1. 完成老师布置的家庭作业；
2. 帮助父母做家务；
3. 观看电视节目《跟我学》（Follow Me），练习英语口语。
注意：1. 词数100字左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jerry,
The summer holiday is coming near, and I am happy to tell you about my plan for the holiday.
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
2 . A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word came from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.
Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays , as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrated special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.
In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween.
1. In the sentence “China observes New Year’s Day (January 1)’’, observe means ______| A．praises | B．celebrates |
| C．spends | D．cares |
| A．China’s National Day | B．Independence Day |
| C．Italy’s liberation Day | D．Valentine’s Day |
| A．Sunday | B．the following |
| C．the following Tuesday | D．the following Monday. |
| A．Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival |
| B．Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday |
| C．students don’t have to go to school on any holiday |
| D．Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days. |
