1.  How many kinds of t_________do you use to get to school?
2.  —You can choose a m_________of communication (通讯工具) to help you finish the work.
    —But I took all possible m_________.  They are useless to do it.
3.  The cold wind is from the n_________.
4.  There was a war in S_________China.
5. _________ _________ _________ students in my class like basketball.
6.  There is a bridge _________ the river.
7.  I write many articles w _________ my new pen.
8.  What do you think of the people _________ the town?
9.  I like to ride my bike to the park with him _________ the weekend.
10.  Tom is _________ American.

Dear May,
      My (1) n_____ is Guo Feng. I (2) c_____ from Chongqing, I'm twelve, I speak (3) C_____ 
 and I can speak a little (4) E_____, I (5) w_____  to learn it well, so I want a pen pal to (6) h_____
 me, I know you want to learn (7) C_____, I  (8) t_____ we can help each other.  Please write to 
me soon.       
                                                                                                                                 Yours,  
                                                                                                                                  Guo Feng

A: What are you doing?
B: I'm trying to f     1      my pen.
A: What's wrong with it?
B: I'm trying to get it to write more quickly.
A: Well, that's easy! Just writer faster!
B: I've tried that but it doesn't work. I think if I make a pen that has a machine in it. I'll be a     2      to write
    faster.
A: That's a f    3      idea.
B: No, it's not. Thomas Edison said he liked people who had i     4     . I think this is a good idea.
A: But if the pen writes too fast, how will you be able to write neatly?
B: Good question. See, now you're thinking too. We can come up with the answer t     5      .
A: OK! You put the machine in the pen, and I'll try to use it to write quickly and neatly.
B: That's a good plan, isn't it? We just n     6      to keep working on it, and not give up.