Last week, my friend David came round with a new computer game and asked to play 【小题1】 on my dad’s computer. I was worried, because I should ask my dad before I use his computer. He uses it for his work, and I can only use it for my homework. The reason is that he thinks it 【小题2】 (go) wrong if I play games on it.

Well, while my dad was out, we decided to try out David’s game. We copied it to the computer, and after we finished playing, we took it off the computer. 【小题3】, when I started the computer again 【小题4】 (check) if everything was OK, some of my dad’s documents were missing. Then, when my dad used the computer last night, he was really angry. He could no longer 【小题5】 (find) the documents anywhere! They were very important.

I did not tell him about the computer game because I did not want him to be angry with me. Now I feel terrible. I am not sure 【小题6】 a computer repair shop can get the documents back or not. Should I tell him about the computer game? Should I pay to repair it?

Yours,

Steve

Oh, dear! You have made two mistakes. It is bad 【小题7】 you used your dad’s computer to play games when he told you not to. And it is even 【小题8】 that you did not tell him about it. If you tell him the 【小题9】 (true) now, he will be angry with you, but at least you will show that you are honest.

You should apologize 【小题10】 your father. You should also pay the bill to repair the computer. If you offer to give up your pocket money, your father will realize that you are very sorry.

Remember, next time, play football with David and not computer games!

Best wishes!

Diana

Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a【小题1】 thing. If English hadn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to 【小题2】 telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things. Language changes for several 【小题3】. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new products, and new experiences【小题4】 new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that 【小题5】 people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions, because they have different ages, jobs, 【小题6】 levels（水平） and so on.

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Languages that don’t change over time are 【小题13】 dead languages. The fact that English changes so much【小题14】 that it is alive and well.

Most of the Chinese students are under great stress. First, they always have much 【小题1】 to do. It is quite common to see a student do homework late at night. Second, students 【小题2】 to have classes on weekends. Many parents wish their children to be good at many things, so they send 【小题3】 to learn playing the piano, playing basketball, drawing, dancing, singing and so on.

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