she? You are right! She is Susan.