Anna comes from Russia. She is 17 years old. She's going to stay with the Black family for a year. Anna comes to England because she wants to study English. She helps Mrs. Black{#blank#}1{#/blank#}housework and goes to English {#blank#}2{#/blank#} every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
Anna is now in London. Everything is new to her. She finds life is{#blank#}3{#/blank#}from that in Moscow. Some things are great in London, but many things are not so nice. The shops are{#blank#}4{#/blank#} in London than those in Moscow. But it's very expensive to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}breakfast in London.

    It was my first day at Grade 8. And the first lesson was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Li, our new English teacher, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} into the classroom. To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, and asked “Who{#blank#}3{#/blank#}it yet? “. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Li asked if I really understood what the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me{#blank#}4{#/blank#}an essay on that subject. Mr. Li said “You have a gift for writing, Tony.” After that, English classes became a new interest for me. And now I realize how{#blank#}5{#/blank#} English is.

    There is a big zoo in our city. In the zoo you can see many animals. Look! There is a big {#blank#}1{#/blank#}monkey there. Next to the monkey, there are two {#blank#}2{#/blank#}They are from Africa. They like{#blank#}3{#/blank#}in the water. Look! That is a panda. It is two years old. It is from Sichuan, China. It {#blank#}4{#/blank#}bamboo and other plants. There is also a tiger in the zoo. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}favourite food is meat.

    Backpacker(背包客) usually carry big bags on their backs. They wear jeans and T-shirts. They {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a guidebook and a map. They spend the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} money to visit the most places.

    Backpackers do lots of homework about the places they want to go {#blank#}3{#/blank#} setting out: food, hotels(青年旅社). things to buy and so on. They also have to know{#blank#}4{#/blank#}to catch a train.

    In their big bag they put {#blank#}5{#/blank#} like clothes and medicine. A tent and a sleeping bag are also {#blank#}6{#/blank#} when they have to live outside.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} backpackers choose hotels to stay in because they are cheap an comfortable. There are usually six or eight beds in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} room.

    Backpacking {#blank#}9{#/blank#} travelers see and know more. American Charles Veley was the world's most traveled backpacker. He went to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} 90 countries in ten years! And he will travel on.