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Dear Tony

　　How are you? Thanks very much 　　1　　 your last letter． I’ve finished all my exams． The last one was history yesterday．I think history is really difficult 　　2　　 there are lots of facts and dates to remember．I have a poor memory and I hate to remember things．I’m afraid I didn’t 　　3　　 the examination．

　　This term, I took eight 　　4　　 in total(总计)．The worst were history and French．I found them boring and hard to learn．I’ve already forgotten most 　　5　　 teachers taught me．I need to study 　　6　　 than before．

　　I liked geography best, but we only had it 　　7　　 a week．Our geography teacher, Mr．Hill, was great．He taught us very 　　8　　．He didn’t give us too much homework．

　　We did a project with Mr．Hill about a few countries in Europe and Asia．Some of my classmates went to the library to 　　9　　 for photos and I used the Internet to search for(查找)some information．Mr．Hill gave us a lot of 　　10　　 advice．We could finish our report easily．

　　Please write and tell me about your year at school．

Yours,

David