When you receive an invitation from an American friend, you should know something about table {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

Don't circle your plate {#blank#}2{#/blank#} your arms.If you do so, people will look at you. They will think you don't like the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} on the table.

    Don't put the plate back when you finish your {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Leave it where it was.

    Use the knife and fork correctly. We usually put the knife our right hand,and the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in our left hand. After you finish {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the food, just put the knife and fork across the plate.

    Don't {#blank#}7{#/blank#} up everything before eating. Cut only one or two {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of it every time.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} take a mouthful(满口)of food. Do you want to show how hungry you are? Don't do that. It's impolite.

    Don't stand up to get {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that is far from you on the table.If the thing you want isn't at hand, just ask the nearest person for help,like “Mrs Smith,could you please pass me the dish?”

    In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey.

    Most of them were hearing this story for the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Chinese book Journey to the West.

    The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, be sometimes does not{#blank#}3{#/blank#} look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different {#blank#}4{#/blank#}and objects. But {#blank#}5{#/blank#}he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man.

    To fight bad people, the Monkey King {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in{#blank#}7{#/blank#} ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.

    The Monkey King has {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program {#blank#}9{#/blank#}out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in {#blank#}10{#/blank#} this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.

    Helen is my good friend. She taught{#blank#}1{#/blank#} English when I attended a training course two years ago. Helen was always ready for the lessons, and she {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her best to make her classes lively. I used to be poor in English, especially in written English. But now I'm able to write letters and reports{#blank#}3{#/blank#} in English. I still remember{#blank#}4{#/blank#} she helped me with my English patiently. Teachers' Day is coming. I'm going to send her a card and give her my best {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

Dear Sara,

    I'm writing to you from Australia. I'm on a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} with my family here. We live in a beautiful hotel (旅馆) near the sea.

    It's eight o'clock in the morning now. I'm in my room. I can see the pool of the hotel {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my room. Some people are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in it. I wish to join {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, but I can't swim. I can also see the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} hall of the hotel. Some people are eating their breakfast. Now my brother is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sleeping. My mother is asking him {#blank#}7{#/blank#} up. We are going to the zoo today. I want to see koalas. They' re my favorite {#blank#}8{#/blank#} . I think we will have a good day. Oh, my {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is calling my name. I have to go now. I will {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to you again (再一次) tomorrow evening.

Miss you,

Millie