ToanIntimateFriendatChristmas
Dec.25,2001
DearMary,
HereitisChristmasagain...andyouarestillinLosAngeles,andIamstillinBoston,butwithawholecontinentbetweenus!ItwouldtakefarmorethanacontinentbetweenustomakemeforgetthemanyhappyChristmaseswehadtogetherandthemanypleasantmemorieswebothshare.
DoyoustillremembertheChristmaspartyyouhadwhenyouandEdgotmarried?Thatdayyouhadabigtreeinthelivingroomandatinyonerightbesideitandeveryonewonderedwhy.ThenyouandEdbeganopenningthepackagesjustaroundthelittletreeandtakingoutbooties,mittensandTeddyBears——andeverybodythereknewyouweregoingtohaveababy!Itwasawonderfuldaythatweeverhad.
Thatwaselevenyearsago,Mary.Yourdaughter,Linda,mustbequiteayoungladynow.AndTommywasborntheyearyoumovedtoLosAngeles,sohemustbeseven.IhopeIcouldseethem,butIguessitwillbelong.
Myhusband,John,isverybusynow,infact,busierthanever.Heissoconscientiousthathewon'tgoawayforaweekendforfearthathewon'tfinishontimehisprogramonWaterPollution.
Anyway,Mary,thecomingChristmasdaymakesmethinkofyouandrecallallthenicetimesweusedtohave.JohnandIsendourlovetoallthefamilyandthewishthateverythingwillbewellwithyou.
MerryChristmasandHappyNewYear!
MyHometownADayinMySummerVacation
Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:MyHometown.youshouldwriteatleast120words.
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Myhometownhasaverybeautifulname——Changchun,whichmeansperennialspring.Andthecityisasheautifulasitsnamesuggests.ItisthecapitalofJilinProvince,andisthepolitical,economicandculturalcenteroftheprovinceandoneofthekeymetropolisesinChina.Withanareaofover18,881squarekilometersandapopulationof6.83million,itisabeautifulcitysituatedinthehinterlandoftheNortheastplainofthecountry,andhaslongenjoyedthenationalreputationas"FihnCity",and"AutomobileCity".Asaculturalcity,itisproudtobethehomeofanumberofnoteduniversitiesandinstitutesofscienceandtechnologyincludingJilinUniversity,whichhasnationalprominence.
ChangchunisnotonlynotedforitshistoricalrelicssuchastheLastEmperor'sPalacebutalsoforitswidestreets,lushgreeneryandpurefreshair.Bowsuponrowsofhigh-risesarestandingamongtheboundlessandimmenseforests.Therefore,Changchunalsohasbeennicknamed"CityintheForest".Thesceneryofthecityisfulloftouchingbeauty,whichinevltablyleavesvisitorswithamemorableexperience.