Mike is an Englishman. He lives in a 1 building in the 2 London. There are eighteen floors in the building and he lives on the fifteenth floor. He 3 a lift (电梯) to go up and down. He works very hard. He 4 to work early. Every day he leaves his 5 and walks to the lift. He gets into the lift. It 6 him down to the first floor. He gets out of the lift. Then he 7 to a bus stop. The bus stop is in front of a station. It is about two hundred meters from his home. 8, he catches the No. 11 bus to work. But sometimes he goes by bike. He works in a factory about ten 9 from his home. His work 10 at half past eight. And finishes at a quarter to five. He gets back home at half past five.
Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name. The family name comes last. For example, my full name is Jim Allan Green. Green is my family name. My parents gave me both of my other names.
People don't use their middle names very much. So "John Henry Brown" is usually called “John Brown”. People never use Mr., Mrs. or Miss before their first names. So you can say John Brown, or Mr. Brown; but you shouldn't say Mr. John. They use Mr., Mrs. or Miss with the family name but never with the first name.
It is different from Chinese names. In China, the first name is the family name, and the last name is the given name. For example, a man called Zhou Jian puts his family name Zhou first.
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can have four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
Johnson is an eight-year-old boy. He is good boy. He does well in all his (lesson). He loves school, and he is always active (活跃的) in class. Every time the teacher asks a question. Johnson always (put) up his hand quickly. Sometimes his all answer is wrong, the teacher always smiles and says, “Good, Johnson. But is there a better answer my question? ”
One day, the teacher asks the boys and girls a question. “Swallows (燕子) fly to the south before the winter is (come),” he says. “But don't cats and dogs do the same?”
Johnson lifts his hand as (usually).
“Yes, Johnson?” says me teacher (happy).
Johnson stands up and says, “Because (them) have no wings (膀).”
