Dear Mike,
     We got your letter yesterday. Yes, we can visit you at Christmas. We thought to spend (度)Christmas
  at home, but now we are going to be with you. Jack will not be in school then.    
     The weather in Chicago is cold, but it doesn't matter. Sometimes we like the snow.
     We got our plane tickets. We will get to your city on the 18 th. We will stay with you for two weeks.
 Is that all right with you?
     We'll  take our favourite recipes (食谱), so we can have a nice Christmas dinner.
     See you soon.
                                                                                                                                  Love
                                                                                                                                Mum and Dad
1. In Chicago, it is _____ now.
2. Mike has a brother called _____ .He is in school now.
3. Mike's parents will go to his city by _____ .
4. His parents will come back on _____ 31 st.
5. Mike and his parents will _____ a nice dinner on Christmas Day.

     Hello, everyone. I __1__ a girl. My name __2__ Mary. Those __3__ my e-dogs. What colour __4__
they? Oh, they __5__ yellow. Yellow __6__ my favourite colour. Look at this picture. What __7__ in the
picture? There __8__ two boys in it. The two boys and I __9__ in the same class. The tall boy __10__
Daniel. He __11__ American. We __12__ good friends.

Read the clues (线索):
1. The man in the red house likes running.
2. Mr. Smith swims. He doesn't live in the yellow or white house.
3. The tennis player lives in the yellow house.
4. Mr. Green does Taiji.
5. Mr. Read doesn't have a racket.

1.Who lives in the red house?

A. Mr. Smith.
B. Mr. Green.
C. Mr. Read.
D. Mr. Black.

2. What is Mr. Read's favourite sport?

A. Running.
B. Swimming.
C. Playing tennis.
D. Taiji.

3. Who lives in the white house?

A. Mr. Smith.
B. Mr. Green.
C. Mr. Read.
D. Mr. Black.

4. Which is Mr. Smith's house?

A. The white house.
B. The yellow house.
C. The red house.
D. The blue house.

5. Who likes playing tennis?

A. Mr. Smith.
B. Mr. Green.
C. Mr. Read.
D. Mr. Black.

       Sammi的爷爷告诉他一些其他节日,Sammi在记录过程中漏了一些单词,请帮助他一起来完成笔记.
The Mid-Autumn Festival
Family members get t   1   and eat m   2   ．
The Dragon Boat Festival
There are b   3   races(比赛)in many places of China．The boats are 1   4   and have colourful d   5   heads
and tails(尾巴)．
The Qing Ming Festival
This is a very important   6   for more traditional C   7  people. People visit the
graves(墓)of their dead relatives and put food and f   8   on the graves.
The Chong Yang Festival
    It's a day for the elderly．Some people visit homes for the elderly(老人)．It's a  9   at   10   for mountain
climbing(登山)．
1．           2．           3．            4．           5．        
6．           7．           8．            9．           10．        

      Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children
each.
      Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up.
They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
      Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think
it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
      Children are asked to do some work around their houses. And in many
families, children are paid for some housework so that they can learn how to make money for their own use.

1. The size of most American families is        that of other
countries.                    

A. larger than            
B. smaller than
C. as big as              
D. as small as

2. When children grow up, they leave their parents' home to         .

A. get married          
B. be free
C. find good jobs      
D. study

3. They usually visit their parents           .

A. on weekdays        
B. on weekends
C. at any time          
D. on holiday

4. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. Children have the freedom to choose their own jobs.
B. Parents don't ask their children to do the housework.
C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decisions.
D. When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.

5. Some parents pay their children for doing housework because_______      

A. children can learn how to make money for themselves
B. their children require them to do so
C. they are rich
D. it is required by law