“When should I begin to acquire good habits?”a young boy asked his teacher.

    “How old are you?” asked the teacher.

    “Eight years old, sir.”answered the boy.

    “Then you have just lost eight years,”the teacher replied.

    There is no doubt that habits are formed at a very early age. When one is young, it is easy to acquire good habits.

    Good habits are practices that help us in our daily life. The habit of brushing one's teeth in the morning, for instance, keeps one's teeth clean and prevents a bad smell which is unpleasant to others. Bad habits such as sticking one's tongue out, biting one's fingernails and picking one's nose, are undesirable ways of behaving in front of others. If we want people to enjoy being with us, we should try to develop habits that are pleasant.

    It is said, “We sow an act; we reap a habit. We sow a habit and we reap a character.” The habits we formed at an early age shape our character. Habits are like tributaries(支流) which flow into a river. The river is made up of all its tributaries; a person's character is made up of all the habits that he or she has acquired over the years.

【写作内容】

1）以约30个词概括本文内容；

2）以约120个词谈谈你对好习惯养成的看法，并包括以下要点：

①你认为好习惯重要吗，为什么？

②你身上有哪些好习惯，它们对你的学习或生活有什么影响？

③怎样才能养成良好的习惯？

【写作要求】

1）作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子。

2）作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

注意：1）词数：100左右；

       2）信的开头与结束语已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Dear Mike,

Yours,

Li Hua

1）饮食要健康；多吃水果、蔬菜，因为它们富含纤维素和维生素；少吃黄油、奶酪、咖啡和巧克力，因为它们含糖和脂肪太多，糖和脂肪使你迅速变胖。

2）要有良好的生活习惯：一方面，定期锻炼；另一方面，充足的睡眠，不要过度劳累，不抽烟等等。

要求：1）词数约100左右。

2）可以适当增加细节，使短文连贯。

3）信的开头及结尾已给出，不计入总次数。

Dear Jane,

    I'm sorry to hear that you are not very well these days. In your letter you asked me how to adjust yourself

    Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

内容包括：

1）时间和地点；

2）活动介绍：中国餐桌礼仪讲座；使用筷子（chopsticks）比赛；京剧表演等。

参考词汇：国粹:the quintessence of Chinese culture

注意：1）词数100左右

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. Brown,

    I'm Li Hua.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

1）向他表达生日祝福；

2）介绍中国的茶文化（4000多年历史、种类繁多、好处等）；

3）希望他将来有机会来中国时体验中国茶文化；请他介绍加拿大咖啡文化。

注意：1）词数100左右，（开头结尾已给出，不计入词数）；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Smith,

    How time flies!

Yours,

Li Hua

1）文化遗产的名称;

2）简要介绍;

3）你感到自豪的理由。

注意：1）词数不少于50;

2）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris,

Yours,

Li Hua