To：Sam Woodring <sanmmywoodring3180@yahoo．com>

　　From：Chris Law <chrislaws740@msn．com>

　　Dear Sam：

　　How are you?I’m writing to tell you what I’m doing here in China．I’m studying in Nankai High School in Tianjin, and it’s famous here．I’m enjoying my studies a lot．We’re having Chinese lessons．It’s hard to learn, because it’s so different from English．I can’t write the Chinese characters well．But my teacher says I’m learning fast．My favorite subject is geography．The geography teacher is cool, and he tells us a lot about different places in China．I’m doing lots of homework in the evenings and at the weekends．But it’s not boring at all．I’m making some Chinese friends and I’m also taking part in a lot of activities．I’m playing sport with my classmates on Saturday afternoon．Mum and dad are busy shopping in town．They can always find some nice things．It’s such a fine day．The sun is shining and there’re no clouds．I’m going to go out in a while．Say hello to uncle and aunt for me please．Tell Grandma I miss her a lot and I will go back to see her this summer．

Best wishes

Chris

1．Sam is Chris’ ________．

2．Chris is studying in a ________ high school．

3．Chris thinks it ________ to learn Chinese, especially the writing．

4．Of all the subjects, Chris likes ________ best．

5．Chris thinks it ________ to do homework in the evening．

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Dear Mike,

　　Thank you for your letter．Do you want to know the weather here? Let me tell you．It's winter in Jinan．It's very cold and it's snowing now．Our school looks very nice．Some students are on the playground．Linda and Gina are cleaning the snow．Jim and Jack are making a snowman, Jenny and her friends are playing games．Our PE teacher Mr Miller is on the playground, too．He is running in the snow．Everyone is having a good time．

　　What are you doing? Please write to me soon．

Yours,

Peter