Mr husband 96-year-old grandmother came to live with us for many years of independence．We did all the thing we could to make her feel comfortable in our home，including giving her the private line for her bedroom．One evening” we are having a party while the phone rang．It was a telephone operator， that asked,“Do you have a grandmother upstairs?'’ “Yes，”my husband replied．“Well，”the operator again continued，“She can’t remember your phone number,and she like a cup of tea．”
In many countries around world，more and more people live in cities．Cities shares many characteristics，but are also difference from country to country． Mexico’s cities are modern and have traditional In．dian and Spanish influences．The most important building are aroun d a central square,which also serves a place to meet with friends,There are outdoor marketplaces， where people can find almost nothing they needed． On Sundays,parks are a popular place to family outings． Many people move to Mexico City from rural areas．It is a 1ot of excitement，but also lots of traffic and air pollution．
As is known．that is interesting to teach children to swim while they are still babies．Most the large towns in Florida and California have already run particularlylessons for babies．The idea has quickly spread to Europe from where， in several countries，special courses are now offered to the children who are from 7 to 24 month old． The first step is to have child get rid of fear of water．Next，he is teaching to float in water．0nce he can do that naturally and can swim with fear，the child can master the technique and push him forward through the water
I often read English aloud and trying to learn something important in heart．It helps me remember what I have learned and form good habit of thinking in English．I listen a lot and communicate with the others in English． In this way，I improved both my listening ability and my speaking English．I keep a diary in English every day and my written English is becoming better and better．I also try my best master the necessary grammar knowledge．By this means，I can express me correctly．That’s why I have been 1earning English．
Dear Lily． I got your letter and pleased to hear about your job interview at a grocery store．I know you wanted to get a job at the TV station，and you’ve been 1ooking for several week now and haven’t found anything． The job at the grocery store doesn’t sound badly．If I am you，I’d take it If you worked there a while，you could earn some money．Its your decision，of course, but I advise you to take it．Let me to know what you decided to do．By the way，after you get the job you can think about get a bike later Love
Dear Abby： How are you? I’ve got a wonderful news to tell you I have offered a scholarship at a university in Australia formy further education．0ne hundred and twenty Students tookexam for it, but only a few were chosen and I was one 0fthem．Therefore， my parents are not happy about it．They are strong. against my going there．They say it is too far away that they will notsee me for a whole year and they are afraid of I will feel 1onely．They can’t imagine a girl so young live alone．They advise meto study in the capital instead．Then I’ll be able to continue living with them． How can I persuade them to accept the fact I have grownup? Best Wishes， Jane
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1.a wonderful news→wonderful news 2．have offered→have been offered 3.exam→exams或在exam前加the 4.Therefore→However 5.strong→strongly 6.too→so 7．afraid of→afraid(that) 8.1ive→living 9.√ 10.fact→fact that
(七) I went to see film after supper．0n my way to the cinema，I met an old English woman，she had lost her way．I gave up the chance to see the film，walking towards her and took her to her hotel．While go there，I to1d her great change had taken place in the past few years andshe told me something about Britain and her family． Though I missed the film，however I felt very happy， for I not only helped the old lady out from trouble buta1so practise my spoken English．If I hadn’t worked hard at English，I would have been able to help her．
Is was time for breakfast Mr and Mrs Beer were sitting at the table and waiting their daughter Jennet to return back from work．It was late．The parents are worried about her．At last she came home and told them what was happened．While she was shopping in a crowded shop after work， the thief picked her pocket， pushing the crowd，and ran away．What could she do? She had to ask a police on duty for help and he got back her money．Hearing this，Mrs Beer insisted that Jennet not go shopping alone any more，so Jennet Said laughingly，“April Fool!”
I was anxiously expected your letter，and at last it has been reached me．I am very glad to know that everyone at home is enjoying good health as usually． Things here are the same now as we were before． The final examination will take place of next week． ut I am now busy preparing my lessons．It’s nice to think that the summer vacation is coming near．I can’t say much I want to see you all again． Looking forward to spend summer days with you． Give my 1ove to Father，mother and anyone at home
I live in a small town in the south．This is typical Chinese town．There ate not only two main streets which across in the middle of the town．Around the town stand a high wall，which was built 1ong ago and it is still possibly to walk along it．No motorcars allowed in the business streets，which makes shopping very easier and safer．On warm days some small restaurants put table and chairs outside the houses to let people to take a rest and have some tea or ice-cream There are no tall buildings but some beautiful parks．