Baby Brother

Little Mary lives in a big house with her parents. She is the only child in the family. She really wants to have a baby _________ .

One day, when she comes home from school, Mom and Dad are waiting for her. “We have some good news,” they say. “You will have a baby brother soon.”

Mary is very, very _________ . “Is this true? When will he be here?” she asks. “I can’t wait for him.”

Her father says, “We will get him in two weeks.”

“Two weeks?” asks Mary. “Doesn’t it take longer than that for a baby?”

Mom smiles at Mary. “We are going to adopt (收养) a baby boy,” she _________ . “That means that we are going to choose (选择) a baby who has no _________ . We will be his new family. We will take care of him.”

Mary is so excited. She will be a big sister in just two weeks!

Living Things

A flower is a living thing. A tree is a living thing. Grass is a living thing too.

You are a living thing. I am a living thing. Bees, ________ , dogs and cats-these are all living things.

What is a living thing? It is something that is alive. It ________ out small. But it grows big and strong. The world is filled with many living things.

All living things need food and water to grow.

Think about yourself. When you are hungry, you need to ________ . When a tree is hungry, it needs to eat too. You eat fruit and vegetables. You eat meat and fish. But a tree gets its food from things in the ground.

You drink water when you are thirsty. A flower drinks water too. A tree gets its water from the ground.

Take a look at all living things. We are the same. But we are all ________ too.

Hello, I’m Peter. I like to play basketball. I can speak English and also I can play football very well.

Hi, I’m Mary and I come from USA, I can play Ping-Pong and chess. I like to talk and play games with people.

My name’s Kate. I’m in the school music club. I can play the guitar. I can sing and dance, too. 

I’m Jim, a boy from England. I love animals, because I think they’re our friends. I’m good at looking after dogs.