A group of British students from Woodpark School in London are visiting Xinhua Junior High School in Beijing on an educational exchange．

"I was very nervous at first，"says Sarah．"However，my host family are quite （56）　　（friend）．I'm glad to be a guest in（57）　　（they）home．I've learnt to use chopsticks，and they're teaching me a little Chinese!"

The students spend the weekdays（58）　　（study）with Chinese students．At the weekend，they tour around Beijing and visit（59）　　（place）of interest with their host families．

"It's（60）　　（be）a fantastic experience so far，"says Eric．"I've learnt a bit of t'ai chi，and I（61）　　（real）enjoy it．We've already learnt a lot about Chinese culture and history．The teachers have introduced（62）　　（we）to Chinese painting as well．We've also tried to paint some pictures ourselves! I haven't had much（63）　　（succeed）yet，but I'll keep trying．"

"I've made many new friends，"says Sarah．"I plan to keep in touch with them when I return home．We（64）　　（see）one another soon because they'll come over to the UK for the（65）　　（two）part of the exchange next month．I can't wait!"．