Dear Mum and Dad,

    I will go to Kathy's home with her after school and I will have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and sleep there. Don't worry about me. You know that Kathy is one of my{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (good) friends. If you want to talk with me, you can call 82552828 after 6:00 pm.

    Please forgive（原谅）me for not telling you first. I don't think you will allow me to do so. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I really think teenagers（十几岁的青少年） can be allowed to stay at {#blank#}4{#/blank#} friends' homes sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I'm not a little kid at all. I hope I can make decisions for myself.

    At home, there are too many rules for me to obey: Don't wear those short {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (dress); don't stay out so late; don't have meals before washing {#blank#}6{#/blank#}; watch TV after {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (finish) your homework; clean your room every day; put everything in their place Parents should be strict with teenagers, but we {#blank#}8{#/blank#} need freedom(自由).

    I don't like doing my homework alone at home. I'd love {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (study) with Kathy. We always learn a lot from each other. So please allow me to stay at Kathy's home {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a week. If you agree, Kathy can stay at our home with me, too.

    Mum and Dad, I can take good care of myself. Don't worry.

Yours,

Wang Mei

    Lisa has always been fat. She wanted to lose weight, not only because she wanted to look smarter and healthier, but also because it would make life {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(easy).

    For example, it was difficult {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Lisa to find ready-made clothes. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (make) clothes that were large enough. In the school, she needed a special chair that was bigger and stronger than other {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (chair). If she went for a walk, she got tired very {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(quick).

    She was also unhappy about the way people treated her sometimes. She couldn't enjoy having dinner with her friends {#blank#}6{#/blank#}she was afraid to get fatter.

    But now things are quite different. Last month, her classmates were preparing for the School Art Week. They {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(invite) Lisa to play the lead role of the Proud Queen who was tall and fat. Lisa agreed and practiced a lot.

    Soon after the play, Lisa became a star! She did so well {#blank#}8{#/blank#}everybody remembered the Proud Queen. She even won the School Best Actress Award for {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(she) wonderful performance.

    Now Lisa doesn't worry {#blank#}10{#/blank#}being fat any more. She believes in the English saying "Every dog has its day".

Mom,

    You are right. I am just too lazy. How can a lazy {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(person) dream come true? So I have to change myself.

    I am really {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(relax) this afternoon. I find the zoo {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (easy). There's a hotel behind the zoo. It takes me 30 minutes {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(get) there. Many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (visit) are in the zoo. There is a lion {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(sleep) on the grass. Monkeys are climbing in the trees. I take many photos of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} 8-year-old monkey. It can do many things like swimming and dancing. What a smart animal! And I want {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(post) some of the photos to Tom in Russia because he likes monkeys best. I buy a new hat for you. It looks nice {#blank#}9{#/blank#}a monkey on it. Tomorrow is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mother) Day. So the hat is just for you!

Mike