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　　Dear Mr. Du,

　　I'm sorry to tell you that I can't go to school today. I've caught a cold because I went swimming yesterday.

　　This morning I had a headache and had a fever. The doctor advised me to stay in bed for two days.

　　Now I'm writing to you to ask for two days' sick leave.

　　Yours respectfully,

　　Li Qing

　　13、

　　There will be an English lecture on high school education in the U.S. by Mr. Jackson. It will be given in the Lecture Hall on Saturday afternoon from 2：00 to 4：00, May 15th, 1992. Those who are interested in it are warmly welcome. Be sure not to be late. After the lecture, please write a diary about it in English.

　　THE STUDENTS' UNION

　　14、

　　Dear Xiao Ming,

　　I was excited to hear that you will come to learn Chinese in our school. Now let me tell you something about our school. Our school campus is beautiful. It has many trees, flowers and a lot of grass. We have two very nice teaching buildings and a dormitory building. In addition, the school has excellent equipment, such as a new gym, a computer room and a large library. There are also a lot of electives to choose from, such as painting, typing and cooking. Above all, there are many excellent teachers in our school. Classes are interesting, the teachers are kind and knowledgeable and willing to help the students. I like our school. I hope you will like our school too.

　　Yours

　　Li Hua

　　15、

　　Dear Jack,

　　I was very glad to receive your letter on the tenth of February. You ask me something about Lu Xun and his works since you began to study Chinese literature. Now let me tell you something about him.

　　Lu Xun was a well-Known Chinese writer, he was not only a writer, a thinker, and translator, but also a founder of modern Chinese literature. His novels have been put into many languages and some of novels have been made into films, such as The True Story of AH Q and The New Year's Sacrifice which expose sharply the old society. The late Chairman Mao spoke highly of him. Some of his novels have been collected in high school and college textbooks. Since you are learning Chinese literature, I think reading Lu Xun's novels will benefit a lot.

　　Yours

　　Wei Ming

　　16、

　　My hometown is an economic-open-zone. It is a town on the sea with a population of three hundred thousand. Before the liberation it used to be a fishing village. Most people lived on fishing. There was no industry. And there were only few primary schools here.

　　Since the open-door policy, a lot of foreign businessmen invested here. A lot of factories have been built. Economics have developed rapidly and big port has also been built, which is connected with many ports of other ports both in and out of our country. A new university now has been founded. Three thousand students have already graduated from it. I am sure in the near future our hometown will become more modern.

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　　2 Doorway 4, building 1

　　Yunti Hu Tong

　　Xicheng District

　　Beijing 100037

　　China

　　November 4th,1995

　　Dear peter,

　　Thank you for your letter of October 25. I haven't written sooner as I were busy preparing for my mid--term exams.

　　We are having a party on 11th November at our house for my sister's 15th birthday and we hope you can come. It only happens once a year! The party will start at 6 p.m. and will go on until late!

　　I'm at home in the evenings. Please give me a call.

　　We're looking forward to seeing you.

　　loves,

　　Zhao Ning

　　18、

　　Dear Paul,

　　How are you! I think you have come back to school now.

　　I have had a wonderful winter holiday. During the holiday, my father and I went to hometown, In the countryside in HeBei Province. I was astonished to find that great changes had taken place in the village in recent years. Almost every family in the village had colour TV set, many families had their houses newly built, or rebuilt, some of them had motorcycles or cars.

　　One of the villagers proudly told me that he and some other villagers were going to join a tour and travel abroad. How I admire them!

　　I said to my father that I would go back to my hometown after I graduated from college. Father also expressed he would go back as soon as he retired. Both of us were disappointed when the holiday ended so soon, and we had to leave.

　　What did you do in your holiday? Are you busy now?

　　Here are my best regards to you and your family

　　Yours

　　Xiao Hai

　　19、

　　Dear Sir：

　　How do you do? Through the ad .I know you need a secretary. I would like to have this job. Now let me introduce myself to you.英语作文