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Dear Bill,

　　How are you? It’s very nice 　　1　　 you to write to me．Let me 　　2　　 something about my life in China．I think you 　　3　　　to know it．I live in Li Lei’s home．He is my 　　4　　．His father and mother are both teachers．Their house isn’t big．　　5　　 of them are very friendly 　　6　　me．They teach me Chinese 　　7　　 I teach them English．Now I 　　8　　 with them in Chinese．But I can’t 　　9　　 very well．Chinese is very 　　10　　 to learn, I think．Mrs Li often teaches me how to 　　11　　 Chinese food．Hmm! How much I like Chinese food!

　　My school is not far．I go to school by bike．I 　　12　　 six classes every day．　　13　　 I play games with my classmates．I have a good 　　14　　 here．Don’t you want to come? Please write 　　15　　 soon．

Love from Jim．

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　　More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world．Of all these languages, English is the most widely used．When English is used, it has also 　　1　　 many new words from other languages．For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German(德語)．They 　　2　　 borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese．

　　As we all know, there are 　　3　　 between western culture and Chinese culture．We can learn about those words by comparing how certain words are used．　　4　　, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person．To describe a person who is 　　5　　, they say, “sick as a dog”．On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much．But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used to describe a woman that is 　　6　�。�The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries．People think the rose stands for love and 　　7　�。�

　　China, a country with the largest population in the world, has 　　8　　 more people to learn English．By the 1990s, English learning has been very 　　9　　 with Chinese people．Many of them have done quite well in English．

　　Now students are required to learn English and people think the study of English is a very important industry in China 　　10　　 in the rest of the world．The English language has played an important part in our lives．

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　　The weather is something no one can control．Maybe that is 　　1　　 there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about 　　2　�。�

　　Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any．Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it．　　3　　 a baseball game for example．A sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game．

　　If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”．These are 　　4　　 tickets that will let them see a 　　5　　 game for free．

　　“Rain Check” now means a second chance at something．Stores may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(產(chǎn)品)－a television set, for example, 　　6　　 a special low price．　　7　　 all the TV sets have been sold out, the store gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy one．The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the 　　8　　 low price after the store receives some 　　9　　 from the factory．

　　“Rain Check” is also used in social situations．It’s a way of 　　10　　 an invitation, but for a later time．

　　You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there．You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy．Could I have a rain check?” In fact you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time．

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　　“You are my best friend．” It’s the nicest thing you can 　　1　　 to someone．It’s also the nicest thing you can 　　2　　 someone．

　　Good friendships begin in middle school．It’s the 　　3　　 you begin to develop your own personality．Your parents aren’t around so you 　　4　　 lots of time every day sharing your life with your classmates．You talk with them, you work with them and you become friends with them．But 　　5　　 them will become your “best” friend．

　　Best friends are the people who like you and 　　6　　 you the most．They are the 　　7　　 who are easy to work with and easy to have fun with．

　　Sometimes it’s 　　8　　 to find a best friend．And sometimes you can 　　9　　 a little lonely．But just because you don’t have best friend now, it doesn’t mean you 　　10　　 one in the future．Best friends seem to find each other as if by magic．And when you find your best friend, the magic will last forever．

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Paul is a worker．One of his feet is bigger than 　　1　�。�He can’t 　　2　　 the right shoes 　　3　　 his feet．His friend, Dick, says to him, “　　4　　 don’t you go to a shoemaker(鞋匠)? A shoemaker can 　　5　　 you the right shoes．”　　6　　 Paul goes to the shoemaker near Dick’s home．Very soon the shoemaker makes him a pair of shoes．Paul 　　7　　 the shoes but he is not happy．He 　　8　　 the shoemaker, “You aren’t 　　9　　 good shoemaker! I want you to make me one shoe bigger than the other．　　10　　 you make me one shoe smaller than the other．”

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　　Almost everyone uses it．There is one on my desk now．It is useful．Is there one on your desk, too? 　　1　　 am I talking about? Can you 　　2　　 what it is? It is a pencil．

　　Most pencils are about 18 centimetres long．One pencil can draw a line thirty-five miles long, or write 45,000 　　3　　! One pencil may be sharpened(削尖)　　4　　 times or more before it is too short to use, yet we can buy one for the price of an orange! I think that pencils are very 　　5　�。�

　　Pencils are made in many different 　　6　　, but most people like yellow ones．There are more yellow pencils than any other color．No one knows why people like yellow pencils but they do．Someone once made a lot of pencils．Half were yellow and half were green．A man bought them and 　　7　　 them for a long time．Then he went to the market with them and said, “The green pencils, I’m sorry to say, are 　　8　　 good．They break easily．They are hard to sharpen．They don’t write well．I don’t 　　9　　 any more green pencils．I want yellow ones in the future, please．”

　　But the pencils were 　　10　�。�The only difference was the color!

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　　For many American and British teenagers, the gift-giving season comes twice a year：on birthdays and at Christmas every December 25．On these days, young people can 　　1　　 lots of gifts wrapped(包裝)in bright-colored paper．

　　In recent years the most 　　3　　 gifts have been iPods and Mp3 players, digital cameras and video games．When the Nintendo Wii(the name of the company)　　3　　, people lined up in parking lots(停車場)in the middle of the night．They hoped to be the first ones to enter the store when it opened in the morning 　　4　　 they could buy the Wii before it was sold out!

　　Most teens don’t have the 　　5　　 to buy fancy electronic gifts for their friends．Luckily, expensive gifts aren’t 　　6　�。�Teens often give 　　7　　 books, CDs, DVDs and candy．

　　Hand-made gifts are 　　8　　 popular because they are more personal and one-of-a-kind．Gift-givers can save money by making something 　　9　　, and it is a good opportunity(機(jī)會(huì))to be creative．People like to receive hand-made gifts because they know that the givers put time and effort 　　10　　 them．If you can’t think of the perfect gift to give, a box of chocolates will almost always do the trick!

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　　One day a rich man met Tom．The rich man asked,“I hear you are very clever and 　　1　　 is difficult for you．Can you tell me why you are so clever?”

　　Tom answered with 　　2　　, “Oh, I am not clever．Instead, you are too foolish(愚蠢的)．” The rich man became 　　3　　．

　　Tom said, “Sir, please 　　4　　 unhappy．If you don’t agree 　　5　　 what I said, now let me 　　6　　 you a very easy question：If you have a group of sheep, I send you 　　7　　 group．Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”

　　“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world．One and one is two．　　8　　 knows that．I have two groups of sheep, of course．”

　　Tom laughed and laughed and said, “You are quite 　　9　　 sir．Two groups of sheep put together is still one group．That’s the 　　10　　 question in the world, isn’t it?

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　　Here is the Mascot “Haibao” of the Shanghai World Expo(世博會(huì))．It is from a Chinese character meaning people．

　　The Shanghai World Expo welcomes 　　1　　 people from all over the world every 　　2　�。�It has a group of special visitors 　　3　　 May 16．They 　　4　　 16 little reporters from Germany and 　　5　　．

　　Ding, 14, is one of them．She is 　　6　　 Shanghai．“We 　　7　　 a lot here．Adult reporters teach us how to 　　8　　 photos．I also make friends with Sophie from Germany．I’m happy to make 　　9　　 friends,” she says．

　　These little reporters visit a lot of pavilions(展館)every day．They also interview(采訪)visitors from other countries in the Expo Park．They often talk 　1　0　　 their lives together．

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　　Wang Gang is a student．He is very clever, but he is not 　　1　　．His face and hands 　　2　　 always dirty(臟的)．He washes 　　3　　 with water only．

　　Wang Gang 　　4　　 an uncle．One day his uncle goes to see him．He 　　5　　 Wang Gang and says, “Wang Gang, I know what you eat for 　　6　　 this morning．”

　　“　　7　　?” Wang Gang looks at his uncle and asks．

　　“Eggs,” says his uncle．“Your 　　8　　 and mouth(嘴)tell me that．”

　　“You're wrong, Uncle!” says Wang Gang．“Not today 　　9　　 yesterday, 　　10　　 the day before yesterday!”