How’s it going? I’m having a great time     1     my aunt in Canada. She’s working here and I’m going to summer school. I am studying English and I am     2     a lot. I’m also visiting some of my old friends. I’m so happy     3     them again. It’s afternoon right now, and I’m sitting     4     the pool and drinking orange juice. It’s warm and sunny, and it’s very     5     here.

See you soon.

Sun Lin

Mr. Clinton lives in a big flat in a new block. In the morning, Mr. Clinton always     1     his car to work. The children, Tommy and Betty,     2     their father's car to school. Mrs. Clinton usually stays at home and does the     3    . In the afternoon, Mrs. Clinton sometimes visits her friends. They drink tea, walk in the park and go to the supermarket     4     . In the evening, the children come back from school by school bus. They arrive home     5    . But Mr. Clinton often comes home from work very late.     6    , the children always do their homework. Mr. Clinton often reads the newspaper, but sometimes he watches TV with Mrs. Clinton.

John lives in Shanghai. He is     1     13-year-old boy. He doesn’t like     2     the rules at school. He thinks the rules are really terrible.

Every Monday morning, he can’t     3     at school on time, because he always watches basketball games on Sunday nights. But he never feels sorry for that. Sometimes he     4     with other boys in the hallways.

    5     parents know he doesn’t behave (表现) well at school, so they are strict     6     him at home and make some rules for him.     7     are the rules? He has to make his bed and do the     8     on weekends. And he must read for half an hour     9     going to bed. John doesn’t like his family rules,     10    . He wants to talk with his parents about the rules.

Donuts (甜甜圈) are popular among the young. Most kids often eat them.

Do you like to eat apple yogurt donuts? They taste good, and you     1     hardly get fat after eating them. Now let me tell you how to make them.

You need an apple, a bottle of yogurt and some honey. First, cut the apple into pieces. To make the apple     2     look more like real donuts, we have to poke (戳) a hole in the center of each piece. Next, pour some yogurt into a bowl. Then, add two spoons of honey. Don’t forget to mix the yogurt     3     honey.     4    , cover the slices (薄片) with the yogurt. If you love fruit, you can put some fruit on the top of the yogurt, like oranges, bananas or strawberries. Remember to cut the fruit into small pieces. Now you can put your apple yogurt donuts on a beautiful plate and share     5     with your family or friends.