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Can you play the piano? How many times can you hit the keys (敲击琴键) in one minute? Hungarian musician (匈牙利音乐家) Balzs Havasi can hit the piano keys 490 times a minute. Havasi began to learn the piano when he was four years old. He practiced playing the piano eight to ten hours a day. In November 2009, Havasi broke a Guinness world record (吉尼斯世界纪录) and became the “Fastest piano player in the world.”

In 2010 Havasi gave a wonderful performance (表演) at the Shanghai World Expo.

Thank you for your letter. We are so happy to be your pen friends. We are American but we live in China now. We like China very much. It’s so great. We have a lot of friends here. They wanted us to ask you to come here.

I like flying kites. I bought many Chinese kites. Look, there’s a photo of me. I’m flying a dragon kite. Alice’s hobby is collecting stamps. She has got many stamps from many countries. We are waiting for your coming.

From,

Mike and Alice

How are you? I am Tom. It is hot this summer holiday. Are you reading at home?

Now, I am in Hong Kong. I’d like to give you my letter. Hong Kong is not as big as Shanghai, but it is a modern and beautiful place. It’s very busy in the street. I can also see many tall buildings. They’re always bright at night.

I like Disneyland best. I can see many cartoon characters there like Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Snow White and so on. How cute they are! I want to stay in Disneyland longer, but the airplane will not wait for us. I have to say goodbye to my Disney friends.

My address is No.1 street. Can you write to me?

Your pen friend,

Tom

Thanksgiving is a very popular holiday in the US. It is on the fourth Thursday of November. On this day, families and friends come together for a turkey dinner. People leave work early on Wednesday afternoon for a family reunion. Many people take Friday off and make it a long weekend because most Americans don't work on Saturdays and Sundays. During the holiday, travel between big cities can be a headache.

The tradition of Thanksgiving holiday began in 1621 when the first English settlers arrived in America. They didn't have enough food. The Indians helped the white men and taught them how to grow corn and vegetables. So in that autumn, they had a good harvest. The English invited the Indians to their dinner in order to give thanks to them for their help and to the God.

I am Chen Jie. I am a Chinese girl. I am quiet. I am a student. I have three good friends. They are Amy, Tom and Kate. Amy is from the UK. She is tall and thin. She has long hair. She likes candies. Tom is from the USA. He is tall and strong. He has big eyes and a small nose. He likes reading storybooks. Kate is from Canada. She has blue glasses and blue shoes. She likes blue very much.

I'm Sun Wei. I'm from China. I'm a boy. I can speak English. Last year, I went to Australia. I went there by plane. I saw many old buildings. I visited the Sydney Opera House（悉尼歌剧院）. It's more than forty years old. And I made a new friend in Sydney. Her name is Jelly. She can speak English and Chinese. Now we often write to each other. I am very happy, because I have a pen friend.

Thank you for your email. I want to be your e-friend.

My name is Tim Smith. You can call me Tim. I'm twelve years old. I am an English boy. I live in London with my parents. I'm good at English. But I'm not good at Chinese. It is not easy for me. Can you help me?

I like music. I know you like Lu Han. I like him, too. His music is nice. I can send you some photos of my family. I hope we can be good e-friends.

I have a pen friend in the US. His name is David. I know him very well, but I never meet him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received（收到）a letter from David yesterday. It made me very happy. He will come to my country next summer. We will see each other for the first time.