假如你校和加拿大某中学是友好学校，对方校刊来信了解你校的选修课开设情况。请根据下表提供的内容，用英语写一篇短文，向对方介绍这一情况。
课程门类 | 上课时间 | 学生对课程的看法 | 学生建议 |
六种：书法、英语口语、音乐欣赏、电影欣赏、摄影和游泳，学生可任选 | 每周二、五下午4：30～6：00 | 很有趣；能学到许多课外知识；有实践机会 | 增加选修课；减少作业量；多组织参观、了解社会的活动 |
参考词汇：选修optional courses 音乐欣赏Music Appreciation
短文改错
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m Li Hua, a student from No.1 Middle School. I’m glad to learn that you want some part-time reporter, and I’m quite interesting in it.
In your opinion, I’m fit for the job. As a student, I’ve read a lot and have many knowledge in different fields. I’m fond of English but do well in both speaking and writing. Besides, I’m easy to get along. I enjoy working together with the others. Above all, I once work as a reporter for the broadcasting station of my school, there I gained valuable experience in reporting. So I’m sure I will do the job good if I get the position.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
语法填空
Local 1.（official）in Beijing promised to further protect the city's cultural heritage（遗产）, in particular the narrow streets known as hutongs.
Hutongs are 2.（common）found in the cities of North China, but they are in danger. Beijing is currently believed to have fewer than 1,000 hutongs, most of 3. are near the Forbidden City. Only 60 years ago, the number of the hutong 4.（be）3,250.
"On average more than 100,000 people visit the Forbidden City during the National Day holidays. The visits put pressure on the 5.（protect）of cultural relics," said Huang Yan, director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, 6.（add）that hutongs should be protected from human damage.
The government concentrated 7. how the protection plans were carried out and how the management of cultural heritage worked. Wang Shaofeng, head of the Xicheng District Government, said the area has 182 cultural relics, and many of them were built as far back as the Yuan Dynasty （1271 — 1368）. The district of Xicheng has 1.28 million residents in 8.（it）57 square kilometers of land. ''The most efficient way is to decrease the local population to reduce the possibility of causing harm to the heritage," Wang said. "Each community has been required 9.（report）the status of its cultural heritage."
No one knows for sure how many hutongs 10. （leave）in the coming 100 years.
This March, the 90th annual National Spelling Bee will feature its youngest competitor in history, 5-year-old Edith Fuller of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Edith qualified（取得参赛资格）for the national competition when she _______ her regional competition on Saturday, beating more than 50 other elementary and middle school _______. In the competition, she _______ spelled 37 words, including "perestroika'', "nisei" and her final winning _______, "jnana". Edith's mom, Annie Fuller, told the Tulsa World she only learned of her daughter's _______ skills last summer, when she correctly spelled "restaurant'' _______ having never been taught how.
"We knew there was something _______ there," Fuller said. After that, Edith and her mom began _______ for the competition, _______ words she misspelled along the way to ________ their spellings and meanings. "Learning the words was so ________. She was able to learn about ________ countries and cultures and different kinds of food," Fuller said.
Despite her ________ spelling genius, Fuller said she was simply ________ that Edith was able to ________ the four-hour competition. "The ________ is that she likes to move around, so I'm ________ she sat still for so long. It's fun to ________ her story with everyone. I knew she'd be a novelty（新奇的人）, so I'm ________ she held her own," Fuller said.
And the 5-year-old champion is feeling pretty great about the coming ________, too.
1.A.won B.missed C.watched D.copied
2.A.teachers B.parents C.students D.workers
3.A.hardly B.correctly C.impossibly D.immediately
4.A.chance B.plan C.result D.word
5.A.writing B.spelling C.listening D.speaking
6.A.in fear of B.in face of C.in spite of D.in case of
7.A.special B.interesting C.important D.valuable
8.A.Acting B.caring C.hoping D.preparing
9.A.looking up B.bringing up C.putting up D.picking up
10.A.recognize B.learn C.find D.understand
11.A.exciting B.moving C.boring D.educational
12.A.similar B.difficult C.different D.foreign
13.A.daughter's B.son's C.husband's D.student's
14.A.disappointed B.worried C.impressed D.amused
15.A.come out B.stick out C.break out D.give out
16.A.question B.reason C.excuse D.idea
17.A.frightened B.delighted C.puzzled D.surprised
18.A.share B.compare C.help D.communicate
19.A.doubtful B.unbelievable C.proud D.confident
20.A.future B.competition C.success D.progress
Do you have trouble accepting yourself when you make mistakes? Do you find it hard to learn from your mistakes, so that you keep falling into the same old habits? 1., especially if we're coming from a background where "excellence（卓越）" is confused with ''never making a mistake". Here are steps you can take to accept your mistakes more actively.
Accept your mistakes
2.. It's also a valuable source of instruction and will enrich your life. It can teach you to try new things. For example, you may want to learn how to cook. Start out, and say to yourself "I'm new at cooking and I'll probably make mistakes".
Know the force of habit
Sometimes, mistakes are not caused by an effort on our part, but the lack of it. Things that we do frequently, such as driving to work or making breakfast, can become so habitual that we don't focus on them. This is actually helpful, because it allows us to spend energy on other things that require more attention. 3..
Tell mistakes from bad decisions
It's important to know the difference between mistakes and bad decisions. Mistakes are simple errors. 4.. Mistakes are understandable and may require less focus on correcting. You should accept bad decisions just like mistakes, but you must pay more attention to them.
5..
It's important to avoid getting trapped（困住）in what you're doing wrong. Try to balance self-criticism with celebrating what you do well. They can be things you're already good at or some areas where you're seeing improvement. There's no point trying to improve if you can9t appreciate the result of your efforts.
A. Focus on your strengths as well
B. Bad decisions are more by design
C. Making mistakes is part of human beings' life
D. There are many kinds of mistakes we often make
E. It can be challenging to accept that we've made mistakes
F. Avoid making mistakes is the best way to be successful
G. However, sometimes this habit can lead us into making mistakes
The influence of America is increasing in my country. Spanish people drink Coca-Cola, wear blue jeans, watch Hollywood movies, listen to American music, and eat fast food, and they do these things every day.
I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the programs and documentaries (纪录片) we watch on TV are from America, and most of the movies we go to see are made in Hollywood. In the last few years, the government has tried to protect the Spanish movies. Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from other countries in Europe.
American culture is a part of Spanish life now. It’s certain that many things from America are as much a part of people’s lives as Spanish things. For example, Coca-Cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product. I’ve known about Coca-Cola for my whole life.
However, it’s different for Western fast food. For example, I don’t think McDonald’s is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be the lifestyle of the Spanish people. The Spanish people normally eat at home.
On the other hand, maybe McDonald’s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas. It’s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald’s, and it is more popular among the Spanish children than among the adults. In any case, it’s obvious that American culture is becoming more and more a part of our lives every day.
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. The influence of America on Spain can be found everywhere.
B. Most Spanish people don’t like to listen to their own music.
C. Fast food spreads from Spain to the United States.
D. Some Spanish actors go to America to improve their acting skills.
2.What plays an important part in the spreading of American culture in Spain?
A. American novels.
B. Hollywood movies.
C. McDonalds.
D. American music.
3.Why did the government set some rules for the films shown in Spain?
A. To protect foreign culture in Spain.
B. To earn more money from Spanish films.
C. To safeguard native movies.
D. To unite European Communities.
4.What do you think Spanish tapas might be?
A. The name of a drink.
B. The name of a restaurant.
C. A clothing brand.
D. A certain kind of food.
