A Picnic Plan(计划)

My name is Tony. This week, three of my good friends will have birthday parties. They are Jack, Lucy and Mike. I want to choose（挑选）three gifts for them.

Hi, my name is Eric. I am 13 years old. I live with my parents and my twin sister. I am in Grade Six. I like history the most, but I am best at English. What is your favorite subject?

I love sports. In my spare (空闲的) time, I often play basketball. I enjoy reading, too. I like books about world history. What do you like to do in your spare time?

I have a cat and his name is Leo. He is very clever and likes to eat fish. Do you like cats? Do you have any pets? Please write to me soon. I hope we can be pen pals.

Eric

A crocodile（鳄鱼） with his wife lives in a lake. By the lake stands a big tree, and a monkey lives in it.

One day, the crocodile’s wife wants to eat the monkey’s heart（心）. “The monkey’s heart must be delicious. Just bring him here and push（推） him down into the water, ” says the crocodile’s wife.

The next day the crocodile asks the monkey to play by the lake.While they are playing, the crocodile pushes the monkey down into the water. The monkey asks the crocodile why he does that. The crocodile says, “My wife wants to eat your heart.”The monkey is sorrowful, but he says, “My heart is in the tree. Let’s go to take it.”The crocodile agrees. When they reach the tree, the monkey climbs up the tree quickly and says, “My heart is in my body.”

Life is very busy and difficult for many young people in Korea（韩国）. It is very important for people to go to a good university and find a good job.     37     Young people get up at about six, have breakfast with their family, and then go to school.     38     After five hours of lessons in the morning, it is time for lunch. Most students have lunch at school. Then there are more lessons until six.     39     Many students in Korea go to the libraries and study until about eight to eleven or even twelve o’clock, when the libraries close.

    40     Most students don’t go to bed before one or two o’clock, and then the next day, after just four or five hours of sleep, it’s time to get up.

Hello, my name is Liu Jia. I’m 12. I’m in No. 3 Middle school. (A)我有一个幸福的家庭. My parents, my sister and I are in my family.

My father is a computer teacher. His name is Liu Yun. He teaches in YuLan Middle School. His hobby is playing basketball. My mother is a teacher, (B) ________. Her name is Li Yang. She is very (C) friendly to her students. She teaches in my school, so (D) my mother and I usually take a bus to our school together. Sometimes she comes back late because she needs to prepare her lessons. And my sister’s name is Liu Le. She is nine. She is in a primary school (小学). Her English is good. She (E)would like to be a doctor in the future. We have a dog.(F) _______ name is Lala. It is black and white. It’s my good friend.

57. 假定你是李华，参加英语周报举办的征文比赛。题目是描述自己最喜欢的季节，内容包括：

My favourite season

Different people like different seasons. For me, my favourite season is ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Li Hua