It                      difficult to get drinking water here.

The bell kept ringing                     .

Birds return to their own nests              .

Mum told Tom not to jump                      on the bed.

He has               1,000 books.

After 11p. m.,               buses pass here.

We will               at 5 tomorrow morning, so you'd better go to bed earlier tonight.

    Once upon a time, there was a poor fisherman who always dreamt of becoming rich. He wished to become a millionaire, and so did his wife. He heard from some old        (man) before, that several ships loaded with diamonds and gold had sunk (沉没) in the nearby seashore. Because of this, for a long time he kept        (search) that whole area for this treasure.

    One day, while he was sitting on the boat daydreaming, he suddenly felt that the fishing rod (竿) was being pulled down by        heavy object. He was so        (excite) that he pulled hard at it, and what he saw made him        (shout), "Wow! A big shiny, gold chain!" He pulled hard at the gold chain        (get) it into the boat,        it seemed to be no end to it. His boat started to get overloaded and it        (fill) with sea water. However, he had begun dreaming of a big house, a big piece of land and buying horses and cows… He kept pulling in the chain and the boat kept sinking. The boat        (final) sunk and he struggled to stay afloat. Unfortunately his feet were caught in the gold chain and he        (die).

Dear Maria,

    I'm writing to remind you that the erhu course will start next week. Classes run on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 16: 30 until 18: 00.

    The erhu teacher will be Mr Wu, who has performed both in our city and abroad. He can really make the erhu sing. His classes are the most popular with students in our centre.

    Our erhu are available for students to use. Ask for more information at the front desk this Friday. I'm sure you will find this course well worth your money.

Yours sincerely,

Wang Tian

Dear Mr Smith,

    Thank you for making me feel so welcome this past year. It has been a pleasure to meet you and your family. I couldn't have been so happy in Canada without you.

    I would like to give you a small gift to show my great thanks. I know how much you like Chinese tea, so I'm giving you a traditional Chinese tea set. Please enjoy!

    Do wish you could come to China someday.

Yours,

Li Mengying

Dear Mrs Brown,

    Thank you for your help so far. I still have some questions, though.

    On your website I notice my course has a later start than others. Does that mean I will be free during that time?

    I'd also like to know how far my home stay (寄宿家庭) is from the school and what kind of public transport services are available.

    That's all for now unless there's anything else you think I should know that would make my stay in London easier.

Yours faithfully,

Zhao Qin