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I have a good friend. Her name is Susan. She is 14 years old. She's from America. She's a tall girl with blue eyes and she has long golden hair. She likes doing sports, especially swimming and running. She enjoys reading books and listening to music. What's more, she is very interested in Chinese history and culture. So she often reads books about China. She's lovely and friendly. She gets on well with her friends. She's also helpful. She often helps me learn English. With her help, I made much progress in English. I'm lucky to have such a good friend. ②

My name is Bob. I live in Toronto, Canada, and I want a pen pal in China. I think China is a very interesting country. I’m 14 years old and my birthday is in November. I can speak English and a little French. I have a brother, Paul, and a sister, Sarah. They have pen pals in the United Kingdom and Australia.

I like going to the movies with my friends and playing sports. My favorite subject in school is P.E . It’s fun. But I don’t like math. It’s too difficult! （二）学习活动 ① Dear Sir / Madam, I'm writing to ask for information about the robot course for beginners at Starlight School.

Firstly, I'd like to know more about the course arrangement. For example, could you tell me how long the course will last? I prefer to know if there is any class for the weekend. Next, I'm interested in the visits to Friendly Robots Company. Would you tell me whether I need to pay? Finally, 1 wonder whether I'll be able to design a robot myself at the end of the course.

Thank you for your time and I look forward

to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Daniel ② How to learn English well?

English is always my favorite subject and

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I am good at English. I would like to share four good studying habits with you. First, remember 20 new words a day, and never give up. Second, go over grammar points I have learnt in English class regularly. Third, read an English article in China Daily every day. Fourth, write an English composition every week and ask teacher to revise that for me to improve the writing level. If you do things above, I am sure your English will also be improved. （三）节假日活动 ① Dear Tom, The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival to the Chinese people.

Several days before the new year, we begin to prepare for it. My parents buy meat, fish and vegetables. Houses are cleaned up.

On the eve of the new year, the whole family

get together and have a big dinner. After the meal we watch \"the Spring Evening\" on TV until twelve o'clock.. On the first day of the new year, each of

us is dressed in new clothes. When meeting others outside, we say \"Happy New Year\" to each other. We pay new year calls to friends and relatives. That day my parents and relatives give \"Red-bags\" (money) to us children. All of us have a great time. Wang Kun ② I am busy with my school work every day, so I’m a little tired of it. Last Sunday, my classmates and I decided to take a short trip. We went to Beihai Park happily.

We set out early in the morning. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, and the birds were singing. When we got there, there were many people in the park already. We went boating on the lake. We felt relaxed with the wind blowing. Three hours passed quickly, and we had to leave.

It was really a happy day. I didn’t feel tired at all. I had a wonderful time with my classmates, and I refreshed myself. （四）学校生活和社会行为 ①

Some middle school students aren't doing

enough in \"advocating thrift and being civilized\".

We're sorry to see that there is still some waste in our school! For example, some often leave the taps on after washing their hands. In the dinning hall, a lot of food can be seen left after the meals. What's worse, we often find that waste paper is thrown everywhere, which makes others feel uncomfortable. In addition, some students like to write or draw on the wall or on the desk.

As middle school students, we should develop good habits and stop wasting anything. Let's do it from now on! ②

I am a middle school student who is always busy with school work. Luckily, though we have to learn many subjects at school, we can enjoy a number of activities. In order to free ourselves from studying pressure, my friends and I often take part in different school activities after class. However, I showed great interest in computer science and I spent most of my spare time in our school computer group. I learned to get useful things from the internet

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so that I could teach my classmates how to use computers. I feel very proud and happy while helping them. I think it’s important to learn to use computers because not only are they used everywhere in our modern life, but

also they help us communicate better with the world. I am keen on learning computer and I would like to put this love to good use by working for our country when I grow up. I’m sure that my dream will come true if I work hard. All in all, I have a colorful school life. ③ How to Behave Well?

In order to build a civilized city, we students should try our best to behave well in the activities.

It's a good habit to keep our clothes clean and tidy. Our city should be kept clean every day. Don't throw litter or spit about. It's good manners to say \"Thank you\" and \"Please\" and so on. We should never say dirty words. Be friendly to others and

always ready to help the people in need. For example, when we are on a bus, we should give our seats to the old and the women with babies. We should also obey traffic rules. When the traffic lights are red, we should stop. And we'd better not talk or laugh loudly in public.

If everyone behaves well, our city will be more beautiful and more attractive. （五）课外活动和兴趣爱好 ① Reading Outside Class

As we all know, reading has a lot of benefit. It can open up our eyes because books are full of knowledge, and it makes us wiser and richer in life. I like reading newspapers and magazines, from which I get lots of fun and learn about what's going on around the world. I also read story books and novels in my spare time which make me relaxed and happy. I seldom read e-books because they're bad for eyes. On weekends, I usually spend a whole afternoon reading in the library. And I also read for about half an hour before going to

bed every night.

Summer vacation is coming. I plan to do more reading. I am going to read more classics and more English books to improve my language skills. I'm sure reading can make a difference to my life. ② Our Out-of-class Activities

Nowadays more and more schools

encourage their students to take part in after-class activities. As everyone knows, just like study in class, after-class activities play an important role in the growth of the students.

I’d like to tell you something about the out-of-class activities in our school. We usually do activities from 4:50 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. every day. We often have some sports on the playground. Some students like basketball and football. Other students like other games. We also have interest groups like drawing, singing and dancing. Now most of us like playing computer games. We go to

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the English corner on Wednesday afternoon. I think it is very interesting to talk in English there. I hope we will have more time to play and less homework to do. ③ My hobby

Different people have different hobbies,

for example, someone likes reading, someone likes swimming and someone likes collecting stamps.

I have many hobbies. First of all, I like playing basketball, sometimes friends invited me to play basketball together, I felt interesting. Second, I like reading beacuse reading English book can improve my English level and improve my knowledge. Sometimes I felt often reading books is very bad for the eyes, so I only read in the morning and evening. Third, I like running, I often with my mother run in the morning. Running is a good sport, it can immprove my body temperture, running aslo promotes the metabolism. （六）情感与情绪

① Dear Daming,

I know your problem. You've made two mistakes. First, you used your classmate's pen without her permission. Second, when you broke the pen, you didn't tell her the truth. Yes, you must tell her immediately. If you tell her the truth, perhaps she'll be angry with you, but at least you'll prove you are honest.

Then I think you should offer to pay. You can use your pocket money to buy a new pen for her. She will realize that you're truly sorry. I hope the advice can help you. I'm sure you will make up with her soon.

Yours, Tom ② Dear grandma,

How’s it going? I hope that grandpa is well now. I was sorry to hear that he had a cold last week. I hope you are in good health.

Things are fine here. I finished my end-of-year exams last week and got my

report card today. I always get nervous when I see the envelope from school in the mail, but luckily I did OK this time. I had a really hard time with science this term, and I wasn’t surprised to find that my worst report was from my science teacher. She said I was lazy, which isn’t true. It’s just that I find science really difficult. Another disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do better. The good news is that my math teacher said I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening was good.

Well, that’s about all the news I have for now. Mom and Dad send their love. Love, Alan ③

I thought today was going to be really bad. To start with, it was raining, and rainy days make me sad. And it was my birthday, but when I got up, no one was at home, and Mom and Dad hadn’t left me a note. I walked

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to school with my best friend, Gu. She didn’t say anything either. This made me a little angry. After all, I remembered her birthday last month. In class, the teacher asked me for my homework, but as I was so tense when I left home, I had forgotten to bring it with me. That made me annoyed with myself. But things got better. Gu invited me for lunch. I was so surprised. Mom and Dad and all my friends were there. I had a wonderful surprise birthday lunch. That made me very happy. （七）语言学习和计划安排 ① Good afternoon, everybody,

I'm very pleased to be here to talk about my English reading. As we all know, reading plays an important part in learning a language. It's very necessary to read a lot. In the past, I often borrowed books from the library. At the beginning, I read something easy and interesting. Later, I began to read longer and more difficult stories, like Danny's Dreams. By reading, I have improved my English and become more interested in

learning English, I plan to read some English novels and simple English poems during this summer vacation. In the future, I will read more English books. And I will form a good habit of reading and try to read every day. I'm sure reading will be quite helpful for my further English learning. Thanks for listening!

② How I learned to learn English

Last year my English class was difficult for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she talked to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t understand every word. Later on, I realized that it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word. Also I was afraid to speak in class, because I thought my classmates might laugh at me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to watch English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of

becoming a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English grammar. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class. Then I started to write my own original sentences using the grammar I was learning. It’s amazing how much this helped. Now I am enjoying learning English and I got an A this term. My teacher is very impressed. ③ Hi John, The summer vacation is coming soon. We will have a two-month holiday.

After a tiring school year, I’m eager to relax myself. I’m looking forward to spending my vacation with my grandparents, who live in the beautiful countryside. I will stay with them for about three weeks. Of course, I’m going to help them do some housework, such as cleaning the yard, walking the dog and so on. Perhaps we will take short trips as well. Besides, I am going to visit some of my old friends. I think we

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will have a happy time together. What’s more, I will be a senior student in a new term, that’s why I am going to make some preparations, so that I can be close to my dream.

How will you spend your vacation? Yours, Lin Ping （八）讲故事

① How Cao Chong Had the Elephant Weighed

Cao Cao was very glad to have received an elephant as a present. He wanted to know how heavy the elephant was, but there was no scale(秤) big enough to weigh such a huge creature. One day, Cao Chong said to his father, \"I've found a way to weigh the elephant.\"

Cao Chong asked a man to lead the elephant onto a boat. When the boat stopped sinking, the man draw a line along on the boat side. After the elephant was led away. Cao Chong had some men put stones into the boat until the water reached the line.

Cao Chong asked the men to weigh each stone from the boat and put down the number. \"Add up all the numbers and we will know the weight of the elephant.\" Cao Chong .said to his father with kind of pride. ②

One morning a fox saw a cock. He thought, \"This is my breakfast.'' He came up to the cock and said, \"I know you can sing very well. Can you sing for me?'' The cock was glad. He closes his eyes and began to sing. The fox saw that and caught him in his mouth and carried him away. The people in the field saw the fox. They cried, \"Look, look! The fox is carrying the cock away.'' The cock said to the fox, \"Mr Fox, do you understand? The people say you are carrying their cock away. Tell them it is yours. Not theirs.'' The fox opened his mouth and said, \"The cock is mine, not yours.'' Just then the cock ran away from the fox and flied into the tree. （九）建议和安排 ①

Hello, my dear friends. As we all know,

reading is very important to us. It can not only make us know about the world but also help us relax ourselves. To make people love reading, I have some good advice.

First, we can build lots of small libraries in the city. Second, if new books can be introduced often, more people will be interested in reading. Third, if the seats in the libraries are very comfortable, people will enjoy reading there a lot. I hope my advice can work and more people will keep reading.

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I am Mary. I’m a middle school student. My favorite subject is English. So I want to help you improve your English. Here are my suggestions. You’d better go over English vocabulary in the morning or before you go to sleep. Why don’t you write the words on a piece of paper and hang it somewhere in your house, so that you can read them often. You should not only try to memorize the vocabulary but also try to use them to write sentences. Remember, the more you use, the

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better you understand. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. I think you can learn English well. ③

Summer holiday is coming. I am going to do many things that I want to do. For exampie, first I will jion a soccer club, because I like playing soccer. During the summer holiday, I want to practice more to improve my skills. Second I will go to my grandma's house, because I miss her very much. I want to stay with her for several days. Last I will help my mother do some housework. She was really tired when I was go to school. Except for taking care of me, she also has to work. Therefore, I want to help her in the holidays. What will you do on Summer Holiday? （十）饮食

① The Advantages of Eating at Home

Jingzhou is home to delicious food. There are many restaurants that offer a lot of quality food. Even so, I still prefer to eat at home. Let me

tell you the reasons.

First, the food we eat at home is cleaner and safer. Besides, it is well-known to all that eating at home doesn't cost that much. Finally, it helps family members become closer, because preparing food at home is not only fun, but also encourages more communication(s) in the house.

Eating out is great, especially at festivals, but it cannot bring us as much happiness as we can get when eating at home! ②

People in different parts of our country have very different ideas about what is good to eat. In our country, for example, people from the south like to eat rice whereas people living in the north prefer bread or noodles. The natives of Hunan or Sichuan enjoy hot food while those of Shanghai or Suzhou will choose sweet dish.

But even if people live in the same part of the country, their tastes vary greatly. Old people and young ones have different tastes; men and women also have their different

preferences. In a restaurant, some customers order soups that is thick and heavy, while others drink soup that is thin and clear. A few people only eat vegetables. They do not eat fish or chicken.

Therefore, it is not easy for restaurants to satisfy the needs of all the customers. To increase their business, the restaurants in the cities try their best to prepare foods of different kinds and different styles. They constantly add new names of dishes to their menus to eater for customers with different tastes. （十一）人际交往 ① Dear friends, As a graduating student, I'd like to share my experience in school life with you.

First, you should work hard at all your lessons. It's important for you to listen carefully in class. If you have any problem with your study, you can go to your teachers.

Second, you'd better keep some hobbies after class, like singing and dancing. They aregood

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for you to relax yourselves. There are many different kinds of activitics. You need to take an active part in them.

Third, you should plan your time carefully because you wiil have much more homework than before.

At last, you should learn to get on well with your teachers and classmates. Being friendly and helpful is also very important.

I hope you will enjoy your new school life. Yours sincerely, Wang Ning ② How To Get On With Classmates

How do you get on with your classmates? I think it's easy to answer that question. If you meet up with your friends, you can say, \"hello!\" your friends must be happy, they will think that you are a polite girl or a boy! If your friends have some questions, you should help them. They'll thank you for your help. My classmates are very helpful and polite. If one of my classmates has some problems, my

classmates will help them solve it. So they are excited. We help each other and take care of each other.

I hope you can be a polite and helpful child, and I hope you can get on well with all of your classmates. （十二）安全与救护 ① Dear students,

As we know, safety is the most important thing in our lives. So, we should try our best to make sure we are safe. We mustn't bring restricted knives or things to our school because these things may cause serious problems. Do not have a bath in rivers or ponds by ourselves without our parents' permission. And, we should be friendly to others so fighting is strongly banned. Make sure that we should always pay attention to the traffic on our way to school or home. Furthermore, if we meet some emergency, we must call for help from the police or our teachers. In a word, following these safety rules above can make us live in peace. Yours,

Daming ②

Safety is very important to everyone. Middle school students are flowers of our country, so students’ safety is becoming the focus to us all.

First, we must obey the traffic rules when we go out. Don’t cross the street when the traffic lights are red. Keep to the right in the street. Second, we should eat healthy food. Don’t eat junk food. Eat more fruits and vegetable. Eat less meat and eggs. Besides, don’t hurt ourselves while we are playing. It’s dangerous to swim in the river alone, so don’t go to the river without permission.

In a word, it’s important to remember these for us all.

③ How to deal with sadness

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 lost contact with ground. We are all sad about it, but it is useless to be sad.

There may be too much sadness in our

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life. Many things can affect us, such as pollutions, bad weather, ugly things and so on. When we have some sadness, we'd better talk to our parents, our teachers or our classmates. We can deal with sadness together. We can also listen to soft music or take part in different kinds of activities after school. Then we may feel much better. We should face the problems and cheer ourselves up. I think studying hard can forget sadness.

In a word, sadness is everywhere , if we keep out it , we will have a better life. 附1：模拟试题之短文写作 ①

Recently, many restaurants in our country have joined the \"Clearing Your Plate\" campaign (活动) against wasting food by offering smaller dishes.

Many people around us also pay more attention to saving food in their daily life. A number of people have realized the importance of saving food. It is a waste of food and money if we order too much food but eat too little. And it's not

easy for farmers to produce the food for us. Meanwhile, the environment will be polluted by the wasted food. Also, eating too much is bad for our health.

What should we do in our daily life to waste less food? First, we should eat up all the food in ourdishes and plates. Second, we may order less or .smaller dishe.s in the restaurant. Third, we can take the leftovers home and enjoy them later. In a word, I think it is our duty to refuse the waste of food. ② Dear Leo,

Don't worry about your study too much. You should learn how to relax yourself. First I think doing more sports is good for your health. I often play basketball with my friends after class. Please join us on the playground. Watching a movie is also a good way to relax. And I think eating healthily is also important. Please remember to have breakfast every morning. It can give your energy to study the whole morning. Finally,

please go to bed early and have enough sleep. I hope you can stay in good health and get good grades in your study at the same time. Yours, Wang Peng 附2：热点话题（仅供参考） 交通问题

With more and more cars coming into our families, we are happy that it has greatly improved our life. But unluckily, it has also brought many problems, such as heavy traffic and traffic accidents.

Traffic safety is everybody's business. We must obey the rules. For example, we must walk on walk side, when we cross zebra crossing(斑马线), stop and look right and left, then go across fast. Don’t play football on the road.We can tell our parents not to drink before they drive, not to run through red lights, not to talk and laugh while driving.

We can say cars are coming into our life, but

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only when everybody thinks traffic safety is everybody's business can we be safe driving on roads and walking on sidewalks. 幸福

Happiness is important in our life. In

fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it.

I will never forget one thing. Once, I had a bad mark at a math test. I was shy and afraid to meet my parents. But when I got back home late, my parents knew what happened, they said to me,“It doesn’t matter, my child. Remember we’ll be always beside you when you need help. We believe you can be better next time. Never give up!” I was moved and made up my mind to work harder and harder.

I feel happy. Whenever I am in trouble, I can feel my parents’ love. I want to be a good child for my parents. 雾霾 Dear David,

I'm glad to receive your letter. I have learned from your letter that you are concerned about the smog which frequently appears in some areas of China. Thank you for your concern. I'm also very worried about such terrible weather because it has brought much inconvenience or rather harm to people's health such as traffic jam, road accidents, bad coughs, throat hurts and ever lung cancers and so on.

As everybody knows, a good environment comes from good protection. So we should do what we can to make a difference. Try to drive less and choose air-friendly products. Only when everyone has the environmental awareness can we have cleaner air.

Hoping to hear from you soon and share your good ideas.

Yours, Li Hua 低碳生活

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environment. First, we can ride to school or go to school on foot and tell our parents to walk to work instead of driving the car. Second, we should save water and electricity by turning off the taps and lights in time when we don’t need them. Third, give the old books to the next grade students if we don't use them any more. By doing this, we can save many trees. At last, remember to go shopping with basket rather than plastic bags. I believe our life will become better and better if we can do these things. Lower carbon, happier life. Let’s take actions. 毕业感想

How time flies! I have studied in my school for three years. And I will graduate from middle school in a month. I am eager to share my happiness and sadness with you. I had so many memories in three years’ life. One of them

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impressed me very much. I still remember, when I began to learn English, I found it too difficult. No matter how hard I tried, I still couldn’t do well in it and almost gave it up. As soon as my English teacher found my problem, she had a talk with me about how to learn English well. Since then, she has kept helping me. Little by little, I’ve become interested in English and I’m good at it. I think I am so lucky to become one of her students. I’ve learned a lot from her. I will try to help others when they are in trouble. I think it is a happy thing to help others.