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The picture below shows the temperature (℃)and the rainfall (mm) of Guangzhou.The temperature is shown as a curve (曲线图)．The rainfall is in column (柱形图)．

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English weather,

　　　Everybody talks about the weather in England and this is not surprising. It changes from minute to minute, so it's always interesting. Someone once wisely remarked (评论) that other countries have a climate, but England just has weather！Gretel was amused by all this talk at first, but she has got used to it now.

　　　Last week Gretel really understood why everyone is so concerned (关注) about the weather: you can never be certain what's going to happen. Though it was spring, there was a very heavy snowfall. As usual, no one expected it. The pipes in many houses were frozen; trains failed to run; cars went shrunk; there were many accidents on the roads; lots of people slipped on the icy pavements and got hurt; the weather forecast was very bad. Everyone complained gloomily (沮丧地) , “What awful weather we're having！Haven't seen anything like it！” and so on. And then, suddenly, the sun came out, the snow melted and it was spring again.

 　　“Typical (典型的)！Just typical！” Gretel remarked.

 　　“From the way you talk about the weather, Gretel，” Mr Clark said, “anyone would think you were English.”

— What a pity!

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!My sister won that tennis match．

—Sorry, Mr Red. I'll have it            this afternoon.

—I gave Mr Wang a present and he            it happily.

    For most Chinese, it is not easy to say "I love you", even to our parents, no matter how much we love them. The Chinese prefer to put their love in the heart rather than say the words. Some of us may think it is not important to express our love. Only if our parents can feel our love and believe we love them, that is enough.

    Try to think about this question in another way. Do you want to hear your parents say they love you? If they say so, how will you feel? Won't you feel happy and very warm? Sure you will. And your parents will feel the same if you tell them you love them. Parents never expect their children to do many things for them. They are so easy to be satisfied. Why not try to say "I love you" to them one day? It's not a really difficult thing. And you will see how surprised and happy they are!

要求：1）意思连贯、符合逻辑；

2）不少于80词，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

    Different countries have different customs in giving presents.

    In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for “clock ”is the same as the sound for “death” in Chinese. Also, don't wrap(包裹) a present in white, black, or blue paper, because these are the colours for funerals(葬礼). Don't give a knife,' because something sharp(锋利的) can cut a friendship.

    In Russia if we give flowers as a present, we have to give odd numbers of them (one，three, five, etc) because even numbers of flowers( two, four, six, etc) are for funerals.

    In Germany a flower is a good present to give to your dinner hostess, but don't give her red roses because they mean you are in love with her. Don't take thirteen of anything because it's an unlucky number. Don't take an even number of anything either. Don't wrap your present in white, brown, or black paper.

    As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. Let's look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”，“a mad dog”，“a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消极的) meanings.

    But in Western countries, people think dogs are honest and good friends of

humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive( 积极的) actions. For

example, “you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person's serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog tired" means very tired, However, Chinese love cats very much. But in Western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel.

    The rose is regarded as(被看作) a symbol of love in China and some Western countries. People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.

    The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.

Dear Jim,

    I'm glad to that you will go to South Korea. There are many special customs in South Korea. When you meet a person the first time, you should bow to him and hello”. Then you will change business cards with each other. Read the card carefully and then put in the pocket. When you take the subway, you'd better talk loudly. When you want to visit someone, you should tell him or her, about it in advance and take presents. I hope you can have a good time.

Yours,

Tony

    Every year, 40 days before Easter, Brazil stops. It's a time for the carnival! For four days from Saturday to Tuesday, Brazilians sing and dance in dance halls and clubs, on the streets and beaches, or anywhere else. The carnival takes place in towns and villages all over Brazil and other Catholic countries, but Rio de Janeiro is seen as the Carnival Capital of the world. Carnival is the last big event in the summer in Brazil. It may begin 40 days before Easter, but the city begins getting ready for the carnival several weeks before that.

    Edinburgh Festival: The heart of Scottish culture

    The Edinburgh International Festival is a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance in theatres. in Edinburgh, over a threeweek period in August.

    The festival began in 1947 to try to use the arts to encourage “the flowering of the human spirit". From the start, ordinary people began to put on shows of their own that weren't part of the official Festival, and soon this programme became the Edinburgh Festival “Fringe”, which is a separate programme of small shows,

    Korean New Year: Solnal

    Korea celebrates the lunar(农历) New Year with other East Asian countries. Solnal is a time for families, so Koreans try to return to their homes.

    On New Year's Eve people put things on their walls and doors to protect their families from bad spirits arriving with the New Year. Then on New Year's Day, people put on traditional clothes and put food on a special table for the dead members of their family.

    Then the family sits down to a traditional breakfast of “Tteokguk" - a thick beef soup with rice cakes and green onions. Everyone must eat in order of age, and everyone becomes one year older on New Year's Day.

    The rest of the day is for playing， especially for children. Families enjoy activities such as kite- flying，seesaw(跷跷板) and dancing.

    The New Year is a time for Koreans to celebrate family and tradition.

I met her in the library .