Alice is an American girl. She is thirteen. She is in Beijing with her parents. She doesn't know much Chinese. She can't speak Chinese well. Sometimes she and her friends do not understand each other very well.

Last Sunday morning, she went to the zoo to see the pandas and lions. She also wanted to take some photos of the lovely animals. She waited at the bus stop. There were so many bus routes so she didn't know which bus to take. Just then, she saw a schoolboy get off a bus. She went up to ask him but he couldn't understand her at all. Alice thought for a while then took out a pen and some pieces of paper. She drew a panda and a monkey on it and showed the picture to the boy. The boy smiled and then drew the way to the zoo at once.

The Wilsons are from Russia. Every winter, the Wilsons go to Hainan Island for a two-week holiday. There are many interesting things to do at the beach.

The children play games on the sands. Sometimes they make sandcastles. There is a saltwater swimming pool in the notes. The children can swim safely in the swimming pool and the water is always clean. There is a nice park and an esplanade by the beach. There are many cafes, fruit shops and grocery stores on the esplanade. There are also tall trees and beautiful flowers along the esplanade. The Wilsons like taking a walk there after supper.

The Wilsons always stay at the same hotel. They usually have the same rooms. These rooms are at the front of the hotel. There is a good view (景色) of the sea from their windows. The children are a little sad when the holiday is over because they don't want to go home.

There is a panda in the zoo. He is a ____ animal. He looks nice and ___. He ___ runs. He always walks slowly just like a gentleman. He is very clever and can do a lot of things. He can ___ on a big ball and _____ the ball move. He can ride on a bike. The panda doesn't eat meat. Children like to watch him play in the zoo. Their parents _____ watch the panda, too.

Tina and her friends are p_______ to visit a place in Garden City. They are going to visit Space Museum in Spring Bay. They will get t_________ at ten o'clock in the morning by u_________. And the tickets will c________ 10 yuan each person. They decide to come b______ at six o'clock in the afternoon. They will also take many p________ there.

Today is a holiday. Sam wants to visit the Star Park on Lucky Island with his classmates. He puts on his new T-shirt and a white cap. He walks to the bus stop. The bus stop is near his home. He and his classmates are going to meet there. It is quite a long way from his home to the park. So they are going to the Star Park by bus. They are going to take the No. 40 bus. They want to see a flower show there. Sam thinks that they are going to have a good time. And his father has told him to buy some beautiful flowers because next Monday will be his mother's birthday.