I started playing the piano when I was about eight or nine. But when I got to university, I stopped playing it. I just didn't have enough time and there were so many other things to do.

—Eliza

    When I was little, I thought I should play the guitar like my dad. But later I decided to try something else. I chose the violin. I want to be a musician when I grow up, but my dad says it's difficult to make a living from music. But I don't want to be a doctor like him. It's so boring.

—Robin

    Nobody likes living near someone like me because when I practice, I make a lot of noise! I''m sorry for that but I have to keep practicing. I have drum lessons every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, and I practice the drums every evening. I love playing them and now I play in a fantastic band.

—Lisa

    I''ve played the guitar as long as I can remember. I used to play in a subway station to make some money. Now I keep on playing it when I'm free, but I work as a cook in a restaurant to make a living.

—Carmen

    Last weekend I went to Beijing. We went to the hotel {#blank#}1{#/blank#} taxi. During the taxi trip. the taxi driver told us many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (interest) stories about the city. We were very happy and excited to hear them.

    When we {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (get) to the hotel, I couldn't find my mobile phone (手机).But the taxi driver got away. So I went to the police station {#blank#}4{#/blank#} help. There were three mobile {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (phone) in the police station. One of them {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (look) like mine. But it wasn't. Just at that time. the driver {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (come) to the police station and I saw him bringing a mobile phone with him. Ob. it was my mobile phone. I thanked him for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (return) it tome. I felt so {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (luck) to see my mobile phone again. After I went back to the hotel. I thought the people in Beijing were very {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (friend).

Dear Mr. Smith,

My family and I recently went to San Antonio on vacation. When we got there, we decided to live in the Jumping Tiger Hotel because of its good location (位置). We stayed there from May 13th to May 17th.

We had a good time visiting the Alamo, Sea World San Antonio and other places. We liked the restaurant in your hotel. However, we were not happy with the room because it was kind of dirty.

We found hairs on the floor when we arrived, and there was rubbish (垃圾) here and there. On the second day, when we got back, we found that no one made the beds. I asked for the room service (服务), but they said they didn't have enough hands and couldn't do it on that day.

Now I don't want to complain (抱怨) about the bad room service anymore. In fact, we did pay for all the service, but no one cleaned our room. So we would like you to payback some of the money we paid. My phone number is 806-443-2342. Or, feel free to email me at vacation family@gmail.com.

Helen Brown

 Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, and then the farmer said, "Let's do something to pass the time."

"What do you want to do?" the businessman asked.

"We can ask each other riddles(谜语)," the farmer said.

"OK. Let's make rules first," the businessman said. "If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $ 100. And if I don't know the answer, I' ll pay you$100."

"That's not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer," the farmer said.

"That's true," the businessman said. "What do you want us to do?"

"If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $ 100. And if I don't know the answer, I' ll pay you $50," the farmer said. The businessman thought about this, and then he said, "OK. That's fair. Who will go first?"

"I will," the farmer said. "Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?"

 The businessman thought for a long time and said, "Mm, that's a good one. I'm afraid I don't know the answer." He gave the farmer $ 100, and then he said, "Tell me the answer."

"I don't know," the farmer said. Then he gave the businessman $50.