A father and his young daughter get on a bus and sit down. The conductor（售票员）comes to them for their money. The father says, "I want one ticket.”Then he gives the conductor some money. The conductor looks at the girl, then he asks, "How old are you?" The father starts to speak. But the conductor stops him, and the girl says, "I am six years old at home, and four years old in buses and trains. Father tells me that.'' The father's face turns red. He has to take some money out of his bag and gives it to the conductor. The conductor gives him one and a half (半) tickets.

    Mrs. Green doesn't like sports. She has much work to do at home. Her mother is coming this afternoon and she goes to meet her. Near the school she looks at her watch. She has some time. So she goes into the school. Her son isn't in the classroom. She asks a boy and knows they're behind the school. She sees some boys playing there. Her son is there too. She watches them playing and soon she's angry. She takes her son to the wall. “Go home with me, Richard.” She says, "Don't play with them. I can buy a nice ball for you. Then you don't need to scramble for the ball."

    We are seeds. We are small. We are brown. We like water. We are thirsty. It's a rainy day. We have some water. We are happy. Now it's warm. We feel warm. Look, we have roots. They are short. We have buds, too. We grow and grow. Now we have leaves and flowers. The leaves are green and big. We are sunflowers.

    Everyone wants to have good manners, but it is not so easy. We must care about everything in life. There is something we should know.

    First, say "hello" to people you meet, not only to teachers, but also to your friends and your classmates, and even your neighbors. Second, help others as much as you can. Then everybody will like you. Third, don't laugh at others. That will be impolite and hurt them. Fourth, never ask others about their personal information. If others have something that they cannot say, they will be very embarrassed.

    Good manners make things easier. They can help people to get on well with each other. When you are nice to people, they will be nice to you.

    Bill likes playing computer games. When Bill's parents pick fruit. Bill plays computer games. When Bill's family visit his grandparents. Bill still plays computer games. When Bill and his father go fishing, he still plays computer games.

    Hello! My name is Mike. I am an American boy. I'm 12 years old. I study in Yangguang School in Beijing. My home is near. I usually go to school on foot. Sometimes I go by bus. My father and my mother are teachers. They work in a middle school. It's very far. They go to work by subway. They work very hard. I love them. My grandparents are in the USA. We are going to visit them by plane next year.