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1 Mary has no{#blank#}1{#/blank#}to walk home alone at night.

2.He is 70 years old, but he still{#blank#}2{#/blank#} tive in sports.

3.I can't believe I am{#blank#}3{#/blank#}going to meet the pop star.

4 found Wendy sitting{#blank#}4{#/blank#}her mother, saying nothing.

5.Sometimes it is{#blank#}5{#/blank#}to make a list of everything you have to do.

    I love reading. At the age of 6, I could read Harry Potter, a difficult book for a 6-year-old, but I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(enjoy) it all the same. It soon became clear that spelling for me was not difficult and I had a wide vocabulary. This is one way I got from reading{#blank#}2{#/blank#}such a young age.

     {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(I) advice for you as English learners would be to read the English novels which you have often read{#blank#}4{#/blank#}your mother language. Reading novels is a great way of{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (improve) your vocabulary and spelling without knowing it as you are absorbed(全神贯注的) in the story. You know the story well, so it's {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(usual) easy to follow it in English even if you don't understand every word.

    This is anther way of basic point: it's not necessary {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(understand) every word. If you understand the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(mean) of the sentence, each word is not necessarily important. Quite often, if a word is used several {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(time) in a text, you'll gradually get an idea of what it means. Have {#blank#}10{#/blank#} try. If you love reading you could open up a whole new world of literature.

    Dear Matt,

    You asked me to tell you about TV programs here in Spain. Well, there are lots of reality shows (真人秀) and talk shows about {#blank#}1{#/blank#}people here. Soap operas are also popular, either Spanish soaps or the ones {#blank#}2{#/blank#} South America.

    My favorite program is a sports program. Its {#blank#}3{#/blank#}is Football Crazy in English. It's on Sunday. Spanish teams usually {#blank#}4{#/blank#}on that day. The program {#blank#}5{#/blank#}at 7:00 p.m. and finishes at 10:00 p.m. In fact, it is replayed (重播) at 11:00 p.m.,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}I don't watch it then. It's too late, and I have school the next morning.

    Like {#blank#}7{#/blank#} ，lots of people think Football Crazy is more interesting than other football programs. This program is really cool because it tells people what happened in all the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}that weekend. The best thing about the program is that it {#blank#}9{#/blank#}all the goals (进球得分) from every game in Spain.  Also, the hosts always have funny comments (评论) and they often find {#blank#}10{#/blank#} things to show.

    Why don't you tell me something about TV programs, in your country? What's your favorite program?

                                                           Yours,

                                                           Marina

    My teachers thought I was the worst student. I always {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in the test. When I was going to give up my studying, a new teacher, Miss White came to our school. She was young and helpful. One day, we had a picnic on a farm. I was silent in a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Miss White came up to me and talked to me {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Her smile swept away my unhappiness. I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} by her words. I began to study hard. She often helped me with my study in her {#blank#}5{#/blank#}time. In the end, I went to a good college. She made me to see that I can be successful in life.