假如你叫李华。学校派你为新来的外教Peter介绍学校的基本情况。请你根据以下内容，写一封信向他做一介绍，并对他的教学提出建议。

面积：125亩 （acre）

学生人数：约3000

教工人数：约200

校园概况：一栋办公楼，三栋教学楼，一栋实验楼，宽大的操场，体育馆，教室配有电脑等，教学设施齐全。

近年来学校教学成绩优秀，受到广泛赞誉。

注意：1． 词数：100个左右；           

2． 可适当增加细节，以使内容连贯。

Dear Peter，

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes．

Yours

Li Hua

I walked slowly through the market, where people _____ all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied the prices carefully and bought what I needed.

 A. sell                B. were selling         C. had sold             D. have sold   

 I recognized her as soon as I met her at the airport though we hadn’t seen each other for ages and she had changed________.

A．a large amount　 B．a great many C．a great deal  D. a lot of

 When she came several days later, she found that all things still　　　where she had　　　them.

A. lay; laid　                          B. laid; laid

C. lay; lain　                          D. lying; lain

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 25．The best title of the 3rd advertisement would be             .

A．Training at Home                                        B．Learning at Home  

C．Recording Work                                         D．Working at Home

26．According to the information above, if your child has hearing problems, you can turn to________.

A．At-Home Profession Corp.                       B．Globe Insurance Company

C．Bradford Publications                             D．American Inventors Corp.

27．From the advertisements above, we can learn that            .

A．Globe Insurance Company has a history of 51 years

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C．Bradford Publications offers a treatment to hearing impaired parents

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 “Notre Dame,” it said. “Big envelope!”

    Mike, a senior at a Californian high school, shouted with joy. The big envelope meant that the excellent university in Indiana had offered him a place in its Class of 2013. But the $51,300 annual fee is a big obstacle. So Mike and his parents are considering offers from several other colleges and are calculating the costs of tuition, housing and holiday trips home.

    This year, money is the driving factor for a growing number of high school seniors, who have to decide what colleges to attend this fall. Less jobs and plunging house prices have changed family spending.

    “We’re excited that Mike got into eight great schools,” said Mike’s father, an engineer at Microsoft. “But if you consider going to school out of state, you’ve got to think about all of the other costs: moving, flying back and forth for the holidays. You’re looking at about $3,000 a year, just for travel.”

    As families weigh their choices, some are going back to financial aid offices hoping help packages can be increased.

    Rachel Brown was happy to get a thick envelope from New York University (NYU). Although she has always wanted to live in Manhattan, she is seriously considering the University of California San Diego (UCSD), because of the high cost in New York.

“The tuition for NYU is twice as much as UCSD,” said Rachel, 17. “My mom doesn’t want me to have a big debt when I graduate, and I don’t want that either. I’d have to take out a loan of $15,000. I’ll check and see if there’s any way that NYU can offer me any financial aid.”

More than 7.6 million American students have filled out the Free Application for Students Aid, a 19.9 percent increase over last year.

This month the Federal Department of Education urged college financial aid officers to give more help to certain families. A record 30,428 students applied for 2,300 places at Stanford, partly because the university increased financial aid for families earning below $10,000.

56. Mike may give up Notre Dame because of ______.

      A. travel fees                                                 B. financial concerns

      C. poor exam results                             D. worries about living far away from home

57. The phrase “Big envelope” in paragraph 2 probably refers to “______”.

      A. A text message                                         B. A large gift package

      C. An admission letter                                   D. A scholarship letter

58. The passage mainly focuses on ______.

A. the calculation of different costs including tuition

B. the extremely hard financial situation in America

C. the excitement of students’ being able to enter ideal colleges

D. the financial crisis of families over college entrance

    Here are a few of our favorite entries so far in our "Your Life： The Reader's  Digest Ver-sion” contest. After reading these, head over to Facebook and submit(提交）your own story a­bout a special moment or lesson that shaped your life.

"There's   Always a John”

By Darla Boyd

    My first year of leaching, there was a kid named John in my class . John was difficult  to control and he nearly drove me crazy. While, talking about him one day, an old teacher put his is hand on my shoulder and said, “There will always be a John. Your job  is  to  learn to  discover  what makes him defferent  and help him grow better. " The next year, there was indeed another John. In  the last 20 years, I've

leared to enjoy all the kids like John, That advice taught me that there is something to appreciate in everyone,

"An Early Key Lesson"  

By Elaine West 

     Before I began my first teaching job, my mother, a teacher of 30 years，gave me a very special gift, five simple   words that have had an effect on my entire life： “Make friends with the janitor (门卫）." Her wisdom taught the respect for all types of characters and continue to enrich my life to this day. Just five little words but what an impact they can have when you take them to heart.

"Raising Mommy"

By Jan Davis

     Being a mother can always present challenges and rewards. Someone told me early in my parenting career that r, Children will teach you everything you need to know”. Being a mother is being raised. Our children become our advisera. Their dreams become our professors, as we are taking notes carefully. The sounds of their laughter and smiles on their faces an; a great re­ward to U9 or bring us great joy. Their tears remind us that it is okay to fail t wipe the tears a­way and try again.

21. What did the old teacher mean by/saying " There  will always be a John" ?

A. There are always difficult students like John .

B.John will always be an ordinary student.

C.It is important to change John.

D.John is a very common name.

22. What did Elaine West's  mother advise her to do?

A. Don't treat students differendy.

B. Take care of janitors.

C. Respect people from different backgrounds.  

D. Don't judge people by appearance.

23.Which of the following would Jan Davis most probably agree with?

A.A mother should be given more care.

B.A mother improves herself greatly in parenting .

C.Being a mother has more challenges than rewards.

D.Children should realize the dreams of their parents.

24.The text is most probably a(n)     .

A.notice inviting contributions.

B. B.introduction to a contest.

C.ad for three new books.

D.posler about a lecture.

Geraniums of Love
As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews（亲子交流会）with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child. And every child _______ an old

Geraniums school tradition—the annual plant sale（拍卖会）held in early May, just in time for _______ Day.
Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother. _______, I didn't have any money. I went to my eldest sister and _______ the secret, and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully made my _______. I agonized（苦苦思索）over that decision, _______ each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium. The moment I had smuggled it home, with the help of my sister, I _______ it on the upstairs neighbor’s porch. I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mother's Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldn't, and _______ she did not.
When Mother's Day arrived, I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium. I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my _______.
The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and she wanted to __________ our mother. Like my __________ sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went. She arrived at home full of __________ excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag __________ her sweater. “I looked at every plant,” she explained, “and I know I got the __________ one!”
I helped my little __________ hide that geranium on the upstairs neighbor's porch, assuring that our mother wouldn't find it before Mother's Day. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium, and I watched them both bursting with pride and __________. It was like being in a dream I had already dreamed. My mother noticed me __________, and she gave me a soft secret smile. Shocked and puzzled, I __________ back. I had been wondering how my mother could __________ to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child. But as I watched her eyes light up with delight as she was __________ with that most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.
【1】A. passed down B. participated in C. broke with D. carried on
【2】A. Women’s B. Father’s C. Children’s D. Mother's
【3】A. Besides B. Moreover C. However D. Therefore
【4】A. shared B. discovered C. guarded D. unlocked
【5】A. plan B. preparation C. present D. selection
【6】A. watering B. growing C. inspecting D. protecting
【7】A. showed B. potted C. packaged D. hid
【8】A. indeed B. instead C. properly D. anyhow
【9】A. performance B. grades C. gift D. presence
【10】A. inspire B. surprise C. satisfy D. relax
【11】A. youngest B. eldest C. cleverest D. bravest
【12】A. nervous B. youthful C. increasing D. false
【13】A. on B. beside C. behind D. under
【14】A. shortest B. rarest C. best D. strongest
【15】A. sister B. brother C. cousin D. friend
【16】A. confusion B. anxiety C. delight D. astonishment
【17】A. listening B. watching C. smelling D. tasting
【18】A. waved B. smiled C. signed D. called
【19】A. pretend B. continue C. appear D. try
【20】A. impressed B. satisfied C. associated D. presented