Catherine is my good friend. She is from the US. She lived in Chicago when she was a little girl. After she grew up, she moved to Cuangzhou. She has blonde (金黄色的) hair and big green eyes. There are four people in her family. Her father is an engineer and her mother stays at home to take care of them. Catherine has a brother. He is a primary school student.

Catherine speaks English, and she can speak Chinese too. We often talk about our favourite books and movies. We know about each other very well. Every Friday, we go to the singing club together. We both like singing very much. After having the singing class, her mother often sends me back home. Sometimes, she can even stay overnight (过夜) at my home. We are like twin sisters.

Mr Brown and his wife lived in a small house near London with their child. Mr Brown came back from his work very late. His wife and the child were asleep. He usually opened the front door of his house with his key quietly. But one night when he came home late, he lost his key. So when he reached his home, he rang the bell, but nothing happened. At last he had a good idea. He began to speak like a small child. “Mother!” he said, “I want to go to the toilet!” At once Mrs Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

In England, nobody under the age of eighteen can drink in a bar (酒吧). Mr Green often went to a bar near his house, but he never took his son, Tom, because Tom was too young. After Tom had his eighteenth birthday party, Mr Green took Tom to his usual bar for the first time. There was one light at the end of the bar. They drank for an hour, and then Mr Green said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to give you a lesson. You must be careful not to drink too much. How do you know when you have had enough? Well, let me tell you. Can you see those two lights at the end of the bar? If they seem to become four, you have had enough and should go home.”

Jill and Kate are going hiking with their classmates tomorrow. They want to take some fruit with them. Jill likes oranges and Kate likes apples. When they get to the supermarket, they can’t find any oranges, and the apples are too green. “What are we going to buy now?” asks Kate. “Hey, what’s that big round fruit over there?” asks Jill. “I don’t know. Let’s ask the salesgirl.” “Excuse me. What’s this?” asks Kate. “It’s a grapefruit(柚子),” answers the salesgirl. “Why don’t we buy one?” asks Jill. “OK. We will have a fun hiking and eat a new kind of fruit!” says Kate.

Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and mother. They come here to work. Jim comes here to study. He is in No.5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isn’t late for school. He studies hard. He can read English well. He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and riding. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much.。He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him, too. 

It's 1st February. The Blacks are cleaning their house because tomorrow is the Spring Festival. Look! Peter is carrying water with his brother Paul. Sam is cleaning the windows. Sally is sweeping the floor. Mr and Mrs Black are cleaning the kitchen. They will make delicious food for the family.

Two hours later, the house is nice and tidy.

My Family

I have a happy family. My father is a police officer. He is tall. He likes to play basketball and checkers. My mother is a teacher. She likes to watch TV and read books. I am a student. I am a boy. I like to play on the computer. I am shorter than my father and my mother.

We like to eat noodles. We like to go for a walk after supper. We are a happy family.

Here is a letter from Jim to his friend in the USA 

I am in China now. I go to school five days a week. The school and the food are good here. I have some Chinese friends. They are all very friendly to me. On Saturdays and Sundays we stay at home.In the afternoon we play games. My Chinese friends like English very much. They ask me to teach them English and they teach me Chinese. I like staying here.

Please write soon!