Dear sir,

I read your story (of the 4^th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海边) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑问) that our costs are higher now.

I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.

But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.

Yours faithfully,

Edith Randall (Mrs)

1.Horlton was __________.

A．a very big city

B．a small village beside the sea

C．a town of nearly 500,000 people

D．a small village at the foot of Roland Hill

2.It costs more to live in the country because __________.

A．the men who mend the television have to come by bus

B．food costs more in small shops

C．the television goes wrong more often in the country

D．Mrs Randall has to travel by bus to the city supermarket

3.Although it costs less to live in a town, __________.

A．life is more worth living in the country

B．we can’t enjoy the beautiful view

C．it costs more to live in Horlton

D．life is worth living only when you live in a small village

根据所给的单词的首字母填空。

Dear Grandpa Mandela,

      How are you? Are you living a happy life now? I hope (1) e      goes well with you．

      Grandpa Mandela, I’m a (2) C      girl

      Your experience has moved me deeply and encouraged me a lot．I realized that I should make a contribution to the world’s peace and development, especially for the developing (3) c     ． I must study hard to realize my dream．

      China has(4)j      the WTO．Many things are open to the world, so some people are shouting loudly, “The wolf is coming!” Some people’s first response(反应) is “Are we ready with a knife?” I really don’t agree with (5) t      ．Because we are living in the 21st century, we should challenge the future．I hope the young people in South Africa have the same ideas．

      We all know that knowledge is powerful．I have made up my mind to master the latest technology．When we (6) g      up, we’ll be the useful men and women who build our motherland．

I’m (7) p      of my motherland, so I’ll work hard to make her stronger and more (8) b     ．I think the people in South Africa will do so．This will make us closer．We’ll never give up when we meet with difficulties．We should try our (9) b     ．

      As the owners of the 21st century, all the youth of China and South Africa should have more knowledge．At the same time, we should learn from you．

      Grandpa Mandela, I hope you enjoy every minute in life and have a (10)h      body．

                                                                                                                       Li Yawei

Dear sir,
I read your story (of the 4^th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海边) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑问) that our costs are higher now.
I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.
But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.
Yours faithfully,
Edith Randall (Mrs)
【小题1】Horlton was __________.