Holidays play an important part in our life. We work hard during the year, so we feel tired and stressed at times.
However, holidays also have bad aspects. For example, many people said that they couldn’t enjoy shopping or travelling because there were so many people shopping and travelling, too. Anyway, most people realize that they need holidays.
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As scheduled, all the classmates in our class will gather
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Looking forward to your
Yours,
Li Hua
1. 对暑假的期盼；
2. 你的暑假计划及理由(计划包括去北京旅游、做兼职工作、阅读)；
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Peter:
I’m more than delighted to hear from you!
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Yours:
Li Hua
Mid-Autumn Festival this year falls on Oct 1. In a recent survey
To celebrate, families will usually enjoy a dinner together and eat moon-cakes,which
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5 . Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st—January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal (正式的) clothes, and they may drink champagne (香槟) at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of (消除) bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (重新). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck, but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
1. The reading is mainly about______.| A．the meaning of “Happy New Year!” |
| B．several different New Year traditions |
| C．what to eat on New Year’s Day |
| D．why people dress up nicely on New Year's Day |
| A．some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning |
| B．the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day |
| C．people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st—January 1st |
| D．no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year |
| A．bring good luck |
| B．keep away bad luck |
| C．forget everything |
| D．plan for the next year |
| A．friends talk to each other in special ways |
| B．families make big dolls filled with old clothes |
| C．some people get up early to watch the sunrise |
| D．Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year's Day |
| A．one pea brings one day of luck |
| B．black-eyed peas are the best medicine |
| C．the peas are too black and taste bad |
| D．the peas are helpful to count numbers |
Time: July 16th - July 21st
Place: Red Star Summer Campsite
Members: 5 teachers and 30 students
Activities: Day 1: ▲learned the rules of camp
▲learned to make a campfire by rubbing two wooden sticks together
Day 2: ▲had a boat race and a picnic
▲learned to figure out the directions by observing the stars
Days 3-5: had a 3-day hike in the woods for the rest of the camp
Feelings: The experience was enjoyable and unforgettable.
注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
I’m delighted to share with you something about the summer camp I took part in last July.
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Best regards,
Yours,
Li Hua
1．写信的原因；
2．介绍中国学生的寒假生活；
(1)时长：约20天
(2)活动
3．询问英国学生的寒假生活。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Bill,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
