Dear Sara，
As we drove off from Columbia，I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．First，I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia College shows what a great well-rounded student you are．Your academic，artistic，and social skills have truly blossomed in the last few years．Whether it is getting the highest grade in mathematics，completing your elegant fashion design，successfully selling your painted running shoes，or becoming one of the top speakers in Model United Nations，you have become a talented and accomplished young woman．You should be as proud of yourself as we are．
College will be the most important years in your life．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．This will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired，after which you must become self-learner．So do take each subject seriously，and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life，the skills of learning will be important to you forever．
Follow your passion in college．Take courses you think you will enjoy．Don’t be trapped in what others think or say．Do your best in classes，but don’t let pressure get to you．Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades．If you graduate and learn something in your four years，we would feel happy．So please don’t give yourself pressure．
I told your mom I’m writing this letter，and asked what she wanted me to say．She thought and said：“Just ask her to take care of herself．”Please listen to your mother and take care of yourself．
So please treasure your college years，make the best of your free time，and become an independent thinker；learn and grow through your successes and challenges．
Love，
Dad(& Mom)
1.Sara’performance in the last few years makes his parents ____________．
A.annoyed B.proud C.upset D.concerned
2.What did Father mainly write about in Paragraph 2 ？
A.Learning skills． B.College courses．
C.Learning attitude． D.Ways of self-learning．
3.What do we know about Mom and Dad from the letter?
A.They expect too much of Sara．
B.They put lots of pressure on Sara．
C.They love their daughter very much．
D.They advise Sara to make more friends．
单词拼写
1.Mrs. Wang was unhappy because her husband forgot their ________ (婚礼)anniversary.
2.Pollution is a serious problem in major cities ________ (遍及)the world.
3.These cats look exactly ________ (十分相似的)，so how can you tell which is which?
4.My mom is busy preparing rooms for the ________ (接待) of guests.
5.Mr. Green got a present from his students at the ________ (学期末) ceremony.
6.Jeff and David were in the back yard setting off ________ (烟花).
7.He looks so ________ (熟悉的)，but I can’t remember his name.
8.In order to ________ (确保) success，we must make a complete and thorough plan.
语法填空
A hutong is an ancient city street typical in Beijing. 1.(surround) the Forbidden City, many were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing 2. (dynasty). In order to establish the strongest power, emperors planned the city and arranged the residential areas. 3. center of the city Beijing was the royal palace—the Forbidden City.
At the end of the Qing dynasty, after 4. (close)China came under the influence from abroad, many old hutongs lost 5. (they) former neat arrangement.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, hutong conditions 6.(improve). But in recent years, the houses in many hutongs have been pulled 7. and replaced by modern buildings. And the hutong today is fading into the shade for 8. tourists and local people.
However, in the urban district of Beijing houses along hutongs still occupy one 9. (three) of the total area, providing housing for half population, so many hutongs 10. (survive). In this respect, we see the old in the new in Beijing as an ancient yet modern city.
Want to feel healthier and have lots of energy each day? 1. You don’t have to make big changes in your lifestyle in order to improve your health. You can do it without actually noticing it. Read on to find out smart little things you should do to feel better every day.
Exercise
Probably the healthiest thing you can do to feel better each day is to exercise early in the morning. 2. Even doing several easy exercises like walking，sit－ups or jumping the rope will help you feel better in no time！Plus，exercise is good for your health and waistline.
Get enough sleep
Again，due to our busy schedules，we don’t get enough sleep each night. If you have trouble falling asleep，avoid watching TV or surfing the Internet right before bed. 3.
Stay productive
When you are productive，you feel happier. When you feel happier，you feel better. Stop watching TV，avoid gossips，and try to do more useful things during the day. 4. It will help you stay organized and accomplish your tasks with less stress.
Stay positive
I’ve always believed that positivity is the key to a longer life. 5. Life is full of stressful situations and it’s hard to stay cheerful when everything goes wrong，but your positive attitude can help you solve any problem and fight any stress faster and more easily. Your positive attitude is especially good for your heart health. Smile，stay positive and live a longer life!
A. Don’t forget to make your to－do list in the morning.
B. Also，don’t drink tea or coffee too late in the day.
C. Few people can hold a positive attitude to their life.
D. Positive thoughts can help improve your overall health.
E. You don’t have to run a few hours or the whole morning.
F. It is a good idea to turn to others for valuable advice.
G. There are a few essential things you should do to achieve this goal.
Are you angry？Unhappy in your job？Wish you had an outlet for those feelings?
Well, if you lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, you could go to the Break Club. It’s made up of a group of people who get together to smash up rubbish as a way of venting (发泄) their aggression. They can throw bottles at the wall, or take their frustration out on an old computer.
Mora, a club member, is a 22-year-old media producer who works hard and is always stressed out. She says, “I have to deal with deadlines, with so many people and so many things every day. . . My nerves are at breaking point. Well, now it’s time I should break something too. ”
She wears overalls, thick gloves and visor (脸盔) to protect her eyes. In her hands there’s a baseball bat ready for action. After trashing an old computer monitor, Mora is almost breathless but has a smile on her face. “I feel like a new person. I’m happy! After this, I’m ready for anything！” she says.
Do you fume when your own computer crashes？Perhaps you’d feel better if you could do what 27-year-old Yamilla did to her keyboard-attack it with a hammer! The club’s creator, Guido Dodero, says Argentinians are a bit angry by nature and they like psychoanalysis. He thinks the key to the club’s success is being a mix of both.
About 85% of his clients are young women. Dodero explains: “This is still quite a macho (大男人的) country. Women feel they need to take certain roles in society. They need to break from that every now and then and the club is the place for that. ”
Some members bring a picture of an ex-fiancée to destroy. Others bring a picture of. . . Well, it could be of you or me. Natasha works in a call center and does to the old equipment what she might like to do to her callers. The young woman says her job drives her mad.
The Break Club’s creator says this is the only one of its kind in South America, but he’s heard that there are similar places in Spain, Japan and the US. Who knows, one day there might be one near you. Do you feel like breaking things?
1.The Break Club is a place where you can ________.
A.break anything as you like
B.tell your frustration to the experts
C.vent your aggression by breaking rubbish
D.share your terrible experiences with others
2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.Get angry. B.Get nervous.
C.Feel shocked. D.Feel helpless.
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A.Dodero creates and manages the club
B.Mora is tired of working with many people
C.Yamilla takes a computer apart when angry
D.Natasha vents her anger through calling friends
4.Why are the clients in the club mainly young women?
A.They have no job and have more free time.
B.They are fighting with men for equal rights.
C.They enjoy themselves in such a kind of club.
D.They greatly need to reduce their pressure.
单词拼写
1.His ________ (最初的) reaction was feeling shocked.
2.Though your essay is not bad，you’d better ________ (润色) it.
3.People began to laugh at his ________ (愚蠢).
4.I have never met a ________ (外国人) who speaks such perfect Chinese.
5.Only after you have ________ (获得) enough basic skills can you produce creative works of art.
6.Nowadays，more and more people take up yoga exercises to improve their general ________ (健康).
7.Magicians have to practise their routine，which is the only way to ________ (保证) a successful performance.
8.Whatever happens，we must take a ________ (积极的) attitude towards life.
