2．　　Summer holiday is coming. Where would you like to go? Here are some nice places! Come and join us!

3．　　Do you keep a diary? Do you know keeping a diary is good for children's writing? Many scientists are studying about children's diary writing. After they study over 30,000 children aged between 8 and 16, they find something interesting. The study shows that if a child keeps a diary, he or she can write better. About 27% of children who keep diaries are better writers than others of that age.
　　You may ask, "What should I write in a diary?" Wilson, a very popular writer of children's books from the UK, has some advice . She says, "You can write about people you love, or people you don't like. You can also write about your hopes and great dreams. And if you are really good at sports and watch a lot of games, why not write about them in your diary?"
　　Are you ready to start to keep a diary every day?

4．　　World Sleeping Day is on March 21. It wants to tell us sleeping is important for our health. As students, we need to sleep well, because our bodies grow fast when we are sleeping. We can learn better if we have a good sleep. Students about 13 years old need 9 hours of sleep every night.
　　How can we get a good sleep?
　　First, open your window a little to let fresh air in. Our bodies need much air when we are sleeping. Next, when we are in bed, we cannot cover our heads with quilts. If we do, we will not get much fresh air. Then, go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Early to bed, early to rise (起床). What's more, eating a big supper is not good for your sleep. Don't drink coffee after supper. You can drink a glass of milk before sleeping. Last but not least, don't put computers or TV in your bedroom. Say no to late-night television.

5．　　English is a kind of useful and important language, so we must learn English well. But many students think it's not easy to do that. Would you like to improve (提高) your English in a better way? (1)      
• Listen to English a lot.
　　You can listen to English as much as possible. For example, you can listen to English songs when you're having breakfast. When you put yourself in the world of English, it is easier for you to learn this language.
• Use sticky notes (便利贴).
　　If there are new words that you're trying to learn, write them in sentences on sticky notes. (2)      When you learn the words in a sentence, you can remember and use the words well.
•(3)      
　　Reading is very important in English learning. You can read some English newspapers or magazines to know more about other countries. If you think they are too difficult, you can also choose your favorite story books.
• Speak English every day.
　　(4)       Don't be afraid of making mistakes. The more you speak, the fewer mistakes you will make. And Karl Marx once said "When one is learning a language, he must use the language.'' Only in this way can we learn it well.
　　(5)      

6．　　Some birthday customs (习俗) are quite the same in many parts of the world — birthday candles, birthday games, and birthday cakes. But some customs are more special to some countries. In China, many people eat long noodles and eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of long life and good luck. Here are three pen pals of Li Wei talking about their customs.

7．　　Julie is a 13-year-old girl. She was happy when she was a little girl. But now she has many (1)      . One day, she went to her father and (2)       him that her life was too hard.
　　Her father said, "I think I know (3)       I can help you. Follow me." They went into the kitchen. Her father put a potato, an egg and some (4)       into three different pots of water. Then he started to boil (煮沸) the water on the stove (炉子). After some time, he turned the stove off and took out the potato, the egg and the coffee beans. He then (5)       each of them to his daughter. "Look. The (6)       was hard before I boiled it, but now it is soft and weak. The egg was fragile (易碎的) before I put it in the water. Now, it is hard inside. But the coffee beans were (7)      . When they met the boiling water, they changed and became (变成) delicious coffee."
　　Life (8)       problems to us all. The potato, egg and coffee beans met with the same problem, but they acted (9)      . Be strong to face the difficulties (困难) and find something (10)       in them.

8．　　London, a European city, is the capital (首都) of England. It is (1)             big and famous city with a long history. There are many people in this city and they are friendly and helpful. They are always happy (2)            (tell) visitors about their city.
　　The weather in London is nice. In winter it's not very cold and in summer it's not very hot (3)             the city is near the sea. But London is also a foggy city (雾都) and it often has (4)            (rain) days. People there often go out (5)             an umbrella.
　　The Thames River runs through London from west to east. So the city (6)             (have) two parts: the South and the North. You can have a great time (7)             (visit) both of the two parts in those famous shops, big parks and interesting places.
　　London is also a beautiful city. When you take a trip in London with (8)            (you) friends, you can enjoy the beauty of places of interests (名胜古迹) like Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and the London Eye and feel quite (9)             (relax). You can also go boating and fly (10)             (kite) in the City Park. It is really an excellent place.

9．阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。
March 20
　　Today we went to school early and had a school trip to the zoo. (1)We were very excited about the trip.The bus went fast and we got there at 9:30. How beautiful the zoo was! There're a lot of trees, some hills, and a big lake. (2)The birds sang in the trees and all kinds of fishes swam in the lake. There were also different kinds of animals in it, like elephants, monkeys, tigers, lions and many other animals. We liked to watch monkeys best. They played on the hill or had oranges, apples and bananas.
　　(3)这个动物园里也有很多规则． We couldn't give food to the animals. We couldn't throw rubbish (丢垃圾) everywhere. However, we still had a lot of interesting things to do. (4)We took many nice photos and bought some gifts for our parents. We left the zoo at 3:00 in the afternoon. (5)总而言之, 我们玩得很开心!

10．假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Scott想结交更多中国朋友。请用英文写封邮件，将你的同学张磊介绍给他，内容包括他的年龄和外貌，爱好和性格以及他上周六所进行的活动。
注意：
1. 词数80字左右（开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数）。
2. 适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 文中不能出现可能透露考生真实身份的任何信息。

Dear Scott,
　　How is everything going? Now I am writing to introduce my classmate Zhang Lei to you.
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　　I'm sure you will be good friends.
　　Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua