Last week the manager of an old shop received a letter. Because he was very busy, he didn’t read the letter (1) ______ tea time. When he opened it,£10 (2) ______ onto his desk. Together with it was a short letter. It read:
    Dear sir,
    In 1935 I got engaged(订婚), but (3) ______ I lost my job. At that time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was still very (4) ______.
I came to your (5) ______ to buy a ring. The salesgirl took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she (6) ______ back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend’s finger. So I left the shop (7) ______ paying.
    My wife died a short while ago and all these years I’ve been feeling (8) ______ that I never paid for her ring. At that time the ring cost £2, so I think (9) ______ may cost £10 now, and I am sending you the money.

Yours truly,
A customer

    "Well, well, well," said the manager. "Life is full of (10) ______. '

    In class, Peter put up his hand and said to his teacher, "I lost my baby tooth."
"Congratulations," Mrs. Gilbert said. Then she asked the class if anyone had any advice for Peter.
    Keiko, a Japanese girl, put up her hand first. "If it is a lower tooth, you should throw it over the roof of your house; if it is an upper tooth, you should put it under the floor. Then your new adult tooth will grow properly."
   "You shouldn’t throw your baby tooth away, Peter. You should keep it and give it to your mother," said Jack, a French boy.
    "Why should I do that?" asked Peter.
    "She will make it into a necklace(项链) for you to wear," said Jack.
    Jorge, who was from Mexico, had some different advice. "You should take your tooth home and put it under your pillow(枕头) when you go to sleep," Jorge said.
    "Why should I do that?" asked Peter.
    "Because the tooth fairy(牙仙) will come to keep your tooth and give you good luck. Sometimes she even brings a small toy."

    Peter liked Jorge’s advice the best. Mrs. Gilbert said to him, "Whatever you decide, you should show your mother your tooth when you get home."
    When Peter got home, he showed his mother his tooth and told her his plan. The next morning, Peter woke up and looked under his pillow. The tooth was gone. In its place, he found a dollar and a letter. This is what the letter said:
    Dear Peter,
    Congratulations! You lost your first tooth. I will keep it forever. You should buy something nice for yourself with this money.

Love,
The Tooth Fairy

    Nowadays, cell phones are part of our lives. Many people have cell phones. They can help us easily find people anywhere at any time. However, using cell phones too often may cause cancer(癌症). It’s reported that people who use a cell phone for 10 years or more may get brain cancer.
    The suggestions below may help you reduce(减少) the risk of cancer:
    When using your cell phone, try to keep it away from your body as much as possible. Don’t put it on the bedside table when you go to sleep.
    When you’re on the cell phone, use the speaker(扬声器). In this way, you have just 1/100th of the contact(接触) with radiation you have when you hold it to your ear. An earphone is also a good idea.
    Try to keep your conversations short. If you need to talk longer, use an ordinary phone instead.
    Change ears when you’re using your cell phone. Before putting it to your ear, wait until the person you are calling picks up the phone.
    Your phone gives out radiation when you talk or send messages, but not when you’re listening or getting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer.
    Do not use your cell phone when the signal(信号) is weak or when moving at a high speed, for example in a car or on a train. At high speeds your phone is trying to pick up signals, and this increases the radiation it gives out.

    Once upon a time, in the forest there lived a baby elephant, who had no friends. None of the animals wanted to be his friend because he was too large.
    One day, a wild fire happened in the forest. The animals ran to safer places. The dry trees caught fire and the fire was sure to go all around the forest. The baby elephant ran to the nearest river, collected much water in his trunk(象鼻) and rushed to the burning trees. He sprayed(喷) the water on the fore. Finally, he put out the fire.
    Later, while he was resting after the hard job, all the animals and birds came to him and expressed their thanks for his kind help in time. They were now ready to regard him as their good friend and their hero. They said, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
    The baby elephant was happy to get so many friends and played games with them. He walked through the forest, carrying several small animals and birds on his back.

    My best friend Michael is a 15-year-old boy. We are in the same class. He works very hard. He is never late for school and (1) 他所有功课都学得好。He is always ready to help others. My math is very poor, so he often helps me with it after class. (2) His parents are both teachers and they are really busy, so he often helps do the housework at home.He is a little shorter but he is stronger than me. He likes playing football very much at school. We often play football together and he plays it well. (3) But I’m more interested in art.He gets on well with our classmates. Everyone in our class likes him. But now it’s time to graduate and (4) 我们即将离开学校。 Michael and I are going to different high schools. In the future, he wants to be a policeman and I hope to be a musician. (5) We believe our friendship will be forever.

    假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Jeff向你了解你校的课堂教学形式，请你根据提示内容用英语给他写封电子邮件，并谈谈你的感受。
要点提示：
(1) 我们的课堂是开放自由、生动有趣的。
(2) 我们在课堂上经常讲故事，做游戏。
(3) 老师在课堂上经常使用电脑，给我们听音乐、看录像等，使我们学到更多知识。
(4) 在课堂上老师给我们足够的时间进行自主学习和自由讨论。
(5) 我们有更多的机会展示自我。
要求：
(1) 短文须包含要点提示中的信息（不要逐字翻译），并在此基础上适当发挥；
(2) 词数：80左右（短文开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
(3) 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名。
可能用到的词汇：study and think for oneself, ability of independent study, discuss in groups freely, show/ express oneself

Dear Jeff,
    I was glad to receive your letter and I’d like to tell you something about how we study in class.

Li Hua