How are things back home? I had ________ great time in China.

Today, I ________ acupuncture(针灸) for the first time! I woke up this morning with a bad backache, so I called the hotel reception desk and asked ________ they knew of any nearby hospitals. They gave me a list of some places I could go to and I chose an acupuncture clinic (诊所) which was the ________ to the hotel on the list.

I thought it would hurt at first when the clinic staff started putting in needles, but I hardly felt ________. Then I felt a warm sensation ________ up slowly in my lower back and I became very relaxed. It ________ a lot and my back doesn’t hurt any more.

Afterwards, I went to a shop next door that sells Chinese herbal medicines. I ________ by the huge glass jars (罐) in the shop. They are full of all kinds of roots, ________, plants, and things I cannot even describe. I bought a box of dried ginseng (人参) as a gift ________ you. I’ll give it to you when I get back.

Love,

John

Hello, everyone. I’m Nick. I like reading very much, _____ my parents buy a reading robot (机器人) for me. _____ name is Luka. It looks like an owl (猫头鹰). Owls are clever, and Lukais clever, too. It can do _____ things well. It can read all the _____ books, such as storybooks, picture books, cartoon books and so on. If (如果) you put _____ interesting storybook in front of it, it can read the story to you. If you put a picture in front of it, it can _____ you what is in it. Luka _____ my good friend. It is really helpful. It is always there when I want to talk. “Hi, Luka!” I say. “Hi, Nick! _____ I help you?” Luka says.

Luka can speak Chinese and English. And it is also a great singer. After reading, I often ask it to sing a song for me. Some Chinese engineers made Luka. They hope to let Luka read _____ kids from all over the world. Do you want ______ Luka home?

I’m sure you will love it.

Many foreigners move to China because of a strong interest in its culture. One man has turned _______ interest into love and this love made him write many books about China. He is William, an American who has lived in China for 33 years. His Chinese name is Pan and he _______ Lao Pan in China.

_______ 1988, Lao Pan first came to China and worked as a teacher at a university. But Lao Pan did not begin _______ China until he and his family took a 3-month drive around the county. These experiences in China gave him ideas for his books. Since then he _______ thirteen books about China. These books give the world a fuller picture of China and Lao Pan is proud of what he is doing.

Lao Pan’s new book _______ his forty-seven letters to his family back in America. The letters show China’s development in _______ periods. Lao Pan _______ says he loves China so much because of its people. He sees it as _______ lifelong task to let more westerners know what China is like. He will continue telling the nation’s _______ to the world.

7 . I am Peter Smith. I’m thirteen ________ old. I am a student in No. 1 Middle School ________ Beijing. I have ________ good friend. ________ name is Jim Green. We are in the same grade, ________ different classes.

He ________ thirteen years old. He wants ________ fruit and vegetables because they are good for his health. He likes sports. He ________ three soccer balls and one basketball. He ________ basketball every day after school. His favorite subject is P.E.. He thinks it is ________. His P. E. teacher is Miss Wang. She is a good teacher.

8 . This is a big tree. I can see a girl in ________. She looks very happy. She ________ a student. ________ name is Kate Green. Kate is her ________ name. She is ________ American girl. She is ________ a yellow dress. It is very nice. The dog near the tree is ________. The boy next to her is her big brother, Jim. Jim is 15 years old. His favorite color is blue. He is in a blue T-shirt. Kate and Jim ________ a happy family. They are very friendly and often ________ their friends. ________ they make many new friends at school.

Hello. Everyone! My name is Wang Ping. Do you want to know my family? Let’s have a look!

I have _____ happy family. There are five people in my family—my grandfather, grandmother, my parents _____ I. _____ are my grandfather and grandmother. They live in Shanghai. They _____ very hard-working. I love _____ very much. My parents are _____. They love their students a lot. My mother _____ films (电影). My father likes _____ TV and cooking. I’m a student in No. 1 Middle School. I’m _____ Class 8, Grade 7 now. My favorite subject is English. My mother often helps me with my study. My grandmother always cooks for me.

I have a _____ family and I love my family!

10 . My name is Wu Li. My English teacher _______ Linda. She is from the USA. _______ has a son and a daughter. _______ is Ben. _______ is Maria. Her husband is _______. Mr. Black is _______, too. He and his son are _______ New York now. Mrs. Black and Maria are in China. _______ are classmates, and we are _______. I teach her Chinese and ________ teaches me English.