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DearSir,
I’mastudentofenior3.Iamwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe’vehadaboutwhethertoboardintheschoolorathome.Atthebeginningofthisterm,myparentsandteachersaskedmetoboardintheschool.Theysayitwillbeveryconvenientformetoaskquestionswheneverandwherever.Besides,theythinkboardingwillmakeitpossibletomakefulluseofmynighttime,andthatIcanalsodeveloptheabilitytolookaftermyself.However,Ihavemyownthought.Stayingathomeintheevening,Iwillhavemoretimetoworkatmylessons.Atthesametime,IcanlearnwhatIthinkI’mnotgoodat.Ireallydon’tknowwhattodo.Pleasegivemeyouradvice!
Yours,
LiHua
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Deareditor,
I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwehaverecentlyhadaboutwhetherweshouldknowourparents’income.
Wedohavedifferentopinionsonthismatter.Mostofus(about70％)thinkweshouldknowourparents’incomesinceitwillhelpusunderstandhowhardourparentshavetowork,nomatterhowmuchtheyearn.Thenwewillstudyharderandwillnotwastemoneyanymore.Wemayalsolearntoshareourparents’trouble.
About30％ofmyclassmatesthinkitnecessarytoletthechildrenknowhowmuchtheirparentsearn.Iftheyknowtheirparentshaveenoughmoneytosupportthefamily,theywillnotstudyhardsincetheyneedn’tworryaboutthefuture.Itissaidthat,especiallywhenthechildrenknowtheirparentshavearelativelyhighincome,thechildrenwilleasilyformawastefulhabit.
Yourstruly,
LiHua
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Deareditor,
I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwehaverecentlyhadaboutwhetherourparentsshouldaccompanyusstudyingatschool.
Wedohavedifferentopinionsonthismatter.Mostofus(about70%)thinkourparentsshouldnotaccompanyusstudyingatschoolsinceitmakesusfallintothehabitofdependence,sothatwewon’tformthegoodhabitofstudying.What’smore,itisharmfulforustoformthehabitofcontrollingourselves.Atthesametimeitaffectsourparents’work,studiesandrest.
Whileabout30%ofmyclassmatesthinkitnecessaryforourparentstoaccompanyusstudyingatschool.Accompanyingusstudyingatschoolcanletushavemoretimetospareforourstudies.Besides,weshallbehealthierfortheircooking.Ontheotherhandourparentscanhelpussetupouraim,urgeustofinishourtask,encourageustoovercomedifficultiesandgetusintothegoodhabitofstudying.
Yourstruly,
LiHua
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AHeatedDebate
We’vehadadebateaboutwhethermiddleschoolstudentsshoulddosocialpractice.Thepros（正面）thinkmiddleschoolstudentsshoulddosocialpractice.Theybelievesocialpracticecanhelpthemknowmoreaboutthethingsaroundthemandgivethemmuchexperience.Bydoingso,thestudents’abilitycanbedeveloped.Besides,theycanputwhattheyhavelearnedinthebooksintopractice.
Ontheotherhand,thecons（反面，反对的）thinkmiddleschoolstudentsdon’thavetodosocialpractice,becausetheyaretooyoungtofittheworld.Theysayit’sawasteoftimeandenergy.What’smore,therearenosuchchances.Thewholedebateisheated.
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Deareditors,
I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionaboutwhetheritisgoodornotforfamiliestoownprivatecars.Withtheimprovementofpeople’slivingconditions,moreandmorepeoplehavetheirowncars.Someofusthinkitgoodtoownacar.Foronething,thecarisakindofconvenient,fastandpleasanttransportation.Foranotherthing,itshowsthatpeople’slivingconditionsareimprovingandourcountryisgettingricherandstronger.Meanwhile,itmakesotherbusinessesandindustriesdevelopfaster.However,othersholddifferentviews.Theythinkwastegasesfromthecarspolluteourenvironmentbadly.Besides,toomanycarswillhavesomehadeffectsonthetrafficandleadtomoreaccidents.Also,parkingisanotherbigproblem.Inmyopinion,weshouldn’tencouragepeopletoownprivatecars.
Yourssincerely,
LiHua
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DearMayor,
I''mastudentofSeniorThree.I''mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetherthecitygovernmentshoulddemolishillegalbuildings.Opinionsbetweenusaredivided.
About70%ofthestudentsareforthegovernment’sdecision.Theythinktheillegalbuildingshavetakenuptoomuchofthegreenbeltandalwaysblockedthetraffic.What’smore,mostillegalbuildingsareoveryearsoroutofdate,whichnotonlybreaksthebeautyofthecitybutalsoexistssomehiddendangers.
About30%ofthestudents,however,holdtheoppositeopinion.Themainreasonisthatalotofillegalbuildingsaredonebypeoplewhowereoutofjob.Theywanttorunsomesmallbusinesstosupporttheirfamilies.So,topulldownthesebuildingswillmakesomeofthemlosethemeansofearningaliving.
Bestwishes
Yours
LiHua
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WealthandHealth
Whichismoreimportant,wealthorhealth?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.
Somepeoplepreferwealth,holdingthatmoneycannotbringeverything,butwithoutit,onecandonothing.Inordertoaccumulatemoremoneytheycandoanything.However,otherpeopleregardhealthasmoreimportant.Oncehealthislost,itisnousehavingalotofmoney.
AsfarasIamconcerned,Ilovewealth,butIvaluehealthmore.Everybodywantstoliveahappylife.Sotheytrytheirbesttoearnmoneywhichtheycanensuretheyleadacomfortablelife,butifhappinessandcomfortareachievedatthecostoftheirhealth,howcantheybehappy?Withouthealthmoneybecomesmeaningless.Inmyopinion,nooneagreesthatawealthypersonwithoutgoodhealthcanbehappy.So,justdoourbestandkeepfit.
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DearEditor,
I’mwritingtotellyouaboutarecentdiscussionourclasshavehadonwhetherornotuniversitystudentsshouldbefinanciallyindependent.
60%ofthestudentsthinkthatuniversitystudentsdon’thavetobefinanciallyindependent,becausetryingtomakemoneywillaffecttheirstudies.Theyalsothinkthattheycanrepaytheirparentsinthefuture.
25%ofmyclassmatesholdtheviewthatdoingpart-timejobswillhelponegainworkexperienceandlearnmoreofsociety.Besides,whenstudentsfindithardtomakemoney,theywon’twastetheirmoneyanylonger.
15%ofthestudents,includingmyself,partlyagreewiththeopinionsabove.PersonallyIthinkthatasgrownups,weshouldnotdependonourparentsanymore.However,ifourparentscanaffordtopaythetuitionforus,weshouldputourstudiesinthefirstplace.
Thankyouforreadingmyletter
Yours,
LiHua
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IamaSenior3student.IoftenquarrelwithmymotheroverwhetherIcanwatchTVafterschool.MymotherholdstheviewthatstudentsinSenior3,heavilyburdenedwiththeirstudies,aretoobusytospareanytimetowatchTV.ItseemstoherthatonceIamallowedtodothatIwillnotbeabletocontrolmyselfandforgetallaboutmystudy.ShealsothinksthatitisbadformyeyestowatchTVtoooften.ButIreallycan’tacceptherideas.IthinkitisrelaxingtowatchTVafteraday’shardwork.Notonlycanitsetmymindatrest,butitcanbroadenmyhorizons.NowwehaveatlastreachedanagreementthatIcanonlywatchTVatweekends,andtheprogramsshouldbelimitedtonewsandprogramsofentertainment,sportsorscience。
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Dearfriends,
Withthedevelopmentofourlivingstandard,wegetmoreandmorepocketmoneygivenbyourparentsorrelatives.Buthowshouldwespendit?
Firstofall,youcansaveitinthebanktocultivateagoodhabitofsavingmoney.Whenyoureallyneedmoneyyoucantakeitout.Secondly,youcanbuysomebookonscienceorartswhichbringmoreknowledge.Or,youareinterestedinstampcollecting,musicorsports,youcanuseyourpocketmoneyonit.
Schoolstudentsmaymakedifferentchoicesontheirpocketmoney.Butneverwasteitjusteatingorplayingelectronicgames.
Yours,
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China’ssecondmannedspaceshipShenzhouVIwaslaunchedsuccessfullyonOctober12,2005andreturnedtotheearthonOctober18.Thesix-dayspacetripisagreatsuccesstoChinaanddraws(toitself)theattentionofthemediafromallovertheworld.TheChinesepeoplefeelverypleasedandcheerforthat.AsastudentaswellasaChinese,Ifeelnotonlyhappybutalsoproudofthisgreatachievementmadeinaviation.IstronglybelievethatthedevelopmentofChina’saviationandfuturewillbebetterandbetter.AsfarasIamconcerned,nowImustworkhardsothatIcanmakeacontributiontoourgreatnation.
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SocietyCallsforHeroes
Inmyopinion,itisnotsoeasytobeahero.First,aheromustbebrave.Whenheseessomeonedoabaddeed,hemustbebraveenoughtocatchhimortostophim.Secondly,hemustbestrongenough;otherwiseinsteadofcatchingthecriminal,hehimselfwillbebeatentodeath.Therearefewerheroesnowforseveralreasons.Ithinkthemostimportantreasonisthatpeopledon’twanttomindotherpeople’sbusinessbecausetheythinkitwilldothemnogood.ButIthinkitwilldothemnogood.ButIthinksocietycallsforheroes.Fightingagainstcrimesisnotjustthejobofthepolice.It’sthedutyofeverycitizen.
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DearJane,
Thankyouforyourletterandthephotoofyourfamily.NowIamwritingtotellyouwhyIamtheonlychildinmyfamily.
Asyouknow,thepopulationofChinaisgrowingveryfast.Inordertocontroltherapidincreaseofpopulation,inthe1980sthegovernmentofChinabegantoputintopracticethefamilyprogramme----onechildforeachcouple.Asaresult,mostfamilieshaveonlyonechild.Thechildinthefamilycangetmorelovefromthefamilyandchancestogetbettereducation.Ontheotherhand,theonlychildisselfish,andnotsoindependent.Sometimestheyfeellonely.Ithink,everytheonlychildlikemeshouldlearntomakemorefriends.
Hopethatwewritemoreoften.
Bestwishes!
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ReadingNewspapersIsAGoodHabit
Newspapersareimportantmedia.Theycanprovideallkindsoflatestnewsfrombothathomeandabroad,whichcanhelpusunderstandtheworldbetter.
Newspaperscanalsomakeourliferich.Innewspapers,wecanreadstoriesaboutavarietyofpeople,findweatherreports,introductionstonewbooks,advertisementsontraveling,andsoon.
AsEnglishlearners,readingnewspapersinEnglish,suchas“ChinaDaily”,isoneofthebestwaystoimproveourEnglish.Therearemanywords,phrasesandstructuresforustolearn,andwhat’smore,wecanacquireabundantknowledgeofhistory,cultureandsociety.
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IsaTrainingClassorFamilyTeacherNecessary?
Moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentsaregoingtoallkindsoftrainingclassesorhavingfamilyteachersattheweekend.Therearetwodifferentviewpointsaboutit.
Somethinksitnecessary.Firstly,it’smoreeffectivetostudywithateacherthanbythemselves.Secondly,itcanstrengthenwhatislearntinclass.Besides,theycanlearnalotmore,Othersthinkitunnecessary.Foronething,studentscaneasilyformthehabitofdependence.Foranother,studentsneedtimetorelaxfromtimetotime.What’smore,thepurposeofmanytrainingclassesandteachersistomakemoney.
Inmyopinion,whetheratrainingclassorfamilyteacherisneededjustdepends.Ifyouarereallyveryweakatorinterestedinacertainsubject,maybeit’sOKforyou.Butbesuretochooseagoodandsuitableclassorteacher,otherwiseitwouldbeawasteoftimeandmoney.
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TheAdvantagesanddisadvantagesofSpaceTravel
Thereareseveraladvantagesofspacetravel.Firstofall,itcouldprovidemanwithnewplacestoliveinandnewsourcesofenergy.Inaddition,spacetravelhelpspeopleunderstandtheuniversebetter.Alsospacetravelresearchdoesgoodtootherresearchfields.
However,spacetravelalsohassomedisadvantages.Itusesuptoomuchmoneywhichcouldbespentinotherways.What’smore,theideaofmanlivingonotherplanetsisunrealistic.Spacetravelcouldbedangerous,too.
Inaword,thoughtherearethedisadvantages,Ithinkspacetravelisagoodthing.Itisimportantformantoexploreandlearnabouttheuniverse.
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MyChoice
IfIwerea"Supergirl",Iwouldgoonwithmystudiesratherthantouringperformance.Anyway,learningatschoolismoreimportanttoone’slifeexperience.Weallknowthatknowledgeispower,sowithmoreknowledge,Ishallsurelybecomemoresuccessful,whichmeansabrighterfutureforme.Atthesametimetheexcessiveamountofworkduringthetourishard.Mycompanydoesn’tseemtocareaboutmyfuturedevelopment.Allofthismademefeelterrible,physicallyandmentally.Nevertheless,I’dratherreturnforfurtherstudiesandobtainasoundfoundationformyfuture.IthinkIshallbecomeasinger—arealsinger.
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ChinahasbecomeashocktotheworldinOlympicGames2004,sotheChinesegovernmentwilloffereachgoldmedalwinnerthebonusof￥200,000,localrewardnotincluded,whichhasbecomeahouseholdtalk.Somesaytheplayershaveownthehonorforourcountryaftertakinggreatpains,sotheydeserveit.What’smore,itwillbenefitthetrainingoffutureplayers.Othersontheoppositesidebelievetheplayersgetwelltrainedandpaidbythecountry.Itwillgoagainstourwishiftheplayersquitaftergettingmuchmoney.Besides,it’ssaidthatsomeenterprisesaretakingadvantageofthistoselltheirproducts.IthinkIwilladmirethesportsmenwhoworshipnotmoneybutthespiritsoftheOlympicGames.
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Recentlywehavehadaheateddiscussiononwhetherpeopleshouldkeeppetsathomeincities.
Somestudentsthinkit''sagoodideatokeeppetsbecausemanyoldpeoplewholivealoneathomecangetsomecomfortsfrompets.Besides,gettingalongwellwithanimalswillmakeourlifeinteresting.Onthecontrarytheotherstudentsareagainsttheidea.Intheiropinioniftoomanypeoplekeeppetsathome,it''sbadfortheenvironment.Whatisworse,petsmaymaketoomuchnoiseandevenattackpeople.
Ilikeanimals,soIdon''tthinkit''sbadtokeeppetsathome.Butwemusttakesomemeasurestopreventthemfrompollutingourenvironment.
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Severalyearsago,whenaforeignerappearedinChina,manypeoplewouldgatheraroundandstaredathimorherasiftheywerewatchingarareanimal.
However,it’snotuncommontomeetsomeforeignerseveninmiddleschoolsnow.There’snodoubtthatschoolswillbebetterknown.What’smore,it’sgoodforstudentstodevelopinterestinEnglishstudyaswellaslearnmoreaboutforeigncultures.Meanwhile,theiroralEnglishwillbeimprovedalot.Ontheotherhand,someforeigners,thoughwellpaid,finditdifficulttogetusedtothewayoflifeinaforeigncountryandtheysometimesworryabouttheirsafety.Themostimportantthingisthattheyarenotquitefamiliarwiththestudents.Asaresult,manystudentscan’tbenefitfromthem.
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TheChinesegovernmenthasdecidedtodevelopcentralandwesternChina.ThispartofChinaincludes9provincesandautonomousregionsandonemunicipality,coveringanareaof5.4millionsquarekilometerswithapopulationof285million.Thegovernmentwillpayspecialattentiontoitstransportation.Somehighwaysandrailwayswillbebuilt.Toprotectthenature,peasantswillreturnfarmlandtoforest.Alsomeasureswillbetakentopreventpollution.WesternChinaisrichinnaturalresourceswhichcanbeexploitedandmadefulluseof.Tomeettheneedofdevelopment,allkindsofexpertsandskilledworkersaretobebroughtin.Wehaveeveryreasontobelievethatthegovernmentwillbeagreatsuccess.Asaresultofthegreatproject,centralwesternregionsofChinawillsurelyachievebetterandfasterdevelopmentinthenewcentury.ThepeoplewillhaveabetterlifeandChinawillsurelybericherandstronger.
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DearEditor,
I’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutthechangesthathavetakenplaceinourEnglishclassessincemodernteachingtechniquesstartedtobeusedinourschool.
Ourteachersusedtospeakaloneallthetimeinclass,keepingstudentsbusytakingnotesandleavingusnotimetothink.Asaresult,whatwastaughtinclasswasdifficulttounderstandortoremember.Theclassesweresodullthatwegraduallylostinterestinlearningthelanguage.
However,thingsaredifferentnow.Withthehelpofcomputersandotherequipment,thestudentsinourschoolcannotonlylisten,butalsowatchandspeakalotinclass,whichmakeswhatisdullordifficulteasiertounderstandandremember.NowEnglishclasseshavebecomesointerestingandlivelythatallthestudentsarereadytomastertheusefultool.
Yourstruly
WangLin
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Beijing,thecapitalofChinaisabothancientandmoderncitywithalonghistoryabout3000years.IamsureBeijingcansuccessfullyholdthe2008OlympicGames.
First,Beijingisabeautifulcitywithconvenienttransportation.Ithasmanyplacesofinterest.Alltheforeignerswillenjoythemselveshere.Second,Chinaisapopulousnationwithabigsportsindustry.What’smore,Chinaisoneofthosecountrieswiththemostrapidlygrowingeconomy,andthenationalpowerisbeingsteadilystrengthened.Third,Beijinghassuccessfullyheldmanynationalandinternationalgames,andplentyofmoneywillbespentinbringingairpollutionundercontrolandimprovingthecity''senvironmentatlarge.What''sthemostimportant,theChinesegovernmentandtheChinesepeopleallsupportBeijingintheholdingofthe2008OlympicGames.HostingtheOlympicGameswilladdmorevaluetoworldsports.That’swhyIwasexcitedatthenewsthatBeijinghadwonitsbidforhostingthe2008OlympicGames.
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Ladiesandgentlemen,
Welcometoourschool.NowIwouldliketointroduceournet-school
Ournet-schoolisveryhelpfulinmanyways.First,itmakesbothteachingandlearningeasier
andmoreinteresting.Studentscangetmoreknowledgeinclass.Whoeverhasacomputercan
havethelessonwegiveathome.Second,wecanmakegooduseoftheInternet,sendinge-mails,
searchingforanyinformationweneed,etc.Third,thenetalsohelpsimproveourschool
managementandmeettheneedsofmoderneducation.Fourth,asakeyschoolinourcity,itsetsa
goodexampletothenewly-builtschoolsandmaybeofsomehelptothem.
That’sall.Thankyou.
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ItisreportedthatChinawon19GuinnessWorldRecordsaltogetherthisyear.
ThesecondcertificateceremonyofGuinnessWorldRecordswasheldinBeijingonDecember10th.Peoplefromallovertheworldsawforthemselvestheexcellentperformancesbysomeofthewinnersof2003.ThepresidentfromtheheadquartersofGuinnessWorldRecordsinBritainawardedthemcertificates.Therecordsareconcernedwitheconomy,culture,history,technology,etc.LiuJicunfromChongqing,oneofthewinnersthisyear,saidthatagrandstagetoshowone’sparticularabilitiesisprovidedbyGuinnessWorldRecords.Asaconsequence,itwillattractmoreattention.
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No.48ShennanRoad
Shenzhen
February26th,2005
DearMrMargalet,
I’mgladtoknowthattenwaitressesareneededinyourhotel.I’dliketobeoneofthem.I’maChinesegirloftwenty.I’msingleandhealthy.IstartedschoolwhenIwassix.IstudiedinNo.1PrimarySchool.Attheageofeleven,IwentShenzhenMiddleschoolforlearning.Aftergraduationin2003Ibegantoworkonaconstructionssiteasanordinaryworker,IbecameapostwomanwhenIwastwenty.
IhadlearnedEnglishfor6yearsatschool,andhavekeptonlearningitsinceIleftschool.NowIcanspeakgoodEnglishandtypewell.Ienjoysinginganddancing.LastyearIwonthefirstprizeinthecompetitionforthesparetimesingersinthecity.
Couldyouletmehaveapositioninyourhotel？
Lookingforwardtoyourreply.
Yoursfaithfully,
LiHua
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ABriefIntroductiontoHaierGroup
HaierGroupisoneofthemostfamousenterprisesofChina.Theseriesproductsofthegroupincluderefrigerators,TVsetsair-conditionersandsoon,whichsellwellbothathomeandabroad.HaierGrouphasalwaysbeendevelopingbyrelyingonscienceandtechnology.Itsseriesproductshavegotthefirstplaceinthenationalelectricalhomeapplianceappraisal.ThegroupregardsthecustomersasGodoftheenterpriseandhasthebestafter-saleservice.Weareverythankfulforyourbuyingourproducts.
Pleasecontact:No.68ShaoxinRoadQingdao,China
Tel:0532-3838389E-mailHaier@com.cn
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China’sFirstSpaceman---YangLiwei
YangLiweiwasborninanordinaryfamilyinLiaoningProvincein1965.HebecameapilotinChineseAirForcein1987,spending1,350hoursintheair.Hehasspent5yearstrainingtobecomeaspaceman.
YangLiweiwassentintospaceat9a.monOctober15thbyChina’sShenzhouVspacecraft,whichorbitedtheearth14times.Helandedsafelyat6:23a.mthenextday,makingChinathethirdcountrysuccessfullysendingapersonintospaceaftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUSA.
YangLiweicamebacktotheearthaftera21-hourtriptospace.InspaceYangrecordedeverythinghesawandshowedChina’snationalflagandtheUnitedNations’flagtothepeoplewatchingonTVathome.
AlloftheChineseareproudofourfirstspaceman---YangLiwei.
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Duringthefinalexamination,LiMeiseemedtohavediffcultyinworkingouttheproblemsandmeanwhileZhangHuacheatedwithoutbeingnoticed/caught,Afewdayslater,thegradedpaperswerereturned.LiMeicouldn’thelpcryingbecauseofherpoorresultwhileZhangHuawaspleasedwithhishighmarks.FromthenonLiMeimadegreatereffortsinherstudiesthaneverbefore,butZhangHuadidn’tlistentotheteachersattentivelyanymore.Intheend,LiMeiwasadmittedintoagooduniversitywhileZhangHuafailed,regrettingcheatingandnotworkinghardonhisown.
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DearEditor,
I’mamiddleschoolstudentnamedLiHua.I’mwritingtotellyousomething.RecentlyI’venoticedthatmanyofmyschoolmatesoftengotothecybercafénearourschool.Theotherday,Iwentthere,too.Iwassurprisedtoseemanystudentsplayingcomputergames,seeingmoviesorchatting.Somestudentswereevensendinglovelettersonline.
Inmyopinion,cybercafesshouldbeaplacewherewecanfindmuchusefulinformation.Internetshouldbeawindowtotheoutsideworldratherthanaplaceforplayinggames.Internetisgoodifwemakegooduseofit.Otherwise,itwilldousgreatharm.Sothelocalgovernmentshouldtakemeasurestomakesureofthe“safety”ofstudentsincybercafes.
Yours,
LiHua
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Theboyandthegirlinthepicturesatonabenchtalkingmerrilywhileeatingawater-melon.Whentheywentawaytheyleftthemelon’sskinonthebench,makingitverydirty.Theydidn’twanttotakeanytroublethrowingitintothedustbinalthoughitwasverynearwheretheyweresitting.Instead,theysaidthattherewouldbesomeonewhoshouldcleantherubbish.
However,whattheydidviolatepublicmorality.Ifeveryonebehavesinthisway,theworldwillbeabigrubbishdumpwithfilesflyingroundandpeoplewillliveinaworldofdiseases.Besides,dustmenwillhaveavery,veryhardjobtocleantheworldwelivein.
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LiHuaisaprimaryschoolstudentandheenjoysdrawingverymuch.
Oneday,hewenttothesmallwoodsnotfarfromtowntodrawfromnature,carryingadrawingboard.Hewasgladtofindatreelivingalthoughtheresthadbeencutdown.“Letmestartworkatonce,”hethoughtandbegantosetuphisboard.
Justthenastrongyoungmancamewithabigaxeandgotdowntocuttingthetree.Soonhecutitdownandpulleditaway.
WhenLiHuagotreadyandturnedbacktodraw,hefoundthetreehaddisappeared.
“Dearme!Whereonearthisthetree?”LiHuawondered,verydisappointedly.
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MoreandmoreChinesemiddleschoolstudentshavegoneabroadtostudysincethe1990s.Asmanylanguagelearnerssay,spendingatimeabroadisthebestwaytostudyalanguage.Studyingabroadmayhavealotofadvantages.Thestudentsusuallybecomefluentinthelanguageandcanmakefriendswithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsandhaveagoodknowledgeofanotherculture.Theycanalsobroadentheirhorizonsandimprovetheirunderstandingoftheirownculturewhilestudyingabroad.Besides,theyhavetolearntodependonthemselves.
Ofcourse,studyingabroadmayhaveitsdisadvantagesaswell.Itispossiblethatsomeofthemmayfallbehindintheirstudies.Ontheotherhand,somestudentsmayfeelitunsafetostayabroadontheirown.Moreover,theirparentsmaybeconcernedaboutthecost.
Inmyopinion,thestudentshadbetterfinishtheircollegeeducationinChinaandthengoabroadtoexperienceanothereducationandculture.Ifparentsdohopetosendtheirchildrentostudyabroad,Iadvisethemtolookbeforetheyleap.
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DearEditor,
Recentlyourclassheldadiscussionabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofadvertisements.
Dailylifeneedsadvertisementsbecausetheycanofferinformationongoods,services,culture,employment,andsoon.Withadvertisements,customerscansavealotoftimeinshopping.Advertisementsalsohelpfactoriesorserviceprovidersfindtheirmarket.Inaword,advertisementshavemanyadvantages.
However,wealsofindadvertisementsawasteoftimewhenwedon’tneedthem,forexample,whenwatchingTVprograms.Tomakethingsworse,someadvertisementsaremisleadingandcheating.Furthermore,hugeadvertisingexpensesaresharedbyconsumers,whichseemstobeunfair.
Yourstruly,
LiHua
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StudyingataTraditionalSchool
NowadaystheInternetismoreandmorepopular.However,IprefertostudyatatraditionalschoolratherthanstudyontheInternet.
First,theschoolprovidesaplacewhereallthestudentsspendmostoftheirtimetogether,whichallowsfriendshiptodevelop.Studentswillbenefitfromthispreciousfriendshipalltheirlife.Theywillalsolearnfromteachersandclassmatesandthusimprovetheirsocialskills.TheseadvantagesofatraditionalschoolarewherethedisadvantagesoftheInternetlie.Withnobodytodiscussquestionswith,studentscaneasilygetlonely,whichmayleadtounhealthypersonality.
Inaword,theschoollifeiscolorfulandenjoyable.
StudyingontheInternet
NowadaystheInternetismoreandmorepopular.Ithinkitisagoodwayoflearning.
First,theInternetenablespeopletostudywheneverandwhereveritisconvenient.Theycanalsochoosetostudywhatevertheyareinterestedin.However,atraditionalschooldoesn’tprovidesuchgreatfreedom.Studentshavetostudygivensubjectsinacertainclassroom.Eveniftheyhavenointerestinwhatistaught,theyhavetostaythere.Besides,asinglestudent’sweaksubjectcan’tbepaidenoughattentiontowithalotofstudentsinaclassroom.
IlovestudyingontheInternet.Itbringsmealotmorechoicesandfreedom.
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Ladiesandgentlemen,
I''mLiHua.Today,I''mgreatlyhonoredtospeakhereonbehalfofmyschool.I''mgoingtotalkaboutthehighschooleducationofmycity.
FromChart1,wecanseehighschoolstudentsarefromdifferentfamilybackgrounds.Besideslocalstudents,whomakeup91percent,eightpercentofthestudentsarethechildrenofnon-localworkers.Thereareeven1percentforeignstudents.
Accordingtochart2,thestudents''choicesaftergraduationhavepresentedawidervariety.Sixtypercentofthemintendtogotouniversity.Thirtypercentchoosetoentervocationalschools,andtheresttenpercentplantogoabroadforfurtherstudies.
(1)Ithinkwehavemorefreedomtochoosewhatwewouldliketodoaftergraduation.Goingtocollegeisnolongertheonlychoiceformostofusasitwasyearsago.
(2)Ithinkourcitygovernmenthasmademoreeffortstohelpthenon-localworkers.Forexample,theirchildrencanenjoytheequalrightofagoodeducationwiththecitystudents.
(3)Ithinkwiththeeconomicdevelopmentofourcity,moreforeignersareattractedtosetupbusinesseshereandtheyarehappytosendtheirchildrentolocalschoolstolearnmoreaboutChinaandChineseculture.
Ibelievethefutureoftheeducationinourcityispromising!
That''sall.Thankyou.
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OwnershipofHousesinaBigCityinChina
Ascanbeseenfromthechart,ownershipofhousesinabigcityinChinachangedinthepasttenyears.In1995,75percentofthehouseswerestate-owned.Fiveyearslater,therateofstate-ownedhousestoprivateoneswas3to2.Butfromthenon,theownershipofhouseschangedrapidlyandsofar80percentofhouseshavebeenprivate.
Whatcausedthechanges?Theremighthavebeentwomainreasons.First,from1995uptonow,thepeople''slivingstandardshavebeenimproving.Mostofthemcanaffordtobuythehouses.Second,mostpeopledonotsavealotofmoneyinthebankfortheirchildrenastheirideasofparentsdidinthepast.Theywanttohavetheirownhomeandenjoylife.
Suchchangeshavehadagreateffectonthedevelopmentofsociety.Itdoesgoodtoboththecitizensandthegovernment.
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DearBrittany,
Howareyou?I’mwritingtoyouforsomeadviceonmystudies.FootballisaverypopularsportintheworldandIthinkIhavefallenindeeplovewithit,whichmakesmefeelsocrazy.Ihavespentlotsoftimedoingmanythingsrelatedtofootball,likewatchingfootballmatches,readingnewspapersandmagazines,searchingtheWebformoreinformationaboutfootball.Asaresult,itcertainlydisturbsmynormalstudy.Ican’tconcentrateonmylessons.Ioftenstayuptilllateatnightandfallasleepinclassthenextday.Ican’tfinishmyhomeworkontime.Inaword,Ihavealmostlostinterestinmystudies.
Iwanttoknowifyouhavethesameproblem.HowshouldIdealwiththecontradictionbetweenmystudiesandhobbies?I’mlookingforwardtoyoursuggestions.
Bestwishes.
SincerelyYours,
LiHua
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AnEnglishEditorWanted
OurschoolnewspaperislookingforaneditorforitsEnglishedition.Thejobmainlyincludestwoparts:OneistochooseproperEnglisharticlesfromothernewspapers,magazinesortheinternetforusstudents.Theotheristopickoutarticlesfromstudentsinourschoolandeditthemforuse.
Wehopethathe/shecouldmeetthefollowingrequirements:First,he/sheiswillingtodevotesomeofthesparetimetoservingtheothers.Second,it’snecessaryforhim/hertobegoodatbothEnglishandfineart.Needlesstosaythattheabilitytousethecomputerisimportantaswell.
Thosewhoareinterestedinthejob,pleasegetintouchwiththeStudents’Unionthisweek.
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ThisafternoonwehadaP.Elesson.Ourteacherledustopractiselongjump.Whenthebellrang,wegatheredontheplayground.Afterthewarming-upexercises,theteachertoldusthewayoflongjumpandgaveusanexample.Thenwefollowedtheteacherandpractisedoneafteranother.SooncamemyturnandIfeltnervous.Ifailedthefisttime,butIwasn''tdiscouraged.Ikeptonthinkingtheteacher''swordsandpractising.AtlastImanagedtojumpoverthreemeters.
FromthisclassIcometorealizethatonecansucceedifhehasperseverance.
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