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Hi Simon，
I haven't written till now．I've been busy with the course and making new friends（66） I got here．I'm speaking English with my classmates all the time and going out in the evenings with （67） （they）．We're a real mix of nationalities：Chinese，Russian，Italian，Spanish…We talk about kinds of things （68） English and I'm learning a lot about other languages and countries too．
My host family are very nice．The parents are very（69） （friend）and kind．The children are both in primary school （70） they are very sweet．But they can be a bit annoying（恼人的）too．If we have to watch the film Frozen together one more time，I'm going crazy!I know all the（71） （song）by heart now!
We live near the school．It's a short bus ride from Edinburgh city centre．There is（72） ancient castle（城堡）and we're going there next week．Yesterday my Italian friend invited me（73） （watch）the free street shows．We （74） （see）a magician doing card games﹣﹣﹣﹣
it was so much fun!
I（75） （send）you some photos of Edinburgh Castle next time．Take care and let me
know how you are doing．
Fran．
﹣﹣﹣What do you think of the environment in your hometown？
﹣﹣﹣It's Both the air and the water are badly polluted．（ ）
A．not bad
B．as good as before
C．much better than before
D．not as good as before
I want to learn a second foreign language English．（ ）
A．exceptB．besideC．besidesD．except for
National Day celebrations for China's seventieth birthday in about three months．（ ）
A．will be heldB．will hold
C．is heldD．was held
of the students in our class_____going to the summer camp in Beijing next week．（ ）
A．Two fifths，isB．Second fifths， are
C．Second fifths， isD．Two fifths， are
﹣﹣﹣Listen! Is that Linda playing the piano in the room？
﹣﹣﹣No． It be Linda， she has gone to London．（ ）
A．may notB．needn'tC．can'tD．mustn't