Dear Li Hua，

Today I'd like to talk about something interesting．In UK，you can tell a lot about your friends by what they carry in their schoolbags--you may know what they like reading，and other things they like to do after school．

In the bags of middle school-age boys，you find hand held computer games，football magazines and playing cards．Girls usually have a book in their bag（maybe a romantic novel）and hair clips（发夹）．Girls and boys both often have an MP3，a mobile phone，and，of course，last night's homework! By looking in a friend's bag，you earl tell what kind of person they are．A clean and tidy bag shows an organized person．Someone with a bag full of textbooks and pens works hard．

British middle school-age children also have a locker（存储箱）at school．They store their books or sports things，such as a football or a tennis racket（网球拍）there．They use pictures to make the inside of their lockers beautiful．Maybe they have pictures of their favorite music or sports star，or photos of their friends．So just like their bag，their locker says a lot about the person．

How about things in China? Looking forward to your letter．

Yours，

Mike

1．What might you find in a boy's school bag?

A．A romantic novel．  B．Playing cards．      C．A football．

2．Both middle school-age boys and girls usually have ________ in their bags．

A．computer games                                       B．last night’s homework

C．hair clips

3．What makes the inside of students’ lockers beautiful?

A．A football．                                            B．A tennis racket．

C．Pictures or their friends' photos．

4．“Organized person” is ________．

A．one who puts everything in order                 B．one who is hard-working

C．one who loves sports games

5．Which of the following is TRUE about the schoolbags?

A．Schoolbags mean a lot of homework for students．

B．Schoolbags say how much money a person has．

C．Schoolbags tell a lot about a student's habits and personality（个性）．

　　American boys and girls love to watch TV. Some children spend six hours a day in front of the TV set. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday. Many parents let their children watch only during certain hours（在特定的时间里）.

　　TV shows are like books or films. A child can learn something bad from some of them and something good from others. Some shows help children understand the news from Washington and other parts of the world. Some programs（节目）show people and places from other countries or other times in history. With TV children do not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert（音乐会）or a basketball game at home. Some programs even teach children how to cook or how to use tools（工具）.

A．six hours at school on Saturday

B．four or six hours on TV show on Saturday

C．eight hours or more watching TV on Saturday

A．let their children learn things from TV instead of（而不是）going to school

B．choose the time for their children to watch TV

C．think that TV programs are better than their textbooks

A．learn good things and bad things

B．only learn interesting news and places

C．learn from each other and play football games at home

A．they have nothing to do at home

B．their parents choose certain hours for them

C．it is fun

(5) The writer's opinion（观点）is that ________.

A．boys and girls spend some time both on TV and other things

B．children shouldn't watch TV shows

C．parents mustn't buy TV sets

Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge when we open them. We can find quite a lot of interesting things and ideas in books. Here are two good books you can read during the holiday.
To Succeed on One’ s Own

Writer Denny Liu who was born in China wrote this book for his daughter. It can help young people succeed.The book teaches you about students, how to use your free time and even what kind of clothes to wear. It answers many teenagers’ most common questions. Liu uses his daughter’ s stories as examples to help readers understand what to do and how to do it.
His book is far from boring. There are stories and dialogues, with hope and confidence from a good father.
The Little Prince（王子）

Both adults and children love this book. It is about the adventure(冒险) of a young prince. It shows the importance of imagination and love. The little prince comes from Planet B-612. The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.
On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox. The fox tells him a secret: Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet at last.
【小题1】What does the writer think of the book “To Succeed on One’ s Own” ?

Jenny wanted to encourage students to read more famous books, so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting children’s story books in the school newspaper.
The Little Prince (《小王子》is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe (宇宙). In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring. Finally, he goes back to his planet which is full of love. The book is really popular throughout the world.
Charlotte’s Web (《夏洛特的网》is a famous children’s novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being killed for his meat by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages to praise Wilbur in her web and saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out in 1952, the book was welcomed by both adults and children. And it is still very popular today.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (《爱德华的奇妙之旅》is a 2006 novel written by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another, meeting many people. During his journey, he learns to love and finally finds love again. This book is popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star (《来自星星的你》. The warm and sweet story will surely make you understand more about love.
【小题1】 Jenny introduced some interesting children’s story books to ________.