It is raining hard.  Mrs.  Smith is sitting in a car.  The car is not going fast.  It is going very slowly. There is something wrong with it.  It is on a road near a park. There is a lot of water on the road.  Mr.  Smith is behind the car.  He is Mrs.  Smith's husband.  He is pushing the car.  His sons, Peter and John are helping him.  The water on the road is so deep that the car can't go fast. Mrs. Smith is not wet but the boys and their father are terribly wet.

   Dalian is in the northeast of China. It is a beautiful seaside city. Dalian, a garden city in China, is not very big but there are many new houses, beautiful museums, modern sports centres with green trees and flowers around.

Dalian has the most popular football team in China and it is also famous for its delicious seafood.

The best season for visitors to Dalian is summer, because the weather is cool and pleasant.  They can have fun swimming, fishing, boating and surfing. Winter in Dalian is cold and windy and it often snows. But it's right time to play with snow and enjoy making snowmen. Welcome to Dalian.

   All the people in Ben's family want to have a pet (宠物). Ben wants to have a dog. He says that a dog is a friend of men. But Ben's mother thinks that dogs need a lot of exercise. All the people in the family are very busy, so no one has time to help the dog take exercise.  She wants to have a cat. She says that cats are clever and lovely(可爱的). Ben's father wants to have some fish. He says that fish are clean and beautiful, and that they don't eat a lot. Ben's sister likes birds. She says that birds can sing beautifully. There is a pet shop near their home and there are many pets there.  Tomorrow will be Sunday. Ben and her family are going to buy some pets. What pets will they have? No one Knows.

   Tom's room is on the first floor. Now he is _____.  He is sitting on the floor and playing with his model planes.  There is ______ on the desk. Tom is listening to the music.  He likes pop songs.  There is a knock at the door.  Tom puts down the plane and goes to open the door. It's his mother, Mrs. White. She comes to get ______for Jane, one of Tom's two sisters.  But where is it? There are many toys on the floor.  Tom can't find it.  Mother says, "Tom, you must keep your room ______. Now clean the room. " Tom begins to clean the room, Oh, here it is. The toy dog is under the _____ . It's between his shoes.

   The summer holidays are coming. Mike, Jane and Jim are p___their holidays. Mike would like to visit museums and go to the c_______. He likes reading very much. He wants to read some science fictions. Jane likes watching l_______TV series. She also wants to visit Nanjing. What about Jim? Jim will pack his b________ and clothes. His family will move into a n_______flat.  He will go to the big supermarket near his new housing estate.