DearSteve,I’msopleasedtolearnthatyouandyourclassmatesarelearningChinese.
I’dliketorecommendthefollowingtwodictionaries.
TheEnglish-Chinese/Chinese-EnglishDictionaryisreallyagoodoneforbeginners.Ithas18,000Englishwordsand20,000Chinesewords.Besidesplentyofexamples,ithasmanynotestellingyoubowtouseaword.XinhuadictionaryisthemostpopularChinesedictionary,andithasavocabularyof10,000words.ItmayalsobeusefultosomeadvancedlearnersofChinese.Ofthetwo,ECCEDisthemoreexpensive,costing52yuan,andXDcosts11yuan.
Pleaseletmeknowifyouwantmetobuythesedictionaries.
Yours,LiYue
DearJane:
YouhavestudiedinShanghaiUniversityforalmost4months.AsyourclassmateIamdelightyouhavereallymadegreatprogressinyourstudying.AlsoI'dliketoappreciateyourhelpwithmyEnglish.It'swonderfulformetohavesuchafriendlikeyou.
Asweallkonw,ChristmasDayisanveryimportantfestivalinUSAaswellastoChineseyouth.ThereforeaChristmaspartywillbeheldinourassemblyhallonDec.24.Therewillbealotofgamesandplentyoffoodanddrinks.Alsoperformencewillbeputonbystudentsandteachers.Iamsureyouwillenjoyit.Iwillpickyouupon6:00p.m.atyouraccomodationbuildingandIwillcallyouwhenIgetthere.
Weshallbeveryhonoredifyoucanjoinus.
YoursSincerely
Paladin
DearSongWei:
Inyourlastletter,youaskedmeabouttheideaofbuyinganewcomputerforstudy.
Herearemyopinion.Ithingthereisnoneedtobuyacomputer.
First,sinceyouareinhighschool,thereisnotimeforyoutosurftheInternet.youshouldaimatyourstudyandmakethebestofyourtime.Second
itiseasyforstudentsatyouragetobeabsorbedintocomputer.Definitelyitwillwastelotsofyourtime.Lastbutnottheleast,therearecomputersforstudentsinyourschool,throughwhichyoucangettheinformationyouneed.
Allinall,Ithinkthereisnoneedtobuycomputerrightnow,youcanhaveoneafteryougraduatefromhighschool.
Yours,
XX
DearMary，
I"mgladtohearthatyouwanttotraveltoChina.BecauseIusedtobeastudentguide，soIamconfidenttogiveyousomedetailsabouttravelinginChina.Thedetailsareasfollow.
TosaythatthemostimportantplacetotravelinChina，ThenImustnothesitatetoanswerBeijing,whichisoneofthefamouscitiesinChina.BeijingisthepoliticalandculturalcenterofChina.SoBeijinghasmanyplacestotravel,someredrevolutionarybasesandculturalexhibitionsiteslikeImperialPalace.Andsaidtome.AsIsKnownthatImperialPalacehasalonghistory,soitalsohasalargecollectionofancientChineserelics.IfyouareinterestedinChineseculture,besuretogotoBeijingImperialPalace.Asweallknow,Chinaisanancientcivilizationwith5000yearsofculture.Chinahasmanydynasties.Theculturalrelicsofeachdynastyhavetheirowncharacteristics，ImperialPalaceisalsothelargestmuseuminChina,soavisittoImperialPalaceisagoodchoice.Besides,IalsorecommendyoutogotoSquareinBeijing.SquareinBeijingisverymagnificent，Thereyoucanfeelthesolemnartisticconception.ThatiswherenewChinawasfounded，itisofgreatsignificanceformanyChinese.Finally,Iwantyoutoeatbeijingroastduck.BeijingroastduckisatraditionalBeijingcuisinethatisverydelicious.
Ifyouhaveanyotherquestions，pleasedon"thesitatetotellmedirectly.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.
Yours
LiHua
DearLiHua,
Ihearthatyouwillhaveaseniorhighschoolentranceexamination.AndIhopeyounottoonervousinthetest.Hereissomeadviceforyou.
Firstofall,studyhardandmakegoodpreparationsforexams.Second,whynotgooutforawalkordosomeoutdoorexercisebeforeanexam?Bydoingthis,youcanrelaxyourself.Besides,enoughsleepwillmakeyoufullofenergyanddowellintheexams.Acupofmilkbeforegoingtobedmighthelpyouhaveagoodsleepandlisteningtothelightmusicisalsoagoodway.
Ihopeyouwillfindthesewaysuseful.Bestwishes!
Yours,LiHua
I’mgladtohearfromyou.Welcometoourcityinseptember.I’vefoundasuitablehouseforyou.ThehouseisonFangCaoStreet,notfarfromtheJianxinChineseSchool.IfyoutaketheNo.11bus,itisjustonestop.
Itisaflatonthethirdfloorofabuilding.Ithasthreerooms,aliving-room,abathroomandakitchen.Youcancookyourself.Themirror,thebasinandthebathtubareveryconvenientforyou.Intheliving-room,thereisabed,asofaandadeskwithchair.Thedeskisnexttothewindow.Itwillbegoodforstudy.
Thetotalsizeis25squaremetresandtherentis500yuanamonth.Willyoubesatisfiedwiththisflat,oryouwantanotherone?Justletmeknow.I’lltrymybesttohelpyou.
Yours,LiHua
雾霾天气：假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Bill来信询问你家乡是否有雾霾天气，情况如何。请按下面写一封电子邮件：
1.感谢他得关心;
2.介绍情况:(1)去年以来以发生数次雾霾天气(2)人们已认识到雾霾天气的'危害，正采取各种举措减少其发生(3)你自己为此做了什么或打算做什么
要求150--200词
近年来我国多地雾霾天气不断增多，极大地影响了人们的健康与生活。作为环境保护的一个近期热点话题，雾霾天气符合高考考试要求，也能唤起高中生环保意识。
DearBill,
I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter,thankyouforyourcaringfortheweatherandmyhealth.NowI’dliketotellyousomethingaboutthesmog.
Sincethewinterlastyear,thesmoghasoccurredalotoftimes.ithasdonegreatharmtoourdailylife.manytrafficaccidentshappenedjustbecauseoftheheavysmogweather,moreandmorepeoplehavetogotoseethedoctorbecausetheseriousdiseasecausedbythesmog,quitealotofflightshavetobeputoff,agreatnumberofpeoplehavetostayathomeforfearofthepoisonousaircausedbythesmog.
Peoplehaverealizedthegreatharmcausedbythesmogandtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.peoplealloverthecountryaretakingmeasurestoreducethesmogweather.thegovernmentsuggestspeoplegotoworkorschoolwiththepublictraffic,suchasthebusandtheunderground.Alsoweshouldplantmoretrees.
Accordingtome,Iwillgotoschoolbybikeoronfoot,andIwon’tthrowthewasteanywhere.inaddition,IwilltellthepeopleImeettoprotecttheenvironmentaspossibleastheycan.wouldyouliketotellmesomegoodideas?i’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.
YoursSincerely
LIHua
HiLucy，Nicetohearfromyou。Everyonehashisfavoritestarsandthere’snothingwrongwiththat。Iunderstandyou。ButIdon’tthinkwhatyoudoisrightsinceyouareastudent。You’dbetterreadmoreinterestingbooksandhavemoresportsinyourfreetime。Stopwritingtohimandwatchinghisfilms。Youmayalsotellyourproblemtoyourparentsandteachers。I’msurethey’llhelpyou。RunningawaytoHollywoodisawrongidea。Workhardonyourlessonsandgetreadyfortheexams。Yourfutureisinyourhands。Yours，LiLing
你好，露西，很高兴收到你的来信。每个人都有他最喜欢的明星，这是没有错的。我理解你。但我不认为你做的是对的，因为你是一个学生。你最好多看一些有趣的书，在你的`空闲时间有更多的运动。停止写信给他看电影。你也可以向你的父母和老师们讲述你的问题。我肯定他们会帮助你的。逃到好莱坞是一个错误的想法。努力学习你的功课，为考试做好准备。你的未来在你手中。
李华父亲的朋友陈伟是在美国居住多年的华裔。因陈伟的儿子陈小明明年要来大陆李华学校学汉语，陈小明来信询问学校情况，以下是小华回信的内容。
1.听说你明年来我校学习，我们很高兴。
2.我校是一所具有80年历史的老学校。
3.学校很美，有许多花草树木，两座教学大楼，一座宿舍楼。
4.学校设备优良，有体育馆、计算机室和大图书馆等。学生除正式课程外，还有许多
选修课，如：油画、打字、烹调等。
5.最重要的.是，学校有许多优秀教师，课程有趣，老师既有知识又和蔼，非常愿意帮
助我们，我爱我们的学校，我真希望你也能喜欢我们的学校。
参考词汇：
选修课：elective
体育馆：gym
宿舍楼：dormitorybuilding
DearXiaoMing,
IwasexcitedtohearthatyouwillcometolearnChineseinourschool.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutourschool.Ourschoolcampusisbeautiful.Ithasmanytrees,flowersandalotofgrass.Wehavetwoveryniceteachingbuildingsandadormitorybuilding.Inaddition,theschoolhasexcellentequipment,suchasanewgym,acomputerroomandalargelibrary.Therearealsoalotofelectivestochoosefrom,suchaspainting,typingandcooking.Aboveall,therearemanyexcellentteachersinourschool.Classesareinteresting,theteachersarekindandknowledgeableandwillingtohelpthestudents.Ilikeourschool.Ihopeyouwilllikeourschooltoo.
Yours
LiHua