The moon is round and bright on a fine night. But in fact, it isn’t as beautiful as people say in the fairy tales (神话故事).     27     It’s hot in the day and cold at night. In space (太空), the moon is our nearest neighbor.     28     If you walk to the moon, it will take you eight years and nine months. If you go there by bike, it will take you nearly two years and three months.     29     When you get there, you will find there are no birds or fish there.     30     The moon is much smaller than the earth. The earth is 49 times as large as the moon.

Among the many poets in history, who is called the “immortal poet(诗仙)”? Yes, he is Li Bai. Many people think his poems are romantic(浪漫的) and free, just like an immortal. However, in the Chinese cartoon movie Chang’an(《长安三万里》) we see a different Li Bai.

In the movie, Li drinks a lot. He likes to have parties. Sometimes he doesn’t keep promises(信守承诺) to his friend Gao Shi. He also goes after money. Li dreams to become an officer(官员), but he can’t take keju(科举) because his family run a business. Businessmen couldn’t become officers at that time. So he tries to get to know the important people in Chang’an. But he makes a mistake and leave Chang’an in the end.

Xie Junwei, the movie’s Director said “Li Bai was not all good but that is more real.” Li Bai might not be as perfect as we think, but his poems are here with us. He is always the “immortal” in our hearts.

Pollution is a very big     36     in the world today. There are many kinds of pollution around us,     37     air pollution, water pollution and land pollution. In some cities the air is     38    . They are bad     39     our health in many ways. Land and water pollution kills animals every year. Let’s work together to     40     the world a better place.

The Double Ninth Festival is a very old festival and     41     (have) a history of more than 1, 700 years in China. It is on the ninth     42    (daily) of lunar (农历) September. There are many     43     (kind) of activities to celebrate (庆祝) this festival, eating Chongyang cakes and watching flowers. It is a good time for a family     44     (get) together. Today, the Double Ninth Festival has got     45    (it) new meaning—a festival to remind (提醒) the young to care for and show love to the old.

46. “北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。”你的澳大利亚网友Mike对中国冬季十分向往。请以Winter in My Hometown为题写一封邮件。

Winter in My Hometown

You said you wanted to know about the winter in my hometown. I’m glad to tell you something about it, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua