Six-year-old Linda likes drawing very much. After dinner, Linda runs to Mrs. Green and says, “Mom, look at my pictures. Do you like them?” Mrs. Green says, “Yes. Wow, you are very good at drawing.”

“Let me have a look, Linda,” says Mr. Green. Linda shows them to Dad. The first one is a picture of Mom telling a story to Linda. The second one is Mom playing baseball with Linda in the park. The third one is a picture of Mom teaching Linda English. And the fourth one is a picture of Mom singing a song to Linda. After looking at them, Mr. Green asks, “Why am I not in the pictures, Linda?”

“Because you never play with me. You are always busy playing computer games.”

Mr. Green doesn’t know what to say. He feels very ▲ .

Many children like watching TV. It’s very interesting and it has many advantages, too. By watching TV, they can learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn on the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why? Because they can hear and see at the same time, but they can’t see anything on the radio.

Watching TV helps to open children’s eyes. Watching TV helps to open their minds（智力）, too. They learn new and good ways of doing things. Many children watch TV only on Saturday and Sunday evenings. They are very busy with their lessons on weekdays. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late, so they can’t have a good rest. How about you?

We often think about why money disappeared so quickly. That may be because we didn’t have a good budget. A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. A good budget can help you use money wisely. For example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but can’t pay for now. Have a look at the budget of Simon’s family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. The income(收入) of Simon’s family a month is RMB6,000.