Dear Ricky,
How are you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} on? Thanks very much for sending me the pictures and the English reading materials. From the pictures I can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that your school looks very beautiful. The reading materials are very useful and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I can learn a lot from them. Some stories are so interesting that I like them very much.
Now I don't have {#blank#}4{#/blank#} time for my hobbies. I am busy getting ready for the coming exams. I'm working hard at all my lessons because I want {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a better result.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Wu Ming

    Paul is very busy {#blank#}1{#/blank#} days. Every day he gets up {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the morning. Then he cleans his room. Paul has breakfast at half past {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. After that, he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to the bus station to take the bus. He begins to work at eight o'clock. He likes {#blank#}5{#/blank#} job.

    Hi! I'm Cheng Ling. I'm a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ^． My school life (生活) is very interesting.

    We have four{#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the morning. The class begins(开始)at 8：00. In the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, we have two classes. We have English, science, history, music, and some other{#blank#}4{#/blank#} ^． Music is my {#blank#}5{#/blank#} subject. I often sing and dance with{#blank#}6{#/blank#} classmates on weekends. But I don't like science, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}I think it's difficult and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} ^． Do you think so?

    After school, I often {#blank#}9{#/blank#} soccer with my friends. But my favorite {#blank#}10{#/blank#}is volleyball. And I can play it well.

Hi Jake,

    How's it going? Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while, but couldn't use my computer for a few days. You'll never guess what happened to me!

    A couple of weeks ago, I decided to take up yoga. Yoga is a combination of physical and breathing exercises. It's supposed to be good for relaxation and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. I've been feeling a bit stressed about my school work recently and I thought yoga might help.

    My dad couldn't give me a lift to the first lesson, so I decided to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. The lesson was great and I felt really relaxed afterwards. On the way home, though, it started raining and I got very wet! The next day, I woke up with a bad cold. I couldn't stop {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    I couldn't go to school {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I also had a high temperature. We were having a math test that day so it was great that I could stay at home. I didn't really {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, though. I felt awful and stayed in bed. Mum brought me cups of hot tea for my sore throat(and you know how much I hate tea! ). She {#blank#}6{#/blank#}went to the chemist's and got me some vitamin pills. I have to keep taking these for a while {#blank#}7{#/blank#}I can get stronger.

    That afternoon Robbie came to visit me. He said he'd got something to {#blank#}8{#/blank#}and pretended it was the math test that I'd missed "Mr Bank says you can do it at home instead,” he said, but I knew he was joking. I didn't think it was very {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, but he did!

    The next day, I was still a bit pale and didn't have much energy, but I was feeling better. The day after that, I was able to go back to school.

    Can you believe my luck? I went to the yoga class to feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#}and instead I caught a cold!

    Anyway, I hope you're OK. Write and let me know what you've been up to!

    Bye for now!

Kate