Dear Sally,

    Thank you for your last letter．It was good to hear from you．My big news is that I've decided to c{#blank#}1{#/blank#} my job．I'll finish working at Simpsons next month and  start in my new company(公司)，Galt，me week after Simpsons didn't want me to l{#blank#}2{#/blank#}but Galt offered me more money and more opportunities(机会)．I h{#blank#}3{#/blank#}to be a manager(经理)there in two years．

    By the way, I forgot to tell you—I'm l{#blank#}4{#/blank#} to drive．I had a lot of problems at first because I wanted to do everything q{#blank#}5{#/blank#}．My teacher thought I was a little dangerous on me road! He advised m{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to slow down，and now it's getting better．

    I'm p{#blank#}7{#/blank#}to hold a party on the 25th of this month and would love to invite you．

    Perhaps you could persuade (说服)your brother to c{#blank#}8{#/blank#}with you as well．I really enjoyed dancing with him at your party.

    My neighbors have promised to go out that evening s{#blank#}9{#/blank#}we can play music at me party as loud as we want．

I must stop w{#blank#}10{#/blank#} now and do some work . See you on the 25th!

Yours．

Claire

    Joe and Jack are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (谈论) about the year 2020. "What will our world be like in the year 2020?" "I don't know," says Jack. "What do you think?" "Well, no one {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (知道), but it's interesting to guess." "In the year 2020, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (千) of people will buy a pocket computer. The computer will {#blank#}4{#/blank#} （改变） people's life. They will give people the answers to all their questions. We shall all have {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (电话) in our pockets, too.

    And we'll be {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （能够） to talk to our friends all over the world. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (也许) we can see them at the same time." "A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too." "{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (机器) will do most of the work, so people will have more {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (空闲的) time, perhaps they'll work only two or three days a week. They can fly to the moon by spaceship." "I'm looking forward to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (参观) the moon!" "And I hope I can live under the sea." says Jack " Won't that be interesting? Just like a fish!"

How can you improve English listening? Here are two ways. I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(希望) they can help you.

It's{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(必要的) to listen to the English radio. You should try to listen to the radio for at{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(最少)20 minutes every day. Do it on the bus, on your way to school, or when you travel. It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(常见的) that you have difficulties. Try to pick out key {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(信息) to get a general （总的）idea of what it is about.

    The other way is to watch English movies and TV shows. If possible,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(选择) movies or shows that you know about, such as children's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(动画片) or famous films. If you already know the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(主要的) story, you will find the language much easier to pick up. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(然而)， you should not watch movies or shows{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (有) subtitles (字幕) in your first language, or you'll not focus on understanding the English.