Dear Mr. Costa,
I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write. I’ve been very busy with work and school, but I’ve thought about you often.
How have you been _________ (late)? Did you have a good Christmas and New Year’s? Mac says you’ve been working hard at
_________ restaurant and that business is very good. What else have you been doing?
I had a short ________ good vacation. Mac and I went to Chicago for a few days before Christmas, but I had to come back and work
_________ Christmas and New Year’s,
_________ (include) Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve! Every time something like that
_________ (happen), I wonder
________ I really want to work in the hotel business.
The other day I was thinking about the fun _______ we used to have in our English class. I haven’t seen many of our classmates
_________ the course was over. In fact, the only one I see very often is Tomiko. I’d really like to get in touch with Franco. Does he ever write to you? If so, could you please send me his address?
Well, Mac and I are going skating and he is waiting for_________, so I guess I’d better say goodbye now. Write as soon as you can.
Yours ever
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Some of us feel puzzled about the (participate) of a debate. Here is some information which will help you get a general idea of it.
Participating in a debate is a useful practice of those who aim to become public speakers. In a formal debate a statement called a “motion” is (propose). It is defended by the proposers and challenged by their opponents. To become a
(lead) debater it is necessary to acquire several techniques and skills.
experienced debater seeks to persuade others by presenting relevant arguments
(intention), not by the violence of his language. He shows respect for standpoints which
(different) from his own and does not allow personal hostility to enter into
should be a conflict of ideas. He anticipates the points put forward by his opponent and deals with them methodically. He attempts to present a
(consist) case,
rather, a piece of reasoning free from self-contradiction. He realizes that the
(accept) conclusions must be supported by adequate evidence. He knows how to sum up the various points that arise in the course of the debate.
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In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear _____ spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. __
___, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy to succeed ________ learning a language. ___
_____ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only __
___(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of ____
____(word) and their meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are ___
____(satisfy) with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language“Learning through use”is a good piece of _
___(advise) for those ___
___ are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and ____
___(write) the language whenever we can.
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Mr. Watson lived with his family in the woods. He owned ______ farm, which looked almost
_____ (desert).
_____ (fortune), he also had a cow producing milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby
______ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what
_____ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass
______it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she fell over the hill and died. Then the Watsons had to make a living
______ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Watson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees
_____ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market
_____ people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to
_____ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.
On the first day, all the new students (attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl
name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves
study and achieve high
(grade). As there were different students in some classes,
was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as
she used to get in her old school, it was a bit
(challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much
(encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day
(read) English books in the library.
In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.
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Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. may be anything from collecting stamps to making model planes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but
are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a seldom
(see) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about what he bought and thought the price was
(reason).
the other hand my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt
they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him
(happy) than to find a new match box for his collection. That’s
a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply
the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the
(pleased) it gives is.