How are you? I’m happy that you can do the things you _______ at home. I never have fun because there are too many _______ in my family. My parents are strict.

I have to   _______   at five o’clock every morning. And I have to make my bed _______ before breakfast and go to school. I can’t play with my friends after school. I have to do _______ homework. After dinner I have to take the dog for a walk in the _______ . I can’t watch TV on school nights. I have to _______ the violin for an hour. I can’t go to bed late. I have to be in bed   _______ nine o’clock. On weekends, I have to clean my room and   _______ the dishes. I also have to go to learn the violin on Sundays. I’m really ________ . Can you help me?

Yours,

Lisa

It was a good day yesterday. The weather was fine, ______ Mary and her mother went to buy something. The things in Hongsheng Supermarket were on sale. And there were lots of different ______ of things in the supermarket.

Mary saw a nice cake with a flower on it, but it’s too small. She’d like a ______ one. Then she saw a hamburger ______ beef in it. It was big, so she asked her mother to buy it for her. When she saw some ______, she asked her mother to buy some for her, too. At last, her mother bought a large ______, some orange juice and green tea for her. After that, her mother ______ to buy something for her pet, Jenny. Jenny is a cute dog. She ______ playing with balls, so her mother bought her a ball.

______ were the things? Only 50 yuan. And Mary was ______. She got a gift from the supermarket for free. It was a red hat. Mary liked it very much.

Children Club

The Children Club is an after-school club for children of 4—13. You can learn music, sports, drawing and dancing in this club. All children can have a good time here. Join us!

John had a busy weekend. On Saturday morning, he went to the library. He studied math. On Saturday afternoon, he went to the park. He played tennis with his friend, Lee. Lisa was very busy on Saturday, too. She cleaned her room in the morning. In the afternoon she visited her friend, Kim. They played computer games together.

On Sunday morning John and Lisa played tennis. They had fun. In the afternoon Lisa was very busy. She studied math and science at the library. John was bored. He watched TV.

Carol teaches history at a middle school. Last week she took Class 1, Grade 7 to Dinosaur Isle. It is a museum. They went there by school bus. The ride took them one and a half hours. The children had a great time and enjoyed the school trip a lot. Carol thought it was great, too. When they were in the museum, Martin showed them around.

Here is a letter from Carol to Martin.

I am writing to thank you for a great day on Monday. The children had a wonderful time in the museum.

All the 52 children and I thought the school trip was really interesting and educational(有教育意义的). The children were very interested in what you told them. They learned a lot. Thank you very much.

Best wishes,

Carol

Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport (机场) is usually far from the city. You have to arrive early and wait for (等待) hours for the plane to take off (起飞) and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose (选择) the food. Planes are fast, but they take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.

I like to travel (旅行) by train. I think trains are safe. Train stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.

I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a train station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.

81. 假如你叫李军，你的美国笔友Toby来信询问你上个周末的情况。请你根据以下要点给他写一封回信。

Yours,

Li Jun