1 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Eric正在学习幽默文学，他想请你为他介绍一位幽默大师。请你向他介绍著名的美国幽默大师Mark Twain。
Dear Eric,

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

2 . 假定你是李华，你校的英语报正在征稿。请你结合以下名人名言，写一篇题为“My Understanding of Optimism”的征文。“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”——Winston Churchill 。
内容包括：1. 你对该名言的理解；2. 结合生活实例；3. 你对该名言的感悟。

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.

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Success comes with hard work. To succeed you must     1     (对你所做的事情要充满激情和决心). Not all people will be successful in life, but success can be achieved. Here are some tips to succeed.

First, you must     2     (相信自己). Without believing in yourself you have already lost the race. In everything you do you should have a high level of self-confidence.

Second, work hard and     3     (自律的). As the famous quote goes, “Heights of great men reached and kept were never attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, kept toiling (苦干) onward through the night.”

Third, take time to educate yourself and     4     (将自己逼到极限). Never assume that you learn as much on the job. In this global economy, those wishing to succeed must have a good education.

Do not let the past define who you are; you define who you are. No matter what your background is, you can break through any barriers if you just     5     (遵照这些建议).

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Being accepted by peers is an important part of adolescence (青春期). Peers often     1     (对青少年行为有很大的影响)，choices,and actions. Too often, we tend to associate peer pressure with something negative. But there are plenty of positive ways peers influence their teen counterparts.

First, inspire positive choices. For example, if a group of friends     2     (参加志愿者项目), it may inspire others to join in. Second,     3     (养成健康的习惯). Friends who make healthy choices for themselves may encourage your teen to do the same. Whether it’s joining the school track club or choosing a healthy option instead of junk food, peers often     4     (充当积极的榜样)！Third, offering moral support.     5     (怀着…的目的)struggling through hardships and celebrating successes together, teenagers support one another through ups and downs.

In a word, peer pressure is not all bad.

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We live in a connected world where     1     (与……交流信息) people is made easier through technology, specifically through     2     (社交媒体). With the use of Facebook, Twitter, or Linked-In, you can talk to a celebrity or someone in another country as easily as you might talk to someone at your work or school. Whether your goal is business or personal relationships, you can access a multitude of people     3     (不费什么力气地).

It has been said that there are only     4     (六度分隔) between any two people in the world. This means that any person can be connected to any other person in the world by 6 or fewer steps. Some have said that in our modern era of technology, we may even be separated by only 4 or fewer steps because the Internet we rely on is actually     5     (紧密团结的社区).

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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.

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China is a mountainous country where the area of mountains account for about two-thirds of the total area of the territory. Despite of having a lot of mountains and hills, the southern provinces in China     1     (缺乏) plains to grow rice which requires a large area of water pool.     2     (为了解决问题) of food, the ancient immigrants built terraced (梯田的) fields for water conservation (保护) which made it possible to grow rice in hilly areas. For hundreds of years, the terraces built along the mountains have not only improved the local farming conditions but also     3     (增加产量) of grains.     4     (另外), they have been beneficial to the ecology (生态) of mountainous areas and     5     (为……已经做了巨大贡献) the sustainable development of agriculture in China.

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Dear Susan,

How are you getting along these days? Knowing that you like eating game very much, I feel worried and     1     (我认为这不是一个好习惯).

First, eating game     2     (对你的健康有害) because there are many harmful materials in the meat of these wild animals. After you eat the meat ,you may feel sick and even lose your health. Besides,     3     (一些野生动物是濒危物种). We should     4     (保护它们而不是伤害它们). Therefore, you should stop eating them both for your health and the earth.

I do hope you will stop eating game and     5     (加入我们保护野生动物).

Yours

Li Hua

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Students will learn more easily and quickly     1     (在不久的将来)。

On the one hand, the future classroom will be digitized. The personalized computer     2     (每个学生都用上了) and all lessons will be conducted with educational tools displayed (显示) on the electronic interactive board (交互式电子版) and students’ computers.     3     (从某种意义上来讲), it will make study more interesting. What’s more, digitized classrooms will have high-quality 3D and audio systems that will     4     (为……提供机会) an interactive presentation.    5     (另一方面), electronic paper will replace the normal paper to take notes. The paper has a memory which can store all images, so you will not need power to retrieve (检索) them.

These smart technologies are not a fantasy!

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It’s reported that Universal Beijing Resort(北京环球影城)will start trial operation and formally open to the public this year.

Universal Beijing Resort will be the fifth and largest Universal Studios in the world. The resort will     1    (是……的所在地)seven themed lands built around a central lake, the Universal Beijing City Walk shopping and     2    (娱乐区). And two superb hotels will be ready to welcome visitors from all over the world.

Just like the other Universal Studios theme parks across the globe, Universal Beijing Resort will bring     3    (相当多的)the most beloved films’ and pop culture’s most exciting stories and characters to life. Each themed land will contain its own themed rides, shows with     4    (现场表演)and interactive sets, themed shops, as well as a great collection of restaurants.

The experiences within the theme park is expected to be incredible and beyond the limits of imagination. It will surely     5    (吸引游乐园爱好者).