Yours faithfully,   

Li Hua

Are you interested     1     the popular shopping culture-Singles Day? I’d like to inform you of some information about it.

There are     2     (vary) theories about the origin of Singles Day in China. One of the popular theories     3     (be) that Singles Day originated from campus culture. In 1993，four senior students at Nanjing University came up with     4     idea of organizing activities on Nov. 11 as a day for single people.     5    (gradual) accepted by society, this festival attracts more and more people. With the spread of media and online culture, Singles Day is now hugely popular.

At present, Nov. 11 is a shopping carnival. “Double 11” with the purpose of the online promotion     6     ( hold) by Taobao(Tmall) on Nov. 11，2009. With thetendency of shopping online, the turnover (营业额) of “Double 11” Shopping Festival reached 213.5 billion in 2018, rising steadily,     7     is a delight to sellers.

When shopping day meets Singles Day, what will people do? Perhaps, this special day makes no difference to those who are in their forties or older ages,     8     young people are loyal consumers who will take risks of     9     ( run) out of their money to purchase. It is the young consumers     10     have strong desire to buy that day. They like the discounts of the goods.

5 . “Today I will give you a special test,” said the English teacher with a smile on his face.

All the students set up straight and ________ for the test to begin. The teacher began to ________ the test papers to all the students. ________ he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.

The students were very ________ to see that there was not a question but a black dot (圆点) in the centre of the paper. The teacher ________ the students’ surprise and said, “I want you to ________ about what you see there.”

At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students’ answer sheets (答题纸) and read the answers. ________ of them described the black dot. After reading all the answers, the teacher said, “Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot, ________ no one wrote about the white paper.” The whole class listened ________, because they were afraid to fail in the exam.

Then the teacher said, “Don’t worry about your ________ for this test. I just want you to think about our life. The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the centre of the paper ________ problems in our daily life.”

Our life is a ________ given to us by God, with love and care. Still, we just pay attention to the problems like ________ and poverty, and never see that these problems are very ________ compared to everything else we have in our life.

So we should try to take our eye off our problems and ________ each moment life gives us.

6 . Singapore’s public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local. There are four main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city—trains, buses, taxis and rental cars.

TRAINS

Trains run from 6:00 am to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like.

If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 180076743330.

BUSES

There are several bus services in Singapore and fares start at 80 cents. Be sure always to ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give change.

If you need help, just call Transit Link on 18007674333.

TAXIS

There are three main taxi companies—City Cab, Comfort and Tibs. Booking can also be easy by calling the numbers listed above.

RENTAL CARS

Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the trouble of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see.

For car rental, call Avis on + 6567371668.

Lushan Mountain is famous in China. It’s not one single mountain, but rather a larger upland area     1     (consist) of 90 continuous peaks, in which the highest one is 1, 474 meters above sea level. Over tens of thousands of years, tectonic (构造) movements, flowing water and other     2     (geology) processes have created the diverse landscapes of Lushan Mountain. Running to the north of Lushan Mountain is the Yangtze, the     3     (long) river in China. The intense humidity(潮湿) provides Lushan     4     abundant water resources. There are twenty- two     5     (waterfall) within the mountain.

Lushan Mountain is covered in mist for nearly 200 days of the year. The average temperature here is 5-6 degrees Celsius lower than     6     in the plains at the same latitude. It     7     (be) a famous summer resort since ancient times. There’s a city “in the clouds” about 1,100 meters above sea level in the mountains. More than 100 years ago, a British man from the UK built large houses here. The average temperature in summer is only 22 degree Celsius,     8     it’s named Kuling, a name     9     comes from the English “cooling”. Today, these ancient houses are still serving tourists who come here     10     (spend) the summer.