Mr. Black comes into Class Three. The bell is ringing. He wants to teach an English lesson. Mr. White comes in and asks him to go to the office. He must go and have a meeting. Mr. Black says to his students, "You study by yourselves, please. I'll be back soon. "

    After a while, Mr. Black comes back. He sees Mike talking to his deskmate Jack. Mr. Black is very angry.

    "Stand up, Mike！" says the teacher. "What are you doing？"

    "I'm reading English now, " says Mike.

    "What's in your hand? Please look at it carefully, " says the teacher.

    Mike looks at it. Oh, it's a history book. He looks at Jack's hand. There is an English book in his hand. He has a good idea right away.

    "I'm sorry, Mr. Black. Jack is holding an English book and I am holding a history book. We are studying the history of English. "