A: Hello, Jim. Do you like {#blank#}1{#/blank#}basketball?

B: Oh, yes, I like it very much.

A: How often do you play it?

B: Four {#blank#}2{#/blank#}a week.

A: Who do you often play basketball with?

B: I often play it with some {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

A: How long do you play basketball every time?

B: For about an hour.

A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}do you usually play basketball?

B: On Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

A: Tomorrow is Sunday. Would you like{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a basketball match with me?

B: Yes, I'd love to.

    My birthday was a few days ago. Now I'm 24 years old and I'm 46 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} with teaching. I didn't remember my birthday until the morning of the 20th. It was just like a normal day, no gifts, no party, no cake... and 1 prefer it that way. When I was younger, I always felt sad that almost 47 {#blank#}2{#/blank#} remembered my birthday, not even my family. But now I don't care anymore, from 23 to 24, not much difference. This month I have several foreign students {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Chinese with me. I give lessons privately, so I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to do quite a lot of work before each lesson. So far I'm getting more {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in teaching foreigners Chinese, and I think it's a very cool job. When I was at {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, I wanted to follow these native English speakers. They can {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to foreign countries and get teaching jobs easily almost anywhere even {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they're not real teachers. I complained Chinese people didn't have as many chances as people from the West. But now things are {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. As China is becoming stronger, Chinese is becoming more and more {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, and maybe, in the future I can get teaching jobs in foreign countries. I'll study more and get ready.