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

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    It was Saturday yesterday, so we had a day off. But I didn't do anything fun. I wanted to go out to play{#blank#}1{#/blank#},but the weather was very{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.It rained all the morning. So I stayed in the house and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}for the math test. When it stopped{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, I went to the supermarket and bought a gift for my{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. After getting back home, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}lunch quickly.After that, my parents wanted to visit my grandpa. I went with them{#blank#}7{#/blank#}car. When we got to grandpa's home, he was not at home. My mother called, but{#blank#}8{#/blank#}answered. Then we had to come back. I watched TV the whole afternoon. It was very{#blank#}9{#/blank#}.When I went out with my friend in the evening, It started to rain again. Unluckily, we didn't bring any {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. So we both got all wet. What a bad day off!

    Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have f{#blank#}1{#/blank#}for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.

    When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my l{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. They were too soft to be able to walk. A{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the news was bad, my mother didn't become frustrated(沮丧的). She didn't believe what the doctor said and started to look for other ways.

    My mother k{#blank#}4{#/blank#}looking for other doctors for me, and finally she succeeded. The doctor and his team in the hospital did everything t{#blank#}5{#/blank#}could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some e{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me up. I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe her eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good s{#blank#}7{#/blank#} Day by day, I could walk by myself.

    When I grew up, my mother a{#blank#}8{#/blank#}told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met difficulties, I could do a{#blank#}9{#/blank#} successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very e{#blank#}10{#/blank#}person. I get best grades in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

    China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day (Longtaitou) is one of them. This special {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). It stands {#blank#}2{#/blank#}the start of spring and farming.

    The dragon is important in Chinese culture. We Chinese people call {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the "descendants (传人) of the dragon". Therefore, people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs(传统) about dragons.

    On the day in ancient times(古代), people {#blank#}5{#/blank#}ashes (灰) in the kitchen. This was to "lead the dragon into the house". People believed that with the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}of the dragon, they could have a good harvest (收成){#blank#}7{#/blank#} autumn.

    Also, people eat special {#blank#}8{#/blank#}on that day. The foods are usually named after dragons. For example, people eat "dragon whisker (细须)" noodles and dumplings called "dragon teeth".

    Today, many customs have disappeared. But one that has {#blank#}9{#/blank#}is the cutting of hair. It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}— mother's brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.