Apr． 15, 2010

Dear Ben,

     Earth Day is coming in a week． Are you doing anything for Earth Day this year? I think it's a realty good idea．It shows people how they can help the environment．Last year you planted some trees near Oxford, didn't you?

     This year we are all going to the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area to do pickup． That means collecting all the rubbish that people drop, like coke cans and sweet wrappers and other things like that．We start at 8 am and then pick up litter until about 1 pm．Then we have a huge picnic．It'll be great．We all take food and there are places to cook burgers and hot dogs and other things．

There will be lots of stalls selling organic, healthy food in the open air, too! Then we'll do pickup again until about 3 pm．We' II have to be very careful to tidy up well after the picnic!

There are lots of events around Los Angeles．My friend Jake is going to do pickup on a big beach near his home with the neighbours．My friend Beth is going on the big march in Los Angeles．I' d rather do something that makes an actual difference that you can see．Well, as we are getting rid of the rubbish, I suppose I should say a difference you can' t see!

Eric

1． When is Earth Day?

A．March 22．          B．April 15．    C．April 22．            D．May 15．

2． People set up Earth Day because

A．they have a lot of things to do

B．they worry about the environment

C．the governments want them to do pickup

D．the earth becomes warmer and warmer

3． The word "stalls" in Paragraph 2 here means _____________．

A．living places                                B．ticket offices

C．clothing shops                           D．outdoor shops

4．The last sentence "Well, as we are getting rid of the rubbish, I suppose I should say a difference you can't see !" shows that the writer hopes ___________．

A．people will do something for the environment every day

B．all of us should do lots of things on Earth Day

C．people shouldn't see any difference about the rubbish

D．everyone should pick up the rubbish on Earth Day

5．Which is the best tide of the passage?

A．People's Worry                            B．Collecting Rubbish

C．Earth Day                                 D．A Good Idea

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Dear editor,

　　I dream that one day I will become a good teacher. To me, it is a great job. But I know that my parents will be 1 it. They want me to be a famous doctor, but I have no 2 in this. What should I do？

Abduway

Dear Abduway,

　　It sounds like your parents are putting a lot of pressure on you. However, your concern is still only in your head. You haven't yet tried to talk to your 3 . And you know you must talk to them when they are together and at a 4 time. Tell them, without 5 , that your dream is to become a great 6 . Give your reasons for wanting to be a teacher. 7 your plan to get there. What subject do you want to teach？

　　Think about these points so that you can show your parents you are 8 They may not like the idea at first, but with a little time and effort, you can prove to them that this is 9 you really want to do.

　　And you never know, they might surprise you. They might think that you become a teacher is a 10 idea！ Whatever they say, you must remember they only want what's 11 for you. Perhaps they are giving you chances they didn't have when they were 12 and want you to make the most of them.

　　But it is still your life. You cannot live to your parents' 13 . If you become a doctor you probably won't be happy. Then you won't try your best and certainly won't become 14 .

　　Most parents want their kids to be 15 . But in the end, most would rather they were happy.

Editor

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　　My wife and I sometimes go to a nice restaurant to eat. My wife's mother lives with us and she stays with the children. This makes it very easy for us to go out for the evening.

　　Last week we went to the restaurant in a new hotel. We had a wonderful meal. First, we had soup and a salad. Then Helen, my wife, had lamb chops with peas and cars, and I had a medium(中等的) steak with. mashed(捣烂的) potatoes and plenty of gravy. For dessert, I had some ice cream and Helen had fresh fruit. We had several cups of coffee after we finished eating. The food was delicious, the portions(一份) were generous, and it wasn't too expensive.

　　Our children don't like to eat in restaurants because they have to sit and be quiet for a long time. They would rather go to their grandmother's farm. Their grandmother－my mother－prepares everything they like. She usually has fried chicken, corn, and hot biscuits with honey. She always serves plenty of chocolate ice-cream and, cake for dessert.

　　I'm always surprised that my father doesn't weigh a lot more when I see how much he eats. But he works very hard on the farm from about 5 o'clock in the morning until it gets dark in the evening.

　　When my parents visit us in the city, we usually take them to a restaurant. I know they enjoy it, but my father always eats something else after he gets home. The portions may be generous in the restaurant, but they are still not large enough for a hungry farmer.

1．When we go out, ________ stays with our children.

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2．The children enjoy eating their grandmother's food more than going to a restaurant, because ________.

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A．they like their grandmother

B．they don't like the food in the restaurant

C．they don't want to go there with their parents

D．they don't like to sit and be quiet for a long time

3．My father doesn't get fat, because he ________.

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4．My father works ________.

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5．My father eats again right after he back from a restaurant, because ________.

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A．he is hungry again

B．he doesn't like the food in the restaurant

C．he hasn't had enough in the restaurant

D．he wants. to lose weight