Thank you 【小题1】 your letter. I’m glad to be here. Would you like 【小题2】 (know) about my life in Wuhan, China? Now, let me tell you.

I’m in a high school. My father often 【小题3】 (take) me to school in his car. I have many friends here. All my teachers and 【小题4】 (classmate) like me. They help me with my Chinese. Now I can 【小题5】 /spi:k/ some Chinese. I can have many kinds of food in China like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Hunan food. 【小题6】 Nanjing food is my favorite. I often eat 【小题7】 /aʊt/ with my good friends after school. On Sundays, we 【小题8】 (not) have classes. I play games and sing songs with 【小题9】 (they). I love the life here. Why not come to 【小题10】 /ˈvɪzɪt/ China?

                                                       Yours,

Ann

How often do you have dinner with your family?

Studies show that family dinner hour is an important part of 【小题1】(health) living. When family members eat together, they are more likely (可能的) to eat 【小题2】 (much) fruit and vegetables and less junk food. When younger kids often eat dinner with 【小题3】 (they) family, they are less likely to be overweight (超重的).

In the US, about one in five children aged 6—19 are overweight. That puts them at higher risk of many health 【小题4】 (problem) later in life.

“One of the simplest ways for parents to understand their teenagers better is by 【小题5】 (have) family dinners often,” said Joseph Califon, an expert from Columbia University.

Joseph did a national phone survey of 1,000 teenagers and 829 【小题6】 (parent) of teenagers. The survey results show that eating dinner as a family helped kids in many 【小题7】 (way). It helped them get better grades, and kept them away from bad habits like 【小题8】 (smoke), drinking and taking drugs.

In fact, it’s not the family dinner that’s important; it’s the time together. It doesn’t have to be dinner. It could be lunch or 【小题9】. The point (重点) is not being in the same space at the same time while 【小题10】(eat). The point is sharing and communication.

Everybody has dreams. They often dream of doing something i【小题1】. As a boy, Raymond dreamed of being a scientist, but he is a postman now.

Raymond is an active young man. He lives by the saying “If you can’t live the life you love, love the life you live.” He greets everyone with a f【小题2】 smile, saying “Hi, how are you?” He feels happy when he r【小题3】 a bike up and down the street.

Raymond looks good. His shirt and trousers always look very clean. After work, he likes to go s【小题4】 in the river. He is like a fish through the water.

Raymond does well in his work. He is h【小题5】 late for work and often goes to work very early. He cares about the people on this street every day.