1.DearTom,

It’sgreattoreceiveyouremail.NowI’dliketotellyousomethingthattookplaceinmyschoolyesterday.Intheafternoonweheldagrowing-upceremonyforourcoming18-year-oldbirthday.Atfirstwemadeanoaththatasgrown-upsweshouldhaveasenseofdutyforoursocietyformnowon.Thenweshowedourthankstoourparentswhohadgonethroughhardshipstobringusupandteacherswhohavebeeneducatinguspatiently.Andourteachersalsogaveuscardsexpressingtheirgoodwishestous.Finally,weputonwonderfulperformances,singinganddancing.Welearnedalotfromtheactivity.Ithinkit’sveryimportantforus.Iwillrememberthedayinmylife.

Yours,

LiHua

2.MondayMay18,2002Fine

ThismorningourteachertoldussomethingabouttheHopeProjectinclass.Shesaid,“Nowinthecountrysidemanychildrenstillcan’tgotoschoolbecauseofpoverty.Canyouhelpthem?”

Afterschool,Iwenthome.WhenIenteredmyroom,IsawthelittleboxinwhichIkeepmypocketmoney.ThoughIwantedtobuyapocketrecorder,Idecidedtosendmymoneytothechildrenwhoareeagertogotoschool.Ibegantowritealettertothematonce.Afterfinishingwritingit,Iwenttothepostofficeandpostedallmypocketmoneywiththelettertogether.

IfeltveryhappytodaybecauseI’vedoneagooddeed.

3.

LastSundaymyclassmates,LinTao,andIwenttothebookstore.Atacounterwenoticedaforeignerwasaskingamanforhelp,butthemandidn’tknowawordofEnglish.Sowewentuptohimandofferedhelp.Afterknowingwhathereallywanted,wetookhimtothecounterwheretapesanddisksofChinesefolkmusicaresoldandgavehimsomeadviceonwhichtochoose.Withourhelp,theforeignguestgotsomemusictapes.Hegavehisheartythankstousandleft.

Thoughittookussometimetohelphim,wewerehappyanyway.

4.YesterdayIpaidavisittoamodelhighschool,togetherwithmyfriend.It’sverybigwithabeautifulfountaininthecenteroftheschoolyard.

Westartedourvisitfromthemainbuilding.Firstwewenttothelabbuildingwheresomestudentsweredoingexperiments.Thenweenteredthelecturehallbehindthelabbuildingandsawmanystudentslisteningtoalecturegivenbyaprofessor.Oppositetothelecturehallwastheartcenter.Therewewatchedgroupsofstudentsplayingmusicalinstruments.Finallywearrivedattheplaygroundatthefarbackoftheschool.Someboyswerehavingafootballgame,whichwassoexcitingthatwecouldn’thelpcheeringforthem.

Itwasreallyanimpressivevisit.

5.AnAnnouncement

Boysandgirls,

MayIhave(take)yourattention,please.TherewillbealectureathalfpastthreeonFridayafternoon.It’sabout“InformationandEnglishStudy”.AnditwillbegivenbyMrLiPingwhoisafamousteacherfromtheEnglishDepartment.There’ssuretobesomethinginstructiveandinteresting.Wecangetmoreinformationfromit,Ithink.AnditwillimproveourEnglishstudiestoanewstage.AnyonewhowantstoattenditcancometoRoom206.Takenotesandhaveadiscussionafterit.Pleasecomehereontime.

That’sall.

6.MayIhaveyourattention,please?

Asyouknow,ourclasswillhaveatalkshowonenvironmentprotectionwithClassOneonMay4th.Beforeittakesplace,wewillinviteDr.LilfromQinghuaUniversitytogiveusatalkontheenvironmentproblemandhewillalsotellusabouttheimprovementinenvironmentprotectioninrecentyearsinBeijing.

Thereportwillbeginat2:00pmonWednesday,April30thintheauditoriumonthethirdfloorintheclassroombuilding.I’msurewecangetenoughinformationfromhistalktomakegoodpreparationsforthecomingtalkshow.Everyoneshouldbethereontime,thenlistentothereportandmakefullnotesatthesametime.

Bytheway,wewillhaveadiscussionafterthereport.

That’sall.Thankyou.

7.Inmyopinion,youarenevertooyoungtodothings.Forexample,TaraLipinski,theAmericaniceskater,wonanOlympicgoldmetalwhenshewasfifteen.Pele,thegreatBraziliansoccerplayer,becameaprofessionalsoccerstarthesameageasTaraLipinski.AndMeiLanfang,afamousChineseoperasinger,firstperformedBeijingOperawhenhewasten.AnotherexampleisWolfgangAmadeusMozart,whostartedwritingmusicatfour.Therearestillmoreexamples.ShirleyTemplewasamoviestarattheageofthreeandTigerWoodsstartsgolfingwhenhewasonlytenmonthsold!

8.Advertisementsappeareverywhereinthemodernsociety.Whenwewalkalongthestreet.Wecanseelargeadvertisementboardswithprettygirlssmilingatyou.Innewspapers,weoftenseehalfofthepagescoveredwithadvertisements.WeturnontheTVsetandweseeadvertisementsagain.Whetherwelikeitornot,theyaregettingtheirwayintoourlife.

Advertisementshelpuschoosewhatweneedandthenwespendourmoneyonit.Theyalsoguideusinfindingsuitablejobs.However,toomanyadvertisementsannoyus.Andquiteoften,theygiveusfalseinformation.

9.April13,SundayFine

Springhascome.Earlyinthemorning,IwenttoXiangshanParkforsightseeingwithmyparents.Whilewalkingaroundthepark,wecouldn’thelpadmiringthebeautyofnature.Ofcoursewetookalotofpictures.

However,Iwasquitedisappointedtofindsomebadbehaviour.Somepeoplelitteredanywhereastheyliked.Someevenclimbedupthetreesandpickedflowers.Althoughthereweresomesignswarningpeoplenottotouchthelawn,stillsomepeopleenjoyedthemselvesthere.

Ihopethatsuchbadbehaviourwillsoonbegotridofandeverybodywillprotecttheenvironment.

10.DearMary,

I’mgladtoreceiveyourletteragain.Youwanttoknowsomethingaboutwhatisgoingoninourschool.Inshort,greatchangeshavetakenplacesinceourschoolbegantocarryouttheresearch-basedlearning.

Inthepast,theteachersalmosttookupalltheperiod,writingontheblackboard,explainingthepoints,andansweringthequestionsraisedbythemselves.Westudentsaretheslavesofstudy.Butnow,we’vetakenupmostoftheperiod,discussingthequestionsraisedbytheteachersorourselves,exchangingourideas,orsolvingtheproblems.Wearenowthemastersofstudy.

Afterclass,weenjoydifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework.Wegotothelibrarytoreadbooks,havesportsontheplaygroundandsurftheInternetforvariouskindsofinformation.

Howhappywearenow.Welcometoourschool.

Bestwishes.

Yourstruly,

WangPing

11.Nowadays,itisusualforstudentstofindpart-timejobs.Thiswintervacation,IworkedasawaiterataMcDonald’s.ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadearnedmoneybymyself.WiththemoneyIcouldbuysomethingIneeded.Iwasquiteexcitedaboutit.

Now,asaresultofapart-timejob,Ineedn’taskmyparentsformoneyasbefore.Ithinkit’shelpfulforastudenttoknowabouttheoutsideworldandIalsothinkthatwillhelpmetomakepreparationsforthefuturejob.Inotonlyunderstandthevalueofmoney,butalsoknowhowtogetalongwithothers.Inaword,Ihadafruitfulvacation.

12.DearEditor,

I’mwritingtotellyouaboutourdiscussionwehadontheafternoonoflastWednesdayaboutthegoodandbadsidesofsettingofffirecrackersduringtheSpringFestival.20boyand20girlstudentsattendedthediscussion.Asaresult,40%ofthembelievethatsettingofffirecrackerscertainlyaddspleasureandjoytothefestival.Therefore,itisawonderfultradition.Butanother40%ofthestudentsthinkthatsettingofffirecrackerscausesairandnoisepollution,andwhat’smore,itsometimescausesterribleaccidentstousandtoourproperty.Theother20%haveneverthoughtaboutitordon’tcareabit.Inmyopinion,……

Yourstruly,

LiHua

13.Pollution

Achemicalfactoryliesnearmyhome.Themanagerwascriticizedbythegovernmentbecausethepollutionhadharmedpeople’shealth,buthepaidnoattention.Thenthefactorywasforcedtostopproductionandthemanagersaidangrily,“Isthereanyfactthatwehaveharmedpeople’shealth?Infact,wehaven’t.”Justthen,adoctorcame,withtheresultofthemedicalexamofthemanager,sayingthemanagerwassufferingalungcancer.Itisveryclearthatthepopulationhasharmednotonlytopeople’shealthbutalsothemanagerhimself.Hewasrealizedtheimportanceofkeepingairclean.

14.Firecauses

Fire,oneofthemostterriblekillersinoutmodernsociety,ismainlycausedbysmokers,ascanbeseenfromthegraph.

In2002,thousandsoffireshappenedinChina.About50%ofthemwerecausedbysmokerswholeftcigarette-endseverywhere.30%werecausedbydefectiveinsulationand20%bychildrenplayingwithmatches.Nomatterwhattypeofthefirewas,therewasonethingincommon:carelessness.

Weshouldwarnchildrenofthedangersofplayingwithmatches.Workersshouldknowtheimportanceofgoodinsulationtopeople’slives.Smokingshouldnotbeinpublicplaces.

15.

Hi,Jason,

YouaskedmeaboutYaoMing.HereissomethingIgotwhenIsearchedthewebsitesathome.

YaoMing,whoisnow2.26metrestalland134kginweight,wasborninShanghaionthe12thofSeptember,1980.Itissaidhelikesmeatmostandhisfavouritecolourisblue.ThemanherespectsmostislatePremierZhouEnlaiandtheonehebelievesinmostishimself.

HejoinedShanghaibasketballteamin1997andbecameamemberofChinanationalteamShanghaiwonthechampionofCBAandhewasamongthetopplayersintheteam.InthesameyearhewenttotheUSandbecameNumberOneOverallintheNBAdraft,whichhelpedhimjoinHoustonRockets.Aftermanymatchesaswellasstruggleshenowfeelsalittletired.Uptonowhesayshestillhasn’tgotanyfurtherdefiniteplan.

16.DearMr.Headmaster,

Iamwritingthislettertotellyousomethingaboutourcanteen.

Therearemanykindsoffoodinourcanteen,andgenerallytheyarecheap.Somefoodisdelicious.Thediningenvironmenthasbeenimproved,withthewallspaintedandsomepicturespostedup.Thestudentsaresatisfiedwiththenewlook.

Butstudentsarenotgivenaproperhelpingofeverydish.Also,asthenumberofthestudentscontinuestoincrease,thereisnotenoughspaceforustohavemealsthere.Asaresult,manyofusgoouttohavemeals.

Allinall,thereisstillmuchroomforimprovementinfoodqualityandservice.

Bestregards,

Sincerelyyours,

LiMing

17.StudentsLikeOptionalCourses

Thistermourschoolhadofferedmorethan10optionalcourses,fromwhichstudentscanchoose.Thecoursesaregivenfrom3:30to5:00everyTuesdayafternoon.

Studentstakegreatinterestintheoptionalcourses.Theirfavouritesarecomputer,spokenEnglish,artsandsoon.Theysaytheyhavegotagreatdealofpracticeandtheyhavelearnedalotthatisnottaughtintextbooks.However,studentshopemoreoptionalcourseswillbeofferedwhiletheirhomeworkshouldbereduced.Theysuggestmoretripsandvisitsshouldbeorganizedsothattheycanlearnmoreaboutwhatisgoingonoutsideschool.

18.

Aboutthediscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetherChinashoulddevotemajoreffortstodevelopingcarindustry,opinionsaredividedonthequestion.

60%ofthestudentsthinkChinashouldfullydevelopcarindustry.Theybelievethiswillspeedupthedevelopmentofthenationaleconomy.Moreworkerswillbeemployed.Withcarsthepeople’slifequalitywillberaised.Theywillsavetimeandbemoreconvenientintheirlifeandwork.

Ontheotherhand,40%ofthemthinkChinashouldcontrolitscarindustrydevelopment.Otherwise,thecitytrafficwillbeevenheavierandmoretrafficaccidentswilltakeplace.Atthesametime,morelandwillbeusedforthenewroads.Whatismore,airandnoisepollutionwillbecomemoreserious.

19.

Attention,please!I’mgoingtogiveyouasummaryoftoday’sdiscussionaboutwhetherwewouldgoonlineinoursparetime.

Moststudentsthinkthey(we)cangoonlineasmuchaspossibleinoursparetimebecausewearefreethen.ThroughtheInternet,theycangainplentyofthenewestknowledgeandthelatestnewsathomeandabroad.What’smore,networkoffersthem(us)aconvenientwaytocommunicatewitheachother.TheInternetmakestheirlivesoutsideclasscolourfulandvarious.

Ontheotherhand,afewstudentspartlyagreetothisidea.Goingonlineispartofourdailylife.Theysuggestatimelimit.They’vefoundthatmorestudentsareplayingcomputergamesinsteadofstudyingtheirlessons.There’refewstudentswhoareoftenabsentfromschoolfordays.

20.DearTom,

IfeltterriblysorrytolearnthatbothyourparentshadbeenkilledintheSeptember11thIncident.InthisincidenttheWorldTradeCentre,whichusedtobeoneofthetallestbuildingsintheworld,wascompletelydestroyedandthousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.I’mveryangryabouttheterroristactivities.

Weareagainstallformsofterroristactivitiesandsupportthewaragainsttheterrorism.

Don’tbetoosad.Don’tloseheart.Afterall,themajorityofthepeopleintheworldlovepeace.Ihopeyoucanrecoverfromthesadnessassoonaspossible.Besuretotakegoodcareofyourself.

Bestwishes.

Yours,

XiaoFang

21.Ladiesandgentlemen,

YesterdayourteacherofEnglishaskedmetosaysomethingaboutpollution.Now,Igiveyoumyviewsonthisvitalquestion.

Asamatteroffact,theeffectsofindustrialpollutionarewellknowntoeveryone---pollutedair,pollutedwaterandpollutedearth.Thoughagreatdealisalreadybeingdonetocontroltheseeffects,theproblemofpollutionisstillserious.Continuedpopulationincrease,smogandchemicalwasteproducedbyfactoriesandcars,notonlythreatenstoexhaustourresources,butalsopollutesourenvironment.Wedoneedcleanair,safewaterandourchildren’shealth.

Inmyopinion,tosolvetheproblemofpollution,everyonemustrefrainfrompollutingourenvironment.Weshouldknowthatthisisthedutyofeveryindividual,notthatthegovernmentalone.

22.

Lastweek,wedidresearchintohowlaid-offworkersgettheirnewjobs.Wehadadiscussioninthreegroupsandthenbeganourresearchseparately.

GroupOnesurfedontheInternetandlearnedthatmostofthelaid-offworkershadalreadygottheirnewjobs.Inthevocationaltrainingcenter,thestudentsinGroupTwoweretoldthattherewerefivetrainingcoursesforlaid-offworkers.Aftertraining,theybeganworkingasrepairers,cooks,typists,householdworkersandsalespersons.Theotherstudentsinterviewedsomelaid-offworkerswhohadgotnewjobs.Awomansaid,“Withthehelpofthecitygovernment,I’vefoundmyjob.…”

Whatagreatdealwe’velearnedthroughtheresearch.

23.TheWaytoKeepHealthy

It’sveryimportantforustokeephealthyinoureverydaylife.Buthow?Hereissomeadviceforyoutofollow.

Firstyoushouldhaveahealthydiet.It’sanecessarytoeatenoughfreshfruitandvegetables,becausetheycontainallkindsofvitaminthatyouneedeveryday.Butdonoteattoomuchfat,suchascheese,butteroranythingtoofatty.Toomanysweetscandoharmtoyourteeth.Soyouhadbetternoteattoomanysweetsorchocolatesandkeepoffcoffee.

Goodhabitscanhelpyoukeepfit.Doingregularexerciseiscertainlyagoodwaytoensureyourbodyishealthy.Afteraday’swork,aneight-hoursleepisneeded.Andavoidworkingtoohard.Remembersmokingcandamageyourhealth,soneversmoke.

24.Intoday’ssociety,competitionandcooperationareequallyimportant.Peoplearecooperatorsintheirlife.Theyshareinformation,naturalresources,humanresourcesandmanyotherthings.Cooperationisthewaytoahappylife.Atthesametimetheyarecompetitors.Incompetition,theylearnfromtheiropponents,gaincourageandconfidence.Withoutcompetition,scienceandtechnologywouldnothavebeendevelopedsorapidly.Andwithoutcooperation,theworldwouldbequitedifferent.Cooperationandcompetitionareliketwosidesofaperson.Theycan’tbeseparated.

26.

DearSmith,

Hownicetohearfromyouagain.YouwanttoknowsomethingabouttheListeningPartinourEnglishPaperfortheEntranceExaminationofColleges.I’dliketogiveyouabriefintroductionaboutithere.Therearetwosectionsinthispart.

Thefirstoneincludes5shortdialogues.Wecanheareachforonceandthenchooseoneoutofthethreeanswerstoaquestionaboutthedialogue.Thequestionandpossibleanswersareonthepaper.

InSection2thereare5longconversationsormonologues,eachofwhichmaybeheardtwicewith2to4questionsraisedaboutit.

Thewholepart,whichmainlytestsourunderstandingofspokenEnglish,lastsabout20minutes.WeticktheanswersonthepaperfirstandthencopythemontheanswersheetbyblackeningthesmallbracketswithA,B,orCwitha2Bpencil.

Bestwishes.

LiHua

27.

Oneday,alittlegirlfelldownontotheground.Atthistime,theboywentoverandwantedtohelpherup,buthismotherstoppedhimandsaid,“Don’tdothat,otherwiseotherswillthinkitwasyouwhoknockedherdown.”

Anotherdaythemotherwassurprisedtoseethathersonjustletthefallenoilbottlebe.Andthesonsaidtohismother.“IfIhadstraightenedupthebottle,youwouldhavethoughtyoudidit.”

Idisagreewithwhatthemotherdidinthepicture.Ithinkthatparentsshouldletchildrenknowitisapleasuretohelpotherswhoareintrouble.Weliveinthesociety,whichisabigfamilyforallofus.Weshouldcareforandhelpeachother.

28.

HowtoGetRidofthePollutionoftheRiver

Ourschoolhasformedagroupof“Howtogetridofthepollutionoftheriver”.NowIwouldliketogiveoursuggestionsofdealingwiththesubject.

First,weshouldmakesomeinvestigation,turntoourteachersforhelpandconsultsomeexperts.WemayaswellgototheInternettocollectsomeinformation.

Second,weshouldhandinareportontheriverpollutionandexpressouropinionstothepublic.

Third,weshould,ingroups,cleanupthewastethingsontheriverduringtheholidays,trytoplantsomeyoungtreesalongtheriverandsetupsomebulletionboardstowarnpeopleofprotectingthesurroundings.

Withthesedone,Ithinkthepollutionoftheriverwillbereduced.Meanwhile,wecanbenefitalotfromtheseactivities.

29.

XiaoMaoisaprimaryschoolstudentandheenjoysdrawingverymuch.

Onedayhewenttothesmallwoodsnotfarfromtowntodrawfromnature,carryingadrawingboard.Hewasgladtofindatreelivingalthoughtheresthadbeencutdown.“Letmestartworkatonce.”Hethoughtandbegantosetuphisboard.

Justthenastrongyoungmancamewithabigaxeandgotdowntocuttingthetree.Soonhecutitdownandpulleditaway.

WhenXiaoMaogotreadyandturnedbacktodraw,hefoundthetreehaddisappeared.

“Dearme!Whereonearthisthetree?”XiaoMaowondered,verydisappointedly.

30.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisoneofthemostdevelopedcountriesintheworld.Itliesbetweentwogreatoceans,theAtlantictotheeastandthePacifictothewest.ItsneighborcountriesareCanadaonthenorthandMexicoonthesouth.

Washingtonisitscapitalwhiletheeastcoastcity----NewYorkisitsbiggestcity,whichisalsoknownasthe“BigApple”,wheretheUnitedNations’buildingstands.

TheUnitedStatesismadeupof50states,whichcoversoverninemillionthreehundredandsixtythousandsquarekilometersandhasapopulationofabouttwohundredandthirtymillions,mostofwhichareworkers.

TheearliestinhabitantsintheUnitedStatesareIndians.AstheUnitedStatesofAmericaisaimmigrantcountry,peopleoftencallita“MeltingPot”