学 海 无 涯 (一) Last week my parents and I took a two-days trip to Emei Mountain in Sichuan. As everyone knows, its famous mountain with all kinds of plants and animals. The weather was fine. It was about noon we arrived at the foot of the mountain. The three of them were very excited. As we climbed the mountain, we fed monkeys, visiting temples and told stories. On the way up I was busy taking picture since the scenery was so beautiful. The time passes quickly. Evening came down. We spent the night in a hotel at the top of the mountain. The food was expensive and the service was good. I was so tired that I fell asleep at the moment my head touched the pillow. （二） Many teachers worry about the effects of television with young people. According to studies, many children spend more time watching television than they spend in school. Because so much viewing, children may not be develop the habit of read and the ability to enjoy themselves. No one worries much about the radio program young people listen to, although radios can be very noise. Teachers also wonder about the effects of television commercials. On one year the average child will see 25,000 television commercials, all planned and written by grown-ups to make children to want things that they dont real need. （三） Im the captain of our school team so with my fellow players weve won several games. There will an important game next month. But one of the best player in our team told me just then that he wouldnt play basketball once more. His parents asked him to spend in more time preparing for the college entrance examination. I feel sorry to him. But his parents think go to college is more important than playing sports and college was the only place for a smart boy like his son. So my friend had no choice. He wanted to make their parents happy. (四) When I first learned to write English, I ran into many difficulties . The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate anything into English. My teacher advised me to keep my diary. I followed her advice and should put down 100 words or so each day. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple English .One day I wrote a little story and showed to my teacher .She liked it very much and reads it to the class .All said the story was a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me. （五） Dear Ralph, Im a newcomer here of a small town. I would describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates, it seems always difficult for me to do things as well them. Im sure they will laugh to me and see me as a fool. So I feel happy every day. Besides, I have few friends. I dont know that they dont like to talk with me. Sometimes, we talked to each other very well in class, but after class we become stranger at,1,学 海 无 涯 once. I am trying to improve the situation since it doesnt seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do? Yours, Xiao Wei （六） On Thursday I will have to decide what I want myself to do over a weekend. I am thinking of making a trip to London, and visit the British Museum and some parks. But I have spent lot my money, so I cannot even go out of town. I may go to a film, or a concert. Yes, a concert can be very excited. You can watch your stars while enjoying your favorite music. So then, a concert cost so much. I may just listen to music, I have some records giving to me as birthday gifts. If I listen to my own records, there are no need to spend money. All right. Thats how I m going to do. （七） Dear Susan, Im very glad to hear about you are coming to visit me the next Friday. Unfortunately, I wont be able to meet you at the airport although I have classes in the afternoon. You wont find difficult to get to the city center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and will take you rightly to the Friendship Hotel. My class will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will take you together to a hot-pot restaurant for dinner and well talk with our plan for the weekend over dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday. Yours, Zhang Ming (八) You can find all kinds information in just a few minute on the Internet. Its like going to a huge library without have to walk around to find your books. Recently even though, many people have been discussing the dangers of the Internet. They have been reports in America about people trying to steal person Informations for bad purposes. Finding information on the Net is easily. But not all information are good to society. For example, you can find such information like how to kill people. The problem will become more serious in the future. （九） Nowadays millions of people of all age take pleasure in a hobby which is both interested and fun. And every year more and more people start a stamp collection of your own and discover an interest which can even last lifetime . Starting your collection of stamps are easy because they are nowhere. Holiday and birthday postcards from relatives a