The shopping mall,     1     (很多人喜欢它的环境), was on fire last week because the gas pipes     2     (使用太长时间的) cracked. Those     3     (正在里面购物的) were trapped. It was such a big fire that the world seemed as if it came to an end. Many goods     4     (正在销售的) were destroyed. This was the biggest fire     5     (人们有史以来看到的). Luckily, the firefighters     6     (收到紧急电话的) came at once. They did all     7     (他们能做的) to put out the fire. To our relief , no one was injured or dead.

In Britain and the USA, the managing directors and presidents of big companies are often accused of being ‘fat cats’, i.e. bosses     1     salaries are often twenty-five times more than the company’s     2     worker. When times are hard and workers are laid off, they     3     very little. Departing directors, on the other hand, get big golden handshakes.

By     4    , in Japan the ratio between the highest and lowest paid is normally a more modest seven or eight to one. In addition, large Japanese companies have the reputation of     5     care of all their employees, and the concept of a ‘job for life’ is still, by and large, true.

I recommend that you talk to your friend about his     1    . It is not unusual for     2     of your generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is     3     and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become     4     to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should     5     your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you since you are his good friend.

Many     1     (music) meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start     2     a group of high-school students, for     3     practicing their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to     4     (passer-by) in the street or subway so that they can earn some money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they     5     (pay) in cash.

You wrote that you are very worried about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are     1     and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays     2     games too often and     3     too much time online.

I recommend that you talk to your friend about his     4    . It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be     5     to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to     6     on other things in life. Some students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and     7     life. I think you should     8     your friend to try new     9    . Why not     10     the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you since you are his good friend.

All the best,

Susan Luo