—Dear, let's wait          your dad comes back.

—I'm sorry.            , I'm in a hurry.

—Yes. We must take action to improve the         .

—I'd like to go to bed earlier, but the test paper        be handed in tomorrow morning.

—         him alone, he can make up his mind.

—I think Readers that           by CCTV.

—Better walk there. It's only about ten minutes' walk.

—                   . In my opinion, it can help you become a person full of love.

    In the early hours of 7 September 1838, one of the worst storms in history was roaring（咆哮）along the coast of England. The lighthouse keeper1at a ship. “It will be gone in a few more minutes,” he said sadly. His daughter, Grace Darling, looking from an upstairs window, found the great ship had 2 against the rocks and broken into halves.

     “Can't we save them?” Grace asked when she saw the3people on the ship. “Isn't there any way to help them?”

“No one can take a lifeboat out in that water,” her father answered. “The waves（浪）are too large.”

    Grace had great4.She simply did not know how to give up. Filled with pity, she ran to the lifeboat quickly. Her father5. With tears running down his face, he begged his daughter not to get into the boat, 6 she would not listen. Her father could not let her go alone. He climbed in too. The two of them rowed in a great hurry. Each wave seemed 7to throw them into the sea at any time.

    Suddenly there was a terrible roar. The storm had 8the ship in two. People were holding on to each half tightly（紧紧地）.They had to be saved soon.

    Grace and her father rowed faster. Soon they reached the ship and began filling the lifeboat with9. Then father and daughter brought their lifeboat safely to shore.

    As news of her brave saving action reached the public, the whole country considered her as a national hero. Grace and her father received the Silver Medal10from the British government. To this day a small statue stands above the grave（墓）of Grace Darling. People still respect the young woman who refused to give up.

    Bicycle-sharing project is popular in Nanjing. This new type of service is expected to protect our environment and encourage people to exercise. At the same time , it also reminds people to learn to share.

    Read the table below to find more information about them!

    Characters—Editor, Doctor, Scientist, Journalist, Traveller Scene 9    The men sit down with drinks ,and the time traveller tells his amazing story，Traveller: The time machine took me 150 years into the future.

    The word was… is … a very different place. There was two races（种类）of creatures: the Eloi and Morlocks. The Eloi are small, gentle creatures—people who lead peaceful lives. They do not work but play games, eat food, and sleep. They are afraid of dark. Scientist: And the Morlocks? Traveller: These are ape—like（似猿的）creatures who live underground. They are afraid of the light. They have machines. They provide the Eloi with everything they need. Doctor: So the Morlocks are the Eloi's slaves（奴隶）? Traveller: Sadly, that is not so. The Eloi are the Morlock's cattle（牲畜）.

    The Morlocks feed them and raise took them for food. Editor: That is awful. How did the Eloi allow this to happen. Traveller: They became lazy. At first, they allowed the Morlocks to provide them with everything they needed.

    Journalist: Then, they slowly lost all their skills. Traveller: Exactly. As the years passed, they became more and more dependent（依赖的） on the Morlocks. Finally, they could not take care of themselves. Then ,the Morlocks took control them.

    Editor: There is a lesson for us in this.

    Scientist: Only if his strange story is true.

    Captain（船长）Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. “I thought you preferred the sea to being on land.”

    “I do,” replied the captain. “But these forests are under the sea.”

After going through a door, we were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We were going deeper and deeper. At 100 meters deep, we could see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The “trees” in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their “branches” were vertical（垂直的）.We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest.

    Suddenly, I saw a large sea spider about a meter tall. It was going to attack me. Captain Nemo's man killed it with his gun, but it reminded me that the sea could be as dangerous as it was beautiful. When we reached 150 meters, it was dark. The sun's light could not reach this depth（深度）. We turned our lights. We could see about 20 meters around us. Finally, we found Crespo Island—where a steep rock wall rose in front of us.

    We could go no further, so we walked back toward the Nautilus. Suddenly, Captain Nemo stopped and shot an animal with his gun, it was a beautiful and rare sea otter. At last, we could see the Nautilus. Several large sharks swam over us. Luckily they didn't see us. We re-entered the Nautilus safely. I was tired but amazed by what I had seen.

    In Europe, small cars have always been more popular than large cars. In the United States, large cars and midsize cars are more popular than smaller cars. As a result, European automakers used to make different kinds of small cars while American automakers used to build bigger, heavier cars. However, these days, automakers in both America and Europe produce cars of different sizes. This is because most automakers export their cars all over the world.

    The price of gasoline (汽油)is one reason for differences in car choices. Since gasoline is more expensive in Europe, many Europeans want smaller, lighter cars that will travel a long way on a gallon（加仑）of gasoline.

    Other reasons also enter into the big or little car decision. Many European cities have narrow, winding（弯曲的） streets. In these cities a small car is easier to control than a large one.

    For a long time, few Americans bought small cars. Instead they chose large cars, because these roomy cars were more comfortable for large families and long trips. Some people also liked the powerful engines（发动机） that large cars had. Since gasoline was cheap, drivers did not mind that the large cars used a lot of gasoline.

    But in the 1970s, there were gasoline shortages in the United States. The price of gasoline went up. Though large cars were still more popular than smaller cars, sales of small cars increased. Some people also bought small cars because these cars caused less air pollution than larger cars.

    Today, Americans' car preferences are still changing. Though Americans are still buying many small cars, the fastest growing sales are for certain kinds of large cars. These types of cars are called minivans and sport utility vehicles(SUV). They are very popular today. But of course, that could change tomorrow.

    It's clear that everyone needs to sleep. Most people seldom       ．how and why they sleep, however. We know that if we sleep well, we feel rested. If we don't sleep enough , we often      .

    It seems there are two purposes of sleep: physical rest and mental （精神的）rest. We need to rest our bodies and minds. Both are important in order       . Each night we change between two kinds of sleep: active sleep and passive sleep. The passive sleep gives our body the rest that is needed and prepares us for active sleep, in which dreams occur（发生）.

    people change between passive and active sleep       . The brain rests, then it becomes active, then dreaming occurs. The       is repeated. This cycle is repeated several times. During eight hours of sleep, people dream for a total of one and half hours.

    The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. The ostrich is found in nature in Africa, but it is raised all over the world for its meat.

    The ostrich is a unique（独特的）looking animal. It has long skinny legs, a big body with small wings, a long neck, and a dangerous long beak（喙）.Even though it has wings, it can't fly. But they aren't completely useless either. They help a lot with balance when the ostrich is running at full speed and needs to change directions. The ostrich usually weighs between 200 and 300 pounds and can grow to 9 feet tall. Its large body is covered with feathers.

    The ostrich is famous for its speed on the ground. Its powerful legs allow it to reach speeds of 40 miles per hour! Ostriches can also use their strong legs to kick any enemy or even kill a human or a lion. However, in most cases the ostrich just use its speed to run away from any danger.

    Ostriches eat whatever they can find. This includes plants ,insects, and small animals like lizards. They often live in groups. A group will have around ten birds, but some groups even have 100 birds. This way the whole group can help to protect the eggs. Ostrich eggs are the biggest eggs of any animal at an average of 3 pounds.

    Ostriches don't actually put their head in the ground as many cartoons like to show. What they really do is to lie down and put their head and neck flat on the ground to hide. From a distance all you can see is their body, so it appears as if they have put their head in a hole in the ground. Ostriches can not only kick with powerful feet, they are also armed with 4 inch long claws（爪）on their feet.

    Putting on a play can be fun. Acting can be like the “let's pretend and dress-up games children play. Actors pretend（扮演）,for a little while, to be other people. They t      to look like and talk as other persons do.

    Professional（职业的） actors take part in plays and television programs given in large cities. They make their .l       by acting. But other people act in plays just for fun and are not p      for their work. They are high school or college students and adults who are members of “little theatre” groups. In the d      , they are students, teachers, doctors, lawyers, or police officers. They are actors o      in the evenings or on weekends.

    The little theater groups has a long history in America. One of the o      groups is in Indiana. They are called the Players Club, and they put on eight plays a year. People in the city buy tickets to see the plays. A      who wants to act may join the Players Club. Before each play, auditions（试演） are held so that people can try o      for the different parts. Not all members of the group are actors. People are also needed to h      with the lighting, clothes and makeup.

    There are little theater groups in many cities. They continue to put on plays because they bring p      to a large number of people. People in a little theater group enjoy having the chance to act, and the audience enjoy watching the plays.

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    Can you speak English well? Are you good at communicating with others? What do you know about Nanjing? What's your family like?

    I'm looking forward to your reply. Please email me at wuping@yahho.com.

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1).文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称。

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Dear Chairperson,

    I would like to invite an exchange student to my home.

Yours sincerely,

Wang Hai