Molly is 10 years old. She likes to help others.

Today is Christmas Day (圣诞节). Molly’s mother takes her to a store in the morning. She says to her, “Father Christmas (圣诞老人) always helps people, but he never lets them know that. I will give you twenty dollars. Take the money and buy some things for others. After that, see me in the car. ”

Molly thinks of lots of people she knows: her family, teachers and classmates. She thinks of Bill. Bill sits next to her in the classroom. His home is far from school. It’s about eight kilometers from his home to school. This boy doesn’t have money to take the bus. And he doesn’t have a bike. Every day it takes Bill a long time to walk to school. His shoes are always old and dirty. Molly sees holes (洞) in them. So Molly buys a pair of sports shoes for Bill with the money.

In the afternoon, Molly rides her bike to the post office and sends the shoes to Bill. She also writes a note (纸条). It reads, “To Bill, from Father Christmas. ”

Hello! My name is Alan. I’m an American boy. I’m fourteen years old. I study in No.1 Middle School. I go to school on weekdays, but not on Saturdays or Sundays. I usually eat breakfast at eight o’clock. I enjoy some bread and milk for breakfast. My class starts at nine o’clock. My friend Lisa sits in front of (在……前面) me, and my friend Peter sits next to me. We have three lessons in the morning, and we usually have English, math and Chinese in the morning. In the afternoon, we have P.E., history and science. We often play basketball in the P. E. classes. That’s my favorite subject. But I don’t like history or science because they are difficult. After school, I usually go back home at once (立刻). In the evening, I often watch TV with my parents after I finish my homework. I go to bed at nine thirty at night.