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1. My special Friend

I have a friend in the U.S. His name is Mike. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Mike yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time

2. A Cat and a Bird

There are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees.

In the big tree there is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree? It’s a cat.

“I want some food.” thinks the cat. “Bird, my good friend, c ome here! It’s time to play games” says the cat.“No today, thank you!” says the bird, “You can’t catch me! Goodbye!” Look! The bird is flying!

3. A sweet chocolate wonderland

Do you like chocolate? How do cocoa beans become chocolate? Do you want to see a great wall made of chocolate?

Now, let us go to the world chocolate wonderland in Beijing! Chen Jie is a Beijing girl. She likes the wonderland. She visited there with her mom last year. There are chocolate bags and shoes. You can also see the chocolate waterfall（瀑布）. She said happily.

The chocolate wonderland is open from February to April in Beijing. You can go there with your parents or friends. It is really wonderful.

4. Hi, this is your friend Zoom. I am going to have a busy weekend! On Saturday morning, I am going to the bookstore by bike. I am going to buy a dictionary and some comic books. In the afternoon, I am going to go home, and read these comic books. On Sunday morning, I am going to the playground. I am going to play football. In the afternoon, I am going to the cinema. Then, in the evening, I am going to visit my grandparents. We are going to watch TV and drink some tea together. That will be fun! What about you? What are you going to do on the weekend?

5. My city

Welcome to my city. It is a big and beautiful city, This is the city map. It’s very beautiful. Look, this is a park, it’s very big, and it’s in front of the cinema . Oh, there is a big

bookstore is between the post office and the park. We can read in it. I like it very much. The post office is on the left of the bank. Where is the hospital? It’s east of our school.

6. Bob

I have a good friend. His name is Bob. He is always busy every weekend. Saturday morning , he often goes the park on foot. He likes walking in the park. Because it’s fresh and clean in the park. After breakfast, he often goes to the city library by subway. He likes to stay there for a whole day.

On Sunday, he often goes hiking with several friends, Sometimes, he climbs the mountains. He often says “Exercising is good for our health”.

7. My special Friend

I have a friend in the U.S. His name is Mike. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Mike yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time

8. A Crow and a Fox

One day a crow finds a piece of meat. She picks it up in her mouth and flies to a big tree. When she is just going to eat the meat, a fox sees her. The fox comes to the tree and stands under it. He looks at the meat and wants to eat very much.

He says to the crow,“You are the prettiest bird in the world. All the animals like you.”The crow is very pleased by these words. Then the fox speaks again,“I can see your beautiful face, but I can’t hear your beautiful voice. Can you sing a song for me?”

This makes the crow very happy. She opens her mouth and begins to sing. When she opens her mouth, she drops the meat. The fox picks up the meat and runs away.

9. A flower boy

Mrs. Black likes flowers very much. She has a small garden. There are many flowers in her garden. Some of them are red. Some are yellow. They are very beautiful.

One day Mrs. Black is at home. Her door bell rings. She opens the door and sees a small boy in front of her house. She is about seven years old. He has many beautiful red roses in his hands.

“I’m selling roses,” he says. “Do you want any? They are nice and cheap. I picked them this morning.”

“No, thanks, my boy,” Mrs. Black says. “I have beautiful red roses in my garden. I can pick them at any time.”

“Oh, no,” says the boy. “You don’t have any in your garden now. They are all here in my hands.”

10． A letter

Dear Sarah,

Welcome to my home. My home is near the bookstore. First ,you can take the No.1 bus at the bus stop station ,and get off at the People's Park. Then to straight for 15 minutes ,turn left and you can see a shoe store. On the east of the shoe store, there is a white tall building .It's the bookstore. My home is next to the bookstore, it's a beautiful house. Please come soon. I miss you very much .

Yours,

Chen Jie