Eric is my cousin. He is1 14-year-old middle school student. He is different from other children in many ways. Though most kids like to watch cartoons, he never watches 2 . He thinks cartoons are meaningless. He likes to watch educational TV shows. For example, he likes watching documentaries(纪录片). He says he can 3 learn about different cultures of different countries from them. He likes to watch the news, too. "It can tell me what is happening 4 the world, " he says. And he tells me that the news is 5 than game shows. He can't stand game shows.
Eric doesn't expect vacations. He likes having 6 . He hopes he can go to school every day, 7 he has a lot of questions to ask and his teachers are always ready to give him the answers. 8 kind they are!
Eric's favorite place is the library. He always 9 there early. In his free time, he enjoys reading books about famous people. He wants 10 a successful person one day. He plans to work hard for it.