China is my motherland. It lies in the east of Asia.

    The official language in China is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （China）. But there are lots of different dialects（方言）in different areas. China's {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is more than 1.3 billion. And the population in the east is much {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （big）than in the west. The weather in China is wetter and warmer in the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and drier and colder in the north.

    There are lots of places of interest in China, such {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the West Lake and so on. They have been famous {#blank#}6{#/blank#} many years.

    China is an old country with about 5000 {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （year） history. There are four important {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （invent）in Chinese history-paper printing, compass（指南针）, explosive（火药）and china.

    In the past twenty years, great changes {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （take）place both in cities and in the countryside. With the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （develop）of science and technology, China's tomorrow will be much better.

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