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1.ThreefriendsandIwasdrivingonahighway.Whileweweregoingatleast50milesperhour,wepassedoveracar.Ithadbrokendown,stoppedonthesideoftheroad.Myfriendslowsdown,andpulledbehindtheothercar.HegotoutofthecarimmediateandbeforeIknewithewashelpingtheotherpersonpushthecardowntheroadtoaspotwherewasn’tsoclosetothepassingcars.Fromthewaytheywerepushingthecar,itlookedasifmyfriendwaspushingthemallbyhimself.Ithoughtmyfriendhelpacompletestrangerlikethiswasagreatthing,butIwon’tforgethisgoodnatureorcharacter.2.DearBrad,I’mverygladtohearfromyou.Inyourlastletteryouaskaboutthepost-80sinChina.ActuallyIamtheboywhobelongstothisgroup.Comparingwithourparents,lifeforusisgettingmuchhard.Thejobmarketistoughandthehouseisexpensivelytoafford.Nowmanygirlsprefertomarrywithamanwhoownsahouseandacar.Therefore,Idon’tthinklovebuiltonhouseandcarsistruelove,andIdoubthowlongitwilllast.Asamatteroffact,thoughsituationsaretoughtoday,alotofwepost-80saremakinggreateffortsliveagoodlife.Ibelievewewillhaveanicefuture.LiHua3.Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,Someofusarehavingproblemsaboutourparents,astheyoftenlookintoourschoolbagsorreadourdiaries.Ifullyunderstandwhywearecomfortableaboutit,butitisnoneedtofeeltoosadly.Ourparentsarecheckinginourbagsordiariestomakesurewe’renotgettingintotroubles.Theyhaveprobablyheardofsomehorriblestoriesaboutotherkidsandthinkingwemightdothesame.Orperhapstheyjustwanttoconnectwithusandaredoingitallwrong.Mysuggestionis:Tellthemwewantthemtotrustusasmanyaswe’dliketotrustthem.Ifyoudon’tthinkyoucantalktothem,writethemaletterandleaveitliearound---theyareboundtoreadit.Thankyou!4.WespendtwoweeksinLondonlastyear.Wewentthereintheautumn.WethinkitisthebestseasontovisitEngland.Theweatherisusuallygoodbuttherearen’ttoomanytouristsinOctober.WestayedinasmallhotelintheWestEnd.Itwasconvenientaswedidmostofourtravelingbyfoot.Wewenttolookattheplaceswherealltouristssee.WesawBuckinghamPalaceandtheNationalGallery.WewenttoshoppinginOxfordStreetandspenttoomanymoney.Whatwelikedmost,though,wasgoingtotheatre.Wedon’thavethechancetoseesowonderfulplaysathome.AlotofpeoplesayEnglishfoodisverybadly.Wedidn’tthinkso.It’struethatmostoftherestaurantsareFrenchorItalianorChinese,butwehadsomeverygoodmeal.5.Tomisaseniortwostudentswhodevoteshimselftohislessonseveryday.LastSaturday,asusual,hewenttoseveralcourses.Intheevening,hestudiesathomeuntildeepintothenight.Hewastoosleepyandtiredthathecouldn’tworkeffectively.InSundaymorning,Tomwasabouttostudywhenhisfathercameupandadvisedhimtohavebreak.Soontheyhadagoodidea.TheyboughtakitewhichtheylikeditverymuchandthenthefamilywenttothesuburbswhereTomenjoyedflythekitehimself.Thefamilyhadapicnictogetherbutfeltveryrelaxedintheopenair.OnMonday,Tomwasenergeticandactivelyinclass.Hesaiditwasonlywhyhehadabetterweekend.6.Peopleoftenhavetroublesgettingusedtoanewculture.Theyareusuallycuriouswhentheyfirstarriveaforeigncountry.Therefore,iftheystayforalongtime,theymaystarttofeeldifferentstagesofcultureshock.Theycanfeelaloneorsadbecausehecan’tdealwiththelocalpeople.Howquickpeoplegetusedtoculturedifferencesmaybedependonthewaytheylearn.That’saproblemiftheycan’tspeakthelanguage.Onotherhand,somecanstudythesituationandmakegoodguessesabouttheculture.Whentheyfinallybegantounderstandsomeofthelanguageandmakesomenewfriends,theywillgraduallyenjoythemselvesandfeelsatisfying.7.I’mtheonlydaughterofmyparents.SotheyworriedabouteverythingIdo.Forexample,whenIridemybike,myparentswon’tletmetoridebymyself.TheyareafraidImightfalloffmybikeandhurtmyself.Theyaretakinggreattroubletosupportabike,withmymotherevencarriedafirst-aidbox.I’mnotfreetorideandIoftensayangry,“Whynotletmeridealone?”Now,mostfamilyhaveonechild.Parentswanttodoeverythingforhischildren.Thisdoesnogoodonthem.Toomanylovefromparentsmaypreventchildrenfromindependent.Inmyopinion,parentsshouldlettheirchildrendothattheyshoulddoalone.8.MariawasafraidthatshewasgoingtohavetodeliverabadnewstoherfriendFreddy.Shewasupsettingaboutthenewsherself.Inthespring,Maria’smotherhadsaidMariamightbeallowedbringafriendalongonthefamilytwo-weekvacationatthebeach.Sincethen,MariaandFreddyhadbeendoingnothingandplanningallthethingtheywoulddotogether.BythetimeAugusthadarrived,Maria’smotherhadtotalforgottenherpromise.WhenMariaremindedher,shesaidthatshewassorrybutthatitwouldn’tbeenoughroomforFreddybecauseMaria’scousin,Theresa,wouldbegoingtotheshorewiththem.NowFreddywasinhiswaytoMaria’shouse.9.Getagoodeducationismoreimportanttodaythaneverbefore.InCanadamostlychildrenattendpublicschools.Publicschoolsaremainlyfoundbygovernmentsthroughtaxincome.StudentsinCanadataughtinEnglishandinFrench.TherestsofCanadianchildrenattendprivateschools,thataresupportedmainlybyfeespayingbyparents.Bylaw,childrenmustattendtheschoolfromage5to16.ThereareseveraldifferentlevelsintheCanadianeducationsystem.ThefirstwascalledElementarySchools,whichincludeskindergartensthroughgrade7or8.10.MyfriendDickwassevenyearsold,andhersisterKatherinewasfive.Onedaytheirmothertakethemtotheiraunt’stoplaywhileshewenttothecitybuysomenewclothes.Theyplayedforahour,andthentheiraunttookDickintothekitchen.Shega