Her name is Tian Wei. She was born on April 5, 1986. She was from Beijing. She had two big eyes and short hair. She was good at Chinese. And she loved writing.

She was unlucky. When she was in Grade 8, she was seriously ill. Her doctor said she would lose her life anytime. But she wasn’t afraid of death. She kept on studying and writing. She died on August 13, 2007. She smiled till the end of her life.

Tian Wei had a great dream. She hoped that people could read her book in the bookshops. In March, 2009, her only book Hua Tian Ban Mu came out. It had more than 5 thousand words. In her book she said, “I’m always aching (疼痛). If possible, I’ll let my right eye weep (哭泣) but the other one smile.”

Tom comes from Australia. He studies in a middle school in Tianjin. He usually gets up at 7: 00 a.m. and then reads Chinese. He has breakfast at 7: 30 a.m. And then he goes to school by bike. He is never late for school. Classes begin at 8: 00 a.m. He has four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. He has lunch at 12: 30 p. m. at home with his parents. 74.They both work as reporters at a TV station. After school, sometimes he plays volleyball with his classmates, and sometimes he reads books in the school library. He goes back home at 4:40 p.m. 75. 晚餐后，他总是学习汉语。 He goes to bed at about 9: 10 p. m. He likes China and he thinks Chinese people are friendly and he believes he can make many friends here.

One Sunday evening, after dinner, Mr and Mrs Holt were walking by the lake. They saw a big bird under a tree. It can’t fly. It had a broken wing. They went over to have a look at it. It was a nice parrot. It was saying some numbers. They were surprised. They knew birds could say a few words, but they didn’t know birds could say some numbers. They took the parrot home. It said numbers again. They listened carefully. The bird was saying the same numbers! Mrs Holt said, “Is the bird saying a telephone number?” Then she wrote the number down and called the number on the telephone. It was really a right telephone number. The woman was answering the telephone. She said that the bird was hers. She taught the bird to say the number every day. The woman came to Mrs Holt’s house to have the bird back. She thanked Mr and Mrs Holt very much.

After supper Mr Holt was walking near the lake with his 【小题1】. They found a parrot under a tree. It can’t 【小题2】. They went to the tree and caught it. The parrot was saying some numbers. Mr and Mrs Holt were surprised. When they took the parrot home, it said the 【小题3】 numbers. Mrs Holt 【小题4】 that the bird was saying a telephone number. She called the number and a woman answered. She said that the bird was hers. She taught it to say the phone number. Then she came over and got the bird back. She was very 【小题5】 to Mr and Mrs Holt for saving her parrot.