My name is Rachel. I am a girl and I am a student in Toronto, Canada. It is the second largest country in size in the world. Every day my brother Andrew and I go to school at 9:00. I dislike getting up at 8:00 a.m. When we finally get up, we need to eat breakfast quickly at home and walk to school. At school we learn English and French, because Canadian speak English and French. Of course, we also learn history, art, science and math. My brother’s favorite sport is football. But I can’t play football at school—there are no grassy area on the playground. After school, Andrew and I walk back home. I have to do a lot of homework first. After dinner I can relax. I always go for a boat-ride with my dad in the park. I hope you can enjoy learning about my life.

初一的第一学期即将结束，你的朋友玛丽(Mary)，想知道你在新的学校过得怎样？你平时都做些什么呢？快拿起你的笔写信告诉她吧！

Thank you for your letter. I’m glad to tell you something about my school life.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Linda

Now mobile phones become more and more popular. Should the middle school students be allowed (被允许) to use mobile phones? Different people have different ideas.

John: My school is far away from my home. I only go home on weekends. So my parents bought me a mobile phone to keep in touch (联系) with me. It’s convenient. I don’t need to look for IC phones any more.

Mary: In my opinion (观念), it’s bad for us to use mobile phones in class. But after class we can use them. We aren’t kids any more, and we know when and where to use it, so teachers and parents should believe us and let us use mobile phones.

Tony: I often send WeChat messages to my friends by mobile phone. It won’t cost too much. It’s a good way to talk with my friends when they are not with me.

Andy: I think the mobile phone is not only a tool for communication, but also a symbol of fashion. If you have no mobile phone, it means you are out of fashion. In other words, it’s cool to have a mobile phone.

Ted: We all know that it’s convenient to have mobile phones. But many students often use them to play games or watch videos. It’s bad for our study. I don’t think it’s necessary for students to have a mobile phone.

2. 语句连贯，词数80左右。

My School Life

Who is the most important man in your life? It may be your father. Father’s Day is a good time to say “Thank you” and “I love you” to your father. The festival is usually on the third Sunday in June.

In the past (过去), fathers often spent most of their time working instead of (而不是) looking after their kids. They thought their duty (责任) was to make money for the family. But in modern times, doing housework and taking care of children have become more common (普通的) for fathers. About 50 years ago, fathers only spent 6.5 hours per week on these things. But now it becomes longer — about 18 hours, according to the Pew Research Centre in the United States.

Fathers are the first male figures (男性形象) to show up in their children’s lives. From them, children learn what men should be like. Growing up (成长) with a father in children’s life is important to children. Spending time with their fathers is a good thing to do. They may do some daily things, such as watching TV or playing in a park. They may also do something special, like going fishing or climbing mountains.

Do you feel your life is very different because of your father?

Yours.

Li Hua