Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(protect). Crimes go up {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(rapid) during the winter an summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on holiday.

    Always give {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow {#blank#}4{#/blank#}( clean ) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park his/her car in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(you) driveway.

Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a relative get your mail every day.

    Fix a timer(定时器) in some of your rooms {#blank#}8{#/blank#} turns lights on and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} during different time of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain time. Have motion(运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you are not at home.

Dear Amy,

    It is very exciting that you are coming to our school so soon. Before you arrive, let me introduce our school to you.

    Our school is quite famous for{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(it) long history. It was begun in the early 1920s. It is a good place for us{#blank#}2{#/blank#}prepare) ourselves for the future. We have many wonderful teachers{#blank#}3{#/blank#}are always ready to offer help. They encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both arts and science. Students can choose to join any school clubs they are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (interest)in. We can also choose the subjects{#blank#}6{#/blank#}we want to study. Last term I selected American Literature{#blank#}7{#/blank#}I wanted to learn about famous American writers. This term I{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(choose)to attend music classes because my father bought me a piano as a birthday present.

    I love my school and hope{#blank#}9{#/blank#}you will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(meet) you soon!

Yours

Lily

    Li Hua and Wang Hai are two students of Senior Three.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of them work hard but they have various learning methods.

    Li Hua listens to her teachers {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (attentive) and asks her teacher {#blank#}3{#/blank#}help as soon as possible if she has some problems. Because of this, she spends less time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (do) her homework, so it is{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (certainly) that she can keep energetic in the day. However, Wang Hai has quite a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (difference) way of learning {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (compare) to Li Hua. He likes to sit up late at night doing his homework, so he often feels sleepy in class. As a result, he misses lots of key points,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} makes it difficult for him{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (concentrate) on what he is doing.

    In my opinion, Li Hua learns more effectively in class and has more free time to enjoy herself. So I prefer {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (she) learning method.

    There is a tradition in my school that when the College Entrance Examination is less than a month away, students in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(low) grades, from Senior 1 to Senior 2, all gather together on the ground in front of the teaching building and cheer on the Senior 3 students who are standing upstairs. It wasn't until I {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(person) took part in the activity that I understood the real{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(mean) of it.

I was in Senior 2 at the time. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}that special night, all the Senior 3 students stood in the corridors (走廊) and looked down at the younger students below. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(vary) cheers started to resound throughout the school, wave after wave. "Believe in yourself! You deserve to win！"

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(see) everyone's smiling faces around me, I thought of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}famous quote from the American philosopher Henry David Thoreau: What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

    Soon it will be my turn to {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(bless) in this way, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}also means I will have to say goodbye to my school. Sad as it will be, being cheered on by so many students will still be one of the brightest{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(time) of my life.

    All our teachers try to make classes lively and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(interest), so that we won't get {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bore). The class of my English teacher is organized well although some students often say they hate this subject. I know I can't avoid {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lose) my confidence unless I work hard. I also know I must make sure of enough time and energy {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(learn) English. I once {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(admit) to my parents that I had trouble with my English learning and they encouraged me greatly. The teacher is always strict {#blank#}6{#/blank#} me. With my teacher {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(help) me, I have made great progress in English. Last week, I didn't get nervous in the English examination or answer incorrectly, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} meant that I succeeded. My teacher thinks I am shy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} much more intelligent than other students! In my opinion, my English teacher is patient, energetic and serious in his English literature class, and he leaves me such a deep and good {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(impress). I will show respect for him forever.