I am a proud mother of three children, my last little one being delivered in the middle of this pandemic (疫情). She was born in August and her name is Aida.
Shortly after having Aida, my mother-in-law Ann showed me something she learned from her friend’s mother in an art class she attended weekly, She had showed me how to knit (编织) a scarf.
I spent a lot of time breastfeeding my sweet little girl, so I had some extra time to do something with my hands throughout the day. I enjoyed making the scarf so I purchased tons of yarn (线) since it was winter. I wanted to make scarves for my three children as Christmas gifts.
There was a new family that moved in down the street. The only daughter of the family was Jane, a shy girl, aged 14, the same age of my oldest son David. It seemed that she came from a financially disadvantaged family, for she always wore old clothes. Worse still, in such cold days, she had no more clothes to wear and trembled with cold.
Due to the pandemic, society was thrown into crisis mode. Schools were closed, food supplies and deliveries were suspended and children were stuck at home. In such discouraging time, however, they became good companions, talking and playing at home or around the houses.
It was dreadfully cold this winter. Every time David came back from outside, with red face, he always cried, “Mum, it is freezing outside!” Then, he came over to see whether I finished the scarf. I could tell how impatient he was to wear my scarf sooner! I had to speed the project to satisfy his expectation. But David comforted me by saying he could wait a few days. What a kind and considerate boy he was! Then my great art project finally was accomplished on the morning ahead of Christmas.
注意：1.续写词数应为150词左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语己为你写好。
Paragraph 1: I wrapped the scarf around David’s neck.
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Paragraph 2: Later that day David came back saying Jane also deserved a scarf.
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Mash Assadollah was the grocer at our corner store. Standing behind his glass display case, he tore out a page from a book. He twisted the page into a cone-shaped envelope and then filled it with tobacco. He then weighed the tobacco. He folded the envelope of tobacco closed and handed it to me. I was also buying sugar cubes and tea. Mash Assadollah calculated the amounts on an abacus (算盘). I paid him and left.
When I got home, Grandmother took the goods I had purchased, emptied the envelopes of their ingredients, handed me the wrappers, and asked me to throw them away.
It was summer vacation, and I didn’t have much to do. To keep myself busy, I sat down in a corner of the room and started to read the wrappers, which had once been eight consecutive (连续的) pages of a book. How well written and attractive the words were! It was a good story. I sat there until I had read all eight pages. Honestly, I had never read a book before, except for my textbooks. But when I read those eight pages, I realized that I now loved reading! The only problem was that the story stopped right at the best part, right at the end of Page 22, which was the most important and exciting point in the story.
It was about a boy who wanted to run away from home and escape his father who was always spanking (打屁股) him, but the boy was afraid. He finally left home but didn’t know where to go. I was excited to find out where he would go and what would happen to him.
注意：
1.续写词数应为 150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I decided to go back and get the rest of the book from Mash Assadollah.
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Mash Assadollah didn’t know what I was talking about.
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内容包括：
1.表示理解和关心；
2. 沉迷抖音的影响
3. 提出具体建议。
要求:1.词数80左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数
参考词汇: addiction n 瘾
Dear John
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Yours,
Li Hua
It was April 5th, a lovely spring morning. The air was fresh. The trees were green and the birds were singing happily. Police officer Tidwell left the station just after 8 a.m. on such a beautiful morning. He had spent a boring night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short-cut down the path behind Dugby Hall road. It was quiet at this time of a day. Tidwell walked slowly, enjoying the fresh morning air. But after a minute or two he saw a man climbing down a drainpipe (雨水管) from an open bedroom window of Number 29. In silence, Tidwell crept into the garden. Tidwell watched for a while and waited for the man to climb down slowly off the wall. The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm caught.
“It’s 8:15 on a Sunday morning,” said the officer, “and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?” Tidwell spoke with a serious voice of a police officer, holding the man tightly at the same time.
The man was obviously scared. He struggled for a while and then said, “I know what you are thinking, officer, but it isn’t true. This is a funny mistake.”
Tidwell did not believe his words at all but he said to the man, “It’s part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you’ve just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I’d like to make sure.” Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. “Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story...”
“Charlie Crane, lorry driver, from Nottingham, 51 Breton Street. My story…”
“Yes. What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr. Crane?”
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph1:
The man explained that he had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here.
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Paragraph2:
“Mr. Crane, what are you doing here?” A woman’s voice came behind them suddenly.
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I was born in a small village in the mountainous province of Lao Cai in Vietnam. In my poverty-stricken small village, girls hardly had the chance to complete their education. But I was lucky. I was born into a family where my parents supported our education. As one of the very few families that could afford all children to continue to study till high school, my parents faced a lot of negative opinions from our neighbors.
I was not always there for the criticism, however, as I lived in boarding schools for ethnic minority (少数民族) children. There were a lot of girls and boys from different ethnic groups in our schools. In these second homes, I learned from teachers and friends and most importantly, I was trained to live independently and with confidence. And this gave me the motivation to try harder every day.
In 2017, I came to Hanoi, the capital city, as a first-year student at the University of Languages and International Studies. It was a life-changing experience for me. I was thrilled at the fact that the students here were so bright and brilliant. The world became much bigger for me — far different from my small town. “Where are you from? Are you an ethnic minority?” Those were the frequent questions I had from my classmates at the beginning. At first, I was afraid of those questions and then I realized that when I began to talk openly about my culture, I was warmly received.
It goes without saying that confidence grows in a nurturing (滋养的) environment. Again, I found myself lucky. Slowly I started to engage in school activities and after some time, I volunteered for community activities.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
In 2019, I became the leader of a students’ group working on voluntary projects for our ethnic community.
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2. 你的祝愿。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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1.报纸栏目介绍；
2.具体的投稿时间和要求。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：栏目column/section
Dear Alice,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
1. 早餐的重要性；
2. 如何健康吃早餐；
3. 提出倡议。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 倡议书的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Have a good breakfast!
Dear fellow students.
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The English Club
I first saw little Tommy under an old Joshua tree on the school playground in Los Angeles as his elementary school teacher. As the school year progressed, a special friendship between us began to develop.
One day in mid-October, I was in the school office when Tommy’s teacher dashed in carrying Tommy, who was sobbing with a handkerchief wrapped around his seriously bleeding index finger (食指). The bathroom door had slammed on his finger, leaving the tip fallen onto the floor. Our school bus driver rushed us immediately to the Emergency Room.
The doctor was waiting for us. Sadly, after a careful check. I knew from the look on his face that it was too late for a stitch surgery. Tommy was lying on a flat bed, having been sobbing a lot with his chest still heaving. I gently brushed the tears from his cheeks, feeling helpless. Then suddenly, an idea came to me. Bending over, I whispered in his ear, “Tommy, did you know that geckos (our local lizards) grow their tails back and little boys can grow their fingers back too?”
Tommy’s soft green eyes grew wide with excitement. “Really?” he asked, obviously astonished by the thought. I answered with certainty and decided to teach him the ancient local methods of visual imagery and confirmation that I had learned in my youth under the guidance of elder specialists. I find it encouraging that researchers at major universities are now confirming this ancient wisdom.
As Tommy closed his eyes, l began, “Now Tommy, tell your finger in your heart how much you love and need it.” I could see Tommy’s little face focused in deep concentration. “Tell your finger that you need it to dial the phone.” I paused, watching his little lips silently repeat my words. “I waited for another moment and then continued. “Now just say, grow for me, finger. I love you and 1 need you.”
After a few moments, Tommy opened his eyes, his tear-stained face lit up. I continued, “Remember to do this every time you think of it during the day.” He nodded seriously. Kissing him on the forehead. I said my good-byes and closed the door.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few days later, Tommy arrived back in school with a large bandage on his finger.
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A year later, Tommy came to say good-bye to me.
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1.给予安慰；
2.尽快适应新学校的建议。
注意：
1.词数100左右：
2.不能出现真实姓名、班级及学校;
3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
4.此文只能是三段式结构！
Dear Alex,
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Yours,
Li Hua
