201130A．寫人：1．OurEnglishTeacherOurEnglishteacher,MsHuang,cametoourschoolin1970.ShehasbeenanEnglishteacherformorethan30years.beenamodelteacherformanyyears.SheworkshardandhasSheiskindandfriendlytousafterclass,butSheisratherstrictwithusinclass.ShealwaysencouragesustospeakandreadmoreEnglish.Sheoftensays,"Practicemakesperfect."Sheisgoodatteachingandtriesherbesttomakeeverylessonlivelyandinteresting.Sheoftengivesusslideshows,teachesusEnglishsongsandhelpsustoputonshortEnglishplays.Sheisnotonlyourteacherbutalsoourfriend.Weallrespectandloveher.Tomorrowsheisgoingtoattendanimportantmeeting,atwhichshewillbegivenamedalforheradvanceddeeds.2．MyEnglishTeacherOurEnglishteacher,Mr.Wang,isastronglybuiltthirty-year-oldman,whoisoftensimplydressed.HehasbeenteachingusEnglisheversincehegraduatedfromtheEnglishDepartment,BeijingNormalUniversityin1993.Hedevotesallhistimeandenergytoteaching,oftenworkinglateintothenightpreparinghislessons.Heiscapableofmakinghislessonslivelyandinteresting,andallofuslikehislessons.Heisverystrictwithusbutheshowsusgreatconcern.Heoffersushelpwheneverweneedit.Weallconsiderhimnotonlyasourgoodteacherbutalsoasourclosefriend.Weallrespectandlovehim.B．寫物：3．OurschoolOurschoolislocatedatthecentreofBeijing,Itisoneofthelargestschoolsinthecitywithover2,000studentsandabout200teachers.Ourschoolsubjectsincludepolitics,Chinese,English,maths,history,geography,physics,chemistryandbiologyandsoon.MostofuspaygreatattentiontothestudyofEnglish,Chineseandmathsbecausetheyareveryimportantsubjectsintheuniversityentranceexam.WetakespecialinterestinEnglish.Wehavespentmuchtimeonit,butwestillfinditdifficulttolearnthelanguagewell.Intheafternoonwhenclassisover,weenjoystayingatschoolforaboutonehourforsomephysicalexercisesbeforeleavingforhome.4．MyHomeVillageMyhomevillageisasmallone.It'sinYuxiancountyofShanxiProvince.Smallasitis,it'sverybeautiful.Therearemanyhillsaroundmyhomevillageandtheyaremorebeautifulthansomebigmountains.Inspring,wecanflykiteswhicharemadebyourselvesonthetopofthehills.Thekitesflyveryhigh.Insummer,thetreesaregreenandthegrassisgreen,too.Itisgreeneverywhereonthehills.Therearesomanywildappletreesonthehills.Thewildapplesarenicetoeat.Inautumn,thecornsunderandaroundthehillsareripe.Soweeatthemalmosteveryday.Inwinter,whenitsnows,allthegroundiscoveredwithsnow.Wecanplaywithsnowandsometimesweeatthecleansnowwithsugar.Inmyhometowntheskyisblue,theairisclean,thewaterissweetandthepeopleareveryfriendly.Ilovemyhometown!5．ChangesinOurLifeOverthepasttwentyyearsorso,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlife.Takemyfamilyforexample.Myparentscontactedothersmainlybysendingthemlettersinthepast.Butnowwecalllongdistanceathome.Andoncemyparentslistenedtotheradiofornewsandotherinformation.ButnowwegetthenewsbywatchingTV.Anotherbigchangeisinmylivingconditions.Whentheygotmarriedabouttwentyyearsago,myparentslivedinasmallroomcrowdedwithfurniture.Butnowwehavemovedintoabignewthree-roomapartment.Inshort,ourlifehasbecomecomfortableandconvenient.C．日記：6．AGoodDeedOct.19thTuesdayFineOneafternoon,onmywayhome,Isawanaccident:acarhitanoldman!Ishoutedtothepedestriansforhelp,butnoonestopped.Whenthecardriversawthis,hequicklyclosedthewindowOfthecaranddroveaway."WhatshallIdo?Theoldmanneedshelp."Ithought.Atthattime,atruckstoppedandoutcamethedriver."What'swrongwiththeoldman,boy?WhatcouldIdo?"thedriveraskedme."Uncle,pleasehelptheoldman.Acarhithimandheisbadlyinjured!"Isaid."Well,don'tworry.Letmedriversaid.takehimtothehospital.''theAfewminuteslater,thedrivertooktheoldmantothehospitalandItelephonedthepolicestation.ItoldthewholestorytothepoliceandIalsotoldthemthenumberofthecar.Thepolicesaidtome,"Welldone,boy!Leaveittous.Hemustbepunished!"ThenIwenttothehospitaltoseetheoldman.WhenIgothome,itwas7:30.IthinkwhatIdidwasfight.D．書信：(1)你堂兄建華在國外學習，你們經常用英文通信。他即將完成學業，不久前來信就是否回國工作征求你的意見。請根據下列提示回信。1．建議他回國。2．你的理由是：學有所用，就業容易；照顧父母。注意：1．詞數100左右；2．行文應連貫，內容應完整；3．開頭語已為你寫好。DearJianHua,I'mverygladtohavereceivedtheletteryousentmetwoweeksago.ToJianHuaDearJianHua,I'mverygladtohavereceivedtheletteryousentmetwoweeksago.I'vebeenthinkingaboutthequestionyouaskedme.Inmyopinion,youshouldcomebackafteryoufinishyourstudiesabroad.Foronereason,whatyouarestudyingisbadlyneedednowadaysinChina.Itwillbequiteeasyforyoutofindagoodjob.Infact,Iknowafewbigcompaniesinourcityarehopingtoemploypeoplelikeyou.Foranotherreason,Ithinkitwillbemuchmoreconvenientforyoutolookafteryourparentsastheyaregettingold.Therefore,Ithinkit'sagoodideaforyoutoreturn.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Bestwishes;MingHua(2)2005年春季Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.你叫李宏，你校在為一批來自加拿大的交流學生征尋為期兩周的住宿家庭。你有意申請，寫封信說明你申請的理由。(包括所具備的條件)。2005春季范文Dearsir,IhearthatourschoolwillwelcomesomeCanadianstudentstostaywithusforortwoweeks.Studentswhowanttocantakepartinit.Iwanttotry.invitethemtostayFirst,myparentsandIcanspeakEnglishwell.Thatbenefitsustocommunicatewitheachother.Second,ourhouseisbigenoughforheorshetostay.Furthermore,IliveneartheHuangpuRiver.IthasagoodviewofShanghai.Lastbutnotleast,inmyhome,heorshewillenjoymuchChinaculture.Mygrandpaandgrandmaaregoodathandwriting.MygrandmaalsohasagoodskillinChinesepainting.Ithinkourfriendlywillgivehimabothinterestingandcomfortableexperience.Thankyouforyourreadingduringyourbusywork..Ihopethatyouwillagreewithme.Yourssincerely,LiHong(3)假如你是王華，18歲生日后，真的有種長大成人的感覺。于是你想就父母對你的關懷和你今后的打算，以書信形式同爸爸媽媽談談。信的開頭如下：DearMumandDad,Howareyoudoing?范文DearMumandDad,Howareyoudoing?I’mwritingtoyouaboutmygratitudeforyourhavingbroughtmeupandmyfutureplan.DearMumandDad,Iamalready18yearsold,whichshowsthatIhavegrownup.WheneverIamthinkingofthis,Ican’thelpfeelinggratefultoyou.ItisyouwhofirstgivemeencouragementwhenImeetwithdifficulties,especiallywhenIamnotgettingalongwellwithmystudies.Indeed,yourinspirationseemstobealamp,whichoffersmelightofhope,courageandconfidence.Andmoreimportantly,youarealwaysteachingmetobegoodtoothers,andtrytocontributetooursociety.DearMumandDad,Iannowaseniorthreestudent,whoisfacingthecompetitivenationalcollegeentranceexaminations,Sofirstofall,Ioughttotrymybesttopasstheexams.IamsurethatthroughmygreateffortsIcanandwillbeabletorealizemybeautifuldreamofbeingakeyuniversitystudent.Then,Iwillstrivetobeanindependentyouth.Themustbemorecompetitive,soIwilldevelopandpreparemyselftobeayouthwithastrongsenseofcooperationandcompetition.Believeinme,MumandDad,Iwillmakeadifference.socialsituationIwillbefacingBestregardstoyou.Yourssincerely,WangHua(4)求職信DearSirorMadam,Ihavelearnedfromanadvertisementthatyourcompanyisinneedofasecretary.Iwouldlikeyoutoconsidermefortheposition.MynameisLiMin.Iamtwenty-threeyearsold.IamstudyingbusinessmanagementinXiamenUniversity.Iwillgraduatethissummer.Iamfamiliarwithcomputeroperationandofficesoftwares,whichcanhelpmedotheofficeworkverywell.AndIhavelearnedEnglishfortenyears.Inthepasttwoyears,IhavebeenaneditorfortheEnglishPaperofmydepartment.Mygradescomeouttopinmydepartment.What'smore,IlikeofficeworkverymuchandIalsothinkthatIcanbecompetentforthejob.IfIcouldhavetheopportunitytogetthejobIwillbequiteappreciative.Thankyouforyourconsideration.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.YoursfaithfullyLiMinE．說明文：HowPeopleSpentTheirHolidaysAscanbeseenfromthetable,greatchangestookplaceinthewaysthatpeoplespenttheirholidaysovertheperiodfromtheyear1990to1999.Theproportionoftravelingabroadandcampingwasincreasingsteadily,from12%to24%andfrom10%to36%separately,whilethatofstayingathomeandgoingtotheseasidewasdecreasingyearbyyear,from38%to31%andfrom40%to9%separately.Whyweretherechanges?Ithinkpeoplecannowadaysaffordtraveling.Also,peopleprefertopursueahigh-qualityandcolorfullife.Sowecanseethatpeople＇slivingstandardhasbeenrisinggreatly.F．議論文(1)最近，你校同學正在參加某英文報組織的一場討論。討論的主題是：公園要不要收門票?請你根據下表所提供的信息，給報社寫一封信，客觀地介紹討論情況。60％的同學認為:1．不應該收門票2公園是公眾休閑的地方3.如收門票，需建大門、圍墻，會影響城市形象40％的同學認為:1．應收門票，但票價不要太高2．支付園林工人工資3．購新花木注意：1．信的開頭已為你寫好。2．詞數：100左右。3．參考詞匯：門票---entrancefeeDeareditor,I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwehavehadaboutwhetheranentrancefeeshouldbechargedforparks.60%ofusschoolmatesthinkthatanentrancefeedonotmeetpeople’sexpectations,foraparkisconsideredtobeaplacewherethepubliccanhaveagoodtimewhentheyarenotbusyeitherathomeoratwork.Ifanentrancefeemustbepaidbythevisitorsforapark,itwillbenecessarytobuildagateandsurroundingwalls.Intheendacitywilltakeonabadlook.40%ofusschoolmatesthinkthatanentrancefeecanbeaccepted,butitmustnotbetooexpensive.Themoneyfromticketsellingcanbeusedforpayingthegardenersintheparkandbuyingsomeotherkindsofflowersandtrees.Withregardtomyself,Ithinkanentrancefeeisuseful,foritcanbeusedtoprotectapark.Dowesharethesameopinion,deareditor?Yourstruly,LiHuaDeareditor,I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwehavehadaboutwhetheranentrancefeeshouldbechargedforparks.Sixtypercentofmyschoolmatesarefortheideathatanentrancefeeshouldnotbeforcedonthepublic.Theybelieveparksaretheplacewherethepublicenjoythemselvesattheirleisure.Theythinkthatagateandwailsaretobebuiltifanentrancefeeistobecharged.Thecitywillnotlooksobeautifulasitshouldhave.FortypercentofmyschoolmatesarefortheideathatanentrancefeeisOK,butitshouldn’tbeoutofcontrol.Entrancefeecanbeusedtopaythegardenersandbuynewtypesofflowersandtrees.Formyself,I’dliketosaythatifweallworkhardtobuildourcityintoaflowergarden,whocaresabouttheentrancefeeforparks?DearEditor,I'mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussiononwhetheranentrancefeeshouldbechargedforparks.Opinionsvaryfrompersontopersononthisissue.50%ofthestudentsdisagreewiththeideaofentrancefees.Intheiropinion,parksarepublicplaceswhereallthepeoplecanhavearestandenjoythemselves.Soifanentrancefeeischarged,somepeoplewillsurelybekeptawayfromthepark.Besides,inordertochargeentrancefees,gatesandwallsmustbebuilt.Theythinkthatitwilldoharmtotheappearanceofacity.40%ofthestudentsagreewiththeideaofentrancefees,becausethegardenersneedtobepaidandnewplantsandButfeesshouldbechargedreasonably.flowersneedtobebought.Yourstruly,XXXDearEditor,I'mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussiononwhetheranentrancefeeshouldbechargedforparks.Opinionsvaryfrompersontopersononthisissue.60%ofthestudentsopposetheideaofentrancefees.Theybelieveeveryonecangotoparksforrestandfunbecauseparksarepublicplaces.Butanentrancefeemaykeepsomepeopleawayfromthepark.Besides,inordertochargeentrancefees,itisnecessarytobuildgatesandwalls,whichwilldoharmtotheappearanceofacity.40%ofthestudentsapproveoftheideaofentrancefees,becausemoneyisneededtopaythegardenersandtobuynewplantsandflowers.Butfeesshouldbechargedreasonably.Yourstruly,(2)DearHeadmaster,Astheministerofstudents'lifeintheStudentUnion,Iamwritingtoyoutoreflectsomethingaboutourcanteen.Tooursatisfaction,thecanteensuppliesuswithvariouskindsoffood.Thisgivesusmanychoices.Atthesametimethepriceforthefoodislowandthefoodistasty.Andthesurroundingsforhavingamealhavebeenimproved.Thecanteenhasbecomeclean.Andwhenweareeating,wecanwatchTV.Butsomethingunsatisfactoryexists,too.Forexample,thequantityofahelpingislessthanitshouldbe.Thisisunfair.Andinthecanteen,theseatsarenotenough.Somestudentshavetostandwhileeating.Wehopethattheschoolwillconsideraddingmoreseatsforus.Finallywehopethattheycanimprovethequalityofthefoodandtheirservice.Wewillbeveryhappyifouradviceistaken.Yoursrespectfully,(3)OnMoneyMoneyisindeedimportant,butmoneycannotbuyeverything.Amisermaythinkthat“moneytalks,”butifyouonlygiveyourattentiontomakingmoney,youmaylosemanythings,suchashealth,friendshipandlove.Idon'tthinkweshouldregardmoneyaseverything.Moneyisjustatoolthatcanhelpussolveproblemsorenableustoliveacomfortablelife.Whatweshoulddoistouseitappropriatelyandnotbecomemisers.Thisway,allofuscanleadahappierlives.(4)假設今天你上網,點擊進入"今日話題"網站.看到一則有關禁止學生在校園內使用手機的報道.網友們對此各抒己見.作為一名高中生,你對此頗感興趣,就在該欄目下發帖,客觀反映周圍同學們對此的不同看法并簡單談談你的看法.(100字左右)以下為同學們的看法:贊同:便于聯系,有安全感,功能(function)多樣不贊同:便于聯系非必需，因有IC卡電話,玩游戲，發短信(e--massage),耗時費錢你的觀點Justnow,Ienteredthewebsite—"TopicforToday".Ifeelinterestedinthereportonbanningtheuseofthecell-phoneoncampusinmiddleschools.Onepossibleversion:Justnow,Ienteredthewebsite--"TopicforToday".Ifeelinterestedinthereportonbanningtheuseofcell-phonesoncampusinmiddleschools.Infact,morestudentsnowcometoschoolwithcell-phones.Myschoolmateshavedifferentopinions.Somethinkitisconvenienttogetintouchwithotherswiththecell-phone,whichalsomakesyoufeelsafeespeciallyintimeoftrouble.Besides,itisnicetoenjoyvariousfunctionsofdifferentcell-phones.Othersthinkdifferently.First,thecellphoneinnotamustinschool,astherearesomeICphonesthere,makingiteasytocallothers.Second,manyoftenplaye-gamesandsende-massageswiththeircell-phones,eveninclass,whichwillsurelyhavebadeffectsontheirstudy.Worseistocome,itwillresultinagreatwasteoftimeandmoney.Inmyopinion,thecell-phoneisausefultoolinourdailylife.Butitdoesn'tmeanwecanusefreelyinschool.(5)三班的學生進行了一場有關大學生是否應該打工的討論。請你根據下面表中的提示寫一篇英語短文，介紹討論的情況。一些同學另一些同學認為打工會影響大學生的學認為習；改變正確的人生觀；甚至會使他們崇拜金錢打工可以減輕父母的負擔；同時使大學生獲得社會經驗;發展個人能力；豐富學習生活注意：1．字數：100左右；2．不必逐條翻譯，可進行合理發揮。3．參考詞匯：打工lakeapart-timejob人生觀lifeview負擔loadThestudentsofClass3hadadiscussionaboutwhethercollegestudentsshouldtakepart-timejobs.Somestudentsthinkitisadvantageforcollegestudentstotakepart-timejobs.Because,bydoingpart-timejobs,theycanearnmoneyontheirownsothattheydon’tneedtoasktheirparentsformoney,andinthisway,theyreducetheirparents’load.Besides,takingpart-timejobscanhelpthemgainsocialexperience,developpersonalabilitiesandmaketheirlifeenjoyable.Onetheotherhand,somestudentshaveadisagreement.Intheiropinion,thestudents’maintaskistostudy,whiletakingpart-timejobshasabadeffectontheirstudy.Andalso,itmaymakecollegestudentschangetheirlifeviewsandtheymaythinktoomuchofmoney.(6)面對中學生“出國熱”，社會對此有不同的看法。請你以StudyingAbroad為題，根據以下提供的信息，談談自己的看法。Advantages:1.良好的語言環境，更利于語言學習。2.拓寬視野，學習國外先進的科學技術。3.傳播各民族間的不同文化。Disadvantages:1.年紀小，缺乏生活經驗，自理能力差。2.情感孤獨，思鄉。3.生活學習費用高。注意：1）第一句已為你寫好，不計入總詞數。2詞）數100左右。3參）考詞匯：媒介，中間人mediatorStudyingAbroadInrecentyears,studyingabroadhasbeenpopular.TensofthousandsofChinesestudentshavegonetoforeigncountriestostudy.Manypeoplearetryingtheirbesttoapplytogoabroad.Therearemanyadvantagesinattendingschoolsabroad.First,studentswhohavestudiedabroadcanactasmediatorsbetweenpeopleofdifferentcultures.Second,wecanlearnmuchmoreadvancedknowledgeofscienceandtechnologyfromforeigncountries.Third,wecanlearnforeignlanguagesmorequickly.However,therearesomedisadvantages.Mostofthestudentsaretooyoungtolivebythemselveswithoutanylivingexperience.Besides,beingfarawayfromtheirhomecountry,theymayfeellonelyandhomesick.Ofcoursethecostsaremuch.(7)OnnetbarsWiththedevelopmentoftheInternet,thenetbarplaysanimportantroleinpeople'slife.Moreandmorepeople,especiallystudents,liketogotonetbars.Theyareabsorbedinplayingvideogames,makingbadfriendsandhavingachatwith"Meimei"onthenetinthebar.Somestudentsoftengoonplayinglateintothenightinthenetbar.Asaresult,notonlydoesitdoharmtotheirhealthbutalsoproducesabadeffectontheirstudies.NowalotofnetbarshavebeenshutdowninBeijing.Butsomestudentsgobybustothenetbarsatsuburbstoplay.Fortunately,moreandmoreparentsandschoolshaverealizedit.Recently,morethansixthousandstudentsensuredthattheywouldbefarawayfromnetbarsinJinzhoucity,LiaoningProvince.Itisquitenecessaryforthestudentstogetridofthebadhabit.Recently,moreandmorestudentswouldliketogotonetbars,especiallystudents.Ithasbecomequitecommontogothere.Theywastetoomuchprecioustimeonplayingvideogamesinthenetbar.Asaresult,notonlydoesitdoharmtotheirhealthbutalsoproducesabadeffectontheirstudies.Theirhealthbecomesworseandworseandtheirstudiesareneglected.NowalotofnetbarshavebeenshutdowninBeijing.Butsomestudentsgotothenetbarsatsuburbstoplay.Fortunately,moreandmoreparentsandschoolshaverealizedit.Recently,morethansixthousandstudentsensuredthattheywouldbefarawayfromnetbarsinJinzhoucity,LiaoningProvince.Moststudentsaremakingfulluseoftheirtimeanddevotingthemselvestotheirstudies.Itisagoodthing.F．看圖作文：(1)假設你是李華，你的英國筆友Bob將于九月到你所在城市的建新華文學校學中文，來信請你在學校附近為他找一套住房。請根據圖畫提供的信息，寫信介紹住房的情況，并告知住房面積為25平方米，月租500元。注意：1．詞數：100左右：2．參考詞匯：房租—Tent(n.).I’mveryhappytoreceiveyourletter,andI’mgladtohearthatyouwillgotoChinatolearnChinesehere.Ihavealreadyfoundafiatforyou.ItisonFangcaoStreet,whichisnotfarfromJianxinChineseSchool.BusNo.11cantakeyouthere,anditisonestopbeforetheChineseSchool.Theflatisonthethirdfloorwith3rooms,oneofwhichisbedroom,theothertwoarebathroomandkitchen.Thereareabed,asofa,adeskandsomechairsinthis25square-metressmallflat,andtherentis500yuanpermonth.Maybethisfiatisnotasgoodasyourwish,butI’lltrymybesttomeetyourneeds.Ifitisnotsuitableenough,writetomeandIwilllookforanotherbetterplace.Hopeyouwillcomeheresoon!Allthebest!Yours,LiHua滿分理由本文格式正確，意思表述完整，行文流暢自然。作者在寫作過程中注意長短句并用，還使用了以‘which，’引導的非限定性定語從句，從而使文章層次分明，富于變化，不愧為考場佳作。DearBob,WelcometoChina!Youwrotetometofindaplaceforyou.IhavefoundanapartmentonFangcaoStreetnearJianxinChineseSchool.Itisonthethirdfloorandthere’rethreeroomsinit:abedroom,akitchen,andabathroom.Thereisabed,asofa,adeskandachairinthebedroom.Thehouseis25squaremetresandtherentis500yuanpermonth.Alsofromthishouseyoucangettoyourschooleasily.JusttaketheNo.11busatthebus-stopinfrontofthebuilding.Itisonlyonestop.Atlast,willyoupleasetellmethetimeyouarrive?ThenI’Ubeabletomeetyouattheairport,seeyou.Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua滿分理由本文格式正確，內容完整，表述清楚，銜接緊密流暢，時態語態使用準確，特別是結尾末段適度的發揮，既充實了內容，又符合邏輯，成為本文與眾不同的亮點。DearBob,Howareyouthesedays?I’msogladtoknowthatyou’llcometoourcitytolearnChinese.Youaskedmetofindaplaceforyou.NowI’vefoundonewhichIthinkisprettygood.TheplaceisonFangCaoStreetwhichisneartheNo.11busstop.It’sjustonestopawayfromJianxinChineseSchool.Therearethreerooms,akitchen,abathroomandabedroom.Thoughitisnotverybig,only25squaremetres,Ithinkitissuitable.Bytheway,therentis500yuanpermonth.Ihopeyou’lllikeit.Ifnot,I’lltrytofindanotherplaceforyou.Yours,LiHua滿分理由本文內在邏輯性很強，由遠及近。由外及內，層次分明，錯落有致。同時讓步狀語從句運用得恰到好處，很出彩，再則結構完整，從開頭的問候語到結尾都很完備。(2)請看下面的這幅漫畫，再聯想實際生活，寫一篇短文，詞數120左右。題目：Don’tWasteWaterDon'tWasteWaterAmaniswashinghisclothes,regardlessofthenoticeabove"SavetheWaterPlease."Aswesee,wateristhesourceoflife.Butthereisverylimitedavailablewaterresourcesinourworld.Soweshouldn'twasteit.Ofcourse,wehavetouseittodrink,cook,wash,cleanandetc.Butwemustremembernottouseitextravagantly.Ifwedidn'tstopsuchwastefulhabits,wewouldcutoffthedevelopmentoftheworldandthehumanlife.E．其他：(1)CompanionshipofBooksAmanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps:forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesoftroubleordistress.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness,amusingandinstructingusinyouth,andcomfortingusinage.Bookspossessanextracthavingthefundamentalpropertiesofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor'smindsagesago.Theonlyeffectoftimehasbeentosiftoutthebadproducts,fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvivebutwhatisreallygood.Booksintroduceusintothebestsociety:theybringusintothepresenceofthegreatestmindsthathaveeverlived.Wehearwhattheysaidanddid.weseethemasiftheywerereallyalive;wesympathizewiththem,enjoywiththem,hurtwiththem;theirexperiencebecomesours,andwefeelasifwewere,inameasure,actorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribe.Thegreatandgooddonotdieeveninthisworld.Embalmedinbooks,theirspiritswalkabroad.Thebookisalivingvoice.Itisanintellecttowhichonestilllistens.Henceweeverremainundertheinfluenceofthegreatmenofold.Thegreatintellectsoftheworldareasmuchalivenowastheywereagesago.(2)HowtoKeepHealthyNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareconcernedabouttheirhealth.Buthowtokeephealthy?Differentpeoplemaygivedifferentanswerstothisquestion.Inmyopinion,itisessentialtodothefollowing.First,itisabsolutelynecessarytotakesomeexerciseeveryday.Researchshowsthatgettingplentyofexercisemaketheheartbeatfasterandthelungsworkharder.Thisstrengthenstheheart,reducesthechanceofheartattack,andhelpslowerbloodpressure.That'swhymoreandmorepeoplearebecomingactiveinvariouskindsofsportsandexercises.Everymorningmanypeoplegetupearlyandtakemuchexercise.Somepracticesha