—He's well. But he can't r{#blank#}1{#/blank#}things clearly. He always asks me how old I am.

    Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in Canada, and it is held on the second Monday in October. On Thanksgiving Day, all schools and post offices are closed. Many stores are not open for {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （生意）. Many people have a day off on the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （第二）Monday of October.

    They often use the three-day Thanksgiving weekend to visit their {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （亲戚）and friends.

    Many people also prepare a special meal to eat in the dining room or in the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} （花园）. If someone invites you to his or her home during the Thanksgiving festival, they will {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （招待） you well. And you had better bring the host a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （礼物）to thank him or her.

    The Thanksgiving weekend is also a popular time to take a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （短期的）autumn vacation. The most popular Thanksgiving activities include: going outside to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （欣赏）the beautiful colors of the Canadian autumn, hiking, and fishing. On weekends, football fans may {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （躺）on the sofa and watch the Thanksgiving Day Classic matches.

    In many English homes people eat {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（四）meals a day: breakfast, lunch， tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（从）seven to nine in the morning. They have eggs or {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（面包）. English people{#blank#}4{#/blank#}（喝）tea or coffee for breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon. And dinner is about half past seven. First they have{#blank#}5{#/blank#}（汤），and then they have meat or fish with {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（大量，许多）of vegetables. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（在…后）that， they eat some other things, like bananas,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}（苹果）or oranges. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（但是,然而）not all English people eat like that. Some of them have {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（他们的）dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and these meals are very simple（简单的）.

    Some people learn a second language easily, while others have trouble in it. How can you help {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(你自己) learn a new language, such as English? There are several {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(方法) of solving the difficulty of learning English and make it a little {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(更容易的) and more interesting.

    The first step is to be {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(活跃的) in learning English. If you believe that you can learn and you are thirsty for it, you will learn. Be (耐心){#blank#}5{#/blank#}. It is common to make mistakes when you learn something new. So don't be afraid to make mistakes in {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(公开的).

    The second step is to practice your English. For example, write a diary every day. You will get used to writing it in English, and you will be comfortable to {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(表达) your ideas in English. What's more, you must speak English every day.

    The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. After each class, think about what you did. Did you pay {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(关注) to what the teacher said? You can take all the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(笔记) and try to do better next time.

    Hope all the suggestions will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(有帮助的) to you, you will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident.