1. When will the phone calls be cheaper?
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．In the evening. |
| A．Interested. | B．Unhappy. | C．Excited. |
| A．Classmates. | B．Colleagues. | C．Teacher and student. |
3 . Who are your friends? Are they all similar in age to you?
Having older friends can change your attitude towards life because they have already gone through the challenges you are facing. They have been young parents, have survived a job loss, and can help you get through these changes in your own life.
When older people make friends with younger people, they get to share their experiences which can be very rewarding.
All in all making friends with people not your age can open your eyes to new ideas and new experiences that can be life-changing.
| A．For human beings, giving is good. |
| B．Where to find friends sharing a common interest? |
| C．Then how can you make intergenerational friends? |
| D．Having friends at your own age is natural, of course. |
| E．What’s more, younger friends can give you some fresh ideas. |
| F．It’s believed that joining in activities like volunteering is also an effective way. |
| G．An older friend also helps you “try on” certain life experiences before you get there. |
When I was a baby, my parents gave me anything I wanted. I would play with a toy for a while, get bored, and ask my parents for a new one. Then my dad died when I was 2, and I got even more stuff as my mom, friends, and family gave me more and more stuff to try to make me feel better. My mom continued to treat me to whatever I wanted until I was seven and my world crashed.
That was when the real estate market crashed. My mom had thought buying houses was a good idea as a way to invest her money to take care of us. After the crash, I went from the kid who got a fine iPod and who had the coolest house, to almost having nowhere to stay.
Since then, when I would ask for a new toy or bike, or even to see a movie my mom would say “I’m sorry, honey but we really can’t afford that right now.” But my mom had grown up in a family where money was never a problem, so this change was as big for her as it was for me. My constant requests for toys and video games deepened her concern about our financial situation. But I wasn’t used to hearing “no.” So, for a year or two, I kept asking for things whether I really needed them or not.
Then something happened that would change my way of thinking forever. My mom had been working really hard all year, just to pay for the necessities, like our rents, and water and power bills. When she asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I said that I wanted a new video gaming system. I didn’t know that it was expensive. All I knew was that my friends had them and that I wanted one, too.
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On my birthday, I started opening presents, believing that I would get what I asked.
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From then on, I wouldn’t ask for anything that I didn’t need.
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你的情况
1、学习成绩好。
2、爱母亲。
3、有点害怕母亲。
你母亲的情况
1、大学教授，工作勤奋。很少有时间和你说话。
2、对你很严，易发脾气。
你的问题
1、很少交流。
2、希望互相了解。
3、不知如何沟通。
注意：词数100左右；参考词汇：发脾气lose one's temper；
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Dear Ralph，
I'm a middle school student.
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6 . When Hai started college, he weighed over 250 pounds Healthy food choices were difficult for him, and he was emotionally distraught (忧心忡忡). However, when he left home for college, he was able for the first time to start taking his life and weight into his own hands.
He started by shopping at a local farmers’ market, an experience that inspired him profoundly. The idea that a farmer’s market represents local, sustainable, healthy food with a human connection where you can interact with the people that grow your produce was extremely appealing to him, and he began to think about the food that people at his university were eating. From what he saw at farmers’ markets, Hai realized that dining hall food was not “rear” food A lot of it is frozen or processed, and has unhealthy additives. His ideas continued to develop as he started taking classes about food sustainability at university, and after the summer of 2014 during which he cooperated with other students9 he launched into his senior year at the University of California full force with the Real Food Challenge (RFC) campaign, a project he co-founded that aims to reinvest university spending in food that is “real”: ecologically-sound, community-based, humane, and fair; as opposed to those traditional purchases with those unhealthy additives and processed products.
Not only has Hai started a movement of change across the university dining system, but he has also grown extremely as an individual，now with strong leadership abilities and great vision. In addition, after he started learning about food sustainability and taking action at university, Hai has lost over 100 pounds, and has been able to start enjoying activities such as backpacking and swimming that were not a possibility for him previously. He is confident instead of distraught now.
1. When did Hai get the idea of “rear” food?| A．When purchasing the locally-made food |
| B．When reforming the university dining system. |
| C．When reinvesting university spending in food. |
| D．When organizing the Real Food Challenge campaign. |
| A．He has been hired by the university. |
| B．He has become an expert in food field |
| C．He has got excellent leading ability. |
| D．He has become much thinner than before. |
| A．rich in nutrition | B．made by experts |
| C．frozen or processed | D．healthy without additives |
（1）建议他可以来中国；
（2）阐述你的理由（就业机会多，专业受欢迎，不同的文化体验等）；
（3）承诺可以提供帮助。
注意：（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
I’m very glad to have received the letter you sent me last week. _______________________________
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
