Just 28 years ago, Berlin was a city divided into two by the Berlin Wall. How excitedpeople were as the Berlin Wall came down. Since then, Berlin has become one of the coolest cities in Europe. Here are the main reasons why I think Berlin is cool.

    First, Berlin has cheap hotels and everyday objects (物品). You needn't worry aboutspending too much money when visiting Berlin.

    Second, Berlin knows how to give parties, and there is a festival here every month ofthe year. Perhaps the most famous is the Berlin International Film Festival (the BIFF).

Third, Berlin has beautiful buildings of its own. The Brandenburg Gate is one of thecity's most famous buildings. It's the symbol (象征) of more than 200 years of history. The TV Tower is as good as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the London Eye.

Lastly, Berlin is a city of living art. Artists can create works of art on the sides ofbuildings.

If you want to visit a European city with culture, cheap objects and lots of colours,Berlin is the place to be. What are you waiting for? Get to Europe's coolest city before anyone else discovers it

    Every year on my birthday since I was 11, a white gardenia (栀子花) was sent to my house. No card ever came with it. Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all. After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower, in soft pink paper.

I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments werespent daydreaming(幻想 )about the sender. My mother encouraged these daydreams. She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone. Perhaps it was one of my classmates Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met.

    A month before my high school graduation(毕业), my father died. I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance, and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. My mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss (过) any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved. In fact, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect.

    My mother died ten years after I was married. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

Lots of students know what a marathon (马拉松赛跑) is, but perhaps they don't know what a triathlon is. The triathlon is a sport that has three parts-swimming, bicycling and running. It is not an easy sport, but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it. A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (抛起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon. That is to say, he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming, riding a bicycle and running.

    31-year-old Joe is from Florida, the USA. He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8. Joe did well in juggling.  Later, he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make it more fun. Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke. But Joe didn't give up and he kept practising it. Because of his hard work, he made it at last.

    Talking about his triathlon, Joe said swimming was the hardest part. "It was difficult and complex(复杂的)," he said. "I basically only used my legs, so it took quite a lot of work. Also, swimming in open water made it a little harder. It was not like in a pool."

    A man got a new car and he was very proud of it. One day, when he came back home, he saw his three-year-old son happily hitting the new car with a toy1. He broke off the paint on the car. The man was so2that he ran to his son, took away his hammer(锤子) from him, and used the hammer to hit the boy's3as hard as he could for punishment. The poor boy cried4but his father didn't care at all.

    When the father calmed down, he took his son to the5as soon as he couldAlthough the doctor tried to save the broken bones, he had to 6the fingers from both of the boy's hands in the end.

    When the boy 7in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently (天真地) said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your car." Then he asked, "But when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father felt very sad and regretted this very much.

    Think about this story when someone steps (踩)8your feet and you want to argue (争吵) with him. Think first before you9your patience with someone. Cars can be repaired， 10broken bones and hurt feelings often can't. So always remember: excusing is greater than argument and think before you act !

A: Hi, Lingling. This is Tony speaking. Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?

B:       . We're quite busy now.

A:      ?

B: I'm making big red lanterns.       ?

A: Yes, I like them very much. They are very beautiful. Is your father helping you?

B:       . He's still at work.

A: What's your mother doing?

B: She is cleaning the house and putting things away.

A: Oh, I know you're busy preparing for the festival. Well, wish you a happy Spring Festibval.

B:       .

    Dream House in California is not a house for only one or two children. It's a house for many       (kid). It's a family. It's the future.

    Imagine      (live) in a hospital for many years because of illness. Imagine that one stays in a cold street      (连词) there is no other place to stay. These children need help.       （代词）need Dream House.

    Many years ago, a little girl named Collin Rose      (decide) that when she grew up, she would offer a warm home      (介词) those sick and homeless children. When she grew up, she became      (冠词)  nurse and made her dream come true. In November 2003, Collin Rose set up Dream House.

    Collin Rose's efforts have      (encourage) many people to help sick and homeless children.

    "Every child should have a happy childhood. We may help make these children's lives        (good) than before. Your small help may      (great) change their lives. No help is too small." Collin Rose said.

    It's difficult when you have no good friends around - maybe because you have moved toa different school or a different class or you re sick at home.没有朋友你也许会感到寂寞。You want to have new friends. But how to make them? How do you start? How do you get along with people? Here are five ways to help you to do these.

    Greet(闾候)people

    Greet people and hope that they have a good day - whatever time of day it is. It doesn't hurt any people. It also makes people think you're friendly.

    Share

    Take something to eat in your pocket. Ask if people would like to have some, and at the same time hand it to them.

    Help people

    Simple actions, like helping people carry something or opening a door show yourkindness.

    Smile

    Perhaps smiling is the easiest way to introduce yourself. There's a great reason why ittakes fewer muscles(肌肉)to smile than to cry. Nature just wishes us to smile more.

    Respect(尊敬)others

    The world's full of differences. So learn to respect others. It is the only way otherpeople will respect you.

内容包括：

1)．看英语电影、听英语歌曲，猜测生词意思。

2)．与外教交谈。

3)．把单词写在纸条上，利用纸条记忆单词。

注意：

1)．词数：80左右；

2)．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3)．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Wang Wei,

    I received your email yesterday. In the email, you asked me how to improve your English. Now I'd like to give you some advice. ……

    These are my suggestions. I hope they are useful to you.

Yours,

Zhang Hua