1）写信目的

2）目前的倾向及理由

3）期待对方回复

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Bob来信说，他不明白为什么许多中国父母喜欢用古诗启蒙孩子，请你写一封回信解释其中的原因。内容要点如下：

1）中国是一个历史悠久的国家，文化形式多样，尤其以古诗歌闻名于世。

2）诗歌有一定的韵律，语言简洁，具有易学、易记的特点。

3）诗歌富含感情色彩，且富有想象力，深受孩子们的喜爱。

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Bob,

    I was glad to hear from you. ……

    Best wishes.

    Yours,

    Li Hua

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）信的开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；

3）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

Best,

Li Hua

注意：1）词数100左右

2）开头结尾已经给出

Dear Ms Smith,

With best wishes,

Li Hua

    I have a "strange­sounding" name. I always knew when the teacher got to my name on the attendance, because of the long pause.

    "Um…… Ooooozma?"

    "Is it…… Ahhhzzzma?"

    "Wait, I got this. Youz­ma, right?"

    The other kids, all named Carla, Melanie, Sammy and Geoff, would laugh secretly. I'd agree with whatever my teacher said, just to move past the annual, painful moment. It's totally fine, though. Whatever shames you in grade school turns you into a strong adult later, so it's all good.

    I was shocked to learn, many years later, that my first name—Uzma, pronounced exactly as it looks—is quite common in India and Pakistan. I even know a few Uzma's in Toronto. At least my teachers tried. When I was 12 my P.E. teacher called me "Ursula" because he couldn't pronounce my name. Every time he called me by my new nickname, I pictured the scary octopus from LittleMermaid. For the record, if I were to give myself a more user­friendly name, it would be Caroline. To 12­-year-­old me, it had a great sound.

    Many of my friends have similar stories. Amreena became "Am," Aqeela became "Angela" and—my personal favourite—Widad Ahmed somehow changed into "Woodward Anderson". One teacher took one look at a friend's name and threw up his hands. "I can't pronounce this!" he said. Her name is Ayesha.

    Every parent I know gives the "how will this be important in school?" attitude when giving a list of baby names. For instance, "Butt" is a common South Asian last name, but in Canada it is sure to have different meaning. My own last name, at four syllables and 10 letters, is difficult to read. I drive cashiers crazy when signing receipts, holding up lines for an extra five to 10 seconds while I carefully write.

    As a teacher, I pay attention to pronouncing names. "HAHSS­an?" I said with confidence. The class starts to laugh. "It's Has­saaan, miss," the students responded. No! It's not! I want to yell back. I know how your name is pronounced! Mispronunciations（误读）happen so often that the proper pronunciation sounds wrong.

注意：

1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2）应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3）续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好；

4）续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:Yet many people stick to traditional ethnic names when it comes to their own kids.

Paragraph 2:Do names really matter?

注意：1）词数100个左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom，

    How are you?

    Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua