a professional singer. As a volunteer, she sings at a local hospital to cheer up sick people and also sings at school. But after she ran out of money for singing lessons, she came up with ideas for making money. She put up signs asking for singing jobs and also called up parents offering singing lessons for children. Now she will be able to continue her lessons and become a professional singer.

P67 Section4 Write a short reply to Liz Smith. In your letter:
1. Offer to help her more.
2. Say why you are able to help.
3. Say what you could do to help.
Dear Liz,
I was so happy to receive your letter. Thank you very much for writing to tell me about Lucky. I would really love to come and visit you one day and see how Lucky helps you. I’d also like to help you some more because I have some extra time at the moment. Perhaps I could help you at home, or do some work for “Animal Helpers.” I’d enjoy watching them train the animals, too. I’ll call them one day soon.
Here is my phone number: 468-3852. Please call me so we can arrange a time for me to visit.
Best wishes,
Ming Li

假如你是张亚，参加了学校上周六“环保俱乐部(Saving the Environment Club)组织的志愿者活动。其内容包括：张贴海报、分发广告、打扫街道、打扫公园等。
请给你的笔友Bruce写一封电子邮件，向他介绍这次活动的情况，并谈谈你对志愿者工作的看法。80词左右，注意书信格式。
Dear Bruce,
I am a volunteer in Saving the Environment Club of my school. Last Saturday, I did some volunteer work with other volunteers.
Some of us put up posters. Some handed out advertisements. Others swept the streets. We also helped clean up the city parks. When we finished all the work, we were very tired but felt very happy at the same time.
I think it’s fantastic to be a volunteer.
What do you think of volunteering? Please write back soon!
Yours,
Zhang Ya

很多人都希望能在事业上有所成就，但不是所有人都能取得胜利。成功需要顽强的意志，锲而不舍的努力，勤奋的精神。请你以此为重要内容，写一篇100词左右的简短发言稿。

The Way to Success

Everyone tries to achieve success in his/her career. But some finally attain their aims while others fail. Why? Some continue their cause to the end through a long period of hard struggles, but others are easily disappointed and stop halfway.
Strong will, perseverance and diligence are the three essentials of success. A man of strong will and perseverance always has an inflexible spirit. He sticks to his cause no matter how tough it might be. Life is short and we have too much to do. Without diligence no one can achieve anything.
I believe that where there is a will there is a way, and that success belongs to those who can make constant efforts.

读下列短文，然后写一封回信。
Dear Editor,
My best friend, Jack, has a problem. He likes playing computer games very much. Sometimes he doesn’t go home for lunch at noon. Instead, he goes to the Internet bar to play computer games. Sometimes he plays games till midnight. His parents both work in another city. Jack lives with his grandma. She is old and Jack doesn’t follow her advice. Now Jack does badly in his subjects. I want to help him. But I don’t know how to help him. Can you help me? Thanks a lot.
Yours,
David

Dear David,
I know you are worried about your friend, Jack. If I were you, I would do the following things. First, write him a letter, telling him that you are worried about him. Let him know that playing computer too much is bad. Next, have lunch with him. If he wants to go to the Internet bar, stop him and play sports with him at school. If possible, make a telephone call to Jack’s parents. Ask them to pay more attention to Jack. I’m sure Jack will stop playing computer games and work harder at his lessons.
With best wishes!
Yours,
Editor
Unit 9

发明创造改变了世界。不少青少年都梦想成为一名发明家。你们应该怎样做才能实现这样的梦想呢？请根据下面的要点提示，以“How to become an inventor”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈你的观点。
要点提示：1. Learn a lot.
2. Have an interest.
3. Be creative.
4. Never give up.

How to be an inventor

As a middle student, I think we need to do the following things to become an inventor.
First, we must study hard to get more knowledge. It’s impossible for us to invent anything without knowledge. Second, we should have an interest in inventing. When we are interested in something, we can do it well. Third, we need to be creative. We should always come up with new ideas. Most importantly, we should keep on and never give up.

现代化的世界里，广告无处不在。有人喜欢广告，有人讨厌。请你来当评论家，谈谈自己的高见，说说广告的优点和缺点。
词数为80左右。提示词：cheat上当，受骗
In the modern world, advertising is everywhere! Some people like ads and others hate ads. I think it offers some advantages and disadvantages.
Some ads are very useful. They can tell people how to compare two different products so that people can buy the better one. They can also help you save money.
However there are also some disadvantages. Some ads can be confusing or misleading. Sometimes the words sound good but don’t tell you anything real. So you have to be careful not to be cheated. We shouldn’t believe everything.

根据下面表格的内容，写一篇反映历史上重大发明的短文，短文词数80词左右，可以适当发挥。
Invention
Time
Who
Uses
digital camera
1975
Steven
J. Sasson
Take
photos
telephone
1876
Alexander
Bell
communicate
radio
1895
Gugliemo
Marconi
Listen to news
and music

There are many inventions that have changed the world so much. Here is a short introduction. For example, a digital camera was invented by Steve J. Sasson. It was invented in 1975. People use it to take photos. The telephone was invented in 1876. It was invented by Alexander Bell. It is used for communicating with each other. Telephone makes it easier to communicate when you are far away from each other. Radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi. It was invented in 1895. When you are free, you can use it to listen to the news and music. It also makes our life more interesting.
There are more inventions that have changed the world. They are very important for us.
Unit 10

P80 3b Write a magazine story about Nick in 2a and 2b. Use the notes below.
On April Fool’s Day Nick’s alarm went off. He got up and took a shower. Then he got dressed and went to school. When he got to school, the building was empty. An hour later the other kids showed up. Then he realized that his brother had fooled him. His brother had set his alarm an hour early.

P81 SC2 Look at the picture and write about Luo Ming’s day.