Betty and Kitty are twins. They’re 12 years old. They look the same. But they have different hobbies. Betty likes watching TV. Kitty likes listening to music. They both like reading books. Betty likes reading storybooks. But Kitty likes reading science books. On Sunday, they usually ride bikes to the park. They can play with their friends. Sometimes their parents go there too.

 One day, Mr White came home very late. He looked for the key to the door, but can’t find it. He lost his key. He rang the bell, but nothing happened. He did it again. Nobody moved inside the room. Mr White knocked at the bedroom window, he spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a moment. Then he began to speak like a small child. He said, “Mother, I want to go to the toilet.” He spoke quite quietly , but at once Mrs White woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

Tom is at school now. He will be home at five. His mother is at the supermarket. She is shopping. She will be home at half past five. His father is at work. He will be home one hour later than(比……迟) Tom. Sam is playing football. He will be home at a quarter to six.

Ma Liang is a poor boy. He likes drawing. But he has no money to buy brushes, ink and paper. So he often draws on the sand with thin sticks or stone.

One night, an old man comes into his dream and gives him a magic brush. Ma Liang uses the brush to help the poor people.

Ten years ________, John was a farmer. He worked in the ________. John’s son was a ________. He was a good ________. He studied very ________.

Now, John is ________. He’s learning ________. John’s son is a ________. He is teaching his father.

How are you? My name is Li Ting. I’m from Shanghai, China. I’m a pupil. What do you do? Please be my pen friend and write to me. Tell me about yourself（你自己）.

yours

Li Ting

Hello, I’m Linda. This is a photo of my family. Look at the photo. I was six then. My hair was short then. Now my hair is long. I was fat and short. Now I am thin and tall. I was naughty then. But I was cute too.

This is my new friend. His name is David. He’s seven. He’s from the USA. He’s a student. He studied very hard. He’s tall. He’s clever and funny. He likes playing football. I like playing football, too. We often play football together.

Mr and Mrs Green are from England. They teach English in Beijing. Their Daughter Alice and son Sam are with them. They speaks English very well. But they want to learn some Chinese. Alice is in Grade Five and Sam is in Grade Two.

They play with Chinese children every day. They listen to Chinese, speak Chinese, read books in Chinese and write Chinese.

Their family all like Chinese very much.