一 Yes, certainly.

一 At 8:00.

一 Yes. there are more than 40 sites, for example, the Great Wall and West Lake.

— It sounds great.

内容提示：1. 北京是一个历史悠久的城市； 

2. 北京有许多名胜古迹；

3. 紫禁城是最受来宾欢迎的景点之一； 

4. 故宫非常漂亮和著名；

5. 长城也是非常美丽可去一看的地方；

6. 天安门广场是一个好去处，可去漫步。

要求：1. 字数：80词左右。 

2. 请不要逐字翻译，可适当添加细节，使行文连贯、意思完整、符合逻辑。

参考词汇：紫禁城The Forbidden City；故宫The Summer Palace；天安门广场Tian'anmen Square

Dear Liz,

    My stay in Thailand has certainly been the experience of my life.

Life is busy and exciting. Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population of 10 million and heavy traffic. I'm very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the city. There are Mr. and Mrs. Phairat,their son Sanan, who is 18,the daughter Chinda, who is 16, and Grandpa and Grandma.

    I go to an international school with Sanan and Chinda. The school teaches about 70 percent in English, and 30 percent in Thai. I've learned some spoken language, but Thai writing is very difficult. The cooking lesson is my favourite. I'm learning all about Thai food and culture. People don't use chopsticks here, but spoons and forks. When I come back, I'm going to cook you a real Thai meal.

    Last weekend we visited some temples. We also drove to Pattaya beach near Bangkok. I thought it was great, but Sanan and Chinda say that next month they're taking me to Phuket Island, where the beaches are even more beautiful. The month after next, we're going to travel to Mr. Phairat's hometown in the north of Thailand. The Phairats own land there, and they have two elephants. I'm going to ride those elephants—and even wash them. Sanan and Chinda say it's really fun.

I'm amazed by everything in this country, especially by the elephants. Elephants are an important part of Thai culture and way of life.They have been a traditional symbol （象征） of Thailandfor many years in times of war and peace. In the seventh century, a Thai king trained 20,000 elephants for battle. I'll tell you all about my Thai boxing（拳击）lessons next time I write.

Love,

Mandy

      Jenny, from Germany, spent sometime traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However, there was a language barrier （障碍） for her there. It was very 1 for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from 2 of her own country.

     One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to  3 an orphanage （孤儿院）. All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children 4 and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children 5 her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started 6 a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm （节奏） was the same. Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the 7 , another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They 8 many smiles together.

      From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing  Leela's 9 on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart:“See, I don't have any language barriers here. We 10 speak and communicate!”At that moment, she understood: we're all simply human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.