64. Mr. Smith's Physical Examination
(S1)After a physical examination, Mr. Smith got his diagnosis, which said he suffered from cancer.
(S2)Knowing that, he felt very sad. (S3)When he got home, his wife and daughter were waiting for him to have dinner. (S4)But he didn't want to eat anything. (S5)He went to his bedroom, wondering what his wife and daughter would live if he...
(S6)Some time later, he received a call from his doctor, saying that they made a mistake that the diagnosis was wrong. (S7)As soon as he heard that, Mr. Smith jumped with joy, which made both his wife and daughter very surprised.
(S8)Everyone should work carefully, trying to avoid mistakes.(S9)Otherwise, you will give people so much trouble and suffering. (S10)Sometimes a small mistake will lead to great losses.
65. Help Father Stop Smoking
(S1) One evening, while my family was watching TV in the sitting room, my father began to smoke cigarettes. (S2) Soon the room was full of smoke. (S3) Mother asked him to stop smoking, but he said it was too difficult. (S4) I sat aside and thought what I could do. (S5) Then an idea occurred to me.
(S6) The next day I gave a packet of cigarettes to my father and whispered to him. (S7) Seeing that, my mother looked puzzled. (S8) Some days later, she wondered why my father didn't smoke any longer. (S9)He explained that the cigarettes I had given him were a special kind, that could help people give up smoking. (S10) We all laughed happily.
66. A Letter for College Admission
Dear Sir,
(S1) I should be very grateful if you would let me have information about admission to your university. (S2) And I would like to know the details of any scholarships that may be offered to students from other countries .
(S3) I have finished my middle school studies and hold the Middle School graduation certificate. (S4) Last year I was elected to the school's honor society. (S5) And I had been editor of the school yearbook.
(S6) I would like to go to your university because it emphasizes learning. (S7) I also feel that it will provide me with greater opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities such as dramatics and writing. (S8) I hope to get a place for the next autumn. (S9) Thank you for your concern. (S10) I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
67. A Letter to an Advertisement
March 20, 2002
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Li,
(S1) I read your advertisement in yesterday's newspaper, about employing an English tutor for your ten-year-old son. I am interested in this job.
(S2) Now I am a freshman in the English Department of Peking University. (S3) As to the English study, I am the best in my class and have just passed the College English Test - Band Four (CET-4). (S4) Besides, I can speak English fluently. (S5) In addition, I have some experience as an English tutor. (S6) Last term I helped a middle-school student with his English, who made rapid progress in three months, and got a higher score in his final English examination, raised from the 13th to the 2nd in his class. (S7) Furthermore, I am a patient and responsible boy, and I like teaching and know how to get along with younger fellows. (S8) So I am sure your son can benefit much from my teaching.
(S9) I will be competent for this job, believe me! (S10) I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Ye Fenghua
68. A Letter to the University President about the Canteen Service on Campus
Dear President,
(S1) I am a sophomore in the Department of Computer Science. (S2) I am really sorry to take up your precious time, but I think as a member of our university, I have the responsibility to make it better. (S3) Recently I think I could no longer put up with the poor condition of our canteen.
(S4) As is known to all, canteen service is greatly connected with the health of the students. (S5) But the service in our dining hall is far from satisfaction. (S6) To begin with, we do not have a large variety of dishes to meet the demands of students coming from all parts of the country. (S7) In my class, a student coming from Guangzhou even said he would starve to death if things continue like that, for he could hardly find anything to his taste. (S8) To make things worse, each time we went to the canteen, we have to bear the coldness of the waiters and the waitresses. (S9) Though we have a very big and clean dining hall, we could scarcely find any pleasure eating there.
(S10) I do hope you can help us end the deterioration of the service in our school canteen, and I am expecting one day we will regain the confidence in it.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
69. A Letter to a Newspaper Editor
July 19, 2006
Dear Sir or Madam,
(S1) We are writing to you for your help. (S2) Our hometown used to be a beautiful place. (S3) Thick trees and green grass could be seen everywhere. (S4) But recently, people have beening cutting more and more trees in order to build houses and grow more crops. (S5) As time goes by, the whole forest has almost been destroyed and the green hills have changed into a wasteland. (S6) As a result, sandstorms struck us now and then, especially in spring. (S7) We suffered a lot from sandstorms.
(S8) We do hope all the people should realize the terrible result if we don't pay enough attention to our environment. (S9) We hope an appeal to the whole society would be made in the newspapers. (S10) Instead of cutting trees down, we should take good care of the forests and plant more trees so as to improve our living conditions.
Yours,
All students from
Class One, Grade Six,
No. 1 Elementary School
70. A Letter to Father
Dear Dad,
(S1)I am very excited to tell you that I have passed the entrance examination and been admitted into Peking University - the most famous university which I have been longing for.
(S2)The university is beautiful and has advanced equipment. (S3)There is a large library in it. (S4)The teachers, who are very kind and patient to the students, are very excellent. (S5)I am satisfied with all the things here and determined to study harder.
(S6)Please don't worry about me. (S7)I have grown up and can deal with all kinds of matters. (S9) I do hope you will take care of yourself and make great progress in your subjects.
(S10)Wish you a good health and lots of love to you.
Your son,
Li Ming
71. A Letter to Mary
Dear Mary,
(S1)I am sorry to hear that you have been ill and hope you are getting better now. (S2) I feel it would be more beneficial to your health if you could take more exercises in the future.
(S3)Do not think that time spent in exercise is wasted. (S4)Exercise can improve your physical constitution and refresh the mind. (S5)After one or two hours of exercise you can study better. (S6)Only having a strong body, can you keep on studying without falling ill.
(S7)I am not advising you to devote all your time to exercise. (S8)What I want to say is that exercise is as useful and important as your study. (S9)I hope you can take at least one hour's exercise every day after you are recovered. (S10)I would be more than happy to see you have a stronger body.
Yours sincerely,
John
72. An Invitation
October 12, 2001
Dear Dr. White,
(S1) I'm chairman of International Students Club. (S2) We should be very grateful if you could give a talk on "The Great Britain in the Twentieth Century" to our club on Friday evening, 19th October. (S3) If this subject does not suit you, any topic about this country would be welcome so long as you can manage.
(S4) Once you make your idea to give this talk, some information about our club may be expected. (S5) It was founded a year ago to help foreign students in this city, who come from other countries. (S6) We give them chances to meet together, to exchange views and to listen to lectures given by famous speakers. (S7) We have already had several interesting talks made by well-known visitors from various countries. (S8) We eagerly hope to have a chance to benefit from your experience and wisdom.
(S9) We are looking forward to your early reply. (S10) Thank you in advance!
Yours sincerely,
Chen Lin
73. A Letter of Thanks
May 2nd, 2002
Dear Lucy,
(S1) My classmates and I would like to thank you very much indeed for the most enjoyable and interesting evening we spent with you last Wednesday. (S2) Your parents were so kind to us that we all felt at home. (S3) It was an excellent dinner. (S4) We enjoyed it very much. (S5) All of us are very grateful to you for your friendly reception. (S6) Please give our thanks to your parents for what they did for us.
(S7) We wish that you would be able to come to our dormitory someday. (S8) You then have a chance to taste jiaozi made by ourselves. (S9) I am sure you will like Chinese food. (S10) Thank you again for your kindness!
Yours sincerely,
Wan Ting
74. A Letter of Farewell
August 18, 2001
Dear Xiaogang,
(S1) I'm afraid that I won't be able to meet you again before I leave Beijing, so I am now writing to say good-bye. (S2) My stay in Beijing has been an unforgettable experience. (S3) I have visited many famous and interesting places, Tian An Men Square, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, the World Park, etc. (S4) I did have a happy time here. (S5) I have written down what I saw and felt in my diary. (S1) I'll tell all of that to my classmates, who have never been to Beijing.
(S6) I'll go back to my hometown tomorrow morning. (S7) I would like to take this chance to thank you for your friendly and kind reception. (S9) I hope we'll meet again in the near future.
(S10) With all my best wishes!
Yours,
Hanlin
75. A Letter for Apology
June 10, 2002
Dear Li Hua,
(S1) I'm afraid that I can't go together with you to visit my teacher Dr. Smith, because I've got a very important appointment tomorrow. (S2) Last night I called up Dr Smith and told him all about our visit. (S3) You can surely go by yourself.
(S4) Dr Smith has a round face, a baldhead, a pair of bright large eyes and a very big nose. (S5) His moustache and eyebrows are long and thick. (S6) You'll never fail to recognize him the moment you see him. (S7) Please take the Third Avenue and go eastward. (S8) When you arrive at the fourth crossing, turn right and you will see many high buildings. (S9) Dr Smith lives in 124 on the 12th floor of Building One. (S10) Don't forget to give my regards to my teacher.
Love,
Bing Wang
76. Letter to Restaurant for a Formal Function
September 6, 2001
Dear Sir or Madam,
(S1) We are planning a lunch party in your restaurant for the coming Teachers' Day. (S2) It is on September 10th, Tuesday. (S3) The Banqueting Hall is expected to reserve because we are going to invite about fifty guests. (S4) Five tables are arranged please. (S5)Please make sure Karaoke equipment and service is available in the hall. (S6) We would be very grateful if you could send us the menu in advance. (S7) And if it is possible, please let us have the wine lists and details of your service charge ahead of time.
(S8) Be sure the banqueting Hall is free on the date. (S9) Please contact me at 64326868. (S10) Thank you very much!
Yours faithfully,
Fan Hongzhi
77. An Introduction
Dear Students,
(S1) It gives us great pleasure to have the guest from England with us today. (S2) First of all, I would like to introduce our guest - Mr. Alexander to you. (S3) Mr. Alexander is a famous professor in England. (S4) He is the author of Follow Me and New Concept English which are well-known to us all. (S5) He is now visiting China. (S6) Today he is going to have a talk with us and see how Chinese high school students learn English. (S7) Now let's give our warmest welcome to Mr. Alexander.
(S8) Of course, it is a good chance for us to talk with Mr. Alexander. (S9) If you have any questions on learning English, please feel free to ask him for help. (S10) Now let's welcome Mr. Alexander to make a speech to us.
78. A Farewell Speech
Dear Comrades and friends,
(S1) How time flies! (S2) One year has passed since Mr. Smith came to our school to teach English. (S3) Now he has completed his work successfully and will leave for home tomorrow. (S4) Mr. Smith is very earnest with his teaching work and very strict with students. (S5) At the same time, he is always very kind and never tired of helping us in our English studies. (S6) His teaching is so lively and interesting that we can easily understand and remember what he taught us. (S7) We all like to attend his lectures. (S8) Listening to his lessons is an enjoyment.
(S9) Now I will, on behalf of all the students, express our great gratitude to Mr. Smith for his remarkable and excellent work. (S10) We wish him a pleasure journey and good health. Thanks!
79. A Poster for an English-Speaking Contest
April 24, 2006
Boys and girls,
(S1)In order to improve the students?ability of spoken English, we are going to hold a school-wide English-speaking contest. (S2)It will be held in No. 1 meeting room at 2 p.m. on May 4, 2006. (S3)Anyone who is willing to take part in it, please go to your monitor and enter your name for it. (S4)Five teachers will be invited to work as judges. (S5)The first ten winners will be given awards as an encouragement. (S6) Please try your best and get ready in time. (S7)What's more, all the students are welcome to be present at the contest.
(S8)Come on! (S9)It will surely be very interesting!
(S10)We wish all the participants success!
The Student Union,
No. 5 Middle School
80. Our Activities after Class
Dear friends,
(S1) Welcome to our school! (S2) I am glad to learn that you are interested in our school activities after class. (S3) We generally have two hours of activities in the afternoon, roughly from 3:30 to 5:30. (S4) We can arrange for ourselves according to our different tastes and interests. (S5) Some go to play basketball or do physical exercises on the playground, some read newspapers and magazines in the library, and some sing and dance in the school hall. (S6) Student Club is another favorite place, where we can learn to operate computers, take part in group discussion, and play chess or cards.
(S7) Our school activities after class make all the students enjoy ourselves after seven-hour study. (S8) It being a good time for us, we can relax and learn something different from book knowledge. (S9) We take an active part in the activities. (S10) We hope we can have more time for it.
