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Thank you very much for your letter. Your trip sounds exciting! I can’t wait __ (1) _ hear what Africa is like.
Since my last letter to you, I had a little adventure ___ (2) __ my own. Early this month, my mother and I took __ (3) _ flight to Dunhuang, in the north-west of China. The desert out there was really quite amazing—I had never seen so much sand in my life! __ (4) _ we were there, we arranged with a tour company to ride camels. I was very excited __ (5) __ this was the first time I had seen one up close. We had hoped that we would get to see some other wildlife on our trip, __ (6) __ sadly we didn’t.
Since you are going to the Sahara, I have some advice-----be sure to bring a large hat and a shirt with long sleeves, ___ (7) _you’ll need for protection. The sun can be _ (8) _brilliant that you’ll need to keep covered or you’ll get burnt-----my cheeks were so red for days after my trip. And another thing, you’ll need to keep a good supply of water with you, since it is so dry and hot.
I am sure you’ll have a nice trip. I look forward to receiving your postcards!
Best wishes
Aihua