—Great! _______！

—I won't, Mom.

—There are lots of people and cars on New Street. It's ________.

—Yeah! It was sunny and warm. I went outside and enjoyed ________ sun.

—Yes. ________ exciting game it was!

    Dorothy lived in a small house in Kansas, with her uncle, aunt and a little black1called Toto. Sometimes there was a cyclone（飕风）in Kansas. It could, blow everything away. 2usually there were cellars（地窖）under all the houses. People went into their cellars when a cyclone came.

    One day, a cyclone was coming. So they3went into the cellar, but the dog Toto was so4that he ran under the bed. Dorothy had to pick5up. But6she got to the cellar door with Toto, the cyclone arrived and the house was moving！It went slowly up into the sky. Dorothy was afraid. “But we7do anything about it, ”she said to Toto, “So let's wait and see. "Soon, they went to sleep.

    When Dorothy8, the house was on the ground. She opened the door and found she was in a new place. Then, she saw three short men and a little old woman9a white dress. The woman walked up to Dorothy and said, "Thank you！You killed the Witch（巫婆）of the East, and you10us. "

    Dorothy was really surprised.

    Maria and Peter go to school in Manila（马尼拉）. They have school from Monday to Friday. School starts at 8:00 and ends at 17:00. After school on Monday, Maria goes home, but Peter stays at school for a club activity. He likes to play volleyball. On Monday and Tuesday, Maria doesn't have any activities. She watches television at home and helps her mother in the kitchen. But on Wednesday, Maria has a piano lesson at 18:00. She goes back to school at 17:30, so she can practise（练习）before lessons.

    Peter helps his father and uncle at the cafe after school on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, he likes to read quietly at home and do homework. Maria and Peter sometimes sleep in the afternoon after school because they are tired.

Anna

    I work in a bank from Monday to Friday. My house is near a park and is about ten kilometers from my office. I usually go to work by train. I usually get up at 6:30 a. m. and take the train at 7 a. m. It usually takes me about thirty minutes to get to my office. The train is quick and cheap. I am never late for work.

Joe

    I am a student. My house is near a beautiful lake. My school is across from the lake. I can walk to school across a bridge. It takes me about thirty minutes. But I often go to school by boat, because it is more fun. It takes me about twenty minutes.

Nancy

    I am a waiter. I work in a restaurant from Monday to Saturday. I often go to work by bus. It is about five kilometers from my house to the restaurant. It takes me about twenty-five minutes to go to work. Sometimes I am late for work because the traffic is very busy.

    I am a little lion. My name is Nancy. I have a big head. I'm yellow. But my favorite colour is green. I like living in the forest. I like to eat little animals. But I live in the zoo now. I don't like the zoo. I get up in the cage（笼子） in the morning. I have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the cage. I go to bed in the cage in the evening, too. People watch me every day. Some boys hit（打） me with stones（石头）. I don't like them. They are not my friends. I can't go out. I want to go back to my friends in the forest. I want to live with them.

Dear Li Lei,

    Thank        your e-mail. I know you are       （come） to America next week. I       （hope） you can come to my home. My home is       New York. Now let me       （tell） you the way to my home. Take a taxi        the airport. Go        Long Street. You will go through First Avenue, Second Avenue and Third Avenue. When you       （see） a bank,        right. Go down Center Street and my house is        your left.

It's Number 29.

    I hope to see you soon.

Yours,

Jim