Dear Peter,

　　Thanks very much on inviting me to your birthday　　 1.______

party on Sunday. I'd like very much come but　　　　 2._______

I had an examination on Monday morning. It is　　　　 3. _______

a very important exam but I can't afford to　　　　　　 4.______

fail it. I'll spend all the whole weekend reading　　　　 5._______

and prepare for it. So I'm really sorry that　　　　　　 6._______

I won't be able to come in this time. Hope you　　　　 7._______

can understand. I'll take this chance to wish　　　　 8.________

you wonderful time on your birthday. Happy　　　　 9.________

birthday, Peter, and many happy return of the day.　　 10.________

Yours,

Li Ming

　　The wind blows down the empty street. There were no cars or　　 1. ______

people on the street. Grass and weeds grow there. The wind　　　　2.______

blows across house. The boards shake. No one cares. The　　　　 3._______

houses are gray or empty. This is a ghost town. Most ghost　　　　4.________

towns are in the mountain. They were built near old mines.　　　　5.________

Men went to work in the mines. They were looking for gold and　　6.________

silver. The men had families built houses. Soon there were　　　　 7._________

stores sell food and other things. There were places to eat.　　　　 8._______

The town was busy place. In twenty years, the gold and silver　　 9.________

were gone. The men left. They brought their families with them. The 10.______

men who owned the stores left, too. All the people moved on.

　　The library has more than thirty million books and　　　　 1______

paintings. It owns one of the first copy of a　　　　　　 2_______

Shakespeare's play, a Bible(圣经) was printed by Gutenbery 3________

in the 15th century, and a letter written by Columbus　　 4________

which he tells of finding the new world.　　　　　　　　 5_________

Every New York person can see and use the library　　　　6________

riches freely. But the cost of running the library has　　 7________

raised rapidly in recent years, and the library does not　　 8________

have enough money to continue its work. In the past,　　 9________

it was opened every evening, and also on Saturdays and　　10________

Sundays. Now it's closed at those time to save money.

　　One of New York's most beautiful and valuable building　　 1_________

is in danger. The New York Public Library, in the　　 2_________

heart of the city at 42 Street may have to close its　　　　 3_________

doors. The library is very special place. Even though　　　　4_________

it is in a busiest part of the city, it has grass　　　　 5_________

and trees around it, and benches for people to sit.　　　　 6_________

Even more unusual in the crowding New York, its rooms　　 7_________

are very large. The roof of the Main Reading Room are　　 8_________

fifty-one feet tall. Here, a reader can sit and think and　　9_________

work comfortable. And what books there are to work with! 10_________

　　Mr. Grey was a biology professor, and he had a big collection

of rare bones which he was very proud. One year he managed　　 1_________

to get a new and better job at an university. As Mr Grey was　　 2_________

very busy, his wife made the arrangements(安排) for all her　　 3_________

possessions to be taken in a moving van(货车) to their new home 4_________

while he was away at work. The followed week three men started 5________

out taking the things out of Mrs Grey's house and loading(装运) 6________

them into the van as one of them brought out a large wooden box. 7 ________

He was just going to throw it into the van with all the other　　8________

things when Mrs Grey ran out from her house and said, "Please　　9_______

treat that box very gentle! That one has all my husband's bones 10______

in it." The man was so surprised that he nearly dropped the

box on his feet.

　　In the past, it was open every evening, and also on Saturdays

and Sundays. Now it's close at those times to save money. 1________

The library is trying in every possible way to raise more　　 2_______

money to meet their increasing costs. Well-known New York 3_______

writers and artists are trying to help. So are the　　 4_______

university, whose students use the library, and the　　 5_______

governments of New York City and New York State, and 6_______

the problem still remains seriously. Yet a way must be　　7_______

found to save the library because, as one writer says:　　 8________

"The public library is most important building in　　　　 9_______

New York City. It contains all our knowledges.　　　　　　10______

　　An interesting new sports in the United States is　　　　 1________

sky diving. People like this sport often form a club.　　 2_______

The members of the club get on airplanes and fly　　　　 3_______

highly above the clouds. When it is time, each person　　 4_______

jumps from the airplane and fall toward the earth at　　　　5_______

very high speed. All of the members have parachutes(降落伞) 6_______

but they do not open the parachutes for long time. Seen　　 7_______

from the ground they like big birds. The sky divers say　　 8________

that they sometime feel like birds also. Some people like　　9_______

to swim in the ocean and to play in the snow, but the　　 10__________

favourite place for sky divers is the sky.

　　When a rabbit sees something danger, it runs away. Its tail　　 1________

moves up and down as it runs. The other rabbits see this tail　　2_______

moved up and down. They know that there is danger, and they 3_______

run, too. Many other animals use this kind language. When　　 4_______

a bee has found some food, it go back to its home. It　　　　 5_______

cannot tell other bees where the food is with speaking to them, 6_______

but it does a little dance in the air.

This tells the bees at home there the food is.　　　　　　　　 7_______

　　Some animals say things by make sounds. A dog barks,　　 8________

for instance, when a stranger comes nearly. A cat purrs　　　　 9_______

(叫) when pleased. Some birds make several difference　　　　 10________

sounds, each with its own meaning.

　　Japan is a beautiful country, covering with many tiny rivers 1________

and high mountains. Japan is also a pleased country. It is　　2_______

known for "the land of the cherry blossom(樱花)" because 3_______

of the spring of the year the cherry trees are so beautiful.　　 4_______

Everywhere there are hundred of different kinds of wild　　 5_______

flowers. Where there were not natural gardens, the Japanese 6_______

has made their own. Because the islands are so hilly　　　　7_______

there is a great shortage of the soil, so every little bit　　　　 8________

is used. No matter how tiny may be, every home has its　　 9_______

own little garden. Japan is a country worthy of a visit.　　 10__________

Dear Mr. Harrington,

　　I saw your name on a list of teacher of French who wish　　 1________

to spend their holiday in France in this summer. I am a　　 2_______

teacher of English in Saint-simon, a small village in　　 3_______

the Loire valley. I will very much like to spend some　　 4_______

time in England. Perhaps you could exchange houses for　　 5_______

three weeks in late July and early August. I have been　　 6_______

eager to spend a holiday in Cumbria ever when I first　　 7_______

see pictures of your part of the country. I shall tell you 8________

more about Saint-Simon countryside when you will express 9_______

interest in my plan. I look forward to hear from you.　　 10______

Yours Sincerely,

Jean-Baptiste Foucault