Dear Mum,

How are you? Every day I had fun with my cousins. On Monday we went to the park. We 1. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a boat and 2. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} elephants. We 3. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} many pictures. On Tuesday we 4. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to a restaurant. We 5. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} good food. On Wednesday we 6. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to the library. We 7. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} books. On Thursday we went to the gym. We 8. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} swimming. On Friday we stayed at home. We 9. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} TV and 10. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} file room. Tomorrow I'll be back home. Miss you and Dad.

Yours,

Sarah

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Dear Simon,

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Love,

Daming

    Look! This is 1 apple tree. I can see many 2. The apples 3red. They are round. How are they? They are 4. Apples, apples, I love 5. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Dear Jane,

    Thank you 1 your letter. It's good that you 2 your school. I go to school 3 Monday to Friday. I have four classes in the morning 4 two classes in the afternoon. I am5 after class. On Monday and Wednesday afternoon I play volleyball for 6 hours. On Tuesday afternoon 7 of us have a singing class. And on Thursday afternoon some 8 computer class. On Friday afternoon I learn to speak English 9 my English teacher. On Saturdays and Sundays I don't go to school. I am often with 10 father and mother.

Love,

Lin Mei

（Mr Xia is talking to Miss Wang 1 his children. ）

Wang: How 2 children are there in your family, Mr Xia?

Xia: Three. I 3 three children.

Wang: 4 are they?

Xia: My daughter is 14. My sons are 11 and 7.

Wang: What are they like?

Xia: My daughter Xia Xue is pretty. And she does well 5 school.

Wang: What are your sons like?

Xia: Liu Xing is an eleven-year-old boy. He is very clever and funny. He is a naughty boy, but he has a lot of fun.

Wang: 6 he good at school, too?

Xia: No, he 7 like studying. He likes playing 8.

Wang: What 9 the seven-year-old boy? What's his 10?

Xia: Xia Yu. He looks like me. Look! I have a photo here.

Wang: Oh, they're lovely!