Sam hated doing chores. And he had many chores. For example, on Mondays ,   Wednesdays and Fridays he took out the rubbish. And on weekends he always washed his father's car. He also cleaned his own room once a week. Sometimes he even had to (1) look after his little sister and brother.

Sam had a foreign friend at school, His name was Kumar. Doing chores in Kumar's family was very different. In the house only the girl did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too, even his bedroom. His mother always cooked the meals, and his sisters helped her to go shopping, and prepare(准备) the food. They worked hard at home，doing all the chores with their mother. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very lucky. One day, Sam had an idea. He asked Kumar,“Could I borrow your sisters?” He wanted them to help him clean his room, but (2) they said no. Instead(相反), they asked Sam to teach their brother how to do chores, so that he could make his own bed.

Sam and Kumar are very good at science. They are going to be scientists after university. They want to make a robot to do the chores. Everyone will be happy!

Hello! My name is Mike. I am from the USA.　　1　　. I like China. I like Chinese food, too. I have breakfast at home. I eat an egg, bread and porridge（粥）for breakfast.我不喜欢牛奶。I have no time to go home for lunch, so I have it at school.

The lunch in our school is good. I can have different food for lunch. I eat rice, meat and vegetables. Sometimes I have noodles and dumplings. I have dinner at home with my parents. Sometimes we go to some restaurants with some friends. We have chicken, vegetables and fruit.

A Family Bakery

It’s 3: 00 in the morning. Angela is ready to start the day at the family bakery（面包房）. Vincent and his wife, Angela, are its owners（主人）.

Everyone in the family works in the bakery. The oldest daughter, Claire, is good at making cakes. Maria is the middle child. She works at the counter（柜台）, and sometimes she makes cookies. Paul, the youngest, is 14, and he makes bread. Vincent says, “Paul has good hands for bread.” All the family work in the bakery, but the children only work there before or after school.

The bakery is open every day. The bakery sells cookies, cakes and bread. Mr. Martin is a regular customer（常客）. He goes to the bakery every morning. He always takes the round loaf of bread with no butter. He says it’s good. Mrs. Salerno is also a regular customer. Every Friday, she buys two loaves of Italian bread and a large box of cookies. Her six-year-old daughter, Laura, always gets one free cookie. Mrs. Salerno says Vincent’s bakery is the best in the city.