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Good evening, this is Mary Lamb again with the weather report. A strong wind from the north is coming to London in twenty-four hours. This wind will bring us the first snow of this year. With that snow, the temperature will drop to three or four below zero. So remember to keep warm and watch out for the poor road conditions. If you like skating, however, here is our good news for you. This low temperature will last for at least two weeks and London will be a world of white. And that ends our special report for today, April 1,2004. Next, a song for you, I Am Dreaming of a White Christmas.

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It will be the last day of mid-term tomorrow, and I hope all of you will try your best to do well in the last exam-English. After that, the Students’ Union is going to organize a mountain-climbing activity. Please wear sports shoes and take some food and water with you. In the course of the mountain-climbing, please help each other and pay special attention to your safety. Please don’t leave your class without permission. On the top of the mountain, each class is going to have a picture taken. After going downhill, you can either walk home or take a bus.

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Dear headmaster ,

I’m writing to tell you about a discussion we’ve had about whether students of Senior 3 should take physical exercise . 60% of the students think they should take exercise every day , such as doing morning exercises , playing ping-pong ball and playing basketball , but it shouldn’t take up too much time . Exercise builds one’s body and reduces diseases . Sports let their brains have a rest so that their revision will be more effective .

On the other hand , 30% believe taking exercise is a waste of time and tiring . After having sports , they are much too excited for a long time to pay attention to their lessons . It’s also possible to be hurt in sports .

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours sincerely

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Ma Xin

15.

If you want to keep healthy, please take my following advice.

It's important for us to be careful about diseases all the time. If you pick up a disease, see a doctor immediately and make sure you don't carry the disease everywhere.

In our daily life, don't drink water that is not boiled, for it is very easy to cause a disease from water that is not clean.

When you are out, don't eat food that has been kept outside for a long time. You'd better also make sure that the bowls and spoons, etc. have been washed in a proper way.

14.

The Green School Project has become part of the environmental education in our school. However, there are still a lot of problem in the school.

Very often you come across an empty classroom with the lights still on. It’s not difficult to find evidence of wasting water，a very serious problem. Additionally，students do not recycle enough，throwing away the soft drink bottles，used exercise papers and books. Worse still，many students still use the non-environmentally friendly lunch boxes，causing the “White Pollution”.

These things should that many students lack the sense of environmental awareness. It’s important to educate students to be more environmentally friendly. At the same time，students can do small things，such as collecting used items for recycling turning off the lights，saving water. Always remember that it’s everyone’s responsibility to protect the environment.

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One possible version

The Green School Project has become part of the environmental education in our school. However, there are still a lot of problem in the school.

Very often you come across an empty classroom with the lights still on. It’s not difficult to find evidence of wasting water，a very serious problem. Additionally，students do not recycle enough，throwing away the soft drink bottles，used exercise papers and books. Worse still，many students still use the non-environmentally friendly lunch boxes，causing the “White Pollution”.

These things should that many students lack the sense of environmental awareness. It’s important to educate students to be more environmentally friendly. At the same time，students can do small things，such as collecting used items for recycling turning off the lights，saving water. Always remember that it’s everyone’s responsibility to protect the environment.

12.

No. 2 Middle School

Beijing

June 8th, 2000

Dear Uncle,

It was very kind of you to remember my birthday, and I thank you very much for the English-Chinese dictionary and for your good wishes. I have already begun to use the dictionary, and I love it.

I am glad to tell you that I won the first prize in spoken English contest held in our city recently. I am sure you will be glad to hear that, and I’ll do my best to work harder and make more progress.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Yours sincerely

　　　　　　　　 Li Wei

11.

The Value of Time

A proverb says “Time is money.” But in my opinion, time is even more precious than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is gone, it will never return. This is the reason why we must value time.

The time we can use is limited. Therefore, even an hour is extremely precious. We should make full use of our time to do useful things. As students we must not relax our efforts to learn our lessons so as to serve society and our nation in the future.

But it is pity that there were a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their precious time smoking, drinking and chatting. They do not realize that wasting time is equal to wasting a part of their valuable life.

In a word, we should form the good babit of saving time. Do not put off what can be done today until tomorrow.

10.

Road Safety

Every year a lot of people are killed or injured in road accidents. How can we make the roads safer? Remember the following traffic rules.

When you ride a bike, keep to the right side of the road. Don’t cross the road or turn left at a red traffic light. Give a hand signal if you want to turn or stop.

Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways, right and left. If the road is clear, it is safe to cross. The correct way to cross is to walk quickly, but not to run. If you run across the road, you may fall down.

If you see small children or old people waiting to cross the road, it is a kind deed to help them to cross in safety. We should teach small children not to play or ride on the roads.

Always obey these rules, you’ll find it much safer to walk or ride on the road.

9.

Our English Teacher

Our English teacher is a middle-aged woman. She has taught English for more than twenty years. She works very hard and has been a model teacher for many years.

She is kind to us. but she is rather strict with us. She always encourages us to speak and read more English. She often tells us that “practice makes perfect.”

She is very good at teaching and tries hard to make every lesson lively and interesting. She often gives us slide shows, teaches us English songs and helps us to put on short English plays.

She loves us and is always ready to help us. In fact, she is not only our good teacher but also our good friend. We all respect and love her.