— Few in all my life _____ such a _____ person.

    Each New Year, we wish others happiness and success. There are several—a smile, freedom, the willingness to share and the confidence that you will get what you need in life.  

    As you turn over the calendar, keep turning over your mind as well. Don't fill your future dates with past events. Just move on.  

    You want to be free of such weaknesses as complaint, hatred, and anger. Do not let the past affect your life in the present. If you cannot forgive the past, then your future will be dark.

    As long as you are useful to people, your value will never be lost. “Any of your good actions will always come back to you. Today you have the whole world for a family. What you need to feel is that everybody is part of your own family. Open your eyes and see how much you have been given. Focus on what you have rather than what you don't have. The more thankful you feel, the more you will be given. However, the more you complain, the more will be taken away from you.  

    There is always happiness when you focus on what you have. Success comes, beauty comes, and peace comes.  

A. What are the effects of success?

B. What really is the sign of success?

C. Welcome the New Year with a smile.

D. With this calmness, abilities appear naturally.

E. Take responsibility and then there is no suffering.

F. Understand that negative feelings are because of the past.

G. Never quit and keep on trying, and then you will make it.

    A beautiful and very successful actress (女演员) was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

    It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter's bill (帐单). At the bottom of it were these words: “ Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m. I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.”

    Question: I have been learning English for about 7 years. And I still can't make myself understood in English. However, I love learning English. How can I learn English well? Please help me.

    Answer: Many people have asked me this question. Here I will give you several tips for learning English.

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    First of all, you must want to learn. If you are not interested in learning English, no class will help you and no book will help you. So you have to be honest with yourself. Ask yourself, “Do I really want to learn English?” If you can't answer “yes” to this question, it is better for you to set English aside until you're ready and willing to learn.

    ● Set goals (目标).

    To learn English well, you must set some goals. It will also help you to see your progress. Ask yourself, “What are my goals? What areas would I like to improve?” Think about what your goals are, and review once in a while to see that you are making progress toward your goals.

    ● Practice, practice, and practice.

After you have set your goals, you have a better idea of what you need to practice. Just like the athlete whose goal is the Olympics must train daily, you as a language learner must practice language every day to make progress toward your goal.

内容应包括如下要点:

1）春节在中国的地位……

2）春节持续的时间……

3）春节来临之前人们……

4）除夕之夜人们……

5）春节期间人们……

6）你对春节的态度……

注意:1）词数100左右;

2）可适当发挥以使行文连贯;

3）开头结尾已给出,但不计入总词数。

参考词汇:春节联欢晚会Spring Festival Gala

Dear Jack,

    Thanks for your email. I'm glad to tell you something about China's Spring Festival.

Yours,

Li Hua

    Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well their friends do．In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice．It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friend can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

    However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．The question of “choice” is an interesting one．Have you ever thought of the following questions?

    Who choose your friends?

    Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

    Have you got a good friend your parent don't like?

注意：1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3）开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Li Hua，

    I am sorry you are having trouble in adapting to high school life.

    Best wishes.

Yours sincerely，

Miss Wang

I'll get my friends in Beijing .