My name is Jack. I’m 10 years old. I live in a village（村庄）with my parents. It’s small but beautiful. There are no tall buildings. You can see many flowers and trees here. You can hear the birds singing. I love my hometown.

My favourite food is fish. It’s delicious. I can play basketball. I know you can do some Chinese kung fu, but I can’t. Would you like to teach me, please?

Your friend,

Jack

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Many people can use the computer very well, and they know what a computer is and what it can do. The computer is fast and never makes mistakes, while people are slow and often make mistakes. That's what people often say when they talk about computers. For many, many years scientists have improved computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday work quite well and people can use a computer in many ways. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer"think"like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures write music, talk with people, and so on. Maybe computer will one day think and feel.

December 25th is Christmas Day. In most Western countries, it is the most important festival of the year. All the people come back to their home. On Christmas Day, bells ring everywhere . The ringing bell tells people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. They have a good time.

Most people buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents in the tree here and there. People also put presents in children’s stockings. In many places, Father Christmas brings presents to children. He is a kind man in red clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In it there are a lot of presents.

On Christmas Day, people always have a dinner with their family and friends. They often eat a Christmas turkey. And they sing lots of songs to show their happiess.

Mr Brown lived in a small town before, but he works in a big city now. So he moved there with his wife and two children three years ago.

One day, Mr Brown took his car out and washed it. When a friend came,the friend stopped and looked at the car for a minute. Then Mr Brown stopped and looked at him. The friend said, “That’s a nice car. Is it yours?” “Sometimes,” Mr Brown answered. The friend was surprised. “Sometimes?” he said. “What do you mean? ” Mr Brown answered slowly, “Well, when there’s a party in the town, my daughter, Jean drives it. When there’s a football game, it’s my son Joe’s turn. When I have washed it and it looks really nice and clean,my wife Linda use it. And when it needs cleaning, it’s mine.”