Hi Mary,

       Thank you for writing to me and I will try to give you some ideas about improving（提高） your written English. The bad news, of course, is that there is no e   77    way to do this. It takes work.

       Improving your English, like getting better at anything else, means lots of practice. I think you already know enough words and grammar in English to make sentences and to understand English, and the problem you have is as the problem all Chinese students have when they learn English. You go to English class a couple of times a week and the rest of the time you speak Chinese. If you come to Canada, your English would improve very         q  78    because you would use it all day, every day. It’s just practice.

       To improve your writing in English, you should do the following t   79    things. First, you should try to read English as much as possible. It doesn’t matter what you read, so pick something that interests you. Reading English will show you how English words are used together, how English speakers express themselves and so on, so you can learn a lot from that. Then you should practice writing. Ask your teacher if you can get extra assignments and write things like short stories. Your teacher can s   80    you where you make mistakes and how to correct them. You can also write more letters to English speakers on the Internet (I will be happy to exchange letters with you if that will help). Don’t worry if you make mistakes     b  81    that is how you learn.

       You say you can not obey your plans. In English we say, “Plan the work, work the plan.” You need a plan and then you need to follow your plan to improve.

I hope these ideas are u   82   . I wish you luck, and if you want to write to me I will be happy to try to help you. We can talk about China, about Canada or anything else you like.  

Best wishes,

Brad Flankin

77. e________ 78. q________ 79. t________ 80. s________ 81. b________ 82. u________

Will you be happy if you have a new Nike T-shirt on? Probably you will．But what if you see a friend 1  a more fashionable（时髦的）and more beautiful one? You may not feel as satisfied

2  you expect to and the feeling of happiness may disappear in a minute．

    Why are we not so happy we should be? the secret is：we focus（专注）on what we want

instead of what we have．We keep making Our list of desires（愿望）longer and longer．As a result，

we are not pleased with what we have  3 owned．We say to ourselves,“I’11 be happy when this

desire is satisfied．”However, another desire appears when this one is met．So。we still don’t feel  happy though we have got what we want．Happiness   4  when we always have new desires

hard to satisfy．

    Luckily．there is a way to be happy．Think more about what we have than what we want．Rather than wish you were 5  to have an enjoyable vacation on the beach．think of  6  fun you have had nelil home．Similarly，instead of hating to do much homework，7 teachers for

making you have the chance to practice mole．The list of what you have can also be endless．Each

time you find yourself falling into “I wish life was different” trap（陷阱），take a deep breath and think of 8  you have every" had．

  Pay anole's attention to what you have，and you’11 probably get mole of what you want． 9

example，your good attitude toward doing homework can bring exeunt grades in exanlt8 because 10  makes perfect．

    Start to focus on what we have! The more we feel satisfied．the more happily we’ll live．

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

（    ）1．A．wearing                           B．to wear                   C．wore

（    ）2．A．very                                B．as                           C．too

（    ）3．A．already                            B．yet                         C．far

（    ）4．A．can’t be found                 B．Call be found           C．can find

（    ）5．A．used                  B．sad              C．able

（    ）6．A．how                                B．what                       C．whose

（    ）7．A．thank                              B．refuse                     C．dislike

（    ）8．A．everything                       B．thing                       C．nothing’

（    ）9．A．As                                  B．For                         C．On

（    ）10．A．exercises                       B．grade                      C．practice

Dear Wang Tian，

Thank you very much for your letter and the photos of Beijing．Beijing looks very beautiful! I'm fine．I have a good time．And I'm very busy with my lessons．I have six classes every day，four in the morning and two in the afternoon．I like English very much．I'm learning Chinese．Chinese is very difficult．I do my best to learn it，but I'm not very good．I like P．E．best because it's very interesting．I can play football and basketball．By the way，do you like English? Can you speak English well? What do you think of America? Welcome to New York（纽约）．I hope you can come to New York one day．

Love，Scott

根据短文内容，选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

1．Who writes this letter?

A．Love                   B．Scott                    C．Wang Tian

2．The letter comes from __________．

A．China                  B．Beijing                 C．America

3．The writer（作者）likes __________ best．

A．PE．                   B．basketball             C．English

4．The writer thinks Chinese is __________．

A．difficult               B．fun                      C．interesting

5．The letter is mainly（主要地）about __________．

A．the writer's work in China                       

B．the writer's friend Wang Tian

C．the writer's school life

I like your programs very much. I'm now writing to ask you something about American social customs (社交习惯). My American friends want me to join them in their dinner party. I am very happy and have decided to go, but I’m a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, so I’m afraid of making mistakes. Should I bring a present, such as sweets or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I’m thankful for their kindness?

Wang Lin

Dear Wang Lin,

It’s a good idea to bring a small present when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine if you know that your friends drink it. You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you’re going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them. Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don’ t know about choosing the right fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, ask the person next to you. If you like the food, say so. Of course, you’ll thank them for the meal and for their kind ness. It’s also a good idea to send a thank you card the day after.

Rose

1. Wang Lin wants to　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. make friends with Rose　　    B. know some social customs for a dinner party

C. make her friends happy　　    D. give her friends a surprise

2. Rose is possibly　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. a good housewife　　　　    B. a TV hostess (主持人)

C. a member of the dinner party   D. a friend of Wang Lin’s

3. If you’re asked to a dinner party but not sure about what to bring as a present, it’s good to bring.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　 

A. some fruits　　　　　　　　 B. a bottle of wine

C. some flowers　　　　　　   D. a knife and fork

4. Which of the following is NOT proper(适当的)for joining in a dinner party?  

A.　　  Get there 15 minutes earlier.　　　　   B. Make yourself at home.

C. Follow others to use forks and knives.    D. Thank your friends for the meal.

5. From the letters we’ve learned that it’s very　　　　 to know something about American social customs.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. difficult　　     B. friendly　　　　  C. enjoyable　　  D. helpful