1．假如你叫李华，你的澳大利亚朋友来信想了解有关北京为迎接2008年奥运会而进行的城市美化工作的情况。请你根据下表内容用英语写一封短信，并欢迎他届时能来北京。
口号：“绿色奥运”
计划投资：122亿美元
美化内容：环境：大面积植树，种草，栽花
环保：使用清洁能源；处理和再利用污水
目标：花园城市；天再蓝些，水再清些
DearDavid,
Hownicetohearfromyouagain.NowletmetellyousomethingaboutthebeautifyingworkonBeijingforthe2008OlympicGames.Oursloganis“GreenOlympic”.12.2billiondollarswillbespentonthisproject.Alotmoretrees,flowersandgrasswillbeplantedinmanyplacestomakeBeijingmorebeautiful.Wewillusecleanenergyandtryoutbesttomakewastewatercleanandreuseit.In2008,youwillseeBeijingasbeautifulasagarden,withcleanerwaterandaclearersky.
IlookforwardtomeetingyouinBeijingin2008.
LiHua
2.你叫李红，一周前去香港度假时在一家商店买了一件女上衣，现有质量问题。请结合下面提示向该店外籍经理写一封英文信。
所购衣物：绿色女上衣，价格268元
问题：洗涤时退色，并说明理由。
要求：退款或换衣，并说明理由。
就此事发表看法或提出建议。
DearSir,
WhileIwasonholidayinHongKongaboutaweekago,Iboughtagreenblousefor268dollarsinyourshop,butthereseemstobesomethingwrongwithit.Whenitiswashed,thecolorruns.NowIcan’tpossiblywearit.It’snotmyfault,soI’dlikeyoutosolvetheproblemforme.Iinsistyouchangeitforanotheroneformeorgivememymoneyback.Ithinkit’sbetterforyoutomakesurethateverythinginyourshopisgood.Thenyouwillhavemorecustomers.
I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.
Sincerely,
LiHong
3.假定你是李明，你收到了下面这封美国的笔有写来的信。请根据来信的内容写一封回信。
May28,2003
DearLiMing,
Ihopyouareverywell.I’mgladtotellyouthatmyparentshaveagreedtoletmegotoyourcountrythissummer.ThefirstcityIplantovisitisBeijing,whereIwillstayforaweek,andthenIwillgotoyourcitybytraintoseeyouandyourparents.Aswehaven’tmetbefore,I’mafraidtherewillbesomedifficultyinmeetingeachother,andI’malsoafraidthatitwillnotbeeasyformetofindyourhouse.SopleasetellmehowtogetintouchwithyouwhileIstayinBeijingandhowtomeetorfindyouwhenIarriveinyourcity.
Pleasegivemyregardstoyourparents.
Bestwishes
Jack
June6th,2003
DearJack,
I’msohappytolearnthatyouwillcometomycountryandtomyhome.Letmeexpressmywarmestwelcometoyou.MyparentsinsistthatIshouldwritebacktoyouassoonaspossibletoinviteyoutoourhome.
Youdon’thavetoworryaboutourmeetingeachotherinmycity.Nowletmetellyouwhattodo.WhenyouhavegotthetrainticketformycityinBeijing,pleasetelephoneme.Myphonenumberis0731-8847543.Iwillgotothestationtomeetyou.Whenyougetoutofthestation,youwillseemeholdingupalittleboard,onwhichiswritten“Welcome,Jack!”Wewillsurelymeetthere.
Ilookforwardtoseeingyousoon.
Withkindregardstoyourparents,
LiMing
4.在日常生活中，因特网起着越来越重要的作用。请根据下表所给提示英文为某英文报纸写一篇题为OntheInternet的征文稿。
因特网的主要用途：
信息：看国内外新闻、获取其他信息
学习：上网上学校、阅读各种书籍、自学外语
娱乐：欣赏音乐、观看体育比赛、玩棋牌游戏
生活：购物、聊天
OntheInternet
Theinternetisplayingamoreandmoreimportantpartinourdailylife.Onthenet,wecanlearnnewsbothathomeandabroadandallkindsofotherinformationaswell.WecanalsosendmessagesbyE-mail,makephonecalls,gotonetschool,readvariouskindsofbooksandlearnforeignlanguagesbyourselves.Besides,wecanenjoymusic,watchsportsormatchesandplaychessorcards.Onthenet,wecanevendoshopping,haveachatwithothersandmakefriendswiththem.Inaword,theInternethasmadeourlifemorecolorful.
5.假设你叫王红，于5月7日星期五在学校门口看到两则海报后，决定邀你的好友Harry一起参加其中的一项活动。你赶到Harry住处时，发现他不在。请根据海报内容给Harry写一张留言条，要他选择其中的一项活动并尽快通知你。
DearHarry,
It’sapitythatyouarenotin,sohavetoleaveyouanote.Therearetwopostersattheschoolgate.Oneisaboutthemovie“GonewiththeWind”,whichistobeshownat7Saturdayeveningintheschoolhall.Theotherisaboutalectureonwomen’sliberation,whichistobegivenbyProf.BettyPower,writerofthebook“TheOtherHalfoftheSky”,at7onSaturdayeveninginRoom101.I’dliketoinviteyoutoeitherthemovieorthelecture,butIwonderwhichyouwouldprefer.Pleaseletmeknowyourdecisionassoonaspossible.
WangHong
DearJohnson,
Thanksforyourletter.I’mverygladtolearnthatyou’recomingtoBeijing.YousayyouwanttobyanapartmentinBeijing,andhereisoneforyou.Theapartmentbuildingliesinthecenterofthecity.Itisveryconvenientforyoutotravelanywherefromhere.Theapartmentismadeupofsixrooms—alivingroom,adiningroom,twobedrooms,akitchenandabathroom.Anewlybuiltparkinglotliesinfrontoftheapartmentbuilding.Alawnandmanytreesarearoundit,whichmakestheairhereveryfresh.I’dliketoknowyouropinionabouttheapartment.Ifyou’resatisfiedwithit,justtelephoneme.Mytelephonenumberis010-64308389.
I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.
Bestwishestoyou,
Yourstruly,
Lihua
SCHEDULE
FromToFlightDateTimeArrival
BeijingShanghaiCA981June2510:20AM12:20PM
ShanghaiLosAngelesCA981June2513:40PM10:50AM
LosAngelesNewYorkCA981June2514:45PM19:45PM
DearJohn,
I’vegotmyplanetickettoNewYork,IwilltakeFlightCA981toNewYorkonJune25th.Myplanetakesoffat10:20AMfromBeijingAirport.ItarrivesatShanghaiat12:20PMandstopsforonehourandtwentyminutes.ThenitcontinueitsflightandlandsatLosAnglesat10:50AMonJune25th.IwillhavetostayaboutfourhoursatLosAnglesAirport.ThenmyplaneleavesLosAnglesat14:45PM.TheflighttakesfivehoursandIwillfinallygettoNewYorkat7:45intheevening.
I’mlookingforwardtomeetingyousoon.
Yours
LiPing
Part-timeLabAssistantWanted
Requiredbybusyelectronicscompanytohelpwiththedevelopmentofcomputer.Shouldhaveanelectronicsdegreeandpracticalexperienceofworkinginanelectronicslab.ShouldbegoodatphysicsandEnglish.Shouldbeingoodhealth.Hours3:30pm—5:00pm.Mon.–Fri.Salary:3520.Letterofapplicationto:Mrs.ChanNOVA
LECTRONICS,45GORDONRd,HungHom,Kowloon.
NOVAEECTRONICS
45GordonRd
HungHom,Kowloon
February8th,2003
DearMrs.Chan,
Havingseenyouradvertisementforapart-timelabassistanttohelpwithdevelopmentofcomputerinChinaDaily,Ibegtooffermyselffortheposition.
IgraduatedfromthePhysicsDepartmentofBeijingUniversitywithanelectronicsdegreeandIhavebeenworkingintheelectronicslabinHondaElectronicsCompanyinGuangdongforfiveyears.I’mgoodatphysicsandbothmyspokenEnglishandwrittenEnglishareverygood.Besides,I’mingoodhealthbecauseIlikesportsverymuch.Iworkinmycompanyfrom8:00amto12:00am.FromMondaytoFriday,soI’mquiteabletoworkinyourcompanyfrom3:30pmto5:00pm.AndI’mquitepleasedwiththesalaryyourcompanyoffers.
Yourssincerely
Lost
IwonderifIcangetsomehelpfromyou.Ileftmycaseinthishoteltoday.Mycaseissquareandbrownincolor.Insidethecase,thereisaradio,acamera,threerollsoffilmandtwoshirts.IalsohaveamoviemagazineandaplaneticketfromShenzhentoNewYorkinit.WillthefinderpleasegetintouchwithmeatonceMytelephonenumberis0755-3319582.Iwillbeverythankful.
ZhangHua
10.你是黎明。请以为题，向英文报纸写一封信，批评子女虐待老人，老人死后却又花钱大操大办丧事的不良社会风气。信的开头部分已经写好，要求根据下面的要点提示将信补全
1．二自虐待老人的事例：在住、吃、治病方面各举一例；
2．老人死后儿子花钱大办丧事的事例：2-3例。
BigFuneralIsTooLate
Deareditor:
GrandmaLiwasmyneighbor,whodiedlastmonth.Theoldladyhadthreesons.Allofthemhadgrownupandgotmarried,butnoneofthemwantedtotakecareofher.Theyletherliveinasmalldarkroom.Theygaveherlittlefood.Whenshegotill,theyrefusedtotakehertohospital.
Buttomysurprise,theoldlady’ssonsspentalotofmoneyonherfuneral.Thefunerallastedseveraldays,andscoresofcarsandtruckswereusedonthedaywhentheoldladywasburied.
WhatistheuseofsuchabigfuneralfortheoldladyItistoolateforher.Weshouldtakecareofoldparentswhiletheyarealiveinsteadofspendingsomuchmoneyonthemwhentheyaredead.
11．ApplicationLetterforStudy
DearSir:
IamwritingtoyoubecauseIwishtohaveinformationaboutadmissiontoyouruniversity,thecoursesyouofferanddetailsofanyscholarshipforforeignstudents.Iwouldalsoliketoreceiveinformationontuitionandhousing.
IstudiedatShanghaiInstituteofForeignTradeforfouryearsfrom1989to1993.ThereIobtainedaB.A.degreeinEconomicsandgotA’sinallmysubjects.AftergraduationIbecameateacherofEconomicsofShanghaiuniversity.NowIhavehadfivepaperspublished.Inaddition,myknowledgeandpracticalcommandofEnglishisadequate.MyimmediatedegreeobjectiveatColumbiaUniversityisMasterDegreeofScience.
Iamlookingforwardtoanearlyreply.
Linnan
12．ApplyingfortheJob
ChineseDepartment
BeijingUniversity
March18,2000
WuhanDepartment
InternationalTradingCompany
ZhongshanRoad
AsIamgoingtograduatefromtheuniversity,Iwouldliketoapplyforapositionwithyourcompany.MytrainingatBeijingUniversityhelpedmedevelopsuchskillsasasecretarywithexcellentshorthandandwordprocessing:IwouldliketodemonstratehowIcanputthemtoworkforyourcompany.
HereIenclosearesumewhichdescribesmyeducationandworkexperience.YouwillnotethatIgotgoodgrades,andIplacedsecondinourcityintheSecretarialShorthandCompetitionlastNovember.
IfyouthinkIcanmeettherequirementforworkinyourcompany,Iwouldliketointerviewwithyousoon.,MayIcallyouonNextMondaytomakeanappointment.
LiYing
TheRoleofScienceandTeachinginModernLife
Humanlifecannotcontinuewithoutscienceandtechnology.Infact,theadvancementofhumansocietyhasalwaysbeendependeduponthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Asaresult,thelifewearelivingnowismorecivilizedthanthatofourforefathers’.
Thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyhasbroughtaboutmanychangesinpeople’slife.Forexample,theinventionoftelevisionhasopenedaneweraformankind.Wecannowvieweventswhicharehappeningthousandsofmilesaway.
Scienceandtechnologyalsoplayandimportantroleinoursocialistconstruction.Oursocialistconstructionisjustlikeaskyscraper,whilescienceandtechnologyareitsbase.Withoutthebase,theskyscrapercannotbebuilt.Therefore,weshouldtryourbesttofurtherdevelopscienceandtechnologysoastolayamoresolidbaseforoursocialistconstruction.
RelationshipbetweenCustomerandSeller
Therelationshipbetweencustomerandsellerisnowbecomingmoreandmoreimportantinpeople’slife,withtherapiddevelopmentofmarketeconomy.Agoodrelationshipbetweencustomerandsellercanmakebuyingandsellingahappyexperienceandbenefitbothbuyerandcustomer.
Agoodrelationshipbetweencustomerandsellercanonlyexistonthebasisofhonestyandrespect.Thesellershouldbehonesttocustomersintroducingtheactualadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhisgoods.Hemustn’tdeceivecustomers,chargetoohighapriceorservethemindifferently.Onthepartofthecustomer,heshouldalsorespectthesellerandbereasonable.Somecustomersthinktheyare“God”ofthesellers,sotheyoftenbehavecoldlyorevenrudelytothem.That’snotgoodmanners.Aslongasonebusyofhisownwill,bothsidesareequal.
Sometimesproblemsandmistakesareinevitable.Forexample,thesellermayforgettogivehiscustomerthechange.Ifhedoesn’tdoitonpurpose,thecustomershouldbeconsiderateandexcusehim.Onthebasisofhonestyandkindness,problemscaneasilybesolved.,
WhyIliketoReadNewspaper
Thenewspaperisoneofthemanymediumsofcarryinginformationtous.Nowonderpeopleoftensay:“Evenwithoutsteppingoutofmyhouse,Iamwell-informedofalthathasbeenhappeningintheworld.”
Wegetallkindsofnewsfromnewspapers.Newspaperscantellusaboutvariousevents,pastandfuture,domesticandforeign.Besides,theycanteachusalotofusefulthings.Infact,everyonecanfindsomethinghewantsfromnewspapers,andeveryoneenjoysreadingthemeveryday.
Readingnewspaperscanwidenourscopeofknowledge.Notonlytheyhelpusimproveourreadingabilitybuttheycanhelpusenhanceourideology.Becauseofallthesebenefits,Ilikereadingnewspapers.
MyOpinionofToday’sEducation
Ithinkoneofthemainproblemswithtoday’seducationisthattoomuchemphasisisplacedontestscores.Ithasbecomethemostimportantcriterionforcollegeenrollment.Astudent,howevercreativeandintelligent,willnotbeadmittedintoacollegeifhistotalscoresarejustonepointlessthanrequired.Itisalsooneofthecrucialfactorseitherinjobassignmentorinemploymentcompetitions.
Thecompetitionforhighscoresamongstudentsbecomesintense.Studentsfindthemselvesconcentratingmoreonstrategiestoachievehighscoresthanonacquiringknowledge.Theywillplaytruantofsomesubsidiarycourse,skipoverthesubstancewhichwillnotbetestedon,evenpumpteachersforhintsonupcomingexams.Teachersareapttogivetheirstudentshighscores.Astheirjobisjudgedmainlybythestudents’performanceintermsofscores,someteacherstendtoseteasypaperstotesttheirstudentsonornarrowdownthescopeoftheexam.Someteachersevenleak“accidentally”theexamquestionsorlowertheircriterionofscoring.
Asaresult,thecompetitionforhighscoresbecomessointensethatitactuallydefeatsacademicgoalsofeducation.
EducationandtheMarket
AsthesocialistmarketeconomyinChinaisexpanding,educationisbecomingmorecloselyrelatedtothemarket.Inabroadsense,allthemodernsocietyisbasedonthemarketeconomy.Aspartofthesociety,educationcannotbeseparatedfromthemarket.Onthecontrary,theformerhasmuchtodowiththelatter.Therefore,itisgeneralbelievedthateducaitonservesthemarketandthelatter,inturn,supportstheformer.
Thereasonforeducationtoenterthemarketisobvious.Asadevelopingcountry,Chinaisnotlikelytoinvestahugeamountofmoneyineducationinthenearfuture.Educationhastoturntothemarkettofinditsownway.Itisimportanttonotethatteacher’swayofproductionistoteachandtrainstudents.Thestudents’knowledgeisaninvisibleproduct.Inaddition,theirservicestostudentsandsocietyarevaluable.Soeducationhastoberuninaccordancewiththelawvaluetorealizetheaimthatstudentspayfortheireducationandfindjobsforthemselvesratherthanbeingassignedjobsbythestates.
Personally,Ithinkeducationisanindependentindustrybetweenstudentsandthetalentmarket.Itistheindispensablelinkbetweenthetwo.SoIcanconcludethatsincescienceandtechnologyandtalentedpeoplecanenterthemarket,itisamatterofcourseforeducationtoenterthemarket.
Challenges
Everyonehastoacceptallkindsofchallengesinhislife.Therearenotonlyphysicalchallenges,butalsosocialandintellectualchallenges.Adventurersrisktheirlivesinexploringtheprimitiveareas.Athletesdevotethemselvestoplayingsportstoshowtheirskills.
Manyreasonsareincludedinpeople’spreferencetochallenges.Thefirstiscuriosity.Normallypeopletakegreatinterestinunknownthingsandworld.Thesecondisthepersonalfeelingofachievement.Peopleoftenpridethemselvesontheirabilitiestogothroughchallengessmoothly.Thethirdisforthemeaningoflife.Afterchallenges,peoplecanknowthemselvesbetteranddeeplyenjoythereallife.
Todaywestillconfrontmanychallenges.Doctorsfacethechallengesofconqueringdiseaseattackinghumanbeings.Plannersmustproducemoredesignandtransportation.Scientistsaretodevelopnewformsofenergy.Allinall,weliveinanageofchallenges.
AdvantagesandDisadvantageofFreeMedicalService
FreemedicalservicehasbeenawelfarepolicyinChina.Itusedtobenefitpeoplealotincities,whenpeoplecouldn’tearnmuchmoney,thispolicyhelpedthemfeelsafefromthehighmedicalexpense.
Butfreemedicalservicealsobringssomeproblems.Forexample,manypeopletakeadvantageofitandgetalotofmedicineatimewhentheyaresick.Itisagreatwastetothecountry.Besides,whenhospitalscan’tearnmoney,theybegintoprovidepoorerandpoorerservice.
Soitisurgenttoundertakereforminfreemedicalservice.Patientshavetopaysomeoralltheexpense.Butthereformshouldkeepinpacewiththeincreaseofpeople’swages.
VideoGames
Videogameshavebecomeverypopularinrecentyears.Whereveryougo,youcanseeyoungstersorevenadultsindulgedinthegames.Whentheyplaythegamesinclubs,stores,orhomes,theyconcentratealltheirattentiononthem,withtheirhandsbusyoperating.Obviously,videogamesgivethemgreatwonderfulentertainment.Theybringgreatpleasuretoyoungsters,trainthemtorespondquickly,stimulatetheirimaginationandinterestinelectronicsandcomputerscience.Inshort,videogamesplayagoodpartinthedevelopmentofyoungstersintelligence.
Justasacoinhastwosides,videogameshavealsosomedisadvantage.Someyoungpeopleespeciallyschoolchildren,spendtoomuchtimeplayingthem,whichwoulddoharemtotheirhealthandeyesandaffecttheirschoolachievements.Onlyifonehasenoughself-control,canonebenefitfromvideogames.
FilmIsGivingWaytoTV
Therearefewerfilm-goersnowthanbefore.ThenumberofTV-watchershasbeenincreasing.In1975,therewereonly5,000TV-watchersandin1985,thenumberincreased20times.TheincreaseisduetothedevelopmentofTVindustry.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,peoplearericherthanbeforeandmanyfamiliescanaffordtobuycolorTVsets.PeoplewouldprefertostayathometowatchTVratherthangoouttoseeafilm.
AlthoughfilmisgivingwaytoTV,therearestillsomepeoplewholikewatchingfilmsnotonlybecausegoodfilmsarenotshownonTVbutbecausefilmhasitsownadvantage.