Dear Mary,

    How are you? It is two years since I saw you last time. I remember you were very busy helping your friend get ready for {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (she) wedding (婚礼) at that time. I hope it all went well and the weather stayed fine for you.

    I'm writing to tell you something {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (excite). My brother Andy finally decided {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) his wedding on 20 March.

    We'll send you {#blank#}4{#/blank#} invitation in a few weeks but this is just to let you know. We will invite relatives and close friends, so there {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) about forty people there. We look forward to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (meet) you!

    I know it's quite a long way {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you to come, but Robbie is driving up from Manchester. So maybe you can {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (come) together. If not, I can meet you at the station-just tell me when your train arrives. In this way, you can get here even {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (early) than Robbie.

    I'm going away for two weeks from tomorrow, but you can call my parents at 0131-445892 {#blank#}10{#/blank#} send me an email. I really hope you can come!

Love from Marianne

    Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only visit {#blank#}1{#/blank#} once or twice a year. Millions of Chinese leave the countryside {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (search) for work in the cities. Among these is Hua Xing. He {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (live) in Wenzhou for the last 13 years. With a hard job {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a factory, he seldom visits his hometown. "I haven't been back for three years. It's {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (shame)," he says.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (develop) have been good in Hua Xing's hometown since 2002, for example, new roads {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (appear). A new school {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (build). However, some things will never change in his hometown. The big old tree is still beside the playground. Children in his time {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (usual) liked to play together under it. It was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} happy childhood.

— Helen is.