Hello, my name is Peter. I have a nice family. There are ________ people in my family. My father is a policeman. I ________ and respect (尊重) him very much. He’s very ________ and tired every day. Sometimes we can’t see him all day, ________ he goes out early in the morning and comes back ________ late at night. My mother is a worker. She doesn’t like her job. She says it is a little ________. She ________ the same thing every day. My brother is a teacher. He loves children and he ________ it is good to be a teacher. What about ________? Haha, I’m a middle school student. I work hard at school. ________ I grow up, I want to be a scientist.

I like shopping, but shopping with young children is not an easy thing. I have to look after (照顾) my children when I go shopping with my husband. When I look at a cheap dress, he always says, “It’s beautiful on you.” But when I have an expensive one in my hands, he always says, “I don’t think it fits you well.” That’s why I often go shopping with my friends. It’s fun. I like shopping alone (独自的), too.

—Alice

I like shopping very much, but I never go shopping on weekends. There are too many people in shops. I like shopping with my friends. It usually takes me much time to buy things. It is usually because I never buy things when I first see them. I always look around other shops to find the same thing but cheaper. I’m good at finding the cheap things. I don’t like buying food in small shops or street markets. I think food in supermarkets is fresh and cheap.

—Maria

I’m David. Today is December 20th. It’s my sister Jane’s twelfth birthday.

In the morning, my parents take us to Lucky Clothes Store first. There my mother buys a red sweater for Jane and a blue jacket for me. Then we go to Green Bookstore. There I buy an art book for Jane. In another (另一个) store, my father buys a basketball for her. Jane likes playing basketball with my father after school.

In the afternoon, my parents have a birthday party for Jane at home Jane’s friends, Nick and Anna, come to the party. Nick gives (送给) Jane a new pencil box. Anna gives her a dictionary. Jane likes them very much. We play games and eat fruit at the party. We are very happy today.

Jenny is a nice girl. She likes to play soccer. And she watches soccer games on TV every day. But she doesn’t like playing baseball. She has some friends in her clams. They are Tom, Mary, Susan and Linda.

Tom likes paying ping-pong. He has some nice ping-pong bats. He usually plays ping-pong with his friends after school. Mary likes playing volleyball. She is in the volleyball club. But she doesn’t like playing basketball. Susan likes singing (唱歌). She has many CDs. They are in desk. Linda doesn’t like doing any sports, but she likes making (制作) model planes.

61. 新年将至，每位同学将收到来自长辈的红包。初一（2）同学在班会课上，就如何合理利用零花钱展开讨论，有的同学想给自己买书，有的同学想为山区贫困儿童买衣物，你准备怎样做呢？请用英语写一篇短文，阐述讨论结果和你的看法。

Spring Festival is coming. Every student can get lots of red packets. Students in Class 2, Grade 7 talk about how to spend their pocket money in the class meeting.

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