How are you? My     1    /neim/ is Paul! I’m an English student. This is my     2    /fɜːst/ letter in English. For me, sports are fun. I have a collection of sports things. I have     3    /siks/ basketballs, thirteen tennis balls, five baseballs. I     4    /’ɔ:lweɪz/ play sports with my friends on weekends. I like     5    /kəm’pju:tə/ games and I also like my     6    /sku:l/.

My name is John. I     1     [kʌm] from America. I’m twelve years old. I’m in No.1 Junior High School. I’m in Class4, Grade7. I’m     2     [tɔ:l]. I have big     3     (eye), small ears and a wide     4     [mauθ]. My T-shirt is     5     ['jeləu]. My pants    6     (be) black. I have two good friends in     7     (I) school. They are Lucy and Lily. They are     8     (sister). They     9     a small nose, small eyes, but they are not     10     [ʃɔ:( r)t]. We are in the same class.

My name is Flona. I am     1     America. Now I live in Beijing with my parents. We live in a big     2    . It’s new and clean. It is on Bridge Street. Bridge Street is a very busy street. There     3     many stores, supermarkets and restaurants on it. I often take a     4     along the street. There is also a hospital on the street. The hospital is very big and quiet. My father     5     there. He is a doctor.

People’s lives are busy. They work or go to school most of the time. But when you have time to relax, you enjoy hobbies.     1     is a hobby? Keep in mind that a hobby is something you do in your leisure time. It might be something you do to relax or have fun.

You can enjoy many hobbies     2     your free time. You can cook, bake or make things. Some people like to garden. They plant flowers, vegetables or herbs. It is fun to watch them grow. Other people like to read books. They may join a book club. Everyone in the club read     3     same book. Then they get together and discuss it. Writing stories     4     also a fun hobby. Drawing or painting is a good hobby if you like art. What hobbies     5     you have?

Lou Ottens is the father of cassette tape (盒式磁带). Besides, he played a key role in the     1     (develop) of the first CD.

Ottens has been interested in science     2     he was born. He built a     3    [‘reɪdiəʊ] so that he could listen to news. He worked at the Philips factory in 1952,     4     he became the head of the company’s product research department eight years later.

Two years later, Ottens made     5     biggest achievement of his life— the cassette tape. The cassette tapes have been sold     6     (rapid) across the world. Music fans have used     7     (they) to share their favorite songs.

As a successful     8     [endʒɪˈnɪə(r)], Ottens completely changed the world of music. However, he remained modest (谦逊的). “We were little boys who had fun in     9     (play),” he said. “We didn’t feel like we were doing     10     [‘eniθɪŋ] big.”

My father works in a company. He isn’t busy, so he has much f    1     time. When he is at home, he u    2     reads newspapers for fun. In the newspapers, he can always read something interesting and important. He s    3     much money on newspapers every day. He likes collecting newspapers very much. After he reads a copy of newspaper, he never t    4     it away. He puts it on the bookshelf in his study. His study is so large that there is much space for him to keep all the newspapers. My father thinks reading newspapers is a good way to enjoy himself. He can remember the past and the history by reading the old newspapers again and again. Collecting newspapers is his favourite h    5     and he will never give it up.