—Good idea! _______I don’t have a bat.

Anna is five years old. Her parents love her very much. But sometimes she is not _____, because she doesn’t have a(an) ______ or sister.

Today is Thursday. It is raining(下雨). ______ rainy days, Anna can’t go out with her friends ______ it is dirty and wet(湿的) everywhere. Now she is watching TV at home.

Suddenly, she hears someone at the door. She goes to open(开) it and ______ a small dog. He is wet from the rain.

“Mom! There is a ______ at the door,” Anna says.

“______?” her mother asks. “A dog?”

Anna’s mother comes to the door. She ______ the wet dog.

“Can we keep (收留) him, mom?” Anna asks.

“Well,” Anna’s mother says.

“Please!” Anna says. “He really ______ a home(家)”

“OK,” Anna’s mother says.

“Thanks, Mom. I’ll regard(认为) ______ as my brother,” Anna says.

Do you ______ when Christmas Day (圣诞节) is? Yes, you are ______. It’s on December 25th. Now let me tell you _______ Laura, an English girl, celebrates (庆祝) Christmas Day. Before Christmas Eve(前夕), _______parents put up a Christmas tree(树). On Christmas Eve, her ______ meet at her home at 6: 00 in the afternoon and have _______ together. It’s difficult ______ her family to get together, so they are all very ______ After dinner, they go to the church(教堂). On the morning of Christmas Day, Laura and her brother ______ their gifts(礼物) under the Christmas tree.

Laura ______ she likes Christmas Day very much. Do you like it?

Mason’s Clothes Store

I’d like to tell you something about the Spring Festival(春节)in China. Every year there is a Spring Festival. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, we buy pork(猪肉),chicken, fish, fruits and many other things. And we often have a special(特别的) kind of food—dumplings. It means(意思是) “come together”. On the day before the festival, parents always buy new clothes for children. On the Spring Festival Eve, all the family come back home. This is a very happy time. We can sing and dance, and we can also watch TV, play cards. . . In the evening we’ll have a big dinner and give the best wishes(最好的祝愿) for the coming year.

Yours,

Yu Mei

Jessica loves breakfast. Her mom always makes her favorite donuts(甜甜圈) for breakfast. Jessica says her mom’s donuts are great and full of love. She usually eats one at home. But these days, she also takes one to school. “You can’t eat too many donuts, Jessica. You can get fat,” her mom says.

“This one is not for me, Mom, but for Molly. Molly is my friend. She doesn’t have money(钱) to buy food for breakfast. You always say that breakfast is important, right? I want Molly to have a good breakfast, too. You are not angry with me, are you?” Jessica says.

“No, my dear, I’m not angry. I’m happy because my daughter is really kind.”

Tom is happy. He has a red pen from his uncle. He likes it. He takes it to school and lets his good friend Frank have a look. Frank likes it, too.

After the math class, Tom opens(打开) his pencil box. But the red pen isn’t there. “Where is my pen?” Tom looks for it everywhere. But he can’t find it. The red pen is lost. Tom isn’t happy.

“Frank, I can’t find my pen,” Tom says to his friend. Frank looks uneasy. “You will find it,” he says. Tom doesn’t say a word.

In the afternoon, Tom opens his science book in the science class. He finds his red pen in it. A card is in the book, too. The card says, “Here’s your pen and I am sorry. Are we still(仍然) good friends? Frank”

I’m Bob. I’m in Grade 7. My classmates and I are in class now. We have math at 8: 00 a. m. on Monday. I think it’s boring. Then we have English. That’s my favorite subject. The next two classes are Chinese and P. E. In the afternoon, we only have two classes. We learn history from Mr. Zhang. He is fun, but history isn’t. Then at 4: 00 p. m., we have science. I don’ t like the science teacher, Ms. Smith, because she is too strict(严厉的).

My friend

Hello! My name is Tony. I have a good friend. __________________________________