I'm Tom Smith. I'm from England. I'm twelve years old. I like China and I like {#blank#}1{#/blank#} food. But I can't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Chinese. Chinese is difficult {#blank#}3{#/blank#} interesting for me. I want to learn it. So I want to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} some Chinese friends. I hope they can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} me Chinese. Then I can help them {#blank#}6{#/blank#} their English.

    At school my favorite subject is {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. It's relaxing. I can sing and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the guitar and the piano. I can {#blank#}9{#/blank#} dance well. Do you like music, too? Do you want to make {#blank#}10{#/blank#} with me? Please e-mail me at Tom0912@yahoo.cn.

    Good morning, boys and girls. Here is{#blank#}1{#/blank#}school news on TV. An international group is visiting our school this{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. There are{#blank#}3{#/blank#}teachers and two students in the group. Look!{#blank#}4{#/blank#}is Mr White and he is from the UK. The woman near{#blank#}5{#/blank#}is Miss Green. She is from France. The{#blank#}6{#/blank#}man talking with our students is Mr Brown and he{#blank#}7{#/blank#}from Canada. The beautiful girl is from Japan.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}name is Judy. Look{#blank#}9{#/blank#}that boy. He looks shy. Is he a Japanese, too?{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, he is from Chinatown in New York. He is an overseas Chinese!

    My mother took me to visit the orphanage (孤儿院) last weekend. I spent some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} with the children there. I couldn't sleep that night{#blank#}2{#/blank#} I kept thinking about them. I thought they must be unhappy without parents. I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to do something for them. I would like to go there {#blank#}4{#/blank#}month and spend some time with them. A month later, I went back there on my birthday and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} them some chocolate. They {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my name and it made me happy. We played and sang together and the children were very {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. They prayed for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} that day. They didn't know much about me {#blank#}9{#/blank#} they were very kind. We should care more about the orphans and try to help {#blank#}10{#/blank#}live a happy life.