14. One possible version:

　 Western holidays such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day and ect. are getting more and more popular in China. Some Chinese people even get crazy on them. But at the same time, people seem to have less enthusiasm for our traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival and the Mooncake Festival. However, most people celebrate western holidays without knowing the meaning behind them. They just go shopping, hold parties and have fun.

　 In my opinion, the celebration of western holiday is a good way of learning the western　 cultures, which helps to promote understanding and communication between Chinese cultures

and other cultures. Besides, the celebration can also make our life more interesting. However,

we should make great efforts to preserve and enrich our own traditional culture.

13. One possible version:

　 Recently we have had a heated discussion on whether people should keep pets at home in cities. Some students think it’s a good idea to keep pets because old people who live alone at home can get some comfort from pets.. Besides, getting along well with animals will make our life interesting. On the contrary, the other students are against the idea. In their opinion, if too many people keep pets at home, it is bad for the environment. What is worse, pets may make too much noise and even attack people.

　 I like animals, so I don’t think it is bad to keep pets at home. But we must take some measures to prevent them from polluting our environment.

12. One possible version:

　 When people’s life is getting better and better, more and more people choose to spend their holidays abroad. The year 2006 sees a sharp increase in the number of overseas travelers compared with the year 2001, when the number was already more than doubled of the year 1996. It’s a good thing that Chinese tourism is developing very fast. And yet, reports about people’s bad manners flood in. Some are even asked if all Chinese spit and litter everywhere. The poor behavior has done great harm to the image of China, which is really shameful.

　 China has long been regarded as a country with good manners. Everybody should keep some do’s and don’ts in their mind to guide their behavior in public, home and abroad. Win respect for yourself and our country!

11. Teachers and fellow students,

As we all know, an 8.0 earthquake broke out at 2:28pm on May 12th in Wenchuan, Sichuan　 Province.

It’s reported that the earthquake was so strong that it has caused 68,109 deaths and 364,552 people were hurt. Many houses and schools were destroyed and as a consequence, more than five millionpeople are living a hard life now. Just imagine how the students there need help and that schoolsshould be built so that students can return to classes soon. People all over the world are trying their best to help them, not excepting us. Here Students’ Unioncalls on everyone to give away your old clothes and pocket money and bring your used books,mp3s or something else to sell in the bring-and-buy sale. All the materials and the money to becollected will be sent to the earthquake stricken areas as soon as possible.

My fellow friends, “blood is thicker than water”(血浓于水). Please donate your love and give outyour hands without hesitation. We believe miracles can be created, a great many lives will be savedand the harmonious society is sure to be achieved.

10. On May 12th , 2008, a worst earthquake in the past decades struck Sichuan Province, China.

People suffered great loss in their lives and properties. Most buildings were razed in worst-hit areas with so many people, including school students, buried underneath the ruins. Roads and communication facilities have been completely destroyed ,thus cut off from outside. A large number of school buildings collapsed and only a few

teachers and students escaped. What was worse, days of rain has held back relief efforts.

Fortunately, our government is taking effective measures to rescue those trapped and buried. Premier Wen Jiabao was quick to reach the scene and personally oversaw the relief work. "As long as there is even a little hope, we will redouble our efforts 100 times and will never relax our efforts,” he told crying locals. Troops and medical teams have been rushed to dig for survivors and

treat the injured without a moment’s rest. The population in the surrounding countryside is helping donating food and water for those affected. Financial aid has been pouring in from all over China.

Substantial donations from other countries and humanitarian organizations have also been offered.

　 I believe we can certainly overcome the disaster with the public and the government working together.

9. Dear Sir，

I am writing to you for the mobile phone of Dephone-S250 I bought on 20th Apr.2008 at TeleMall in Wuhan, P.R. China. Ten days after that, it didn’t ring and send short messages. Then I took it to the seller, but was told that the model had been sold out and I had to wait at least three months for a new one. Later I went to the repairman. He said since it was a new model in China,it was impossible to fix it without the right spare parts.I was so desperate on hearing that.How can I wait that long? Therefore, I require that you send me a new one of the same model within a month.

8. Sunshine Physical Education

The “Sunshine Physical Education” program, started by the Ministry of Education, requires students to do sports at

least one hour a day.

Due to heavy homework, most students, especially we middle school students, hardly have time to do

physical exercise. What’s more, PE classes are often cancelled. As a result, many of us are near-sighted and our

health is continuously declining.

Physical exercise will not only relax us but also help build our body. Besides, it will give us a chance to cooperate

with others, thus forming a good habit of getting along with others.

In my opinion, body building is important and necessary for us. However busy, we should spare some time to

take exercise every day. Only in this way can we be equal to our future jobs.

7. How to build an economized society

Our government is aiming to build an economized society. It is everybody’s duty to work hard to achieve this

goal including us students.

Recently, the statistics in the report of one certain school in two school terms suggests that the expenses of

electricity, water and paper are surprisingly large and growing rapidly, which draws our attention.

As a common member of society, we must keep the following points in our minds. Firstly, make sure that the

lights and all the other electric facilities are turned off when we finish our work and leave the room. Secondly, tryto form the habit of turning off the tap after it is used and the wide water can be reused for more purposes before

being thrown into sewers. Thirdly, save paper as much as possible in our everyday life. It is even better to reuse it.

In a word, if we pay much attention to our everyday behavior and take actions to reduce waste, we can make

contributions to an economized society.

6. Recently I made a survey of senior 3 students on physical training. Only 35% of the surveyed students do sports.

There are many reasons for this. Half of the students say they have too much homework and have not enough time

to do exercise. 30% of them complain that they have no places where they can relax themselves and that there are

not enough training facilities. 10% feel that they live too far away from the places and some even don’t know how

to take exercise. Because of lack of physical activities, many students are in poor health. We should realize the

importance of taking exercise, and measures should be taken to improve the present situation. It would be greatly

appreciated that our government and social organizations as well could offer some financial aid.

5. One possible version:

Li Hua and Wang Hai are two students of Senior Three. Both of them work hard but they have different

learning methods. Li Hua listens to her teachers attentively, trying to catch everything that the teachers say in class.

Besides, she often consults her teachers as often as possible if she has some problems. Because of this, she spends

less time doing her homework, so it is certain that she can go to bed earlier and she always keeps energetic in the

day. However, Wang Hai has quite a different way of learning. He likes to sit up late at night doing his homework,

so he often feels sleepy in class. As a result, he misses lots of key points and it is usually takes him more time to

finish his homework, which makes it difficult for him to concentrate on what he is doing. In my opinion, Li Hua

learns more effectively in class and has more free time to to enjoy herself. So I prefer her learning method.