My name is Chau Kai Fat. I am 72 years old. I was born in China. Before we moved to Macao in the 1940s, we were farmers in a small village in China. We used to fly kites, take turtles for walks, jump ropes and watch grasshoppers fight when we were small. My father made kites for us. We had a pond in front of our house. These were many turtles there. We gathered around the pond after school. We took out the turtles and tied a rope around their little necks. Then we started taking them for walks. In summer, the grasshoppers were everywhere. We caught them and put them in a jar and watched them fight. The winner got a sweet and the loser had to sing. It was fun.

　I am Peter, Mr. Chau's son. I was born in 1963. When I was at primary school, the most popular game was football. Everyone played football and we listened to football games on the radio. When I was in Form 3, our English teacher showed us an

English game ?--- Scrabble. We took seven letters from a bag.

Each letter has points. Then we made an English word with all

or some of the letters. We counted the points. The one who had

the most points would be the winner. The first time we played

the game we thought it was never-ending because everyone took so long to come up with a word. We began to enjoy it more after we played the game several times.

　I am Wilson, Mr. Chau's grandson. My grandpa told me he watched grasshoppers before. My father told me he played ‘Scrabble’. However, I love computer games. A few weeks ago, a new game came out. It is called ‘Julio's Adventures’. I downloaded it from the Internet. In the game, Julio has to go through 14 levels to save the princess and to get the treasures. Sometimes, there are puzzles for you to solve. Sometimes, you see a monster in the tomb. You have to control Julio's movements and fight with the attacker by pressing the space bar. You can choose the weapons you like. I am still trying to get through level 8. lf you know the secrets, please e-mail them to me at ezboy@sunshine.net.cn.

There are pictures showing Mr. Chau Kai Fat, Peter and Wilson on the web page. Read the web page articles on page 34 again. Write the names of the persons in the blanks.

Kitty is showing the articles to her mother. Her mother has some questions for her. Help Kitty answer her mother's questions. Circle correct letters.

(1) Mrs Zhang: Where was the pond?

　 Kitty:　　 ...

　A. In front of his school.

　B. In front of his friend's house.

　C. In front of his house.

(2) Mrs Zhang: Who showed Peter the game ‘Scrabble’?

　 Kitty:　　...

　A. His father.

　B. His teacher.

　C. His friend.

(3) Mrs Zhang: What does Julio try to do in ‘Julio's Adventures’?

　 Kitty:　　 ...

　A. He tries to save the princess and get the treasures.

　B. He tries to solve the puzzles.

　C. He tries to find the tablets.

Katie wrote a letter to her Chinese teacher and got a reply from him. Read their letters and answer the questions.

Dear Mr. Hu,

My family moved here from England three months ago. I can’t speak Chinese well, and it’s difficult for people to understand me. I’m losing confidence.

Could you please tell me what I should do?

Katie

Dear Katie,

I’m glad that you let me know about your problem. Here are some things you can do：

1. Your class is going to have a Story Time this month. All of you should tell stories. You should tell one, too. I’m sure you can learn a lot from doing so.

2. Try to practise speaking with your teachers and classmates. Don’t be afraid.

3. Talk to Nanako and Yu­kim. Nanako is from Japan，and Yu­kim is from Korea. They might be able to give you some advice.

4. Some foreign students told me that watching Happy Times on TV can help. The language is easy.

Please try these ideas and see if you can do better. Don’t worry too much. I have confidence in you.

Mr. Hu

36. Katie’s family has been here for ________.

A. 3 years              B. 3 months                C. 6 years            D. 6 months

37. What is Katie’s problem?

A. She misses her parents.   B. She can’t speak Chinese well.  

C. She is taking too many classes.  D. She thinks the teachers are too serious.

38. Happy Times can help students with their ________.

A. Chinese               B. English            C. Japanese          D. Korean

39. Which is NOT Mr. Hu’s suggestion in his letter?

A. Telling stories in class.                B. Watching a TV program.

C. Writing a letter every day.                 D. Talking to other foreign students.

40. From the letter we know that ________.

A. Mr. Hu is Katie’s English teacher  B. Katie’s family came from Australia

C. Katie's going to have a Story Time next month   D. Mr. Hu tries to help Katie to learn Chinese well