Thank you very much for your letter. Your trip sounds exciting! I can’t wait _______ hear what Africa is like.
Since my last letter to you, I had a little adventure ______ my own. Early this month, my mother and I took
______ flight to Dunhuang, in the north-west of China. The desert out there was really quite amazingI had never seen so much sand in my life!
______ we were there, we arranged with a tour company to ride camels. I was very excited
_______ this was the first time I had seen one up close. We had hoped that we would get to see some other wildlife on our trip,
_______ sadly we didnt.
Since you are going to the Sahara, I have some advice-----be sure to bring a large hat and a shirt with long sleeves,______youll need for protection. The sun can be
_______brilliant that you’ll need to keep covered or you’ll get burnt-----my cheeks were so red for days after my trip. And another thing, you’ll need to keep a good supply of water with you, since it is so dry and hot.
I am sure you’ll have a nice trip. I look forward to receiving your postcards!
Best wishes
Aihua
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Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months (early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We
(tell)that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week,
for the week after. I didn’t understand
this would happen and my credit card had already been charged
the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was
(surprise) helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on
top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little
(sunburn),but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.
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Travel agency: Good morning. Can I help you?
Daisy: I’m sorry to say that I am (disappoint) about my trip to Norwich. It is the
(bad) experience of my life!
Travel agency: What is the problem?
Daisy: Well, first of all, I found my wallet (go) when I got on the bus. I turned
the guides for help, but they were impatient. I hate to say this,
they behaved impolitely towards us customers. Could you do something about this?
Travel agency: Hmm, I apologize. Did you find wallet?
Daisy: No. And that’s not all. The bus was one hour late. Worse , it picked up passengers
the way to our destination. You really have to do something about it.
Travel agency: I’m so sorry, but sometimes the bus can (delay) by some problems. We can’t always be sure that the bus will set out on time.
Daisy: Why didn’t you tell me the truth? I booked the ticket, you promised to drive non-stop from Aye to Norwich.
Travel agency: I am terribly sorry to hear that. I will look into it immediately and give you a satisfactory reply.
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W:Where are you going to spend your holiday this year, Bob?
M:We may go abroad ,___I'm not so sure.
W:What do you mean?
M:Well, my wife's talking about Egypt recently. She may want to go there. I'd like to go there,___.
W:Yes, it's an interesting country___(see).
M: But we can't make up___minds yet. You know, a roundtrip ticket to Egypt costs a lot.
W:But you may go by sea.
M:You're right. It's____(cheap), isn't it?
W:You may save at least half of the money if you go by ship.
M:But don't you think it would take____long time and…
W:But you can enjoy the scene of the sea and the___(rise) sun.
M:Yes, I'll tell my wife.
W:You'll definitely enjoy____, I'm sure.
M:Don't be so sure. We may not go____.
W:You always hesitate at everything.
M:It's not my fault, you know. My wife always worries too much.
W:Like what?
M:Well...Who is going to look after the house? Who is going to look after the garden? And who is going to look after the pets? We have these____(problem) every year. And in the end we stay at home and look after everything.
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I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car ______ (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to __
__ should have the honor of receiving me __
___ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me ___
__ (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to __
___ small town some 20 kilometres away___
__there was a garage. I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. ___
___ villagers brought me goat’s cheese and honey. We drank together and talked __
___ (merry) till far into the night. When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman ___
___the trouble I had caused ___
___.
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Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that the oldest children,
are smart and strong-willed, are very likely
(succeed). The reason
this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for
same reason.
What happens to the children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child,
, often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite
(difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in
lives. They usually
(follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.