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th　day.　What’s　the　last　day?　Do　you　know?

Passage　20.My　special　Friend

I　have　a　friend　in　the　U.S.　His　name　is　Don　Adams.　I　know　him　very　well，　but　I　have　never　met　him.　We　write　to　each　other　all　the　time.　My　letters　are　very　short.　It　is　still　hard　for　me　to　write　in　English.　I　received　a　letter　from　Don　yesterday.　It　makes　me　very　happy.　He　is　coming　to　my　country　for　a　visit　next　summer.　We　are　going　to　see　each　other　for　the　first　time.

Passage　21.A　Day　in　My　Life

My　family　lives　on　this　street.　In　the　morning，　my　father　goes　to　work　and　all　the　children　go　to　school.　My　mother　takes　us　to　school　everyday.　She　does　the　housework.　She　always　has　her　lunch　at　home，　and　sees　her　friends　in　the　afternoon.　In　the　evening　all　the　children　come　home　from　school.　They　always　get　home　early.　My　father　goes　home　from　work　and　he　is　often　late.　After　supper　my　two　brothers　and　I　do　our　homework.　We　go　to　bed　at　ten.

Passage　22.　The　Sea

What　do　know　about　the　sea?　Some　people　have　seen　it　but　others　haven’t.　The　sea　looks　beautiful　on　a　fine　sunny　day　and　it　can　be　very　tough　when　there　is　a　strong　wind.　What　other　things　do　you　know　about　it?　Of　course，　the　sea　is　very　large.　In　the　world　there　is　more　sea　than　land.　If　you　have　swum　in　the　sea，　you　know　that　the　sea　is　salty.　Rivers　carry　salt　from　the　land　into　the　sea.　Some　places　of　the　sea　are　saltier　than　the　other　places.　Do　you　know　the　Dead　Sea?　It　is　so　salty　that　you　can’t　sink　when　you　are　in　the　water！　And　fish　cannot　live　in　it！

Passage　23.A　Good　Young　Pioneer

Li　Hua　is　a　Yong　Pioneer.　He　is　going　to　the　park.　Now　he　is　waiting　for　a　bus.　Suddenly　he　finds　a　watchon　theground.He　askssome　people，　“Whose　watch　is　it?”　But　the　watch　isn’t　theirs.　So　he　gives　the　watch　to　a　policeman.

Now　Li　Hua　gets　on　the　bus.　He　is　sitting　near　the　window.　An　old　woman　gets　on　the　bus.　She　has　no　seat.　So　he　stands　up　and　says，　“Here　is　a　seat　for　you，　Granny.　Ple