of improving our spoken English arousing students' interest in English. Our party began with an English song by Chen Ying. Next, we had a lot of wonderful programs, including songs, plays, poems and crosstalk. Never can I forget such a fantastic night.

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　　May 31st, Sunday Fine　　

　　It was grandma's birthday. Father, mother and I went to visit grandma，who lives with my uncle in a village not too far away. Early in the morning we bought some presents and took the bus to get there. On seeing us, they were too glad to speak. The moment I gave the presents to grandma, she was very happy. Then we sat down to talk, while aunt went to prepare lunch, which later was so nice that we all enjoyed it very much. At 4 o'clock, we said goodbye and set off for home.

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　　My parents live in the country. One day my parents went to work in the fields taking my little sister and Ah Fu our dog along. While they were working, my sister and Ah Fu walked to the riverside，where she wanted to pick a flower. Unfortunately, the flower was out of her reach and she fell into the river. The moment Ah Fu saw this, he dived into the river , too. When my parents heard Ah Fu barking, they ran to the river and saw Ah Fu swimming towards the bank carrying my little sister. My parents praised Ah Fu warmly.

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　　The other day my brother and I went to the cinema by bicycle. My brother was riding with me sitting on the seat behind. As we came to the crossroad a young man and a girl came up and stopped us. Pointing to a policeman not far away, the young man explained, He stood here about half an hour ago and was made to catch the next offender. So we had no choice but to answer for what we had done.

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Today we visited a farm, at the gate of which we received a warm welcome. Then the head of the farm showed us around and we were too glad to see the crops and vegetables growing well. At