Mark is my brother's good friend．He is a student in a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}school．He is clever．When he was six，he{#blank#}2{#/blank#}to go to school．At school he is good at all his subjects．He can speak two{#blank#}3{#/blank#}，Chinese and English．And he speaks them very well．He likes making {#blank#}4{#/blank#}．And he likes flying them．One week ago， he，my brother and I went{#blank#}5{#/blank#}in the mountains．That day we had a great time there．

    In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey.

    Most of them were hearing this story for the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Chinese book Journey to the West.

    The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, be sometimes does not{#blank#}3{#/blank#} look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different {#blank#}4{#/blank#}and objects. But {#blank#}5{#/blank#}he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man.

    To fight bad people, the Monkey King {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in{#blank#}7{#/blank#} ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.

    The Monkey King has {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program {#blank#}9{#/blank#}out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in {#blank#}10{#/blank#} this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.

    The summer holiday was coming but Zach was a little sad. He would have to move {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the holiday, leaving his friends and his tree house. The tree house was Zach's favorite place to go to when he wanted to be alone. He also liked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} his friends there. They would play for {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    Zach told his mom, "I don't want to move. I'm going to miss my friends. I'm also going to miss my tree house. I want to take it with me." "Zach, but we have to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} your father's changed his job. He is already {#blank#}5{#/blank#} waiting for us. You will have a much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} bedroom, and you will meet new friends at your new school," {#blank#}7{#/blank#} his mom. Zach wasn't so sure.

    When Zach and his mom arrived, Dad took Zach to the backyard. There, Zach saw a big tree house. "Wow!" Zach shouted. "This is great!" All of a sudden, Zach heard a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} voice. "Are you moving in? My name is Joey and I live next {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Can I have a look at your tree house?"

    "I think I'm going to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it here after all!" Zach told his mom and dad that night.

A: You must be really {#blank#}1{#/blank#} about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!

B: Yeah. But I'm a bit nervous.

A: Nervous about what?

B: I don't know many of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and manners in the US. Could you give me a hand?

A: Sure.

B: What {#blank#}3{#/blank#} do they have in America?

A: Well, it's important to be on time when you're invited for dinner. It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to arrive late. Americans expect their guests to be on time.

B: Then how long may I stay there?

A: After the meal, don't leave at once. Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it's time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the evening.