Beijing, the capital of China, is one of the largest cities in the world. There are many places of interest, such as the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. All of them are beautiful and well-known to the world. Great changes have taken place in Beijing since we successfully held the 2008 0lympic Games。
Now, people pay more attention to the environment. More trees and flowers have been planted. For the traffic, it is very convenient for people to travel around Beijing, because several new subway lines have been built. If you come to Beijing, you will find people here are very friendly and helpful. What's more, a lot of people can speak English. Beijing is really an attractive city with a long history。
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon。
Yours, Li Lei
话题十二：交通问题 话题说明：
越来越多汽车进入我们的家庭生活，改善了我们的生活，但同时也带来了很多问题，如塞车和车祸，给家庭和社会带来极大的危害。作为中学生，我们应该怎样做呢？ 请写一篇有关交通安全的短文（80字左右） 内容包含：
遵守交通规则，如走人行道/过斑马线。 别在街道上或马路上玩耍和踢球。 劝父母不能酒后驾车。
你可以适当增加内容，让短文通顺，过渡自然。 参考词汇：sidewalk 人行道 zebra-crossing 斑马线 注：第一段已给出，不计入总数 ★ 参考范文
With more and more cars coming into our families, we are happy that it has greatly improved our life. But unluckily, it has also brought many problems, such as heavy traffic and traffic
accidents。
Traffic safety is everybody's business. We must obey the rules. For example, we must walk on walk side, when we cross zebra – crossing, stop and look right and left, then go across fast. Don't play football on the road .we can tell our parents not to drink before they drive, not to run through red lights, not to talk and laugh while driving etc。
We can say cars are coming into our life, but only when everybody thinks traffic safety is everybody's business can we be safe driving on roads and walking on sidewalks.
话题十三：传统节日介绍
话题说明： 据中文大意和英语提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于80词的短文。所给英文提示词供选用。注意：不要写出你的真实姓名和校名。
假设你是刘伟，你的美国朋友MIKE 想通过你了解中国的传统节日。请你根据提示，给Mike 写一封e-mail，向他介绍我国传统节日春节的情况。
内容提示：1.春节是中国最重要的传统节日；2.春节期间人们的主要活动（节前、除夕、节日期间）< Spring Festival, traditional, decorate, on the eve of the festival, get together, set off fireworks, lucky money> ★ 参考范文 Dear Mike,
How are you? I'm really glad that you are interested in traditional Chinese festivals. There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and so on. I'd like to introduce the Spring Festival to you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It usually lasts for 15 days。
Days before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning sweeps any bad luck. They decorate their houses with paper cuts. On the eve of the festival, family members get together and have big meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, they set off fireworks to welcome the New Year. During the festival, kids get lucky money from old people. People visit their relatives and friends. They wish each a happy year and good luck. How happy we are。
Best wishes!
Yours, Liu Wei
话题十四：节约用水
话题说明： 水是生命之源。随着水资源的短缺，节约用水是我们每个人的责任，请以此为话题写一篇不少于80字的短文。 ★ 参考范文
As we know, water is very important to man, we can't live without water. The amount of water which is suitable to drink is less and less. But some people don't care about it. They waste a lot of water in their daily life. Even worse, they pour dirty water into rivers. They throw rubbish into rivers, too. Many rivers and lakes are seriously polluted. Something must be done to stop the pollution. And I think it's a great shame to waste while millions are in great need of water. I think what we can do is that we have to save every drop of water as possible as we can. For example, we must turn off the tap immediately after we use it. We can use a basin to wash our hands and faces. It's also a good idea to encourage my friends and family members to join me! Only in this way can we live happily. If we don't save water, the last drop of water will be a tear-drop of us. I believe if everyone makes a little effort, we can make a big difference.
话题十五：幸福
话题说明： 幸福是什么？幸福是父母为你营造的温馨的家，幸福是老师望向你的赞许的目光，幸福是孤独时朋友送来的一杯奶茶，幸福是…… 请以My happiness为话题，写一件曾经发生过的令你感到幸福的事情。
要求：条理清晰，语言流畅，用词准确， 字迹工整，80-100词。 ★ 参考范文
Happiness is important in our life. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it。
I will never forget one thing. Once, I had a bad mark at a math test. I was shy and afraid to
meet my parents. But when I got back home late, my parents knew what happened, they said to me: ―It doesn't matter, my child. Remember we'll be always beside you when you need help. We believe you can be better next time. Never give up!‖ I was moved and made up my mind to work harder and harder。
I feel happy. Whenever I am in trouble, I can feel my parents' love. I want to be a good child for my parents.
话题十六：感恩
话题说明： 对父母心存感恩，因为他们给予我生命，让我健康成长；对老师心存感恩，因为他们给了我教诲，让我抛却愚昧；对朋友心存感恩，因为他们给了我友爱；对社会心存感恩，因为社会给了我智慧和力量。自从国家实施义务教育以来，书本免费，食宿免费，而且还有贫困助学金等。面对这些，我们应该心存感恩，感谢祖国对我们的厚望和期盼。让我们永远记住：感谢父母、感谢老师、感谢朋友、感谢全社会！请以―感恩‖为话题写一篇80—100字的作文。 ★ 参考范文
What should we thank?
The thankful great universe provides the environment of existence for us and give us sunlight, air, water and everything in keeping with us existence of space, bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us, bring to us mysterious let us look for. The thankful parents give us the life, make us feel the merriment of the human life, feel the genuine feeling of the human life, feel the comity of the human life, feel happiness of the human life, also feel hardships and pain and sufferings of the human life! The thankful teacher works with diligence and without fatigue everyday of teach, give us knowledge ability, and put on the wing which flies toward the ideal for us. The thankful classmate and friend grow up with us and let us no longer stand alone in the itinerary of life. The thankful our country provides us with free books, dormitory and food. Whenever it is, we should keep a thankful heart towards everything existed. Only thus, can we become a useful man.
话题十七：保护环境
话题说明：6月5日（ June 5）是世界环境保护日， 我们周围的环境变得越来越糟糕，污染越来越严重。环境问题影响着人们的工作，学习，生活等，而我们的工作，生活，生产等又使环境污染越来越严重…如何保护我们的环境？ 请以― How to protect/save our environment/world? ‖为题写一篇短文。
提示：存在问题：1.水污染越来越严重；2.砍伐森林严重；3. 大气污染严重；4. 白色垃圾等。
要求：如何改善/保护环境？至少：3---4个方面， 80字左右的。 ★ 参考范文
How to protect/save our environment/world?
The environmental pollution is worse and worse /more and more seriously today. Water is polluted; we have no clean water to drink. Many trees are cutting down, some animals is getting less and less. Some factories are pouring dirty air in the sky, the population is increasing faster and faster, resources are getting less and less…etc. Not only does it affect our lives and health, it but also has a great affection in the future. People's health has been greatly affected by air, noise and water pollution. Many people died of diseases. In order to live a better life, we need protect our world。
We shouldn't throw away rubbish everywhere. We want to recycle, reduce, reuse things .Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution. Use things for as long as possible. We don't use plastic bags. We must plant more trees and stop the people cutting them .We hope our world becomes more and more beautiful.
话题十八：爱好
参考范文 My Hobby
I am a 15-year-old student in junior Grade 3. Though I am occupied with my study, I would like to spend time on my hobbies, such as playing the piano, surfing the Internet。
One of my favorite hobbies is reading. Reading has been in my life for many years, since I
began to learn characters. It can not only kill the time, but also, more important, help improve my comprehension ability. When reading, I can learn a lot. Reading Shakespear's works, I know how Hamlet looks like. Reading Socrates, I can see how great ancient Greek philosophers are. Reading Lu Xun, I come back to the old time of China.
话题十九：兴趣
参考范文 My best subject
English is one of my best subjects and I started learning English when I was ten years old. But at the very beginning, listening seemed a little difficult for me. So I have been doing a lot of listening practice, such as listening to tapes, watching English TV programs. And I found it really helped a lot. In fact, there are some more helpful ways to learn English well. For example, I enjoy singing English songs and I want to join an English club or find a pen pal from English-speaking countries. I believe that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.
话题二十：拯救地球 参考范文 My Hobby
I am a 15-year-old student in junior Grade 3. Though I am occupied with my study, I would like to spend time on my hobbies, such as playing the piano, surfing the Internet。
One of my favorite hobbies is reading. Reading has been in my life for many years, since I began to learn characters. It can not only kill the time, but also, more important, help improve my comprehension ability. When reading, I can learn a lot. Reading Shakespear's works, I know how Hamlet looks like. Reading Socrates, I can see how great ancient Greek philosophers are. Reading Lu Xun, I come back to the old time of China.