Dear Maria,

    How are you? Thank you for sending me those photos. They are 1 beautiful! Are the mountains in the photos near your town?

    Glad to hear you'll 2 the UK sometime this year. Well, am thinking that this year you 3 like to go to the Edinburgh International Festival with me in August. We could stay with my aunt in the city center during the festival, 4 she has an apartment there.

    There will be quite a few things going on during the festival, 5 art exhibitions (展览), concerts of all kinds, dance and operas. At festival time it's also 6 to just go out and have a talk with people from different places.

    After the festival, we could drive around. I've just bought a new car. It's 7 seven people! Let's go to the west coast (海岸). It's the best 8 for you to take photos. Then, we could go to the east coast and visit my friend Rob in St. Andrews. He's fun. You will like to be friends with 9.

    So why don't you 10 my suggestions (建议) and then write back to me? Take your time. There's no hurry.

Sophie

    When you have a dinner party, what should you do? The following will help you.

    Try to open the door for each guest. If someone else answers the door, go to welcome your guests as soon as you can. Always offer to take their coats and ask, "Would you like me to take your coat?"

    People often bring gifts like flowers or chocolates to dinner party. Be ready to receive (接受) the gifts if they do. Get vase so that you can put the flowers in water.

    Never leave guest unattended (没人照顾的), especially when there is only one guest! If there is more than one, they can talk to each other.

    If the party is at home, good idea is to have toilet sign (洗手间标识) for people who don't' know your house.

    If the party is somewhere else, like a restaurant, try not to be too loud, because not everyone in the restaurant is at your party.

— OK, I won't do that again.

— Of course. He won't ________ your request. He loves animals a lot.