1newsocialistcountrysideinthefuture
withtheeffortsandsupportfromthegovernmentinmanyaspects,anewsocialistcountrysidewillappear
inchina.therewillbemorenewfarmerswiththebasicknowledgeofscienceandtechnology,lawsandmanagement.manyfarmingtechniqueswillhavebeenmodernized.withthehelpofscientists,farmerswillusethelatesttechnologiestoincreaseagriculturalproductionwithoutharmingtheenvironment.asaresult,theyearlyincomeofthefarmerswillbeincreasedandtheirhousingconditionswillbeimprovedaswell.peopleinthenewcountrysidewillenjoyaclean,tidyandorderlyenvironment.besides,thegovernmentwillprovidefree
compulsoryeducationforruralkidsandalsoperfectmedicalcaresystemforfarmers.
asstudents,weshouldstudyhardtobewellpreparedforthefutureconstructionofthenewsocialistcountryside,thusmakingourcountrymorebeautifulandpowerful.
2onepossibleversion
thestudentsofourschoolhadadiscussionaboutwhetherlisteningtestinthenationalmatriculationenglish
testshouldbe.keptorcanceled.somestudentsthinkthatlisteningtestshouldnotbecanceled.theyinsist
listeningisamongthefourbasicskills.wethereforecannotignoreit.besides,listeningisoneoftheimportant
channelsforustogetinformationfromtheoutsideworld.$oitshouldbestrengthenedtodaywheninternational
cooperationisbecomingmoreandmorefrequent.butothersdon'tagree.theythinknoteveryonehastocommunicatewithforeignersinthefuture.moreover,listeningtestisunfairtothestudentsintheareaswhereradiosignalscannotbepickedupeffectively.andforcertainreasons,thereisabigdifferenceinteachersandequipmentbetweenthecountrysideandthecity.
alettertohighschoolstudentsinjiangsu
3dearfellowstudents,
ourgovernmentisaimingtobuildanewsocialistcountryside.ithinkitiseverycitizen'sdutytoworkhardtoachievethisgoalnow,i’dliketotellyousomethingabouttheprogramme.
firstofall,morewaterfacilitieswillbeinstalledtoirrigatethefarmlandandallowruralresidentstodrinksafewater.atthesametime,roadconstructionwillcontinuewiththegoaloffacilitatingfarmers'work.
accordingtotheprogramme,effortswillbemadetoexpandtheuseofcleanfuelssuchasmarshgasandsolarenergyinruralareasandtheconstructionoftheruralpowernetworkwillbecompleted.
we’llfindthattheruraleducationconditions,publichealthcaresystemandsocialsecuritysystemwill
beimproved.ruralresidentswillhavemoreaccesstoculture,too.
ithinkourdreamofanewsocialistcountrysidewillcometruesoon.
dearfellowstudents,let'sstudyhardnowandtrytouseourknowledgetobuildournewsocialistcountrysideinthenearfuture
4.dosanddon’tsfortheolympicvolunteers
itisreportedthatabout100,000peoplewillbechosenasvolunteersfortheolympicgamesinbeijing.
whatshouldthevolunteersdoandwhatshouldtheynotdo
firstly,theyshouldbepoliteandfriendlytotheathletesandvisitorsfromallovertheworld,andavoid
improperbehaviour.secondly,theyshouldsticktotheirposts,offeringgoodservices,satisfyinganyreasonable
needsandbeingreadytohelpthoseindifficulty,andneverfailtodotheirduty.thirdly,theyshouldintroducethe
chinesecultureandhistorytoforeignerssothattheymayknowchinabetterandneversayordoanythingthat
harmstheimageofourmotherland.
ifihavethehonourtobechosenasavolunteer,besidestheabove,iwillworkhardandcreatively,butnever
belazy.iwillfollowthelawanddisciplining,butneverbreakthem.iwilltaketheopportunitytomakefriends
withtheathletesandvisitors,andhelpmaketheolympicgamesagreatsuccess.
5.onepossibleversion:
lihuaandwanghaiaretwostudentsofseniorthree.bothofthemworkhardbuttheyhavedifferent
learningmethods.lihualistenstoherteachersattentively,tryingtocatcheverythingthattheteacherssayinclass.
besides,sheoftenconsultsherteachersasoftenaspossibleifshehassomeproblems.becauseofthis,shespends
lesstimedoingherhomework,soitiscertainthatshecangotobedearlierandshealwayskeepsenergeticinthe
day.however,wanghaihasquiteadifferentwayoflearning.helikestosituplateatnightdoinghishomework,
soheoftenfeelssleepyinclass.asaresult,hemisseslotsofkeypointsanditisusuallytakeshimmoretimeto
finishhishomework,whichmakesitdifficultforhimtoconcentrateonwhatheisdoing.inmyopinion,lihua
learnsmoreeffectivelyinclassandhasmorefreetimetotoenjoyherself.soipreferherlearningmethod.
6.recentlyimadeasurveyofsenior3studentsonphysicaltraining.only35%ofthesurveyedstudentsdosports.
therearemanyreasonsforthis.halfofthestudentssaytheyhavetoomuchhomeworkandhavenotenoughtime
todoexercise.30%ofthemcomplainthattheyhavenoplaceswheretheycanrelaxthemselvesandthatthereare
notenoughtrainingfacilities.10%feelthattheylivetoofarawayfromtheplacesandsomeevendon’tknowhow
totakeexercise.becauseoflackofphysicalactivities,manystudentsareinpoorhealth.weshouldrealizethe
importanceoftakingexercise,andmeasuresshouldbetakentoimprovethepresentsituation.itwouldbegreatly
appreciatedthatourgovernmentandsocialorganizationsaswellcouldoffersomefinancialaid.
7.howtobuildaneconomizedsociety
ourgovernmentisaimingtobuildaneconomizedsociety.itiseverybody’sdutytoworkhardtoachievethis
goalincludingusstudents.
recently,thestatisticsinthereportofonecertainschoolintwoschooltermssuggeststhattheexpensesof
electricity,waterandpaperaresurprisinglylargeandgrowingrapidly,whichdrawsourattention.
asacommonmemberofsociety,wemustkeepthefollowingpointsinourminds.firstly,makesurethatthe
lightsandalltheotherelectricfacilitiesareturnedoffwhenwefinishourworkandleavetheroom.secondly,trytoformthehabitofturningoffthetapafteritisusedandthewidewatercanbereusedformorepurposesbefore
beingthrownintosewers.thirdly,savepaperasmuchaspossibleinoureverydaylife.itisevenbettertoreuseit.
inaword,ifwepaymuchattentiontooureverydaybehaviorandtakeactionstoreducewaste,wecanmake
contributionstoaneconomizedsociety.
8.sunshinephysicaleducation
the“sunshinephysicaleducation”program,startedbytheministryofeducation,requiresstudentstodosportsat
leastonehouraday.
duetoheavyhomework,moststudents,especiallywemiddleschoolstudents,hardlyhavetimetodo
physicalexercise.what’smore,peclassesareoftencancelled.asaresult,manyofusarenear-sightedandour
healthiscontinuouslydeclining.
physicalexercisewillnotonlyrelaxusbutalsohelpbuildourbody.besides,itwillgiveusachancetocooperate
withothers,thusformingagoodhabitofgettingalongwithothers.
inmyopinion,bodybuildingisimportantandnecessaryforus.howeverbusy,weshouldsparesometimeto
takeexerciseeveryday.onlyinthiswaycanwebeequaltoourfuturejobs.
9.dearsir，
iamwritingtoyouforthemobilephoneofdephone-s250iboughton20thapr.attelemallinwuhan,p.r.china.tendaysafterthat,itdidn’tringandsendshortmessages.thenitookittotheseller,butwastoldthatthemodelhadbeensoldoutandihadtowaitatleastthreemonthsforanewone.lateriwenttotherepairman.hesaidsinceitwasanewmodelinchina,itwasimpossibletofixitwithouttherightspareparts.iwassodesperateonhearingthat.howcaniwaitthatlongtherefore,irequirethatyousendmeanewoneofthesamemodelwithinamonth.
10.onmay12th,,aworstearthquakeinthepastdecadesstrucksichuanprovince,china.
peoplesufferedgreatlossintheirlivesandproperties.mostbuildingswererazedinworst-hitareaswithsomanypeople,includingschoolstudents,buriedunderneaththeruins.roadsandcommunicationfacilitieshavebeencompletelydestroyed,thuscutofffromoutside.alargenumberofschoolbuildingscollapsedandonlyafew
teachersandstudentsescaped.whatwasworse,daysofrainhasheldbackreliefefforts.
fortunately,ourgovernmentistakingeffectivemeasurestorescuethosetrappedandburied.premierwenjiabaowasquicktoreachthesceneandpersonallyoversawthereliefwork."aslongasthereisevenalittlehope,wewillredoubleourefforts100timesandwillneverrelaxourefforts,”hetoldcryinglocals.troopsandmedicalteamshavebeenrushedtodigforsurvivorsand
treattheinjuredwithoutamoment’srest.thepopulationinthesurroundingcountrysideishelpingdonatingfoodandwaterforthoseaffected.financialaidhasbeenpouringinfromalloverchina.
substantialdonationsfromothercountriesandhumanitarianorganizationshavealsobeenoffered.
ibelievewecancertainlyovercomethedisasterwiththepublicandthegovernmentworkingtogether.
11.teachersandfellowstudents,
asweallknow,an8.0earthquakebrokeoutat2:28pmonmay12thinwenchuan,sichuanprovince.
it’sreportedthattheearthquakewassostrongthatithascaused68,109deathsand364,552peoplewerehurt.manyhousesandschoolsweredestroyedandasaconsequence,morethanfivemillionpeoplearelivingahardlifenow.justimaginehowthestudentsthereneedhelpandthatschoolsshouldbebuiltsothatstudentscanreturntoclassessoon.peopleallovertheworldaretryingtheirbesttohelpthem,notexceptingus.herestudents’unioncallsoneveryonetogiveawayyouroldclothesandpocketmoneyandbringyourusedbooks,mp3sorsomethingelsetosellinthebring-and-buysale.allthematerialsandthemoneytobecollectedwillbesenttotheearthquakestrickenareasassoonaspossible.
myfellowfriends,“bloodisthickerthanwater”(血浓于水).pleasedonateyourloveandgiveoutyourhandswithouthesitation.webelievemiraclescanbecreated,agreatmanyliveswillbesavedandtheharmonioussocietyissuretobeachieved.
12.onepossibleversion:
whenpeople’slifeisgettingbetterandbetter,moreandmorepeoplechoosetospendtheirholidaysabroad.theyearseesasharpincreaseinthenumberofoverseastravelerscomparedwiththeyear,whenthenumberwasalreadymorethandoubledoftheyear1996.it’sagoodthingthatchinesetourismisdevelopingveryfast.andyet,reportsaboutpeople’sbadmannersfloodin.someareevenaskedifallchinesespitandlittereverywhere.thepoorbehaviorhasdonegreatharmtotheimageofchina,whichisreallyshameful.
chinahaslongbeenregardedasacountrywithgoodmanners.everybodyshouldkeepsomedo’sanddon’tsintheirmindtoguidetheirbehaviorinpublic,homeandabroad.winrespectforyourselfandourcountry!
13.onepossibleversion:
recentlywehavehadaheateddiscussiononwhetherpeopleshouldkeeppetsathomeincities.somestudentsthinkit’sagoodideatokeeppetsbecauseoldpeoplewholivealoneathomecangetsomecomfortfrompets..besides,gettingalongwellwithanimalswillmakeourlifeinteresting.onthecontrary,theotherstudentsareagainsttheidea.intheiropinion,iftoomanypeoplekeeppetsathome,itisbadfortheenvironment.whatisworse,petsmaymaketoomuchnoiseandevenattackpeople.
ilikeanimals,soidon’tthinkitisbadtokeeppetsathome.butwemusttakesomemeasurestopreventthemfrompollutingourenvironment.
14.onepossibleversion:
westernholidayssuchaschristmas,valentine’sdayandect.aregettingmoreandmorepopularinchina.somechinesepeopleevengetcrazyonthem.butatthesametime,peopleseemtohavelessenthusiasmforourtraditionalfestivalssuchasthespringfestivalandthemooncakefestival.however,mostpeoplecelebratewesternholidayswithoutknowingthemeaningbehindthem.theyjustgoshopping,holdpartiesandhavefun.
inmyopinion,thecelebrationofwesternholidayisagoodwayoflearningthewesterncultures,whichhelpstopromoteunderstandingandcommunicationbetweenchinesecultures
andothercultures.besides,thecelebrationcanalsomakeourlifemoreinteresting.however,
weshouldmakegreateffortstopreserveandenrichourowntraditionalculture.
15.onepossibleversion:
deareditor,
i’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwerecentlyhadaboutwhetherourparentsshouldaccompanyusstudyingatschool.
wedohavedifferentopinionsonthismatter.mostofus(about70%)thinkoutparentsshouldnotaccompanyusstudyingatschoolsinceitmakeusfallintothehabitofdependence,sothatwewon’tformthegoodhabitofstudying.what’smore,itisharmfulforustoformthehabitofcontrollingourselves.atthesametimeitaffectsourparents’workstudiesandrest.
whileabout30%ofmyclassmatesthinkitnecessaryforourparentstoaccompanyusstudyingatschool.accompanyingusstudyingschoolcanletushavemoretimetospareforourstudies.besides,weshallbemorehealthyfortheircooking.ontheotherhandourparentscanhelpussetupouraim,urgeustofinishourtask,encourageustoovercomedifficultiesandgetusintothegoodhabitofstudying.
yourstruly,
lihua
16.onepossibleversion:
dearmr.brown,
i’dliketointroducemyfriendtoyou,mr.liming,whoisgoingtoapplyforapositionwithyourfirm.hegraduatedfromcollegethreeyearsagoandsincethenhehasworkedasalawyer.heisgoodatenglishandknowssomejapaneseandgerman.heworkshardandiscarefulineverythinghedoes.heishonest,kindandeasytogetonwith.hewasbornonaugust21st,1980inqidong,jiangsuprovince,china.heismarriedandlivesatno148renminroad,qidongcity.histelephonenumberis0513-83335550.heshowsgreatinterestinyourfirm.ifheisaccepted,hewilldohisbest.i’msurehewillbefitfortheposition.i’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.
yours,
wanglin
17.onepossibleversion:
nowadays,somestudentswouldnotliketoliveinadorm.instead,theyrenthousesoutsidetheschool.thereareadvantagesforboth.livinginadormcanincreasefriendshipandcooperationbetweenclassmates.andofcauseitissafer.adormismorelikeasociety,whichenablesstudentstolearntoadapttoeachother,thuspreparingforthesociallifelater.asforrentinghousestolivealone,it’sbetterforstudyasyoucanfeelfreeinyourownroomwithoutbeinginterruptedbyothers.asaresult,youcanhavemoretimeanddevoteyourselftostudyingwhole-heartedly.buttheremayappearsomesafetyproblemsasyouliveoutsideoftheschool.
anyhow,asastudent,ipreferlivinginadorm.
18.hi!it’sliminghereagain.
gladtolearnyou’recomingtobeijinginacoupleofdays.myfamilyandiarelookingforwardtoyourvisitandwearesogladyoucanstaywithuswhileyouareinbeijing.wehavegoteverythingreadyforyousoastomakeyoufeelathome.
onthedayyouarrive,myfatherandiwillmeetyouattheairportandintheeveningwewillhaveanicedinnerpartyathome,i’msureyouwilllikeallthedeliciouschinesefood.
duringthefollowingdays,iwillshowyouaroundmanyplacesofinterestinbeijing,includingthegreatwall,whichisregardedasoneofthesevenwondersoftheworld.wewillspendsometimetouringarounddowntownbeijing,suchaswangfujing,xidanandqianmen,whereyoucandosomeshoppingifyoulike.ofcourse,asitisthelargestoneintheworld,tian’anmensquareisascenicspotwecan’tmiss.anotherexcitingmomentwewillshareisgoingtothenewyearconcertgivenbychinanationaltraditionalorchestra,whichisheldatfamousviennagoldenhall,austriaduringthechinesespringfestivaleveryyear.
thespringfestival,likethecarnivalsinwesterncountries,isaspecialjoyous/joyfuloccasionofcelebrationforchineseaswellasothermanyasians.ifyoucanstayinbeijinglongenough,youwillbeabletosharethepleasureofitwithus.
ibelievewewillhavemuchfuntogether.well,seeyousoon.bye!liming
19.onepossibleversion:
nowadaysalotofschoolskeeptheirstudentsinschoolalldaylong.studentshavedifferentopinionsaboutit.someofthestudentsthinktheyenjoylessfreedomandhavelittlechancetogetintouchwithsociety.theyarenotabletofullydeveloptheirinterestsandhobbies.therefore,theyhavelessinterestintheirstudies.
someothersthinkschoolisthebestplacetogetknowledgesotheyshouldputtheirheartintotheirlessons.somestudentslacktheabilitytocontrolthemselves.onceoutofschool,theymaylosecontrolofthemselvesanddosomethingthatwillinfluence/affecttheirstudies.
personally,ithinkitisnecessarytokeepstudentsatschool.butatthesametimeschoolsshouldorganizevariousactivitiessothatstudentscanenjoytheirschoollife.idon’tagreetokeepstudentsatschoolallday.schoolsshouldofferstudentsmorefreetimetodeveloptheirpersonalinterests.
20.经济开发区theeconomicdevelopmentzone；小记者teenagereport；投资investment；数码digital；录音笔recordingpen；
onepossibleversion:
fortyteenagereportersfromdifferentmiddleschoolsinourcitypaidavisittotheeconomicdevelopmentzoneandhadaninterviewwithwangqinghai,headofthezone,onjanuary15th,.
attheinterview,thereportersaskedmr.wangaboutwhatachievementstheymadelastyear,howtheyweretoattractmoreinvestmentandhowthezonewouldbedevelopingoverthenextthreeyears.mr.wanggavethemsatisfactoryanswers.
theyusedmodernequipment,suchasdigitalcamerasandrecordingpensbesidespensandnotebooksattheinterview.theyweredeeplyimpressedbythefirst-classdesignofthezone,aswellasbeautifultreesandgrassandmodernbuildingsthere.
21.取消cancel折扣discount
dearsir/madam,
myfamilyareplanningavisittohongkongdisneylandthiswintervacation.i’vegotsomeinformationabouttheticketpricesontheinternetandnowi’mwritingforsomedetailedinformation.
iwonderwhetherchildrenunder3needtopayforaticketandwhatisthedifferencebetweenapeakdayticketandaspecialdayticket.isitpossibleforustogetadiscountifwebuyticketsasagroupcanwebookticketsthroughtheinternetbesides,i’dliketoknowifweareallowedtocancelourticketbookingsifwecannotmakethetripforpersonalreasons.
iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.yours,
22.deareditor,
i’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe’verecentlyhadaboutwhetherweshouldknowourparents’income.
wedohavedifferentopinionsonthismatter.mostofus(about70%)thinkweshouldknowourparents’incomesinceitwillhelpusunderstandhowhardourparentshavetowork,nomatterhowmuchtheyearn.thenwewillstudyharderandwillnotwastemoneyanymore.wemayalsolearntoshareourparents’trouble.
about30%ofmyclassmatesthinkitunnecessarytoletthechildrenknowhowmuchtheirparentsearn.iftheyknowtheirparentshaveenoughmoneytosupportthefamily,theywillnotstudyhardsincetheyneedn’tworryaboutthefuture.itissaid，especiallywhentheirparentshaveahigherincome,thechildrenwilleasilyformawastefulhabit.
inmyopinion,---
23.itisknowntoallthattheolympicgameswillbeheldinbeijing.inordertomakeitsuccessfulevent,wewillimprovetheenvironmentofbeijingandbuildmorevenues.asthesametime,itisnecessaryforustoimprovethequalityandcultureofthecitizensasmannersplayanimportantroleininternationalcommunication.inoticethatsometimessomeyoungpeopledon’tbehaveproperlyinourdailylives.forexample,spittinginpublicplacescanbeseensomewhere.thelawnsareenteredintheparkalthoughitisnotrighttodoso.theflowersinpublicgardenarepicked.whatisworse,rubbishandplasticbagsarethrownonthegroundinthestreet.
inmyopinion,thesebadbehaviorswillmakebadimpressionsuponvisitorstochina.soeveryoneofusshouldformgoodhabitsfromnowon.
24.ihavealreadytoldyouaboutthejobididlastsummerintheinternationalcampforchildren,doyourememberandthisyeartheyarelookingforpeopleforthesamejobsoihavethoughtaboutyou.whydon’twedoittogether
youwillworkwithchildrenbetween8and12andwillhelpwiththeoutdooractivities,sportscompetitionandchildren’sgames.thecampissituatedinawood,closetoariver.itissuchabeautifulplace!everybodysleepsintents.itisveryexciting.wehaveonly5hours’workadaysoitgivesusenoughfreetimetovisittheareaanddosomesportactivitiesonourown.aswellastheaccommodation,thefoodisfree.itisnotwonderful,butitisnotthemostimportant.
(thecontactwithchildren,thefeelingoffreedom,thesenseofresponsibilityandthelifeinthenaturemakefromthiscampanunforgettableexperience.)
letmeknowassoonaspossibleifyouareinterestedinit,butdon’thesitatetoomuch,itisworth!
iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.
yours
25.iamaseniorthreestudent.ioftenquarrelwithmymotheroverwhethericanwatchtvafterschool.mymotherholdstheviewthatstudentsinseniorthree,shoulderingheavyloads,aretoobusytospareanytimetowatchtv.itseemstoherthatonceiamallowedtodothati’llnotbeabletocontrolmyselfandforgetallaboutmystudy.shealsothinksthatitisbadformyeyestowatchtvtoooften.butireallycan’tacceptherideas.ithinkitisarelaxationtowatchtvafteraday’shardwork.notonlycanitsetmymindatrest,butitcanbroadenmyhorizons.nowwe’veatlastreachedanagreementthaticanonlywatchtvatweekends,andtheprogramsshouldbelimitedtonews,programsifentertainment,sportsorscience.
26.deareditor,
i’mwritingtotellyouaboutafoodpoisoningincident.severaldaysago,myneighborfamilyateabagoffakefoodfromthemarket.afterthemeal,theyhadstomachachesandbroughtupwhattheyhadeatenastheirfacesturnedpale.fortunately,anotherneighborpassedbyonlytofindtheaccidentandimmediatelycalledtheambulance,whichcarriedthemquicklytohospital.afterseveralhours’treatmenttheyfinallyescapedfromdeath.
fromthisallofushaverealizedtheimportanceoffoodsafety.assomeillegalbusinessmenareonlyinterestedinmakingprofitsintheracetobecomerichquickly,theyseldomcareaboutthenecessarysafetymeasuresandhygieneorcarewhathappenstoconsumers.theymustbechargedbylaw.meanwhileidohopethewholesocietyshallbegintakingactionstoprotectpeople’slifesafety.
27.dearpresident,
nextyeariwillgotostudyatuniversity,butidon’tknowhowtoadaptmyselftouniversitylife.ihearmanyfreshmenareatalosswhattodowhentheyareatuniversity.theycan’ttakecareofthemselvesintheireverydaylife,feelinglonelyandhomesick.clothes,moneyormobilephonesaresometimesgone.andbecauseofdifferentclimatesandfood,theyoftenfeelsick.someevenrentroomsoutsidethecampus.couldyoutellmehowtodealwiththeseproblemssothatiwillbeabletosuittheuniversitylifeinthefutureyours,
28.asthecollegeentranceexaminationisdrawingnear,thesituationisgettingworseandworse.fromthepicture,wecanseethatlimingis"studyinghard".therearemanybooksforhimtoreadandmanypapersforhimtodo.howpoorheis!atthesametime,allhisfamilyarealsobusyworkingforhim.
nowadays,manyparentsexpecttoomuchoftheirsonsordaughters.theyhopethattheirsonsordaughtersstudyhardinordertobeadmittedtoanidealcollegeorakeyuniversity.itisforthisreasonthatparentsarestrictwiththeirchildren.however,theydon’trealizewhattheyhavebecomeaheavyburdenoragreatpressure.itisthehardworkorthegreatpressurethatchangestheirchildrenthatmuch.
soihopeparentsprovideaproperenvironmentfortheirchildren.onlyinthisway,willtheytrytheirbestandsucceedatlast!
29.mayihaveyourattention,please
asyouknow,ourclasswillhaveatalkshowonenvironmentprotectionwithclassoneonmay4th.beforeittakesplace,wewillinvitedrlifromqinghuauniversitytogiveusatalkontheenvironmentproblemandhewillalsotellusaboutt
heimprovementinenvironmentprotectioninrecentyearsinbeijing.
thereportwillbeginat2:00pmonwednesday,april30thintheauditoriumonthethirdfloorintheclassroombuilding.i’msurewecangetenoughinformationfromhistalktomakegoodpreparationsforthecomingtalkshow.everyoneshouldbethereontime,thenlistentothereportandmakefullnotesatthesametime.
bytheway,wewillhaveadiscussionafterthereport.
that’sall.thankyou.
30.dearsmith:
iknowyouwanttofindajobinbeijing.ireadanadvertisementintoday’s“21stcentury”,teachersanenglishpaperhere.abeijingladderinformationcompanyisrunningaschool.sotheyneednative-speakerenglishteaches.whattheypreferisauniversitydegreeineducationorotherrelatedfields,whichyouhave.andaforeignexpertcertificationisalsorequired.ithinkyouaretherightpersontheywant.
ifyouareinterested,pleasedirectlycallorwritetothecompany.theytelephonenumberis86-10-68019433,andtheire-mailaddressis:liecbj@
goodluck！
31.nov.25saturdayfine
aboutfiftyamericanstudentscametovisitourschooltoday.
wegatheredattheschoolat8o'clocktogivethemawarmwelcome.thenwehadaget-togetherinthereadingroominourlibrary.ourheadmastertoldthemsomethingaboutourschool.andthenwetalkedwitheachotherandexchangedgifts.fromninethirtyweshowedthemaroundourschool.theyvisitedourclassroombuilding,thelabbuilding,thefactoryrunbyourschool,andtheswimmingpool.afriendlybasketballgamestartedonthesportsgroundatthenthirty.attwelveo'clockallamericanstudentsleftourschool.
intheafternoonmyclassmatesandiwenttosomeshops.wechoseandboughtsomebooksandtapes.
iwasbusybuthappytoday.
32.dearsmith,jane,20th
ihavegotmyplaneticketthismorning.i'lltakeflightnw1805totheu.s.a.onfeb.2nd.theplanetakesoffat10:30am,frombeijingairport.thefirststopindetroitandtherei'llhavetostayabout3hours.andthenitcontinuesitsflightandarrivesatlosangeles.iamtoldthewholejourneywilllastsome18hours.willyoubekindenoughtomeetmeattheairportwheniarriveatlosangeles
thankyou.
bestwishes.yours,
33.zhangping
dearsir,
i'mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutourdiscussiononthetopic“whethermiddleschoolstudentscancarrymobilephones(cellphones)"attheclassmeeting.
fortypercentstudentsagreed,fortheythoughtitwasconvenientforthemtocommunicatewiththeirrelativesandfriends.theyalsothoughttheycouldsurftheinternettosearchforsomeinformationandstoresomeusefulinformationinthem.besides,theycouldplaygamesforrestiftheyfeeltiredafteralongtime'sstudy.
however,sixtypercentofuswereagainstit.theysaidtheradiationofcellphoneswasharmfultohealth,andtheringingsounddidsomewhataffectthecellphoneholdersandothers.also,cellphoneswereluxuriousthingsformiddleschoolstudentsanditwaseasytoleadthemtocomparewitheachother.
asfarasiamconcerned,iagreewiththemajority.itisnotsuitableformiddleschoolstudentstohavecellphones.wecangetintouchwithothersbyothermeansandwecanreadmorebookstoenrichourselves.
bestwishes！
kate
34.ligang,aboystudentof21,isnowstudyingintheenglishdepartmentofbeijingforeignlanguagesuniversity.helikessportsandgames,singinganddancing,andcanspeakenglishfluently.asaleaguesecretary,heishighlyspokenofbytheteachersandstudentsandregardedasanoutstandingstudentwithgreatability.
ligangisfromshandongprovince.hisparentsarebothteachers.theyaredearlylovedandrespectedbythestudentsfortheirwonderfulteachingwork.ligang'seldersister,afamousdoctor,worksinabighospital.
liganghasmadeuphismindtobeagoodtranslatoraftergraduationandserve“thefourmodernizations”ofourcountry.
35.onesundaymorning,thereweresomepeopleinzhongshanpark.atastand,awomanwasbuyinganice–creamwhenayoungmanbehindhersnatchedherhandbagaway.sheshouted:“stopthief!he’ssnatchedmybag!”hearingthis,afewpeoplebegantorunafterhim.therewasanoldmansittingquietlyonabenchnearby.asthesnatcherwasrunningpasthim,theoldmanquicklypickeduphisumbrellaandputitbetweenthesnatcher’slegs.theyoungmanfelldownontheground.soontwopolicemencameandcaughthim.thewomanthankedtheoldman,andthepeoplearoundpraisedtheoldmanforhiscleverness.
36.deareditor,
recentlyasurveyhasbeendonetofindouthowmiddleschoolstudentsspendtheirpocketmoney.inthissurvey,bothjuniorstudentsandseniorstudentsspendmosttheirmoneyonbooks,sacksandplayinggames,stillsomemoneygoestoclothes,banks,sports,andsoon.thesurveyshowsthatabout44％ofseniorspreferbookstosacks（37%）andplayinggames（31%）.ontheotherhand,only32％ofjuniorswillspendtheirpocketmoneybuyingbooks,whileoverahalfbuysacksand44％spendonplayinggames.bothseniorsandjuniorswouldnotwastetoomuchmoneyinclothesorputitinbanks.
ithinktoomuchsackswillnotonlymakesusputonweightbutalsodoeshermtoourhealth.inaddition,ifweplaygameswithoutlimit,we'lllosemuchprecioustime,whichresultsinlowgrades.furthermore,themoneyishard-earned.ihopewestudentsvalueourmoneyaswellasourtime.
37.thenewgradingsysteminourschool
inordertohelpstudentsdeveloptheirabilitiesinallfields,ourschoolnowhasaskedtheteacherstomakesomechangesinthegradingsystem.thischartshowshowitworks.
thestudents’finalscorewillbemadeupof5parts.about30%ofitwillcomefromtheirtestresults.therestofthescoreisdecidedbytheperformancesofthestudentsinthefollowingparts:20%comesfromyournotes,andanother20%isdecidedbyhowyoudoyourhomework.ifyoutakeanactivepartinclassroomactivities,youcangetanother20%ofthescore.teamworkinclassisalsoimportant.ifyouwantahigherscore,youshouldbegoodatworkingtogetherwithyourclassmates.
inmyopinion,ourschoolhasmadeagooddecision.thisnewgradingsystemwillcertainlyhelptoimproveourselvesinallways.
38.dearjohn,
i’msogladtoknowthatyouarecomingtobeijing.itsohappensthatmybrotherwillbeawayonbusinessthrough18–24,soyoucanstaywithusifyoulike.i’vemadea5–dayscheduleforyou:thegreatwall（on18,day1）,beihaiparkandmyschool（day2）,thesummerpalace（day3）,theforbiddencityandthetian’anmensquare（day4）.nothingspecialisplannedforday5.youcandosomeshoppingorsomethingelse.pleasetellmethedateofyourarrivalandyourflightnumbersoicanmeetyouattheairport.
i’mlookingforwardtoseeingyouinbeijing.
39.asisapparentlyshowninthechartabove,manymiddleschoolstudentshaveproblemsbothphysicallyandmentally,with70%ofstudentshavinglearninganxietiesaswellasbadeyesight,andalargerpercentagelackingsleep.comingnextisthelackofphysicalexercise.40%ofthestudentssurveyedwon'tobeytheirparentsorteachers.stillfewerclaimednottohaveenoughcommunicationwithothers.
sofaras1amconcerned,westudentsshouldbalanceourphysicalexerciseandstudies.justlikeasayinggoes:"allworkbutnoplaymakesjackadullboy,"withoutasoundbodyonecannotachieveanything;however,toomuchattentionhasbeenpaidonlytostudies.therefore,isuggestwebegivenlesshomeworkandmoretimeforout-of--classroomactivitiestosolvealltheproblems.onlyinthiswaycanweleadahealthylife.
40.arecentsurveyshowswhatthestudentsofourschoolliketodointheirsparetime.
arecentsurveyshowswhatthestudentsofourschoolliketodointheirsparetime.fromthepiechat,wecansee53%ofthestudentslikesports,sodoingsportsisthemostpopularactivityinourschool.thesecondpopularactivityforstudentsissurfingtheinternetand36%ofthestudentshaveinterestinit.onlyafewstudents,about8percentofthem,takereadingasahobby.andevenfewerarefondofplayingmusicalinstruments.
inmypointofview,ourschoolshouldhavemoresportsfacilitiesbuilttosatisfytheneedofthestudents.guidanceshouldbegiventostudentsonsurfingtheinternetandwaysmustbefoundtoarousestudents’interestsinreadingandmusic.
41.doyouunderstandthiscartoonletmetellyou.oneday,thesonwantedtohelpalittlegirlupwhenshefellover,buthismotherstoppedhimandsaid,“don’tdothat,otherwiseotherswillthinkitwasyouwhoknockedherdown.”afewdayslater,themotherwasshockedatseeinghersonjustletthefallenoilbottlebe.sheaskedhimwhyhedidn’tputitinplace,buttheboytalkedback,“ifihadstraightenedthebottleup,youwouldhavethoughtthatididit.”
idisagreewithwhatthemotherdidinthestory.ithinkparentsshouldsetagoodexampletotheirchildren.theyshouldnotonlycarefortheirchildren’shealth,buttheirminds.theyshouldlettheirchildrenknowit’sapleasuretohelpotherswhoareintrouble.weliveinthesociety,whichisabigfamilyforallofus.everyoneshoulddosomethinggoodtobuildupoursociety.
42.february4,sundayfine
thismorningourclassorganizedanenvironmentalprotectionactivityinthenearbypark.onarrivingthere,weweredividedintothreegroups.thefirstgroupcollectedtherubbish,suchasthewastepaper,cigaretteends,plasticbagsandsoon.thesecondgroupsetupseveralboardstoremindthevisitorstotakecareoftheflowersandtrees.thelastgroupgaveaspeechtothevisitorsonthedangerof“whitepollution”andtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.
ithinkitisveryimportantforustoprotecttheenvironment.forthesakeofpeople’shealthandhappiness,measuresshouldbetakentocontrolandpreventpollutionandeveryoneshouldmakeacontributiontoit.
43.fatnessisoneoftheseriousproblemswhichhaveabadeffectonourhealth.andatpresentthesituationintheteenagersisevenworse,astothis,adiscussionwascarriedoutinourclass.
somestudentsthinkfatnessdoesharmtoourhealth,soitisnecessarytobeonadietandtakesuitableexercisetopreventit.thosewhoareoverweightshouldtakemeasurestoloseweighttobehealthy.
butothershaveadifferentopinion.theysaylosingweightwillhebadfortheteenagersduringtheirgrowthcourse,aswellastheirstudies.sothereisnodoubttoleaveitasitis.
44.dearmr.li,
lastsunday,iwenttodosomereadinginyourlibrary.overthetime1wasthere,ifoundsomethingunpleasant.therefore,i'dliketovoicenayopinions,which,ihope,wouldbeofhelpforyoutocreateamorecomfortableplaceforreaders.
first,therearefew"newbooksontheshelf,andmostbooksarenotpopulartoday.second,somebooksarenotsortedinproperorder,makingitdifficultforreaderstofindwhattheywantquickly.third,theassistantsdidn'toffergoodservice.instead,theywerechatting.inaddition,theytooknonoticeofthefactthatalightwasn'tworking.leavethisstateofaffairstostaythesame,andiamafraidtherewillbefewerandfewerreaders.
so,forthesakeofreaders,isuggestthatyouchangealltheseassonaspossible.
45.dearsmith,
howareyouhowtimeflies!nowthewintervacationwasoverandihavecomebacktoschoolagain.
wehad20daysinallfortheholiday,duringwhichwehadthemostimportantchinesefestival—thespringfestival.ittookmeaboutaweektovisitmyrelativesandattendfamilyparties,asitisatraditionalcustominchina.ofcourse,ispentmostofthetimedoingmylessons.asyouknow,iwilltakethenationalexaminationinjuneandthere’sashorttimeahead.everydayididsomeenglishreadingmaterials,practicedwritingcompositions,workedoutanumberof
scienceproblemsandsoon.whenigottired,iwoulddosomethingtorelaxmyself,likeplayingbasketballwithmyfriends,listeningtomusic,surfingtheinternet,playinggames,andeverythingthathelpedtorecovermyenergy.
inaword,ihadafull,busyandwonderfulholiday.howaboutyoui’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.
wangping
46.deareditor,
recently,adiscussionhasbeenheldinourschoolonwhetheritisreasonablefortheuniversitiestoadmitstudentsthroughinterviews.theresultsareasfollows:
60%ofthestudentssupportthisaction.theyexpressthatinterviewscanevaluateastudentinamorethoroughandcomprehensiveway.itcanencouragestudentstodeveloptheirowninterestsandpersonalities.what’smore,withthedevelopmentofsociety,amoreopenandefficientwaytotestastudent’sabilitiesisneeded.
ontheotherhand,theother40%studentsareagainstthisidea.theyarguethatfirst,interviewsmaybesubjectiveandone-sided,whichcouldleadtounfairness.second,notallstudentsaregoodatshowingtheirtalentsininterviews.lastbutnotleast,astudentcan’tbejudgedinonlythreeorfiveminutes.
47.fromthistable,wecanseethatamiddleschoolstudentinchinahasasmanyas12differentsubjectsinaweek.achildunderthisschedulewillhavetogotoschooleverydayincludingahalfofsaturdays.thetotalstudyingtimeinaweekaddsuptoasmanyas45hours.
knowledgeisimportant.butthisdoesnotmeanwhatyougetoutofthetextbooks.“pure”textbookknowledgecanbeuselesswithoutcombiningitwithpractice.itbecomesworseifitisacquiredatthecostofthestudents’healthandsenseofhappiness.
sowhatweshoulddoistoreducetheacademicburdenofthestudents.addinmore“freetime”forthem.thestudentsmayfindstudyingmoreinterestingandwillbemorewillinglytodoitunderbetterhealthconditions.
48.whystudentshavetutors（家教）？
les’stakeoneclass,eitherinprimaryorhighschool,asanexampleanddivideitintothreegroups:theslow,themiddle,andthefastlearners.inthepast,theslowlearnersusedtohavetutors.today,however,itseemsallofthemhavetutorsforonereasonoranother.……
whystudentshavetutors（家教）？
les’stakeoneclass,eitherinprimaryorhighschool,asanexampleanddivideitintothreegroups:theslow,themiddle,andthefastlearners.inthepast,theslowlearnersusedtohavetutors.today,however,itseemsallofthemhavetutorsforonereasonoranother.
theslowlearnersneedtutorsbecausetheycan’tcatchupwithotherswiththeirownefforts.theyhavedifficultyinunderstandingtheteachersanddoingtheirhomework.soafter–classtutoringisreallyimportanttothem.buttheproblemisthattheymaybecomedependentontutorsandnotworkveryhardinclass.
astothemiddlegrouplearners,theyworryaboutbeingsurpassedandturntotutors,too.
whataboutthefastlearnersthoughtheyareconfidentabouttheirpresentposition,theyarenotquitesatisfied.theyfixtheireyesonahighgoal.theydesiretolearnmoreinordertobemorecompetitivelater.
ithinktheyhavetherighttohavetutors,thoughihavenotutors.
49.whatishappinessinmymind
happinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.forexample,somestudentsbelievethatiftheyhavemuchmoneyorlargepossessions,theywillbehappy.theybelievethattheywillbeabletodoanythingtheywanttoiftheyhavemuchmoney.somestudentsthinkthattheyshouldbeingoodhealth,andenjoywhatevertheylike.manystudentswishtohavemuchwealthfromtheirparents.inthiswaytheydon’thavetoworkhard,andtheycanowneverything.
idon’tquiteagreewiththeabovepoints.idon’tthinkmoneymeanshappiness.wecan’tbuymanyofthethingswithmoney,suchashealthandknowledge;ivalueknowledge,whichmakesmehappy,foricandomuchformankindwithknowledge.althoughdifferentpeoplevaluehappinessdifferently,myhappinesscomesfrommystudy.
50liangliangisnolongertheboyheusedtobe–hehaschangedgreatly.onlyayearago,hewasoverweightandalittlelazy.hegottiredeasilyanddidnotlikesports.hisfavoritemealwasfriedchickenandchips.oneday,herealizedthathecouldn’tcontinuelikethis.so,hedecidedtochange.hestartedtoexercise.heranintheschoolplaygroundeveryday.healsobeganeatingahealthierdietofmorefruitsandvegetables,andlessmeat.thesechangeshelpedhimlosealotofweight.heisnowaveryhappyboyinverygoodshape,andheisalwayssoactive.whatcanwelearnfromliangliangtofeelbetterandlookbetterweshouldallbecarefulaboutwhatweeatandmakesurethatwegetenoughexercise.
50.everystudentwillbefacedwiththequestionwhenhepassesthecollegeentranceexaminations:shouldwechooseagoodmajororagooduniversityfirstsomestudentsprefertoconsidermajorsfirstsothattheycanlearnwhattheyareinterestedin.itwillalsomakeitpossibleforthemtotaketheirfavoritejobsinthefuture.however,thosewhothinkdifferentlybelievethattheenvironmentisimportanttoone’sdevelopmentandthatgraduatesfromleadinguniversitiesareoftenmorelikelytofindagoodjob.inmyopinion,thebestchoiceisagoodmajoratagooduniversity.ifwecannotobtainboth,thefirstthingtoconsiderisagoodmajor,becausenomatterwherewestudy,wecanstillachievealotinacertainfieldifwetryourbest.
51.howtobuildaneconomizedsociety
ourgovernmentisaimingtobuildaneconomizedsociety.itiseverybody’sdutytoworkhardtoachievethisgoalincludingusstudents.
recently,thestatisticsinthereportofonecertainschoolintwoschooltermssuggeststhattheexpensesofelectricity,waterandpaperaresurprisinglylargeandgrowingrapidly,whichdrawsourattention.
asacommonmemberofsociety,wemustkeepthefollowingpointsinourminds.firstly,makesurethatthelightsandalltheotherelectricfacilitiesareturnedoffwhenwefinishourworkandleavetheroom.secondly,trytoformthehabitofturningoffthetapafteritisusedandthewidewatercanbereusedformorepurposesbeforebeingthrownintosewers.thirdly,savepaperasmuchaspossibleinoureverydaylife.itisevenbettertoreuseit.
inaword,ifwepaymuchattentiontooureverydaybehaviorandtakeactionstoreducewaste,wecanmakecontributionstoaneconomizedsociety.
52.weoftengivemoneytothepeopleinpoorordisaster-strickenareas.somestudentsdon’tthinkitagoodwaytohelppeoplethere.however,somepreferhelpingtheunfortunatewithmoney.
intheiropinion,moneycanbeusedtobuydailynecessitiesandcanhelppeoplerebuildtheirhometowns,whilesometimesthethingspeopletherereceivearenotwhattheyneedactually.
butsomeotherstudentsthinkthatgivingusedclothingtothepeopleinthoseareasisbetter.manypeople,especiallyinrichareasandincities,havemuchclothingtheynolongerlikeorneed.bygivingitawaytotheneedypeoplewecanmakethebestuseofit.besides,wearejuststudents,andwehavenoincomesofourown.
anyhow,nomatterwhichwayisconsideredbetter,weshouldtryourbesttohelpthosewhoneedhelp.
53.dearjack,
hownicetohearfromyouagain.youwanttoknowwhatisgoingoninourschool.inshort,thingshavebeenimprovingsincetheschoolbegantocarryoutexploringstudy.inthepast,theteachersalwayskeptonexplainingthepointsinclass.westudentsjustlistenedandtooknotes.butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisedbytheteachersorourselves.afterclass,weenjoyeddifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework.forexample,wecanreadwhatweareinterestedin.wecangotothelibraryorsurftheinternetforvariouskindsofinformation.