I’ve just finished my first day of senior high school and     1     我真的喜欢. I’ve been told that schoolwork will present more of a challenge in the years ahead, and that     2     the teachers will hold us to higher standards. This means I’ll have to put a lot of efforts into my studies. I’ll also need to be very careful about balancing my schoolwork and hobbies. This is all quite new and different from my life at junior high school, but I’m sure     3     我会应对这些挑战. In fact, I’m looking forward to being more independent and responsible for my own learning.     4     There is so much knowledge I need to acquire, so I will work harder than ever. I also plan to take advantage of every opportunity to improve my communication skills. I’ll make more friends by joining some clubs.     5     I have confidence in my ability to do well at senior high school!

I once studied in a British high school for one year. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain. I could get up an hour later than usual.

On the first day, all students attended an assembly in the school hall.     1     I sat next to a girl whose name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told us that     2     the best way to earn respect was to devote ourselves to study. Because we had different classes in different classrooms,     3    对我来说记住所有的同学是件难事。I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in China. However, it was a bit challenging. Luckily, my teachers gave me much encouragement. My English improved a lot, as I used English every day.

I liked cooking and also took many subjects. In the art class, I made a small sculpture.     4     I liked it very much though it didn’t look very beautiful.     5    我很幸运能够体验到这样一种不同的生活方式。

I want to speak to you about the state of the playground.     1     People are throwing their garbage everywhere. They leave garbage on the ground instead of using the garbage cans.     2     这对孩子们来说是一件危险的事情。Yesterday, a six-year-old kid fell and cut his hand on a broken bottle.     3     The boy was taken to hospital. Also, the garbage makes the playground look dirty, and no one wants to go there.

    4     I would like you to handle this problem right away. For example, you should buy more garbage cans and stop people from littering.

Please think about my suggestions.     5     我等待着你的答复。

Best regards!

Jerry Broker

My computer was broken so I couldn’t read your two e-mails until today. I’m so sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering.

    1     你是正确的. We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight. I think you look great as you are, and     2     you are a wonderful person. I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best:     3    没有东西比健康更重要.

It’s the same in China.     4     Many people are not overweight at all. However, they are always going on a diet or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous.     5     I hope they can learn from your story.

Antismoking ad campaign

Every year millions of people around the world die due to smoking.    1     Every packet of cigarettes contains poisonous chemicals that can result in lung cancer and heart disease. This costs countries a lot of money and causes great damage to the welfare of the people. There are huge numbers of smokers in Asia. This is why we have chosen anti-smoking as the subjects of our ad campaign.

The target audience is highschool teenagers. Our main aim is to discourage young people from smoking.    2     我们的研究表明年轻人是关心他们的健康和未来的. We will education them about the bad physical effects of smoking and how smoking affects those people around them. We will explain all the advantages of not smoking, such as saving money which can then be spent on other things. Our interviews also indicate that young people are concerned about what is cool and what their friends like. We will show how smoking is not cool or attractive, because it makes people smell terrible, and gives them bad teeth, skin and fingernails.    3     If we can convince young people not to start, they might then urge their parents and other people to give up smoking, too.

Our campaign will start on 31 May, World No Tobacco Day. We will put large posters around the school with our logo and slogan.    4     我们的网站将给学生们提供更多的有关吸烟方面的信息. We will also publish an article in the school magazine informing students about the dangers of smoking, and we will organize an essay competition as well.

Our slogan: Smoking kills!

    5     Many people think that smoking is cool or enjoyable, but they are not fully aware of the damage that it does to their health. This is why we choose this picture as our logo. We want to shock people into realizing that many smokers die all too soon from illnesses and diseases related to smoking.