Dear Kathleen,
I 1) 'm writing (write) to tell you my news. My school 2) ...... (choose) me to spend six weeks at a school in the USA. I'm very happy about it!
At the moment, I 3) ......(pack) things for my trip, because I 4) ...... (leave) next week. My mother 5) ......(book) the ticket.
I 6) ......(wait) for this opportunity for ages, so I'm very excited. I 7) ...... (finish) reading two books about the USA and I 8) ......(borrow) another one from the school library. I 9) ......(become) more and more nervous every day.
Well, I must go now. I've got a lot of things to do. I'll write to you from the USA.
Love.Tracy