Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in clathis term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your clanotes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.
现在我想跟你谈一下你的期末考试.考试会在下周四进行,考试周的最后一天.记得带两三支钢笔,以防没墨水.还有,不像期中考试,这次考试不包括多项选;它会包括整篇文章.你将不得不回答三到五个关于文章的问题.考试会更全面,我建议你复习一下课本里的中考内容和课堂笔记.期末考会在你的年纪里算百分之五十的分值.研究项目占百分之二十,还有中考占百分之三十.我整天会留在办公室里直到下周二.如果你遇到困难,请来找我.祝你好远,我会在星期二见你的.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
I spent this summer vacation in quite a different way. I used to run about every day in previous summer vacations,this summer vacation I simply could not afford to do so. I would soon be in the last year of my high-school education would after graduation be up against the college entrance examinations. Though those examinations were still a year away, I had to start early to make myself well prepared by reviewing all those things I had learned at school .this summer vacation was the ideal time for me to do this. At first I was rather dismayed at the thought of this, I thought it was better this way because by working hard this summer I could count on endlehappy summers to come. With this in mind I then set to work like anything and occasionally went out for a change or did some physical. I was not at all bored by this kind of life, for I was

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　　1.I’m very happy to receive your letter, and I’m glad to hear that you will go to China to learn Chinese here. I have already found a fiat for you. It is on Fangcao Street, which is not far from Jianxin Chinese School. Bus No.11 can take you there, and it is one stop before the Chinese School. The flat is on the third floor with 3 rooms, one of which is bedroom, the other two are bathroom and kitchen. There are a bed, a sofa, a desk and some chairs in this 25 square-metres small fiat, and the rent is 500 yuan per month. Maybe this fiat is not as good as your wish, but I’ll try my best to meet your needs. If it is not suitable enough, write to me and I will look for another better place.
Hope you will come here soon!
All the best!
Yours,
Li Hua
我很高兴收到你的信，我很高兴地听到你会去中国且在我们这里学习中文的消息。我已经找到了寓所。在芳草街，不远处就是我们的中文学校。乘坐11号巴士就可以到达，前一站就是中文学校。寓所是在三楼,有3个房间，其中一个是卧室，其他两个卫生间和厨房。有一张床，一个沙发和一个办公桌，25平方米小公寓里有椅子，租金是每月500元。也许这房子不如你的愿望，但我会尽我所能，满足您的需求。如果还不够，给我写信，我会寻找另外一个更好的地方。
希望你能很快来到这里！
就到这里啦！
此致，
李华

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　　now i’d like to talk to you about your final exam. the exam will be held next thursday, the last day of the exam week. remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. and unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). you’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. the exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, i would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. the final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. the research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. i’ll be in my office almost all day next tuesday. if you run into any problems, please drop in. good luck to you and i’ll see you on tuesday. 现在我想跟你谈一下你的期末考试.考试会在下周四进行,考试周的最后一天.记得带两三支钢笔,以防没墨水.还有,不像期中考试,这次考试不包括多项选;它会包括整篇文章.你将不得不回答三到五个关于文章的问题.考试会更全面,我建议你复习一下课本里的中考内容和课堂笔记.期末考会在你的年纪里算百分之五十的分值.研究项目占百分之二十,还有中考占百分之三十.我整天会留在办公室里直到下周二.如果你遇到困难,请来找我.祝你好远,我会在星期二见你的.