Shakespeare's Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare's World

    Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up. The property(房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare's family until 1806. The House has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world for over 250 years.

    ◆Enter through the Visitors' Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare's World, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.

    ◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.

    ◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare's period.

    ◆Enjoy the traditional(传统的) English garden, planted with trees and flower mentioned in the poet's works.

    The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map; nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes' Walk).

    The House may present difficulties but the Visitors' Centre, its exhibition Hall and the garden are accessible(可进入的) to wheelchair users.

    The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace)

    A doctor entered the hospital hurriedly after being called in for an important surgery. He found the boy's father in the hall waiting worriedly.

    On seeing him, the father cried out, "Why did you take all this time to come? Don't you know that my son is in danger? Don't you have any sense of duty?"

    The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry. I wasn't in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work."

    "Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now? Would you calm down? If your own son dies while waiting for a doctor, then what will you do?" said the father angrily. The doctor smiled again and replied, "We will do our best and you should also pray for your son's healthy life."

    The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, "Thank goodness! Your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply, he carried on his way running by saying, "If you have any questions, ask the nurse."

    "Couldn't he wait some minutes so that I can ask about my son's state?" shouted the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.

    The nurse answered, tears coming down her face. "His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was at the burial when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial."

    In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts (主人) and the worst guests in the world. They're not really bad guests, but because the guest-host relationship in China is much different than in some western counties, it appears they are not nice guests. And western guests sometimes look rude (粗鲁的) in the eyes of Chinese guests.

    In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person's home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.

    My wife's mother, a very kind elderly Chinese lady, doesn't smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most North America homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. At the very least, you could ask, "Is it OK if I smoke" "But, don't be surprised if they say, "No, you can't smoke." In our culture, if you smoke in their home, you are a bad guest, but if they don't allow you to smoke in their house, they are not a rude guest.

    Guests in China also have special habits. Some western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese, so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to a host is not always necessary in my country. So, if you invite international guests to your home, don't be too surprised if they don't bring you a gift.

    In China, you probably won't need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.

    We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

    Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.

    At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made "surfing" the Internet more convenient.

    Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending email is more and more popular among students.

    The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

    Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. . Here is how to make one.

    ·. In order to make a change, you need to decide why it's important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.

    ·Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags.  That's a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.

    ·Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you're tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. .

    ·Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your effort and write down how you feel. After you've tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. . If not, take another look at other methods you could try.

A. Get a sleep specialist.

B. Find the right motivation.

C. A better plan for sleep can help.

D. And consider setting a second alarm.

E.If the steps you take are working, keep it up.

F.Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.

G.Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe get coffee.

    My mother often asked me what the most important part of the body is. When I was young, I thought 1was very important, so I said," My ears, Mommy." She said," No. Think about it and I will2 you again. "

    Several years passed3 she asked me again. After carefully thinking, I thought I got the 4 answer. So this time I told her," Mommy, seeing is very important, so it must be our 5 ." She looked at me and told me," You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct6." Wrong again! Mother asked me a few more times and 7 her answer was," No. But you are getting cleverer every year." Then last year, my grandpa 8. Everybody was sad and crying. My mom looked at me when it was our9 to say our last goodbye to grandpa. She asked me," Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?" I was10 when he asked me this now. I always thought this was a 11 between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me," This12 is very important. For13 answer you give me in the past, I have told you that it was wrong and I have given you an example why."

    She 14 at me as only a mother could. I saw her eyes filled with tears. She said," My dear, the most important part is your15." I asked," Is it because it can16 my head?" She replied, "No, it is because it17 hold the head of a friend or a loved one 18 they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry19 sometimes in life. I only 20 that you have enough love and friends so that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."

    Zhou Kai is a healthy boy. He has  good diet and his mother has always made sure they eat very  (health). A lot of Zhou Kai's school friends like  (sweet) but he doesn't have a sweet tooth. He would rather  (eat) a nice piece of fruit. As a result, he  (rare) gets colds.  last week he had a bad cold and a bit of a fever. That's  he played football in the rain. Two years ago he got his arm  (injure) while playing football, made him (able) to move his arm for a month.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

    In almost every US city and town, there are local organizations to help the people stop smoking. Participants learn to recognise smoking triggers and they try to setting a date in the future when they stop smoking. One of the most popular and success is the California Smokers' Helpline. It provides some advices for people which want a cigarette. For example, whichever you're doing when you want to smoke, do something else. It also gives some ideas to help people to give in smoking. One of these suggestion is that one develops new interests such as walking, biking or jogging.

1）表示不赞成她的做法；

2）陈述健康饮食的重要性；

3）给她提出几点建议。

注意：

1）词数100左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Xiao Wen,

    I know from your letter that you are upset recently.

    ……

    I hope you will find my tips useful.

Yours,

Li Hua