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The diet

Mrs. Tan is worried about her weight (体重), so she goes to see a doctor. “Oh, I’m too fat. I need to lose a lot of weight.” “It isn’t difficult to lose weight (减肥),” The doctor says. “All you need to do is go on a diet (节食). I’ll give you one.” The doctor takes out a piece of paper and writes“ Eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Also, eat a lot of lean meat and grains.” The doctor hands the paper to Mrs. Tan. “Eat all those things and you’ll soon lose weight.”

A few weeks later, Mrs. Tan’s friend visits her. Her friend is surprised to see that Mrs. Tan is even fatter than before and that she is eating a huge sandwich with chocolate cake and ice cream.

“I thought you were on a diet,” her friend says.

“Oh, I am,” Mrs. Tan answers. “I’ve already had all the food on my diet today. Now I’m having my dinner.”

 Nancy goes out after lunch. She comes in a shop. A salesman says to her, "Can I help you?"

"Yes, please." says Nancy, "I want a hat."

The salesman shows some hats to her. She feels warm in the shop and puts her hat on the counter (柜台). She thinks some of them are expensive. And she doesn't like the others' colours. She chooses and chooses. At last she sees a red hat and says, "Well, I'll take this one."

"But, it's yours!" says the salesman.

Kitty and Danny are sister and brother. Kitty is twelve and Danny is nine years old. They are both pupils and they are in the same school. They often go to school by bus together. They go to a clothes shop and see some nice clothes. They like the red jacket very much. But they haven’t got enough money to buy it. It’s Sunday. Kitty is helping mother wash the dishes. So her mother gives her ten yuan. Kitty is very happy. Kitty and Danny go to the clothes shop together. The shop is near their home. They walk there. They buy the red jacket. It’s 40 yuan. They want to give it to their mother. Because this Tuesday is Mother’s birthday. They go home with the jacket happily.

The Smiths like to go out for a trip on Sundays. Today is Sunday. They want to go to the West Hill. Jack and Mike, their sons, get up very early in the morning. Jack puts on a T-shirt and jeans, and Mike puts on a shirt and jeans. They also put on their running shoes. After that they help their mother do the housework around the house. They put bread, meat, eggs and some fruit in a basket and carry it to the car. Mrs. Smith also takes four bottles of cola with her. The little dog is running after her. It wants to go with them, too. They are all very happy.

Every morning Mike goes to work by train. He always buys a newspaper because he has a long trip. It helps to make the time pass more quickly.

He likes reading the sports news. One Tuesday morning, he wants to read the report about an important football match. The report is very interesting so he forgets to get off the train. He gets off at the next station. Then he has to wait a long time for a train to go back. Of course, he gets to the office very late. His boss is very angry.

It’s December 24th today. It’s Mary and Betty’s birthday. They are American girls. They are twins. They’re in the same school and come home together.

There’s a birthday party in their home this evening. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. White, are very busy. Twelve children are at the party. Mary and Betty have got a lot of birthday presents from their parents and friends. The presents are all lovely.

Now everything is ready. Mary begins to cut the birthday cake. The children sing “Happy birthday to you.” They’re having a good time.

It’s late at night. Alice is sitting on her bed and she’s looking at her clock. Her neighbors (邻居) are making a lot of noise, and she is very angry.

The people in Room 2 are dancing. The man in Room 3 is mopping the floor in his living room. The woman in Room4 is playing the violin. The teenagers (青少年) in Room 5 are listening to loud rock music. The dog in Room 6 is barking. And the people in Room 7 are having a big argument.

It’s very late and Alice is tired and angry. What a terrible night!

My name’s Tom. My school is very nice. There are many trees in it. I like my school. I have a very good class. In my class there are twenty-five students. Ten of them are girls. I get up at seven in the morning and go to school by bus at eight. I have six classes every day, three in the morning and three in the afternoon. Ben and Peter are my good friends. Ben is fat. He has a nice horse. We all like riding horses. When classes are over, sometimes we read magazines (杂志) in the library. Sometimes we play chess in the classroom.

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