, the more you wish to learn.

    (exact) when the first people arrived in what we now know as California，no one really knows. However, is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.

Scientists believe that these first settler (cross) the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the (arrive) of Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died the diseases brought by Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans (live) in California than in any other state.

    In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century. Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of we now call the United States. Of first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was (teach) the Catholic religion to the natives.

提示:

1）当时的情景：有人向动物投掷小石头或燃着的烟头，有人给动物喂不合适的食物等, 以此取乐；

2）看法：看到动物受到故意伤害，深表震惊; 动物是人类的朋友，有自己的生存权利；应采取措施保护等。

注意: 1）短文应包括所有要点, 可适当发挥;

2）词数120个左右; 开头已给出, 不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

    I'm writing to tell you ……

    Best wishes!

Yours Sincerely

Li Hua

    One morning, my husband Jerry went back to the kitchen as he just finished loading his car. “I guess filling my thermos(保温瓶) is all that I have left to do, and then I'm off.” Down the drain went the hot water that had been warming his thermos.

    With a nostalgic(怀旧的) look on his face, he softly said: “Anytime I fill my thermos I think of your mom.” The tone in his voice was so tender as he spoke of my mother, who is sadly no longer with us.

    “Oh honey, I know she's watching and listening right now with a big smile on her face,” I responded, tears in my eyes.

    One morning years ago when we were leaving, mother watched as Jerry was to fill his thermos. Mom then casually said, ‘Jerry, if you filled your thermos with hot water and let it sit a while, your coffee would stay hot for longer then.” With her simple suggestion, his face showed that he was shocked by his own lack of common sense. Well, of course it would!

    He poured out the small amount of coffee already in the thermos and refilled it with boiling hot water. Then he poured the water and refilled it with hot coffee. Mom smiled as Jerry did so.

    Words of wisdom from a loving mother-in-law made an impact that will never be forgotten. She never dreamed her words would be a treasured and everlasting memory in the heart of her son-in-law.

    The lasting memories don't necessarily come from major moments in life. Memories are often made during those small, ordinary times. Life is about small moments we share with friends and loved ones.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    Before I turned 29, my parents moved to Queensland, where I arrived for a visit six months later. I 1 upon my mother with hugs, and for the first time in my life I said, “I love you, mom!” Then I gently 2, expecting some kind of reciprocation. But it never came. Instead, she appeared 3 in horror.

    When I was back at work, I overheard a workmate on a call to her mother and she concluded it with “I love you, Mum.” As 4 as that. Why wasn't it like that in mine? Something had to be done about this 5situation once and for all.

    My 6 came the next Sunday during my weekly phone call to my mother. After we had shared our usual pleasantries and7, I took a deep breath and asked, “Do you love me, Mum?” After a short 8, she replied, “I love you. Don't be silly. You know we never said things like that in my family.”

    “Well, I want it to be said in ours. From now on I want to 9 our conversations with 'I love you.'”

    In May 2000 my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 10 to hospital, and I phoned every day to 11 her. One evening when I rang, a nurse answered the phone and regretfully informed me that my mother's condition had rapidly worsened. She wasn't expected to 12 it through the night.

    Knowing I couldn't get a flight in time, I asked the nurse to put the phone next to my mother's ear so I could talk to her. “She's 13 conscious,” the nurse replied. “It's unlikely she'll hear you.” But I didn't care. I wanted to do it 14.

    15 she'd placed the phone by my mother's ear, I started 16 and telling Mum over and over again that I loved her. At first, all I could hear was “Hmmmm”—but then, like a miracle, with a deep 17she said, “Love you … love you, darling.” It was the last thing she said before drifting into 18.

    Although I was overwhelmed by her death, the surprising part was how well I 19. Of course, losing a parent is extremely painful and I shed many tears, but receiving those lovely last words made it much more 20. I had closure in the best possible way.

— But two years ago he thought_______.

1）加入倶乐部的目的；

2）相关的个人情况。

注意:1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3）邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计 入总词数。

Dear Mr. Blake,

Yours,

Li Hua

    I work in a company in India which has branches in Germany and the UK，so I 1take business trips to these places．We have a tradition at the company that anybody coming back to India from a foreign country gets 2for all the other members of the company．Naturally the chocolates are finished in no time because everyone 3them and tries to get as many as possible．

    I 4 that the housekeeping staff members never had the chance to get even a single chocolate maybe because they were not as quick as others to take the chocolates．I felt it was5to them．

    Recently, I came back to India from Munich and I had 6a lot of chocolates for them．I met one of the housekeeping staff members called Babu．I gave him a packet of chocolates and told him to distribute(分发)them 7 in his department．His face lit up with joy and thanked me again and again，which made me very happy．

    But the 8didn't end here．The best part of it was that Babu actually distributed the chocolates to 9 in the company equally instead of just distributing them among members in his 10 ． So it was so touching for me to see this.

    I find it really hard to 11why we，who have the money to buy chocolates and other goodies，do not feel like12but just think about how to get more．13 ， Babu，who earns only just about enough to raise his family, was so generous and did not even 14one extra chocolate for himself．I want to request all of us learn from Babu for being so 15and caring!