Dear Liz,

    Thank you very much ____ your letter and the photos of your ____(friend) and family. Your parents and friends look really nice ____ the photo. Now I can tell you something about me and ____ family here in New York.

    I've got two brothers. ____(they) names are Lukas and Andreas and they ____(be) 16 and 19. My mother is French and her name is Christine. Dad is American and his name's Dieter. Our house ____(have) got four bedrooms and a small garden. My room is tidy, but my ____(brother) is not. They don't often clean it. We have a dog, Zak, and we think he's cute. We ____(love) it a lot.

    Please tell me all about ____ friends and school in your next letter. I'd like to know about English schools.

Love,

Laura

浪淘沙

唐·刘禹锡

九曲黄河万里沙，浪淘风簸自天涯。

如今直上银河去，同到牵牛织女家。

【注释】①浪淘沙：唐代教坊曲名，后成为词牌名。②浪淘风簸：形容黄河浪高风急。③自天涯：来自天边。李白有一首诗中说：“黄河之水天上来”。古人认为黄河的源头和天上的银河相通。④牵牛织女：银河两侧的两座星宿，古代神话传说中的人物。织女本来是天上的仙女，下凡到人间和牛郎结为夫妻。王母娘娘知道后非常生气，把织女召回，牛郎一直追到天上。为了惩罚他们，王母娘娘用银河把他们隔开，一年只许在七月七日这天相见一次。