Hi Mary,

       Thank you for writing to me and I will try to give you some ideas about improving（提高） your written English. The bad news, of course, is that there is no e   77    way to do this. It takes work.

       Improving your English, like getting better at anything else, means lots of practice. I think you already know enough words and grammar in English to make sentences and to understand English, and the problem you have is as the problem all Chinese students have when they learn English. You go to English class a couple of times a week and the rest of the time you speak Chinese. If you come to Canada, your English would improve very         q  78    because you would use it all day, every day. It’s just practice.

       To improve your writing in English, you should do the following t   79    things. First, you should try to read English as much as possible. It doesn’t matter what you read, so pick something that interests you. Reading English will show you how English words are used together, how English speakers express themselves and so on, so you can learn a lot from that. Then you should practice writing. Ask your teacher if you can get extra assignments and write things like short stories. Your teacher can s   80    you where you make mistakes and how to correct them. You can also write more letters to English speakers on the Internet (I will be happy to exchange letters with you if that will help). Don’t worry if you make mistakes     b  81    that is how you learn.

       You say you can not obey your plans. In English we say, “Plan the work, work the plan.” You need a plan and then you need to follow your plan to improve.

I hope these ideas are u   82   . I wish you luck, and if you want to write to me I will be happy to try to help you. We can talk about China, about Canada or anything else you like.  

Best wishes,

Brad Flankin

77. e________ 78. q________ 79. t________ 80. s________ 81. b________ 82. u________

Dear Mrs. Jackson

I hope you and the family are well, I’m writing to you thank you for the lovely time I had with you in England. Tim and Lucy were 1____friendly that I never felt 2___. You were very hospitable and made me 3__ like one of the family.

I’ve 4___ home for three weeks and I am already busy5____ for my school exams. My mother had_6___ operation a week ago and fortunately everything went _7__.My father is also working very long hour’s __8__,   he got a new job. They send you their regards

Have you heard _9___Jose and Martina? Please send me their addresses because I _10___ my address book. I receive a letter from Matsuko and a postcard from Hans last Sunday._11__ was great to have so many friends in London.

It would be really wonderful if you __12__ cone to china nest summer. My parents said they_13__ love you to come and stay in our house in the countryside. Then I’d be able to show you the most beautiful sights in Zibo， and you’ll be amazed _14___ the lovely Chinese food.

Please write soon, Once again many thanks for everything you did for me. I hope we can meet again soon_15__ in Britain or in China. Lots of love to you 

                                                                Yours 

                                                                Meimei

1  A very        B too       C  so            D such s    

2  A alone       B lonely     C happy          D happily     

3  A feel        B to feel     C feeling         D felt   

4  A gone to     B gone      C been at         D been

5  A  prepare   B preparing   C prepared       D to prepare

6  A  a        B an        C the             D /  

7  A well       B good      C better           D best

8  A when      B after      C because          D while

9  A /          B about     C of               D form

10  A lose       B lost       C have lost         D had lost 

11  A He        B It        C I                D That 

12  A could all   B all could   C could both        D both could 

13  A had       B could      C should            D would 

14  A to        B both       C with             D by

15  A each      B both       C either            D neither

Kitty is writing to Ricky about a mini-concert she is organizing at school. Read the e-mail.

Dear Ricky

　Thank you for your help. Our charity show was really a big success. Because of this success, our school decided to organize another event this June. I felt very glad that the Grade 8 students chose me as their representative.

　We have decided to organize a mini-concert, which aims to raise money for a charity. There are many things to do before the show. We have to decide the fees for the tickets and to collect donations from people who come to the concert. I am responsible for doing several duties. The representatives from the upper grades do more things. I have to design and give out leaflets to people and ask for their support. We hope that they will give some donations for our show. I also have to call the flower shop to send in flowers and arrange them in the theatre.

　We have a singing group in each grade and they will sing the most popular songs in our mini-concert. The host of the show is the captain of out school football team. Everyone has shown a lot of support for our show. I am sure the show will be a big success.

　The mini-concert is so meaningful. It is also fun. I hope you can come that night. I can buy a ticket for you. I hope to hear from you soon.

Love

Kitty

Kitty told Amy about the mini-concert. Amy is telling Shirley about it but she forgets some of the details. Write a T if the sentence is true. Write an F if it is false.