Dear Dick,

How nice to hear from you again! You want to know what is going on in schools in china. In short, things have begun to improve since we called on school to reduce learning load. I don’t know about the others, but I used to have to do works even on weekends by doing endless homework and attending classes as well. Now, I have more free time. I can follow my own interests, such as reading books, visiting museums, and taking computer lessons. In the evenings, I can watch news on TV or read newspapers. What’s more, I can go to bed earlier. As far as I know, everyone is happy about the new arrangement of things.

Best wishes!

yours,

It all started when Mikaila was 4 years old and was stung（刺痛）by a bee twice in one week.This caused her to become very scared whenever bees were near.

To help her deal with this new fear,Mikaila's parents asked her to do some research on bees.She learned that bees are incredibly important for flowers,gardens and trees as pollinators（传粉者）.She also learned that they are dying fast.In the past year,honey bee farmers have reported losing nearly 12% of their colony.Many believe that this could be due to the overuse of pesticide（杀虫剂）,which can have many bad effects upon bees.

This is when she decided to create a product to help save bees.She planned to sell lemonade and started her own company,BeeSweet Lemonade.Her special lemonade recipe came from her great-grandmother's cookbook.She decided to add honey to it,instead of sugar,to call attention to the problems honey bees face.Mikaila sells lemonade almost everyday at her lemonade stand.She takes every opportunity to tell her customers about the issues facing honey bees.

What began as a small operation is starting to grow.BeeSweet is projected to sell almost 140,000 bottles of lemonade this year.BeeSweet lemonade can be found on the shelves at select Whole Foods Markets as well as many restaurants and other locations near her home in Austin,Texas.

Mikaila and her cause have also been featured in many news reports,magazines,blogs and even on Shark Tank,a TV show featuring hopeful entrepreneurs.

Does Mikaila have time to just be a kid?Sure!Her parents have said that every weekend,Mikaila does something fun.She doesn't mind the hard work,though.She says that she is happy watching people enjoy her lemonade,and that makes her want to grow her company more and more.The more people enjoy,the more they're learning about the bees.

【1】What caused Mikaila to save honey bees?

A. Her fear of bees. B. Her parents' advice.

C. Her research on bees. D. Her desire to raise them.

【2】Why does Mikaila sell lemonade with honey in it?

A. To have it sold at a better price.

B. To make it taste more delicious.

C. To show her special lemonade recipe.

D. To get people to care about bees' problems.

【3】How does Mikaila sell her special lemonade?

A. By enlarging its selling scale.

B. By advertising it on the media.

C. By selling it throughout America.

D. By selling it just at her lemonade stand.

【4】What can we know about Mikaila from the passage?

A. Mikaila enjoys her career.

B. Mikaila has changed her dream.

C. Nikaila's company has saved bees.

D. Mikaila doesn't sell her lemonade on weekends.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Tom was having much trouble get up in the morning and was always late with work. His boss wanted to fire him if he didn’t start coming on time, but he went to the doctor for a help. The doctor gave him some medicine and told him to take them before he went to bed. The man does as told and slept really well, wake up before the alarm had even gone off. He had time for a properly breakfast and was the first reach the factory. “Boss,” he said, “that medicine really works!” “I’m pleasing to hear it,” said his boss, “but where were you yesterday?”

Almost all of us heard the story “Here Comes the Wolf” when we are little kids. What we can learn from the story is we must be honest. Therefore, there’re lots of phenomenon of dishonesty nowadays.

Being honest does great harm not only to other people and also to yourself. Take the case of fake milk powder for an example. After drinking this kind of milk, the baby had big heads while their legs and arms were still thin, what badly affected their health. To my great relief, the producers got accused and punished net all the serious consequences in the end.

My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world, so I decide to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.

At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked, “I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”

My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!

A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win．Consider the case of a young friend of mine，who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about being late on the job．Although there was a good reason for Sam’s a being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer．His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech．

Yes，the boss was．Sam entered the office at 9：35．The place was as quiet as a locker room；everyone was hard at work．Sam’s supervisor came up to him．Suddenly，Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand．“How do you do！” he said．“I’m Sam Maynard．I’m applying for a job，which，I understand，became available just 35 minutes ago．Does the early bird get the worm？”

The room exploded in laughter．The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office．Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win，a laugh．

Humor is a most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in our lives．It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying “no”，criticizing，getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face．For some jobs，it’s the only tool that can succeed．It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel．For example，many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum．

【1】Why was Sam late for his job？

A．Because he was ill．

B．Because he got up late．

C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam．

D．He was busy applying for a new job．

【2】The main idea of this passage is ________．

A．Sam Maynard saved his job with humor

B．humor is important in our lives

C．early bird gets the worm

D．humor can solve racial discriminations

【3】The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means ________．

A．tried to hold back B．tried to set

C．charged D．gave out

【4】Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage？

A．Many lose life’s battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor．

B．It wasn’t the first time that Sam came late for his work．

C．Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8：30．

D．Humor is the most effective way of solving problems．

1. 邀请他担任比赛评委；

2. 问他届时是否有空出席；

3. 请他向学生推荐合适的文学作品。

注意:

1. 词数80左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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【1】Old people tend to get out of b________when they climb those stairs.

【2】After b________with the shop owner fora long time,Mary picked up a few beautiful dresses.

【3】In my opinion,a good lecture should be able to e________the audience's interest as well as inform them.

【4】The headmaster p________prizes to the students who had done well in their studies.

【5】Though the d________boy could not use his arms and legs,he was just as clever as the other children.

【6】The news that a suicide bomber killed at least 22 people in Manchester caused________（全国范围内）concern in surrounding cities.

【7】To be good at the game,you need a reasonable level of________（智力）.

【8】My parents think that________（当代的）young people show no respect for their elders.

【9】He________（吹口哨）happily when he walked along,thinking about his teacher's praise.

【10】With so many students graduating from universities,there exists fierce________（竞争）in jobs hunting.

BEIJING，March 9—The central government will require an additional three years of use for official vehicles for ministers and governors to reduce the costs of purchasing new cars，media have reported．

The new rule has been applied among all Party and government departments nationwide，the Beijing News reported on Tuesday．The new rule has not yet been made public，said Li，a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee．

Under the old rules，the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as every five years，Li said．These officials will also keep the same cars when they assume new posts，he added．

The new rule also reiterated that officials ranking below minister-or-governor-levels should not be allocated cars．The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand．

“It violates the rules for lower-ranking—even county-level-officials to be allocated cars，” Li said．

Purchases of vehicles for official use have been heavily investigated，as they account for a large expenditure of public funds every year．

A survey on the Web news www．ifeng．com found 64 percent of respondents believed the new rule will be difficult to carry out because it is related to officials’ interests．

“Local government departments had halted approvals for requests for such vehicles and had started to work on new quotas under the new rules，” Li said．“The future reform of official vehicle use will introduce market mechanisms and monetization．”

Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such vehicles will not increase in 2011 compared with a year ago．

Beijing’s standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal government will release the number of vehicles for official use in the capital as early as at the end of this month．

Earlier this month，the Minister of Finance had published a rule regulating the budgets for such vehicles．

【1】 What is the purpose of the new rule allocating vehicles among officials？

A. To promote a low-carbon lifestyle．

B．To cut down the present huge expenditures of purchasing cars．

C．To make good use of budgets for official cars．

D．To solve the problem of severe traffic jam．

【2】How often could the cars used by minister-level officials be replaced according to the new rule？

A．Every 3 years． B．Every 5 years．

C．Every 8 years． D．Every 10 years．

【3】What about the officials ranking below minister-or-governor levels in terms of official vehicles？

A．They can still possess special cars．

B．They can use their own private cars．

C．They can use cars whenever officially necessary．

D．They can be allocated second-hand cars．

【4】What is the public’s attitude toward the new rule’s fulfillment？

A．Uncertain． B．Optimistic．

C．Indifferent． D．Passive

【5】From the passage，we can infer that_________．

A．the government is determined to carry out the new rule

B．the new rule has not yet been made public

C．the new rule will benefit official’s interest

D．the new rule is applied to minister-level officials