1. Dear Charlie, I hope you are well. Thank you for your last letter. I’d like to tell you something about Hangzhou. Hangzhou is a beautiful city with long history. It is famous for the West Lake which is well known all over the world. Around the West Lake there are many temples and great places of interest. The scenery is very beautiful all the year round. Every autumn, Hangzhou West Lake Expo. is held. Millions of visitors from other parts of our country and abroad come to Hangzhou / It attracts millions of visitors both from China and abroad because there are a lot of interesting things to see at that time. The people in Hangzhou are very friendly. I hope you will come here and I am sure you will have a good time. Love to your family. Yours sincerely, Li Ming

2. NOTICE Dear teachers and students: There is/will be a football match between our school’s girls’ football team and the Girls’ School’s football team this afternoon. All the members of our girls’ football team will are to meet in Room 301 at noon. Mr Ding will say something about the match. We also hope that all the teachers and students will go to the football field and watch the match. The Students’ Union June 6 th

3. A diary Friday April 19th Sunny It’s sunny today. My classmates and I went to the Shanghai Wild Animal Zoo. We went there early in the morning by bus and we took some food and drinks with us. We saw many different kinds of animals in the zoo. The elephants were the most interesting of all the animals. They could not only dance but also play mouth organ. The visitors were from all over the country. I took many photos /pictures. We all enjoyed ourselves very much.

4. Attention, please! Tomorrow is May Day. There will be no school from the first to the seventh day/we will have a 7-day holiday. The celebration is going to be held in our school on May the first. All the students and teachers can take part in it. Classes will begin as usual on May the 8th. Thank you.

5. I want to be an editor When I grow up, I want to be an editor. Many people think it is tiring/dull work, but I think it is interesting and rewarding. If I become an editor, I could read many interesting books. It is pleasant to help to the readers, such as recommending good books and providing information about books. A good magazine is also a good friend to many people. It can help them relax themselves. I know I must work hard from now on. I will do my best to make my dream come true.

6. My dream When I grow up, I hope to be a doctor. To be a doctor is very rewarding. The doctor is a person who can help sick people or sometimes even save their lives. So being a good doctor can make a great contribution to the society. I must work hard from now on. I believe I will go on this way forever.

7. Dear Bob, Thanks for your last letter. I’m very glad to be your friend. My name is Zhang Qiang. I’m sixteen years old. I’m Chinese. I live in Zhejiang Province which lies in the east of the country. I’m a middle school student, too. I do well in my lessons, especially maths. I like maths very much because I enjoy thinking over difficult problems and solving them at last. And I have got some prizes in competitions.

8. My favourite sport I like playing badminton best. It is very interesting and exciting, and it is very easy—you don’t have to learn much. It can keep me healthy and strong. It can bring you a lot of pleasure as well. I like to watch the badminton matches on TV. I can see my favourite players on TV, like Lin Dan and Bao Chunlai and so on. Lin is one of the best players in the world. When I am free and the weather is fine, I will go out to play badminton with my friends.

9. My favourite sport is basketball, though I am not good at it. It is one of the most interesting sports. It’s good for my health. And it can make me relax and happy when I am sad. Yao Ming /Michael Jordan is my favourite player, I think his action was so cool and he played really wonderfully. After class I often play basketball with my friends on the school playground. Now my body is becoming stronger and healthier. And I often watch the matches on TV. I love this game.

10. Today bicycles are still popular in China. It is very easy and convenient to go to school or go to work by bike. But nowadays more and more people have bought cars and it make the air get dirtier and dirtier. Riding bicycles give people necessary exercise they need and help people keep healthy. It can also save energy. I prefer riding a bike to work than driving a car.

11. Once a small rabbit was playing outside with a balloon in her hand. She played with it happily. But she was so careless that she didn’t catch the balloon as it flew up into the sky. She was quite sad and began to cry. Several minutes later, a bird came up to her and asked her why. The rabbit told her. The bird quickly flew up into the sky and got the balloon back. The rabbit became happy again.

12. I have just been back from Hainan Island. I will never forget the time that I spent there. The island attracts large numbers of tourists from all over the country every year. I like the beaches best of all. They are long, white and beautiful. The sun was shining brightly, the waves were very high. Some people were swimming in the sea, some were surfing and others were walking along the beaches. The food there was also very delicious. I enjoyed them very much. The time I spent in Hainan was so pleasant that I will never forget it.