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.

　　[优秀范文]

　　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.