假设你叫李华,你的美国笔友Mike 即将随其父母来中国，并在中国度过春节。他来信向您询问有关春节的习俗，请你告诉他有关春节的习俗。
要点如下：
1. 历史悠久；2. 中国人独有的传统节日；4. 家庭团圆；4. 共进晚餐；5.看春晚（the Spring Festival Gala）
要求：1. 词数100个左右；可适当添加细节。
Dear Mike，
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Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
1.Natural resources on the earth are very____________ (有限), so we should make good use of them and protect them.
2.We had a heated discussion in a relaxed ____________(气氛)yesterday.
3.The village ____________ (围绕) by forests and mountains is one of the most beautiful villages in our country.
4.Henry Adams was ____________ (漫步) down the pavement in London when a servant invited him to a big house.
5.The airline company has ____________ (道歉) for the delay of planes.
6.The international society is actively taking____________ (措施) to offer assistance to the people in Nepal.
7.I was caught in the traffic jam after work, so I missed the first two ____________ (场) of the play.
8.Regular exercise and a balanced diet are ____________ (有益的) to our health.
9.whether life will continue to____________ (存在，生存) on the earth depends on whether the problem can be solved.
10.My father cheered me up and____________(使铭记) on me the value of hard work with his own experience.
语法填空。
It was raining lightly when I1.(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours2., I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with3.(it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.
I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River4.are pictured by artists in so many Chinese5.(painting). Instead, I ‘d head straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s only an hour away6.car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.
Yangshuo7.(be) really beautiful. A study of travelers8.(conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it9.(regular) arranges quick getaways here for people10.(live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did l5 years ago，which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of_________and it was raining heavily.I could not_________the habit I had at home，so I fell asleep right at my_________.I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were_________home.It was the last time I felt_______to him.
After that，he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children.I was not bothered much by this_________.I was proud of it, for I felt_________and “grown up”.However，there were times when I felt depressed by not having searched for_______from him.
One day.I was writing Chinese characters as homework.I hated doing this more than anything.Dad came and stood behind me for a moment，_________me scratching(勾抹)the paper.Then he said，“This kind of writing needs__________.Your writing is not strong enough.Press harder.”
I followed his __________ for the next two weeks, but ________I could see little improvement, I followed my own method---- the__________way.His advice did not improve my writing but our__________.As I grew older，I found out that he had finished his__________in Grade 6，which was the highest grade in town then，so he was considered to be a ________. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me，“As you can see，this family is going to count on(指望)you.We are________to improve you anything for your future. You have to get________to change the life for yourself.”
As a result of his________ , I have________it through high school and through college.
1.A. Graduation B. School C. College D. Employment
2.A. develop B. break C. follow D. resist
3.A. dormitory B. door C. bed D. desk
4.A. at B. already C. halfway D. beyond
5.A. close B. near C. relaxed D. happy
6.A. gap B. action C. thought D. scene
7.A. lonely B. independent C. depressed D. comfortable
8.A. comfort B. help C. support D. explanation
9.A. guiding B. watching C. directing D. blaming
10.A. skill B. time C. patience D. practice
11.A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice
12.A. even if B. while C. though D. as
13.A. difficult B. slow C. fast D. entertaining
14.A. relationship B. friendship C. thought D. reality
15.A. dream B. career C. hope D. schooling
16.A. writer B. scientist C. scholar D. specialist
17.A. tired B. useless C. glad D. ready
18.A. an education B. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job D. a good writing
19.A. help B. examination C. expectations D. watch
20.A. succeeded B. made C. got D. found
Five steps to better handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 1. Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 2. Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). 3. Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure (压力)
4.That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
5.
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A. Play games
B. Ask for more advice
C. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.
D. You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.
E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.、
F. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.
Wonder of the Natural World
When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east—the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.
After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied. “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world –the Grand Canyon.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think?
1.Where does the passage most probably come from?
A. A magazine B. A grammar book C. A dictionary D. A storybook
2.Why was there nothing to see?
A. Because there was nothing B. Because it was too dark
C. Because it was raining D. Because it was in the morning
3.Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon?
A. South B. North C. East D. West
4.What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To give facts about the natural world.
B. To say how he feels about the natural world.
C. To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon.
D. To tell us an article.
