Thailand's most celebrated festival is the Songkran Festival. It starts on April 13^th and{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for three days. Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or change places" as it is the day whenthe sun changes its position. It is also{#blank#}2{#/blank#} as the "Water
Festival" because people believe that water will wash away the bad luck.
    The Thai people{#blank#}3{#/blank#} this festival with water . Everyone gets wet and since it is the{#blank#}4{#/blank#} season of the year, the custom is quite enjoyable. Songkran is a Public Spring Cleaning Day , supported by the local{#blank#}5{#/blank#} . Anything old or useless must be thrown away or it will{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the bad luck to the owner.
    During the festival, young people put scented (有香味的)water into the{#blank#}7{#/blank#} of elders and parents as a kind of respect. The elders in return{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the young people good luck. People also pour water over each{#blank#}9{#/blank#} 
    Thailand is almost completely an agricultural society and this has also been a perfect time to take a{#blank#}10{#/blank#} from hard work.

    What day do you like? I like Friday. I have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} classes in the morning and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my classes are great. My {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  class is Chinese. It's easy and fun. The second class is English. It is interesting {#blank#}4{#/blank#} me and I like it. My English teacher, Mrs. Wang, always {#blank#}5{#/blank#} English is very useful. That's for sure! Then I have a math class. I think math is really difficult. But my math teacher, Mr. Li, is a very nice man. I always ask {#blank#}6{#/blank#} for help. P.E. is the last class. Oh! It's my favorite, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I can play ping-pong with my classmates. We always have a good {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in P.E. We have lunch {#blank#}9{#/blank#} class. I eat chicken and vegetables for lunch. I don't eat hamburgers. I want to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} .

A: Hi, Linda! Come in, please.

B: Hi, Sam! What are you doing?

A: I'm {#blank#}1{#/blank#} some information about Sydney on the Internet. I'm going to Sydney for my holiday.

B: Aren't you lucky? Have you ever been to Sydney before?

A: No, but my father has been there twice. He told me there are many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of interest there.

B: When are you leaving?

A: I'm {#blank#}3{#/blank#} at 9:00 am on Friday, October 5.

B: Are you going there by plane?

A: Yes, of course.

B: Have you ever {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in a plane?

A: No, never.

B: You must be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} when you fly in a plane for the first time.

A: Really, I can't wait for it.

    Our music teacher's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} song is Old Mac Donald Had a Farm. She is a good teacher and she is{#blank#}2{#/blank#} to us. We all love her. All of the children in our class love to sing this song. We like to make the sound of the animals.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the chicken we make the sound "cluck, cluck". For the pig we make the sound "oink, oink "and for the duck we say "quack, quack,"

    One day our teacher {#blank#}4{#/blank#} us to draw a picture of what Old Macdonald's farm may look like. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  good at drawing pictures. First I drew Old Macdonald. He is a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Then I drew the farm animals. I even drew cows saying "moo"! Around the cows I drew grass for them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I also drew a garden for Farmer Macdonald to grow{#blank#}8{#/blank#} for his family. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}I drew a house for Old Macdonald and his family to live in. The music teacher hung all of our pictures on the wall. She{#blank#}10{#/blank#} we did a great job!