Dear Andy,

    It's October now. And it's getting cold. Is it cold in a{#blank#}1{#/blank#} in Nanjing, too? I know you are in your new school now. How is your school l{#blank#}2{#/blank#}? I hope you have great f{#blank#}3{#/blank#} at school.

    I'm very b{#blank#}4{#/blank#} these days, because I have an exam (考试) this Friday. I really hope I can do w{#blank#}5{#/blank#} in it. I work h{#blank#}6{#/blank#}for it every day. School s{#blank#}7{#/blank#} at 7:30 a.m. So I get up very early. At school, there is a{#blank#}8{#/blank#} much work to do. And every evening, I go to bed at half p{#blank#}9{#/blank#} ten. I really feel tired.

    Wish you good l{#blank#}10{#/blank#} with your exam.

Jack

    Different countries have different cultures and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (习俗). Do you know about them? The following will tell you a lot.

    In both China and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (西方的) countries, the rose is regarded as a symbol of love. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship.

    In some Asian countries, standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (普通的). However, if you do this in Europe, some people might feel {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (不舒服).

    In China, if someone says something good about you, it is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (有礼貌的) to answer "No, not at all!". While in Britain or America, a person answers "Thank you!” with a big {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (微笑). This may not be common in China, but is good {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (礼仪) in Britain or America.

    In South Korea, it is polite to pass something to an older person with {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (两者) hands. In Thailand, you are not supposed to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (触摸) a child on the head.

    In Britain, it's not polite to ask people "How much money do you earn?". But Americans don' t {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (介意) this so much.

    David is only sixteen years old, but he is{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(已经)a famous basketball player in his home town. David's mother is an{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(女演员). She {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(建议)David to be an actor when he was young. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（然而）,David's father liked basketball very much, so he thought being a basketball player was a better {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(选择). David also thinks that the basketball game is very interesting.

    David is famous because he helped his school team win the high basketball state championship(州冠军) last year. Now David is the key player in his school basketball team, but he thinks there are still a lot of things he needs to do before becoming an{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(优秀的)basketball player. He {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(花费)an hour playing basketball at school every day, because he believes that the more he does, the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(更好地) he will become. When the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(教练)teaches them a new skill, he always does it for many times. Sometimes he thinks these practices are not{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(足够的), so when he gets home, he will continue his practice until very late. David dreams of becoming a professional(专业的) basketball player in the future.