JaneXuQuzhouExperimentalSchoolGRAMMARINUSEDearJane,Howiseverythinggoing?NowIaminQuzhouNO.2School.Ireallymissyou.Yourhelp______encouragementareimportanttome.EverytimeIthink______

you,agreatsenseofhappinessestome.Inthemiddleschool,youlovedusasifwewereyour________(child).Youanswered________(patient)whenweaskedyouquestions.Youencouragedus______wegotbadmarks.Youofferedus______goodeducation.You_____(not)givemeup.Youreallydidalotforus.______kindyouare!I'mthankfulthatI______(meet)youwhenIwasinmiddleschool.I'velearnedthatit'simportant________(study)hard.Itisthekeytosuccess.Ivaluethebeautifulmemorieswithyou.Mayyouhappyeveryday.Yours,Cherryandofchildrenpatientlywhenadidn'tHowmettostudy Thanksgivingis____Americanfestival.It’soneof_____mostimportantfestivalsinAmerica.Itiscelebratedon_____fourthThursdayinNovember.Itis___timefor____specialdinneramongfamilyandfriends._____festivalmeansalottopeople.antheaaIntroductiontoThanksgiving/?//t//s/theTheThefirstpioneerscrossedtheAtlanticandarrived______America_____

theseventeenthcentury.______thebeginning,theydidnothaveenoughfood.TheNativeAmericanstaughtthemhowtogrowcorn.Theysoonhadplentytoeat.Today,peoplelivingintheUSrememberthem

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ActivitiesonThanksgivingOnThanksgivingDay,Americansusuallyhavesometraditionalfood,suchaspumpkins______turkeys.InAmerica,theyvaluetheimportanceofthanks,_____theygivethanksforthefoodbeforedinner.TheycelebratebyeitherwatchingMacy'sThanksgivingParadeinNewYorkCity______watchinggamesontelevision.ItismontowatchtheparadeinthestreetinAmerica,______inChinawecanjustwatchitonTV.andsoorbutQuestionsYesNo1.Doyouremember_____

yourparents'birthdaysare?2.Doyouknow_______

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yourparents’favouritefoodis?

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yourparents'lifechangedafteryouwereborn?5.Doyouknow________yourparentsareworriedabout?whenwherewho/whathowwhatWhodoyouwanttosaythanksto?Survey:Doyouknowalotaboutyourparents?_______youweresleeping,otherswerestudying.Otherswerestudying________youweresleeping.You'dbetterworkhard,______youwillhavenochancetogotoQuzhouNO.2School.____youworkhard,youwillhavechancetogotoQuzhouNO.2School.orwhileIfWhileSaythankstoourteachersYou'reabittirednow,butabrightfutureiswaitingforyou.________________you'reabittirednow,abrightfutureiswaitingforyou.YourbrotherwenttoQuzhouNO.2Schoolbecauseheworkedhard.Yourbrotherworkedhard,_____hewenttoQuzhouNO.2School.soAlthough/Though Ialsowanttothankmyfriends.ItwassuchapitythatI______(not)say“thankyou”tomydearestfriendwhenwegraduatedfromthemiddleschool.Now,althoughwe______(not)seeeachotheroften,wehavethesweetmemoriesinourheart.Sometimes,ifmybestfriend______(not)havetimetoseemeinperson,wehaveaconversationonWechat.Ihopethatwecankeepintouchinthefutureandthere______(not)beagapbetweenusforever.didn’tdon’tdoesn’twon’tDearFutureMe, Youareleavingschoolandsteppingintoanewworld.Welldoneforpletingallthosedifficultlessons! You'vejustfoundoutthatyou'vetriedyourbest______passedallyourexams.Youknowyou'llbeabletoenter______fantastichighschool.Atthismomentyoumustbeproud______yourself. I'mwritingthislettertoremindyouagainaboutallthethingsyouwantedtodo______youwereintheseventhgrade.Ireallywantyoutorememberthatyouhavedreamedtobe______excellentsingersinceyouwereyoung.Well,Ialsoreallyhopeyou'llwin______toproleintheschooltalentshowthisyear. ______you'vedoneeverythingyouwantedtodo,you'llnowbeapopularandcleverstudent,______asuccessfulfutureaheadofyou.______(not)letmedown!Yourssincerely,...andaofanwhentheIfDon'twithWhatdoyouthinkthetruemeaningofThanksgivingis?Turkey?Shopping?Holiday?Havingfun?Tobegrateful/thankfulfor