I have a fifteen-year-old son. He    1     (be) a perfect boy. I love my son with all my heart.

Last summer he worked to earn money for his new bicycle instead of     2     (ask) money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. Later I bought him a pair    3    glasses and gloves. My son rode the bicycle with the glasses and the gloves, and he looked so cool. He dreamed of taking part in a race and winning.

On November 10, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I     4     (notice) a beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card. It said, “Happy birthday to my    5     (wonder) mother, all my love, your son.” I was very    6    (surprise) and then began to sob (抽泣). I remembered once I joked to my family that I wished    7     (learn) to play the guitar to make my life more colorful. I had forgotten it, but my son remembered. He took it    8     (serious), and bought one for me as my birthday gift. When I wondered     9     my son could buy this expensive gift, I realized that my son sold his bicycle to get me     10     guitar.

My father is     1    .   He is an artist. He spends all his time     2     (draw). He can draw     3    (good). He likes to help others. Each year, he draws     4    (80)pictures for my school library. The library sells     5    (they) for $50 each. The pictures sell well. Then teachers buy more books for children with the money.This year the library is 150 years old. My father wants     6    (draw) 150 pictures for its birthday. He is drawing     7    (hard) than he used to. He wants to finish drawing the pictures before its birthday in October, so he gets up at 5:30 a.m to draw his pictures. My mother is     8    at drawing, too. So she always helps my father.My father only finishes 33 pictures. But I think he can finish all pictures on time!

It     1     (be) quite a long time since the last time we really talked. I know you are very busy trying     2     (earn) a living, but all I hope is to have more of your company. There is a lot going on in high school. The academic pressure is huge because my courses are difficult to understand. So, I wish you could encourage me to do better     3     I fail tests. And I wish to see your brightest smiles and applause for me if I finally win.

Best,

Mary