The stars we see at night are really huge like our sun, but they are much farther away in space. Some of them have planets(行星)like our earth travelling around them.

The stars are so hot that they give off great light and heat--more than the hottest, brightest fire you can imagine(想象). As we all know, light travels at the speed of 300, 000 kilometres per second. But the stars are so far away that their lights still take years to reach us. The light we see coming from some far-off stars started for the earth more than a hundred years ago.

The moon is a ball of cold rock. It is smaller than the earth. It circles round(环绕)the earth as the earth circles round the sun. The whole journey(旅程)of the moon round the earth takes twenty-eight days. We see it changing from new moon to half to full and back to new moon every twenty-eight days. Our word "month" comes from the word "moon".

The sun, the moon and the stars are all in the sky. We see the sun in the day. We see the moon and the stars at night. The sun is a ball. It is bigger than the moon. The sun has a family. It is the biggest in the family. The moon is a ball, too. It is much smaller than the sun. It is smaller than the stars. The light on the moon comes from the sun. The stars look smaller than the sun and the moon. But most of the stars are bigger than the sun. They are very far away from us, so they look small. All day the stars are in the sky. But the light from the sun is too bright. We cannot see the stars in the day.

Where Are My Sandwiches?

A man is going to see his friend. He takes some sandwiches with him because his friend's home is very far. On his way, he says to himself, "My friend is going to give me a very good meal." Then he throws them away. He goes on and comes to a river. There's no boat on the river. He can't cross it. He starts to go home. He is hungry now. And he tries to find his sandwiches. "Oh, my god. A dog has them. "He quickly goes up, but the dog runs away. He is still hungry and goes back home.

My name is Chen Jie. I’m from Shanghai. There are four seasons in a year. I like spring best. It’s warm and rainy. The air is clean. The trees are green. The flowers come out. They’re beautiful. I often go for a walking with my parents. I have a friend, Amy. She’s from England. Winter is her favourite season. Because the weather is very cold. It snows there. She can make a snowman with her friends. It’s funny.

Birds don't fly high up in the sky. The air is too thin. It is hard for birds to breathe (呼吸) іn thin аіr. Тhin aіr dоеѕn't hоld thеm uр.

Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are. They look for places they know. Then they do not get lost. Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them. Many birds fly long distances (距离) in spring and autumn.

The Huangpu River is the mother river of Shanghai. It starts in Lake Dianshan, Qingpu. Most of the water in Lake Dianshan comes from Tai Lake. The Huangpu River is about 114 km long. It is an important waterway in Shanghai. It runs through Qingpu, Songjiang. Jinshan, Fengxian, Minhang, Pudong, Xuhui, Huangpu and so on. The Huangpu River meets the Suzhou River in Huangpu and then runs through Yangpu and Baoshan. Then it runs into the Yangtze River and finally it runs into the sea. The Huangpu River is very beautiful and important. Everyone should keep it clean.

Ben is American. Now he studies in No. I Middle School. He's good at studying. He's got a lot of Chinese friends. He's very busy from Monday to Friday. He likes Saturday best because he likes to make some coffee at home very much. Sometimes his Chinese friends come to his home and learn how to make coffee. Ben will teach them, "First, pour some water into a pot and heat (加热)the water. Next, take the instant (速溶的) coffee and put about one teaspoon of it into your teacup. Then, pour the nearly boiling water into your teacup. Finally, stir(搅拌)your coffee and put some sugar in it. Now you can enjoy the wonderful drink. "  But his friends still like to drink Ben's coffee. They chat with each other and play football together. They are happy.

Toby is an eleven-year-old boy. He likes playing computer games. He doesn't like to do his homework. He goes to bed very late every evening. He can't get up early in the morning. He doesn't brush his teeth or wash his face. He doesn't have breakfast, either.

On the way to school, he is always in a hurry. He rides his bicycle quickly. He doesn't look at the traffic light. The policeman says, "Look out, boy. It's dangerous." Sometimes he's late for school.

He is always asleep when he has a lesson. He doesn't listen to the teacher carefully. His voice isn't loud when he reads the book. He always makes a lot of mistakes in his exercise book. His teacher, Miss Wang is very angry with him.

A．goes to bed early

B．does his homework late

C．goes to bed late

A．on foot

B．by bike

C．by car

A．careful

B．quietly

C．in a hurry

A．Look at the policeman.

B．Be careful.

C．Be brave.