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Look at the blue Earth. This is our home. There are plains(平原), mountains, rivers,   lakes and oceans in our home. There are many kinds of trees, flowers, sand and grass in our home. There are many kinds of wild animals living together with us. But sometimes we do so many bad things to it. We waste too much water. We cut down too many trees. We hunt(捕猎) too many wild animals for food or clothes. We waste too many energy(能源). Too many cars use a lot of energy. We use too many plastic bags. We shouldn’t do these things. We should save our Earth, because we have only one Earth.

It was John’s birthday yesterday. He was eight years old. He got many birthday gifts from his family and one of the gifts was a nice big drum (鼓). “Who gave him that drum?” his father asked, “His grandfather”. answered John’s mother.

John liked his drum very much. He made very loud noises (噪音) with it. His mother didn’t say anything about it. His father was not at home. He worked m a hospital in a village. So he didn’t hear the noise. But one of the neighbors (邻居) Mrs Ted. didn’t like the noise. So Mrs Ted took a sharp knife (刀) and ran to John’s room. John was playing the drum happily. Mrs Ted said to him. “Hello. John. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Here’s a knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.” “Really? Let me try.” John said.

My uncle lives in a village. But he works in the big city. He goes to work by train every morning and comes home in the same way. This morning when he is reading his newspaper on the train, a man behind him says “hello” to him and begins to talk to him. “Your life isn’t interesting, is it? You take the same train every morning, and you always sit in the same seat and read the same newspaper.”

On Saturday, I go to a supermarket with my mother by bus. It is very big. It has a clothes shop, a fruit shop, a toy shop and a vegetable shop. First we go to the clothes shop. My mother buys a nice sweater. She likes it very much. She buys a cap and a coat for me in the clothes shop. We buy a teddy bear for my little sister in the toy shop. Then in the fruit shop, we buy some apples, bananas and pears. We don’t need vegetables, so we don’t go to the vegetable shop. We bring our things home.

Before an earthquake (地震), many animals are strange (奇怪的). Dogs shout loudly. Horses on farms run around in circles (圆圈). Mice run away from their holes. Cows give less (更少) milk……

When an earthquake starts, the most important thing is to keep calm (平静的).Don’t run around. Find a safe (安全的) place. When you’re in the room, you can get under a table. When you’re outside, find a clear (空旷的) place away from buildings and trees. Then, protect your head and neck with your arms. This can help protect you from falling things. Stay (待) there until (直到) the earthquake stops and it’s safe to move.

Today is Sunday. I go to a shop by bike. I want to buy some gifts for my friends. I want to buy a new bag for Betty. Her bag is old. I want to buy a red toy for John. His favourite colour is red. I want to buy yellow socks for Kitty. And I want to buy a white cap for Jack. He likes caps.

Li Fei and his pen pal Jimmy both like playing sports, and they also like reading newspapers. Jimmy often reads news about Chinese festivals, because he is very interested in China. Li Fei likes science very much, so he reads news about science every week. Here are two pieces of news they read.

The Canberra Times Jan. 9th, 2023

China Daily Jan. 3rd, 2023

Chinese New Year Is Coming Chinese New Year is called Spring Festival. It will be on Jan. 22nd in 2023. Chinese people clean their houses to welcome the new year. They get together and have a big dinner with their family. Children love this festival so much, because they have a long winter holiday. They wear new clothes and get luck money from their grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts.

3D Food Printer Makes Your Life Better The 3D food printer can print out (打印) many kinds of food. Scientists say that it is easy to use: First, you have to choose the recipe. That tells the printer how to cook. Next, put the uncooked food into the printer, just like butter, cheese, chocolate. Then, press the button. Finish! It’s very easy and fast to make delicious meals. However, the printer is a bit expensive and can’t make lots of food in a short time.