Tom went to Beijing by plane on his holiday. Every day he had fun with his parents. They went boating. They saw some elephants. They went swimming. They ate lots of fresh food. They also took many beautiful pictures. He enjoyed his holiday.

Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. But in fact, very few of them will attack a man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion or an elephant, I guess you will run away. But even a lion will avoid (躲避) a man if it is not very hungry. Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual food, such as deer and other small animals. If you see a wild elephant, perhaps you will be frightened. However, elephants usually run away at once if you don’t attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they smell a man. Some stand and look at him for a moment before they run away. Some take no notice at all but walk away quietly in another direction. Wild animals only attack people when they are afraid that people want to harm (伤害) their babies, or when the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.

To save time, many Americans buy food which can be quickly made ready for the table. During holidays, families enjoy delicious meals. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, family members get together for a turkey dinner with pumpkin pies.

The United States is known around the world for its fast food, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, pizza and many kinds of ice cream. People can easily find fast food chains(连锁店), such as McDonald’s and KFC in most of the big cities in the world.

These years, many people have taken more and more care of their health while eating. They come to know eating too much meat will make them overweight. Many of them are also worried about food additives(添加剂). Some food additives may be harmful to the body.

I’m Mike. I am ten years old. I live in Shanghai. It’s warm now. I get up at 6 o’clock. I eat breakfast at 6:40. It’s 7:20 now. I go to school. My classroom is on the second floor. There are forty students in my class. I have Chinese and English in the morning. I love my teachers and classmates. I have lunch at school. After school, I go home. I like my school.

The bookshop is in the south of the city. It’s very big. It has five floors. People can  buy birthday cards, magazines and newspapers on the first floor. On the second floor you can buy books about music, art, sports and cooking. If you want to buy storybooks or picture books, you should go to the third floor. There are many books there. Dictionaries are on the fourth floor. There are many different kinds of dictionaries there. What can you buy on the fifth floor? You can buy crayons, paper, pens, pencils, schoolbags and so on.