Are you looking forward to going abroad? These years, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (country) such as the US, the UK and Australia.

     “Chinese children hope to go abroad {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (get) a wider view (视野) of the world,” said Li Mingshan, a Chinese writer who has {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (live) in America for many years. In a talk Li told more than 300 parents and their children that life abroad can be surely {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hard) for young people than that in China. “They have to meet a culture shock and language problems.”

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, these are not the most difficult things. To most children, looking after {#blank#}6{#/blank#} 

while they are studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge (挑战).

    Zhao Baohua, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}18-year-old student began to study in a high school in Australia last October. To his surprise, he was hardly given {#blank#}8{#/blank#} homework! “So we have more free time and more space for thinking.”said Zhao. “But {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you don't know how to plan your time and money, you will not have an easy time.”

     “Learning abroad at a young age {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (help) students learn foreign languages quickly, but students and parents should know about the challenges. Make sure that you are ready for it.” Li said at last.

Dear Kitty,

    I am sorry that I did not write to you earlier because I have been very busy, I was helping with a charity show to raise money {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Project Green Hope. A lot of work needed to be finished, so I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (not have) much free time. 

    I felt very happy when I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (choose) to be the host. It was exciting, but I was also very nervous. I knew that lots of people would watch the show and that many famous pop {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (star)would come, too. We started working on the show half a year ago so that we could do everything on time. My job was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (introduce) each star and I also had many other duties, we practised a lot before the show, I had to remember to look after the right camera at the right time. At first, I thought I would never be {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (ability) to remember all the words. Slowly, everything became easier.

    The big day came very quickly, and I was so excited, twenty minutes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the big event, we opened the doors and many people came into the theatre to watch the show. The fans of the pop stars were making {#blank#}8{#/blank#} noise, so I had to speak loudly. Everything seemed to happen so fast. A lot of money has been given to Project Green Hope, I hope more events like this will be organized to raise money for charity and I think more people should {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (invite) to take part in them.

    See you soon.

    Best {#blank#}10{#/blank#}!

                                                            Ricky