1. Thanks for              (send) me the snow globe.
2. I have lived in this apartment since I               (come) to China.
3. What's the                (common) hobby?
4. I'm quite                (interest) in the writer job.
5. They               (watch) a video when I arrived there.
6. He              (write) the letter to his pen pal since 9:00 a.m.
7. The more I learn about Chinese history, the more I enjoy              (read) history books.
8. Our teacher told us              (stop) talking in class.
9. I think she's good at              (skate) and she's an excellent skater.
10. They said they               (raise) money for charity the next week.

1. Thanks for ____________ (send) me the snow globe of the monster.
2. Have you finished ____________ (write) your story?
3. Alison is always the first student ____________ (get) to school.
4. Every year ____________ (thousand) of foreigners come to visit Mount Tai.
5. There are a lot of old ____________ (build) in Beijing. They are very beautiful.

Dear Jack,
     Thanks for 1______ (send) me the snow globe of the monster. I love it. In fact I think it's probably my
favorite. I've been 2______ (collect) snow globes for seven years, and now I have 226 of them. My mom
says I have to stop, because we've 3______ (run) out of room 4______ (store) them. They're all around
5______ (we) apartment. I even store them in boxes under my bed. The first one I ever got was a birthday
cake snow globe on my 6______ (seven) birthday. I 7______ (particular) love globes with animals.I have a
big one with bears in it and another one with penguins. If you know anyone who 8______ (collect) them,
please tell me. I'd like to start a snow globe 9______ (collect) club. By the way, what's your 10______
(hobby)?
                                                                                                                                    Love,
                                                                                                                                    Ellen