The saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover (不要以貌取人)” means that we     1     judge the value of something just based on its external appearance. This is a useful principle to remember when we meet new people. We     2     treat everyone we meet for the first time nicely, no matter how they look. Most of us     3    like to be judged on our appearance, because it     4     be unfair to us. So we     5     remind ourselves to give new people we meet a fair chance. Anybody     6     be someone who is worth getting to know. In fact, this person     7     end up becoming your good friend if you     8     take a chance and get to know him or her!

I’m glad to hear that you are interested in     1     (喜剧/幽默大师) and I’m writing to introduce Mark Twain to you.

Mark Twain, one of the best known American writers in the 19th century, was born in 1835 and died in1910. During his whole life, he wrote a lot of novels, one of which is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which     2     (给他带来了名声和荣誉). What impresses me is his funny and humorous style of writing, which     3     (不仅让人们爆发出大笑) but also has a positive effect on the development of American literature. The reason why I like him is that his writings can make me    4     (对生活感到乐观).

All in all, he     5     (作出了巨大的贡献) our world and     6     (给我们留下了深刻的印象).

Yours

Li Hua

The famous quote “The     1    (悲观者) sees difficulty in every opportunity; the     2     (乐观者)sees opportunity in every difficulty” is taken as a motto by many people as an illustration of the power of optimism     3     (处于困境中). It's the same with me.

When I was revising for the first College Entrance Exam, it was so     4     (沮丧) that I failed to do well in almost all mock exams.     5     (起初) I thought I would never make it, however, it was my parents who     6     (使我振作，鼓励我) from time to time and inspired me to     7     (对事务抱乐观的态度). They     8     (说服，使……相信) me that the lessons I learned from these     9     (temporary)     10     (令人沮丧的) scores would undoubtedly become a stepping stone to my dream school. The different perspective of difficulty was to prove successful, which kept me full of energy to     11     (寻找机会) to improve myself before the final exam.

Thinking back on those days     12     (引起) my reflection. Difficulty is     13     (难以避免的) in our lifelong journey.     14     (尽管) the worst odds, we must go on adventures to find out     15     the opportunities truly are.

As we all know, Lei Feng Memorial Day was set on 5 March since 1963     1     (为了纪念) Lei Feng.

Lei Feng was born in a very poor family, Changsha, Hunan in 1940. When he was a little boy, he became an orphan(孤儿). Only after his hometown was liberated (解放) in 1949, did he     2     (有机会) go to school. He not only studied and worked very hard, but also always     3     (主动帮助他人). He always thought of others, but never himself. He wrote a sentence in his diary, “The aim of living is making better lives for others”.

Lei Feng     4     (去世) in 1962. He was only 22 at that time. Although he had left us for a long time, he is best remembered for his spirit, which     5     (对几代人都有很大的影响). All of us should learn from his honesty, diligence and selflessness.

We can     1     (围绕……进行讨论) media that children are using today. Modern media     2     (由……构成) print media, television, movies, cell phones, various kinds of software, and the Internet, etc. Each type of media involves both content and a device or object through which that content is delivered.

The term “print media” is used to describe the traditional or “old-fashioned” media, which     3     (以……为根据) print, including newspapers, magazines, books, and comics or graphic novels.

    4     (从前), there were few programs to pick from television, where it was the case that programs had to be watched at the time they were broadcast on a television, but now, viewers can find a lot of movies or television episodes whenever they want via Internet, DVR devices and cell phones.

Movies are the oldest form of motion picture technology, which is able to capture lifelike video-style images. Originally, movies could only be consumed at a neighborhood movie theater, but these days movies     5     (可以获得) for people to consume in their homes, on their computers, and even through their telephones. It includes commercial movies and home movies.

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning     1     (如何在雨中起舞). Liao Zhi, a former dance teacher, keeps     2     (与命运抗争) after losing her legs.     3     (面对不幸和困苦), she didn’t     4     (变得绝望). Instead, she     5     (展现出巨大的勇气和毅力) and continued pursuing her dream to dance. She also wrote articles and books to help the disabled to     6     (恢复自信) and     7     (对生活持积极态度). Her story tells us suffering is the best touchstone (试金石) of life and that     8     (不管发生什么不幸), we can still live life to the full, as long as we     9     (敢于面对挑战) and don’t give up.

As is well known,     1     (破坏森林),     2     (燃烧化石燃料) and irresponsibly producing lots of     3     (塑料垃圾) may cause serious environmental problems, such as     4     (全球变暖), which has brought     5     (极端天气),     6     (海平面上升) and     7     (自然灾害增加). Therefore, it’s high time to do something to     8     (提高人们的环保意识). Fortunately, our government     9     (已经制定政策以减少温室气体的排放) and     10     (倡导低碳生活方式、植树造林和使用清洁、可再生能源). Let’s join together to protect our environment.

What is more important, mental health or physical health? In my point of view, they are equally essential to us. To maintain mental health, we should     1    (拥有积极的心态) and     2    (知道如何缓解压力). For physical health, we’d better     3    (定期锻炼), such as     4    (散步),     5    (徒步旅行), doing yoga and so on. We should also     6    (避免吃垃圾食品) and keep healthy eating habits. Last but not least, we ought to     7    (保证充足的睡眠). All in all, we need to keep in mind that the greatest wealth is health.