My name is Paul. Jane and Jack are my good friends. Jane is my classmate. She is a nice and healthy _______. She wants to _______ a teacher in the future (在将来). She likes reading (阅读) _______. She likes fruit and vegetables and she eats _______ every day. She likes baseball. She often (经常) plays baseball with me _______ class.

Jack is not my classmate. He is fat. He always gets up (起床) late in the morning, so he doesn’t have _______ every day. _______ food does he like? He only _______ chicken for lunch and dinner. He likes sports, but he doesn’t   _______ them. He always says, “It is really ________ for a fat boy!”

How are you? I’m in Beijing now. I like Beijing a lot. I have two good friends here. They are Bill and Wang Xin. Bill is from Canada and Wang Xin is from China. We are in the same class. Wang Xin often helps me with my Chinese. I can speak a little Chinese now. All the teachers are kind to me.

I like Chinese food, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Hunan food. They are nice. Sometimes (有时) we eat out. Jiaozi is my favourite food. I often have jiaozi for lunch and have noodles (面条) for dinner. I have milk and bread for breakfast. What about you?

Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.

Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to bark. Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.

In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They make loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city. People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the. best idea is watching the animals.

To many teenagers, the most important people in their lives are their friends. Their families don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight (打架) each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.

Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of. time talking among themselves on the phone. However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following, questions?

Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.

Dogs are good pets. They are very f    46     to people and very beautiful. Most dogs get on very well with their c    47     (child) and parents. Others are good watch-dogs because they bark (叫) when a stranger arrives. When you buy a dog, an     48     (重要的) thing to think about is its size-buy a small dog if your home is small and a b    49     one if yours is large. Many people don’t know how much to feed their dogs. Dogs eat almost everything. They like meat, rice and a lot of other things. You can buy lots of food made for dogs in shops. Don’t let your dog eat too much. Feed (喂) it only once a day. Always get     50     for your dog because it can get thirsty (渴) very quickly. Remember that dogs need exercise. You should take it for a walk every day.