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Xiamen is Xiaoli's hometown．It's one of most interesting cities on the 　　1　　, and he feels 　　2　　 living there．It can be 　　3　　 hot and wet in the summer and cold in the winter．Every year, there are a lot of tourists around．Many high－rise buildings have been put up in the business 　　4　　 recently．Gulangyu Island is a gorgeous island with some really interesting 　　5　　．

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　　Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables．

　　　　1　　 Make a study time and have it at the same time every day．This will help your kid to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time．

　　Allow them to study in block of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle．　　2　　 Ideal(理想的)study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner．

　　Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity．　　3　　

　　You will also need to help your kids find the right place to study．After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing．

　　　　4　　 Make sure there is a table or a desk and comfortable chair．

　　　　5　　 This includes helping them out with their home work sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions．The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable．

A．Pick a place where your children can study properly．

B．Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves．

C．Finally, spend time with your kids when they are studying．

D．Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too．

E．Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when homework is completed．

F．Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward．

G．One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to．

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Manager,

　　I am writing to you to c________ about the quality of the computer that I ________(买)from your online store on October 5, 2011．

　　The computer occasionally switches i________ off automatically(自动地)ten minutes ________ it has been powered up．This has already happened three ________ since I got it home．I have taken good ________ of it．I always leave it on my desk and I have never had any other problems with it．I am very d________ by this fault．

　　I have(决定)to return it to you and get my money back．I really hope that you will take this matter ________(认真)．I am looking forward to your early r________．

Yours sincerely,

Li Ping

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　　Whenever we meet with difficulty or failure, teachers, parents or others often say to us or perhaps we say to ourselves, “Never give up．” These can be encouraging words and words of determination．A person who believes in himself will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails．In my opinion, the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have．Therefore, I believe that we should never give up．

　　One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will rarely achieve anything．It is not unusual for us to fail in our first attempt at something new, so we should not feel disappointed and should try again．Besides, if we always give up when we fail, we will not be able to develop new skills and grow．

　　Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes so that we can not make the same ones．If we do not try again, the lesson we have learned is wasted．

　　Finally, we should never give up because as we work to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our lives．If we never challenge ourselves, we will begin to doubt our abilities．

　　In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals．Whether we succeed in the end or not, we will learn something, and what we learn will help us to become better and more confident．Furthermore, if we give up, we have no chance of attaining our goals any more, but if we keep making great efforts, there is always a chance that we will succeed one day．

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　　Host family accommodation means that hosts treat the students as a full member of the household, eating together with the students and sharing the common living areas with him/her．No more than three adult students or four junior students will be accommodated in host family accommodation at one time．

　　Host family accommodation remains popular among international students．It is the most economical and beneficial accommodation for any student．It is also the best way to practice English and learn new cultures．As a result, it is often seen as the number-one choice for its advantages in language study, cultural communication and cost of living．Staying alongside host family enables students to get enough practice during the short time of their study so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster．Living in host families, students are able to spend a lot of time communicating with their “host parents”, who are often very hospitable and friendly, and get to know the lacal way of life, people and culture．Most host families are always ready to help students out in any situation．Often the bonds that are made between international students and their host families endure many years, and are maintained through letters and e-mails．Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive．It attracts students as it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost．

　　The advantages, however, have not prevented host families,from worrying．On the one hand, some host families are losing their unique selling points．One problem is that the majority of hosts in big cities, now generally single and young, have less time available for international students, but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice．On the other hand, students' expectations have risen．They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation, as they come mainly from high socio-economic groups in their own countries．

　　To get out of the difficult situation, host families are now making efforts to improve the quality of service．They are trying to make living conditions better, including broadband Internet service, private bathroom, and access to plenty of hot water for long showers．Ther are also providing students with structured family activities．

　　It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with international students．

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　　Life comes in a package, which includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair．Life is a learning process．　　1　　

　　Happiness achieved by bringing a smile on another face gives a certain level of fulfillment．　　2　　 Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair．But these things are temporary．

　　　　3　　 It helps us to succeed and teaches us to survive and shows us an exact way, while success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect．The only way to express our thanks for our success, achievements and happiness is to be respectful to the less fortunate ones．

　　Hope is what keeps life going．　　4　　 Hope builds in patience．

　　　　5　　 Life also teaches us not to regret over yesterday, because it has passed and is beyond our control．Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull．So the only alternative is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow．

A．Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night, there is a day．

B．With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations．

C．Different people have different attitudes towards success and failure．

D．Hope makes us dream．

E．Only when we are in sorrow can we realize the true worth of happiness．

F．Never stop doing whatever you are fond of．

G．Failure is the path to success．

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1．________

There are many occasions(场合)for giving gifts in modern industrialized societies：birthdays, naming ceremonies, weddings, anniversaries, New Year．It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in western cultures．In addition, special events, such as one’s first day of school or graduation from university, often require gift giving．

2．________

What is happening when we give gifts? Most important, we are exchanging gift．If someone gives me a gift for my birthday, I know that I am usually expected to give one on his or her next birthday．A gift builds up or confirms a social obligation(义务)．

3．________

Gifts tighten personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones．People say that a gift lets the recipient(接受者)know we are thinking of them, and that we want to make the person “feel special．” We want people to feel wanted, to feel part of our social or family group．We give presents to say “I’m sorry．” Sometimes it is difficult for us to find a present that someone will like．Sometimes we give things that we like or would feel comfortable with．In all these cases, the gifts are sending out messages-often very expressive ones．

4．________

People lend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way．A woman whose mother had died years ago described the many gifts around her house．These were gifts that her mother had given her over the years：“I appreciate these, and they mean something to me,” the woman said, “because I remember the occasions they were given on, and that they were from my mother, and the relationship we’ve had．” The gifts remain and keep the relationship alive in mind．This woman felt the same way about the gifts she gave to others．She hoped that the recipients would look at her gifts in years to come and remember her．

5．________

Emotions(情感)like these suggest that a positive spirit still lies behind gift giving．They prove that the anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was wrong to say that modern western gift giving is highly wasteful．Studies in Canada and elsewhere have also shown that this is not the case．Each gift is unique even if so many are given．The emotional benefit for those who exchange gifts is the very reason for the tradition to continue．

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　　At times, our worries and anxieties can defeat us．In addition, our worries can change our understanding of what is reality and what is not．Here is a brief list of techniques that you can use to help gain a better viewpoint on things during your anxious moments．

　　　　1　　．A person should take a deep breath and try to find something to do for a few minutes to get their mind off the problem．A person could get some fresh air, listen to some music, or do an activity that will give them a fresh perspective on things．

Remember that our fearful thoughts are made to seem worse and can make the problem worse．　　2　　．When unexpectedly having thoughts that make you fearful or anxious, challenge those thoughts by asking yourself positive questions．

　　Be smart in how you deal with your fears and anxieties．Do not try to deal with everything all at once．When facing a current or upcoming task that makes your anxious, break the task into smaller ones．　　3　　．

　　Remember that all the worrying in the world will not change anything．Most of what we worry about never comes true．　　4　　．Everything else you can leave in the hands of God．

　　It is not easy to deal with all of our fears and worries．When your fears and anxieties have the best of you, try to calm down and then get the facts of the situation．The key is to take it slow．　　5　　．

A．Take it one step at a time and things will work out．

B．When feeling anxious, stop what you are doing and try to do something relaxing．

C．This will give you the confidence to manage your anxiety．

D．Instead of worrying about something that probably won’t happen, concentrate on what you are able to do．

E．The next time you feel depressed, review your list and think about the good things that you have in your life．

F．A good way to manage your worry is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking．

G．Completing these smaller tasks once at a time will make the stress more manageable．

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　　You should make thorough plans before you do a camping trip．Just follow these simple camping guidelines to make your trip safe and rewarding．

G．It will destroy the mood of the entire camping trip if you don’t have a good sleeping bag．

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　　Most of us feel nervous before we're taking an important exam．Some will feel dizzy or tired, and some will s __________ from lack of sleep．In fact, all these symptoms have terrible effects __________ ur exams and we are all eager to get __________ of them．First of all, in my opinion, it's important for us to have a right __________(态度)toward exams．They are only a means of checking __________ we are getting along with our studies, so there is no need to worry too much about the r__________．

　　Study hard every day and m__________ careful plans for every exam．In this way we can a__________ suffering from the pressure of exams．Besides, enough sleep can make us __________(精力充沛)and enable us to perform well in an exam．Therefore, during the period of exams, we should not __________(熬夜)up too late．