5．Little Tommy was doing very badly in math．His parents （61）had tried（try） everything they could think of．Finally they took Tommy to a catholic school．
After the first day，little Tommy came home with a very serious look on （62）hisface．He didn't kiss his mother hello． （63）Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying．Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work．His mother was surprised．She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished （64）eating （eat），he went back to his room，without a word．（65）Inno time he was back hitting the books as hard as before．This went on for some time day after day while the mother tried to understand （66）whatwas happening．
Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card，（67）whichhe quietly put on the table and went up to his room and hit the books．His mom looked at it．To her surprise，little Tommy got （68）anA in math．She could no longer hold her （69）curiosity（curious）．She went to his room and asked，"Son，what was it？Was it the nuns？"
Little Tommy looked at her and said，"Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man （70）nailed （nail） the plus sign，I knew they weren't joking．"

4．假定你是李华，你想邀请在中国留学的英国好友Peter观看京剧表演，但Peter不在家，你给他写张留言条，内容要点：
（1）你到Peter家的目的；
（2）介绍京剧；
（3）询问什么时候方便，再约时间观看．
注意：
（1）词数100左右；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）开头语和结尾语已为你写出．
参考词汇：quintessence精华，精粹；ornate华丽的
Dear Peter，
I came to see you but you were out．I'd like to invite you to see Beijing Opera with me next week，since you have always wanted to know more about Chinese culture since the first day to China．（高分句型一）
With a history of nearly 200 years，Beijing Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre，which is considered as the quintessence of Chinese culture．（高分句型二）The performers in ornate costume perform various stories that happened in history to audience by singing，dance and motions．（高分句型三）I can tell you more about it when we meet．
Please let me know when you will be free and I will buy the tickets in advance．I sincerely hope that you can accept my invitation and I'm sure you'll enjoy it．
Yours，
Li Hua．

3．Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that astronauts'brains change shape during spaceflight．It is the first study （61）to look（look） into how the brain changes in space．Researchers looked at high-tech MRI（磁共振成像） pictures of the brains of 26astronauts who spent time in space．Twelve of the （62）astronauts（astronaut） spent two weeks on the Space Shuttle，and 14spent six months on the International Space Station．All of them （63）experienced（experience） increases and decreases in the size of （64）different（differ） parts of the brain．The longer an astronaut spent in space，the （65）bigger（big） the size differences were．
The research produced some （66）interesting（interest） findings．One was that on gravity means fluids do not drop in the body，（67）sothere is a shift in the brain's position inside the skull．The brain becomes either smaller or bigger．The findings could help doctors to treat problems that affect the brain's function．They could treat people with problems （68）caused（cause） by long-term bed rest．They could also help those who have a build-up of fluid in the brain，which can lead （69）tobrain damage．We will understand more about （70）how neurons（神经元） in the brain connect．The findings will also help future trips to Mars．

2．假定你是李华，计划高三毕业后的暑假，找份兼职工作．下面的招聘广告引起了你的注意，请根据要点（箭头所指内容）写一封申请信．

注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节使行文连贯．
Dear Mr．Smith，
I've read your advertisement for an assistant teacher for a children's summer camp．I'm very interested in this position and I think my personality and experience will qualify me for the job．（高分句型一）
To begin with，I gain much experience of working with children from my part-time job as a babysitter（高分句型二）．Besides，I have been a helpful assistant for both my English teacher and my classmates．More importantly，I can speak English fluently，which will help me work with native teachers from England．（高分句型三）I will be available for the work on evenings and weekends and can start working from the end of this term．I would really appreciate it if you could give me this opportunity．
Looking forward to your early reply．
Yours，
Li Hua．

1．假定你是李华，你校将在暑假举办国际中学生夏令营，主题为"感受中国文化"．请给你的美国朋友Mary写一封电子邮件，邀请她来参加，并说明相关情况（大学教授讲座；游览故宫、长城等名胜古迹；所需费用等）．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Mary，
Here's a good opportunity for you to learn about the Chinese culture right in China．In the summer holidays，a camp will be held in my school for international students to experience the Chinese culture．
Lectures will be given by professors from famous universities in China．Students of different cultures can have a face-to-face talk with each other．（高分句型一）Besides，trips to historical places of interest will be made，including the Palace Museum，the Great Wall and so on．（高分句型二）Come and experience the real Chinese culture!You're free to stay in our school，but pay for entrance tickets to places of interest at a discount and your flights fully．（高分句型三）
I'm looking forward to your coming to China．
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua．

20．假定你是李华，请给正在你校学习的英语交换生Bob写封邮件，通知他周末有义工活动，询问他是否参加．主要内容包括：
1．主题：捡垃圾；
2．时间地点；
3．注意事项．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Bob，
I am writing to inform you that a voluntary activity is to be held this Sunday．
As you know，the litter dropped around has affected the image of the city，so we are scheduled to collect and classify rubbish in Renmin Park．（高分句型一）I know you have a strong sense of social commitment and have always involved yourself in voluntary activities．（高分句型二）If you have intention to join us，we can meet at the school gate at 9：00 a．m．This activity will last （for） two hours．If you are willing to come，you'd better take gloves with you in case you might get hurt．（高分句型三）After all，safety goes first．Comfortable sneakers are also highly recommended．
Looking forward to your reply．
Yours，
Li Hua．

19．请你以高三学生李华的署名给校长发一封电子邮件，感谢学校三年来对你的培养和教育，并向学校提出如下建议：
1．学校教学应该注重学生学习方法的培养
2．学校应该丰富学生的校园生活
注意：你可以适当发挥，但不能透漏你和你们学校的真实信息．
Dear Principal
I'm writing this letter to you to talk about my view on the teaching methods．In my opinion，school should focus more on nurturing students'personality and characteristics rather than academic results．（高分句型一）The school should instill correct values by giving more lessons on core traditional values．Moreover，I believe that the school should organize more activities for students to join．（高分句型二）For example，there can be more clubs and hobby groups，so that students can select those extra lessons based on their interest．I hope you will listen to my advice and build a great school environment．（高分句型三）Thank you．
Yours
Li Hua．

18．

A．action     B．admiration     C．adopted     D．changed     E．personal F．plain       G．practicality    H．published    I．recognized   J．unhappy   K．weird

Why People Use Pseudonyms（艺名）You can't choose the name given at birth，but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood．Of course，most people never change their names even if they feel（31）J about them．However，some people do take this course of（32）A--particularly artists!What makes an artist want to change their name？Sometimes it's for purely（33）Ereasons，such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile，Neftali Reyes．He didn't want his father to know he was writing poems，so he changed his name to Pablo Nenda when he was a young man．At other times the reason may appear（34）K； take the case of Portuguese poet Femando Pessoa，who wrote under 75different names．The reason？"When I use a different name，I always write in a different way，"he explained．In most cases，however，people do it for social，historical，political，or cultural reasons．Here are some of the most common：
The person's name is just too long and difficult to remember．Let's be honest，Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as easy to remember as just（35）F"Madonna"．And short names are easier to remember．William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele．
Sometimes names are changed for marketing purpose．For example，if a name sounds to foreign，it may be changed to something that is more（36）Iin a market．So in the film world．Ramon Estevez（37）Cthe name Martin Sheen．Or maybe the artist's real name doesn't sound very attractive---Chad Everett does sound a lot better than Raymond Cramton!
Artists sometimes choose the name of someone they admire．Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Bob Dylan because of his（38）Bfor the Welsh poet，Dylan Thomas．
Another reason may be （39）G：in the past，women found it very difficult to become a well received writer．To avoid this situation，they sometimes gave themselves men's name，so the English author Mary Ann Evans consequently became George Eliot，and she did get her books（40）H!

17．Steven Paul Jobs was born in California USA，on Feb.24，1955．In 1974he dropped out of college to work（21）asa video game designer．His initial aim was to save pretty enough money to go to India and experience Buddhism．
Back in the US in the autumn of 1974，Jobs went into business，with his high school friend，Stephen Wozniak．Jobs held the opinion （22）thatcomputers would appeal to a broad audience．Although he had long hair and dressed casually，he managed（23）to obtain（obtain） finance for his first marketable computer，the Apple II，in 1977．Apple Inc．（24）was formed（form） and met with immediate success．
Seven years later，Jobs introduced the Macintosh computer in a brilliantly designed demonstration．However，the sales of the first Macs were （25）disappointing（disappoint）．This led to such tensions in his company （26）thatin 1985 he resigned．
In 1986，Jobs brought Pixar Animation Studios．Over the following decade he built Pixar into a large corporation（27）that/which，among other achievements，produced the first full-length film to be completely computer-animated，Toy Story，in 1995．
In late 1996，Apple，（28）faced（face） with huge financial losses and on the verge of collapse，asked Jobs to come back．He accepted，and quickly engineered an award-winning advertising campaign and urged customers to"think different"and buy Macintoshes．In 1998，he introduced the iMac，an egg-shaped computer that offered high-speed processing at a reasonable price．It was （29）aninstant success．Steve Jobs had saved his company and，in the process，re-established （30）himselfas a master high-technology marketer．

16．假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友 Tom 对中国的传统节日非常感兴趣．他想请你介绍你最 喜欢的节日端午节，喜欢的原因，及庆祝方式．请你为他回复邮件．
注意：1．词数 100 左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数． 参考词汇：端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival
Dear Tom，
I'm more than delighted to be informed that you show great interest in traditional Chinese festivals．Here I feel greatly privileged to introduce to you my favorite one，the Dragon Boat Festival．
Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese Lunar Year．The festival was created in honor of a respected patriotic poet in ancient China，who had great devotion to the people but was unfairly treated by the unwise king of his country．（高级句型一） Hopeless and angry，he threw himself into the Milo River to prove his love to his motherland．（高级句型二）
Nowadays，people in China observe this traditional holiday by holding dragon boat races and eating zong zi which is made of rice wrapped in bamboo leaves．
In my opinion，as a traditional Chinese festival，Dragon Boat Festival keeps us reminded of the true spirit of honesty and loyalty of our ancestors．By celebrating it，we follow the trace of the forefathers who handed down the virtues．（高级句型三）
Bestwishes!
Best wishes!
Yours，Li Hua．