Linda {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) my good friend. She is an {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (America) girl. She is from New York, the USA. Linda often {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (write) to me. From her letters, I can {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (learn)some things about her.

    There are many rules at {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (Linda) home. She doesn't have to help her mom make dinner, but she has to do the dishes. She has to help her mother {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) the house every weekend. Every day she has to help her brother with homework.

    Linda likes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (animal) very much. On weekends, she often goes to the zoo near her house. The animals are very {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(interest). There, she takes photos of the animals and plays with them. Linda also enjoys {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (listen) to music. She can sing and play the piano {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (good). Her dream is to be a singer.

    American schools {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (begin) in September after a long summer vacation, There are two terms {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a school year: the first I term is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} September to January, and the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (two) is from February to June. Most American {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (child) go to public schools(公立学校). High school students {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (take) only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (class) every day, and they have {#blank#}8{#/blank#} assignment(课外作业) for every class. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} class they have many activities. After high school, many {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (student) go to college(上大学).