I have always been interested in clowns(小丑)．The earliest thing I can remember，as a child of three，is seeing a pair of clowns梠ne is very fat，the other is very 1 ndline．A traveling circus(马戏团) came to our town and my parents took me to see it．When we arrived at the circus，egeryone was laughing at the clowns．I didn't un-derstand why they were laughing，2 ndline　 I laughed,too．

　　While I was 3 ndline，the fat clown came and sat down next to me．“Shall we dance?”he asked，then 4 ndline　 me up and began dancing．I felt frightened and I began to cry．5 ndline　 then I have been interested in clowns．They make me laugh a lot，although they still make me a bit 6 ndline　 too．

　　In life，we sometimes laugh at things that 7 ndline　 us．We often laugh most at people who make us nervous．When we laugh，we relax and 8 ndline　 ourselves．People who never laugh can become worried and ill．

Laughter is like medicine and a clown is like a 9 ndline．

　　There have always been，and there will always be clowns，because people need to laugh．Laughter is the best kind of 10 ndline　 in life．

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108 Wensan Road

London, 85 A 100

England

March 1st, 2014

Dear Lin Tao,

　　I am writing to you in English．I hope you can understand(懂)it．

　　I love studying in London and I have many new friends．Most of them are my classmates．From Monday to Friday, we have English, math, physics and P．E．in the morning．I like English and physics, because they’re interesting．I don't like math．It's too boring．At noon, I have to have lunch at school because my home is far from(远离)my school．We usually have two classes in the afternoon－art and politics．We finish our classes at 3：30 p．m．After school, my friends and I always play football on the playground．And then we go home by bus．

　　On weekends, we have no classes．We often go to the park and sometimes we go to the movies in the evening．We see movies twice a month．I like some famous(著名的)actors like Jackie Chan．

　　Oh, I have no time to write more．Please write back soon．

Best wishes,

Wang Gang

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Dear Sigmund Friend,

　　My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student．I am crazy 　　1　　 football!I love 　　2　　 football,reading about football,and of course,playing football．My dream 　　3　　 a great football player．However,mylove of football has become a big problem,and I would like your 　　4　　．I have 　　5　　 friends,and we always play football together at school or in the park after school．We like staying out late to play football．We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop．Then I 　　6　　 trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m．I really do not understand why they are so strict．I feel stressed and angry 　　7　　．I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies．They can help us relax and make our lives 　　8　　．I wish I could have my parents' 　　9　　．

　　Is it bad to stay out late to play football?Should I spend less time on it?I really do not know 　　10　　．Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies?Thanks a lot．

Best wishes,

Simon

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