Dear sir,

I read your story (of the 4^th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海边) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑问) that our costs are higher now.

I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.

But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.

Yours faithfully,

Edith Randall (Mrs)

1.Horlton was __________.

A．a very big city

B．a small village beside the sea

C．a town of nearly 500,000 people

D．a small village at the foot of Roland Hill

2.It costs more to live in the country because __________.

A．the men who mend the television have to come by bus

B．food costs more in small shops

C．the television goes wrong more often in the country

D．Mrs Randall has to travel by bus to the city supermarket

3.Although it costs less to live in a town, __________.

A．life is more worth living in the country

B．we can’t enjoy the beautiful view

C．it costs more to live in Horlton

D．life is worth living only when you live in a small village

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Dear Amy,

I am so__36__to get your letter. I am glad you like your school. Now let me tell you about my school.

I go to school five days a week. We have four lessons   37 the morning and two lessons in the afternoon. We have many interesting things  38   after class. On Monday and Wednesday, we have   39  on the playground. On Tuesday afternoon, some of   40   have an art class. On Thursday afternoon, some have a  41 class in the music room. We can enjoy beautiful music. On Friday afternoon, we practice   42  English with the teacher. My Chinese friends would like  43  with me in English. They think I am like an English teacher. Isn’t it great? On Saturdays and Sundays, I  44   go to school. Very often I go to the parks and have a good time with my family there.

I love my school   45  enjoy my school life. What about you?

Yours,

Helen

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H___1___are very important to a person.  W__2__ having any hobby, life won’t be as  colorful as it should be. I have all kinds of hobbies, such as c___3____ stamps, playing musical instruments (乐器)，reading, and d__4____ sport activities. When I am in a blue mood, I will also do my hobbies to c___5___ myself up. Hobbies can help us c___6___ our moods. Many hobbies n_7___ devotion(执着), for e___8___, when you play a musical instrument, you have to p__9__over and over in order to perform good music. After a period (时期)if you still enjoy it, gradually it will become a habit of yours. But remember a hobby is l___10___gold under the ground, no hobby will come to you unless you dig it out yourself. If you can treat study as one of your hobbies, life will be more enjoyable.

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