In Journey to the West, the Monkey King often turns into a bug and spies on monsters. Today, scientists are trying to turn the story into reality by {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (make) robot bugs. Would you like to know what they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) like?

    Robot bugs are small robots that {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (look) like bugs. People can use them {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) pictures in dangerous areas, follow bad guys, or help find survivors (幸存者) in broken buildings.

    Work on robotic bugs {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (start) since World War II. Today they have been greatly improved.

    Harvard University scientists have made a very small robot that looks like a fly. It weighs just 65 milligrams, or a little more than the plastic head of a push pin.

    What gives power for the robot to make it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fly)? This is a problem. It can only fly when it is connected to a wire that gives power.

    Scientists {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (try) to turn real bugs into robots in other ways these days. US scientists have put computer chips into moths (飞蛾) so people {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (control) them.

But sometimes these robots {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) in danger. They can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (eat) by birds. Other times they can be caught in spiders' webs.

Dear David,

    I'm glad you're going to Beijing to learn Chinese. Every year，there are {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(million)of foreigners coming to China to learn Chinese. China is one of the greatest {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(country)in the world and Chinese is becoming more and more {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(use).Many foreigners are learning {#blank#}4{#/blank#}now. But it may be more difficult for foreigners to learn Chinese，because it's different {#blank#}5{#/blank#}English. As a language，Chinese is getting as {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(important)as English. So I think it's also a new challenge(挑战)for you. If you want to learn it {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(good), you should study harder {#blank#}8{#/blank#}before. Remember to listen to the radio to practise your listening. It's a good idea to catch every chance(机会)to talk in Chinese. It's important {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(do)some reading and writing. If you have any {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(question)，please ask me. I'm sure you'll make it.

    Hope to see you soon in Beijing！

Yours,

Li Ping

    In learning English, one should first connect the knowledge he or she has learned {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the knowledge he or she is learning. While learning English, we can find listening and speaking are really important. You'd better try your best {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(speak) while you do much listening. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Be careful not to let them stop you from {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (increase) your speaking speed. When you are doing this, a good way is to write a diary or letters or take {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (note). When I was in the junior high school, my English teacher Mrs. Liu often {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (create) some contexts(语境)for us to speak English. Many mistakes in your speaking will be {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (easy) found when you write.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you are slow in speaking, don't worry about it. One of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (help) ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose something interesting to read besides the articles from the textbooks. But you can find {#blank#}9{#/blank#} not difficult to read.  When you are reading in this way, don't stop to look {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the new words if you can guess their meanings when you have nothing to do with understanding the sentences. You can do that some other time.