At the present time, more and more people love travelling. It's a very good w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of getting to know new people and cultures and acquiring（获得）experiences. It helps travellers g{#blank#}2{#/blank#} a lot. Travel can make our minds become much w{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    But travel does more than all that. It can also make us more creative. In recent years, some professors have been doing r{#blank#}4{#/blank#} on what many people have already learned from travel experiences. They believe that spending time a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} has affected people's mind. For example, they found that the students who lived in foreign countries for a longer period were better at s{#blank#}6{#/blank#} problems creatively than those who did not. If you stay in the same place, you can't experience new sights, new smells, new sounds and new cultures. All these can w{#blank#}7{#/blank#} up your mind and make it more active . H{#blank#}8{#/blank#} , that doesn't mean the more places you've been, the more creative you'll become. Another group of professors have been doings{#blank#}9{#/blank#} research. They found the people who often travelled from one place to another didn't have enough time to immerse（使……沉浸）t{#blank#}10{#/blank#} in a new place and a new culture. They weren't as creative as the people who spent the time really getting to know a place. You have to interact with the places you go to and then you can benefit from it.

    In 1990, when I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) nine years old, I wanted very much to find {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pen friend. I found Ashley's address in a magazine, and decided {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (write) to her.

    I sent off my letter with a little hope. Very quickly, I received her letter. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my surprise, Ashley was only one month {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (old) than me. I learned some new expressions from her. I{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (real) liked this new friend.

    Letter after letter, year after year, Ashley and I continued to write to one another. A letter would be received and I'd write back right away. We would send each other birthday and Christma {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (gift).

    Eight years later, my parents decided it was time {#blank#}8{#/blank#} me to meet this friend. They drove me down to Mississippi for a few days. We {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (have) a fun time together. We did the things that teenage girls love to do.

    Twenty-five years after the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (one) letter, Ashley and I still have an amazing friendship. Although we don't write letters now, we communicate through mobile phones and the Internet.

    I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for help. A stranger stopped his truck and came to help me. He put my bike in the back of his truck and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} me to the hospital. When my mother got to the hospital, she {#blank#}3{#/blank#}me a big hug. "I'm so glad you were {#blank#}4{#/blank#} your helmet "she said. She knew I was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and did not always wear my helmet.

    The Chinese New Year is coming. We made a survey about students' New Year resolutions in Class Five. Here {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the results.

    We found that nearly half of the resolutions were about self-improvement. Sixteen students hoped to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in some after school clubs to improve their talents. Twelve of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} wanted to do more reading to get better grades. 30% of the resolutions had to do {#blank#}4{#/blank#} physical health. Five students said that they were going to eat {#blank#}5{#/blank#} junk food than last year. The others planned to start {#blank#}6{#/blank#} exercise program. 15% of the resolutions were about better planning. Eight students said they would {#blank#}7{#/blank#} more time on their schoolwork and less time on computer games. Four were going to make a weekly plan. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} it's a pity that a few students said they {#blank#}9{#/blank#} have resolutions at all.

    It's good to make New Year resolutions. I hope everyone can try his {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to keep them and make them come true!