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Dear Nick,

I’m glad to hear that you’re coming to Sichuan in August. You’ve made the wise choice to travel here. Sichuan Province is rich in tourist attractions and enjoys many world?famous places of interest, such as Jiuzhaigou and Dujiangyan Irrigation Project.

Jiuzhaigou is well known for its beautiful lakes, of which the water is clear and looks colorful. It can excite visitors’ imagination. Another attraction is Dujiangyan Irrigation Project. It was built over 2,000 years ago and is still playing an important part in irrigation today. Besides, the nice weather and convenient transportation here can make your trip more enjoyable. I’m sure you’ll have a good time.

I’m looking forward to your coming.

Yours sincerely,

2. 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段的中“...not be all that different from the ones children played with 1,000 years ago ...”可知，作者用“骰子”这个例子来证明有些玩具历经千年也不“过时”，故选C。

3. 解析：选C。推理判断题。A项的内容在文章中并没有提及；根据第一段的“children have 5. 去掉to或attend→go6. 在in后加a

7. his→her8.mixing→mixed

9.have→had10.and→or

10. 解析:选D。考查交际用语。上句句意为:研究表明,气候越热，肥胖的人就越少。根据下句中“When it’s hot, I don’t feel like eating a lot”可知，下句与上句的观点一致。It makes a great difference 意为“有很大差别”；It couldn’t be worse意为“没有比这更糟的了”；It drives me crazy意为“我快要发疯了”；That makes sense意为“那是有道理的”。故选D。

9. 解析:选C。考查词义辨析。offer 提供；produce 生产，产出；generate 产生(电、热等)，强调通过物理或化学变化而产生；create 创造，创作。根据句意选C。

8. 解析:选B。考查date相关短语的用法。date back to相当于date from，意为“追溯到；始于”，无进行时，无被动语态，常用一般现在时。故选B。

7. 解析:选D。考查形容词词义辨析。influential 有影响的；fascinating 极有吸引力的，迷人的；boring 令人厌烦的；ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的。根据后半句中“most of us couldn’t believe it”可知,选D。

6. 解析:选C。考查come true的用法。come true意为“实现”，是不及物动词短语，没有被动语态。realize是及物动词，后需带宾语。故选C。

5. 解析:选A。考查hold相关短语的辨析。hold back 抑制(眼泪)，阻止；hold up 举起，阻挡；hold off 推迟，拖延；hold on to 抓住不放，坚持。根据句意选A。