英语卷·2018届宁夏银川一中高三第五次月考（2017-12）

英语卷·2018届宁夏银川一中高三第五次月考（2017-12）

银川一中2018届高三年级第五次月考 英 语 试 卷 ‎ 命题人： ‎ ‎（总分：150分； 考试时间：120分钟）‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。‎ ‎2．选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂,如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。‎ ‎3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。‎ ‎4．保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 ‎ (共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. Where will the man find his car keys?‎ A. On the bookcase. B. In his pocket. C. On the coffee table.‎ ‎2. What will the girl be doing tonight?‎ A. Watching a film. B. Reading a novel. C. Eating a meal in the cafeteria. ‎ ‎3. What does the woman offer to do?‎ A. Help the man’s wife find a doctor. B. Call an ambulance. ‎ C. Take the man to the hospital. ‎ ‎4. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Where their tent is. B. Where to set up the tent. ‎ C. How to recognize different trees. ‎ ‎5. What will the woman probably do next?‎ A. Go shopping. B. Look at the homework. ‎ C. Go to Hannah’s birthday party. ‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ ‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的A,B,C三个选 项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。‎ ‎6. How did the woman feel when she took the test?‎ A. Pleased. B. Relaxed. C. Nervous. ‎ ‎7. How long did the woman think the test was?‎ ‎ A. Three pages long. B. Four pages long. C. Five pages long. ‎ 请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. What time does the conversation take place?‎ A. At 2:00 p.m. B. At 6:00 p.m. C. At 7:00 p.m. ‎ ‎9. Why is the woman excited about her visit to Washington D.C.?‎ A. She will do some important business. ‎ B. She will visit some of her friends there. ‎ C. It’s her first time to travel there. ‎ 请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What does the man want to do?‎ A. Buy office supplies. B. Get a birthday gift. C. Buy his father a gift. ‎ ‎11. What’s the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Co-workers. B. Boss and employee. C. Shop owner and customer. ‎ ‎12. What does the woman suggest?‎ A.A trip to the office supplies store. B. A shopping trip downstairs. ‎ C. A couple of shopping trips. ‎ 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What does the woman learn from the man’s resume?‎ A. He works well in a group. B. He has a lot of experience. ‎ C. He is naturally curious. ‎ ‎14. What does the man say about his weaknesses?‎ A. He can be unsure of himself at first. ‎ B. He is hard to get along with sometimes. ‎ C. He doesn’t like having to do training. ‎ ‎15. What does the woman ask about the man’s future?‎ A. If he will be married. ‎ B. Whether he will be suitable for the company. ‎ C. What he will have accomplished in a few years. ‎ ‎16. Why does the woman appear impressed? ‎ A. The man challenged her. ‎ B. The man gave good answers. ‎ C. The man already understands the job. ‎ 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What does the term “college students” mean in America?‎ A. Students only in colleges. ‎ B. Students only in universities. ‎ C. Students either in colleges or in universities. ‎ ‎18. Which school does the most research?‎ A. An institute. B. A university. C. A college. ‎ ‎19. What do we know about MIT?‎ A. It offers programs on the arts. ‎ B. It is part of a university. ‎ C. It has more than 75 different programs.‎ ‎20. What’s the main purpose of the speech?‎ A. To learn something about the institute. ‎ B. To find out the differences between colleges and universities. ‎ C. To discuss the differences between American English and British English. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Most people think the Internet is a free speech zone, but how far should that freedom of speech be allowed to go?‎ An American student Katherine Evans, 19, said she was not satisfied with her head teacher. So the girl, who was then a high school senior and honor student in Miami, logged onto the networking site Facebook and created a group against the teacher, Sarah Phelps. The group was called “Ms Sarah Phelps is the worst teacher I’ve ever met!” and featured a photograph of the teacher, and an invitation for other students to “express your feelings of hatred”.‎ Her posting drew a handful of responses, some of which were in support of the teacher and critical of Evans. “Whatever your reasons for hating her are, they’re probably very immature,” a former student of Ms Phelps wrote in her defense. ‎ ‎ A few days later, Evans removed the post from her Facebook page and went about the business of preparing for graduation in the fall. ‎ But two months after her online behavior, Evans was called into the principal’s office and was told she was being suspended (停课) for “cyberbullying (络暴力)”. It was a black mark on her record. And she said she feared that it could keep her from getting into graduate schools or landing her dream job. ‎ ‎“It was all very quick the way it happened,” said Evans, now a freshman at the University of Florida. ‎ She recently sued(起诉)the principal of her school, Peter Bayer, for ordering her three-day suspension. She simply wanted to have the suspension removed from her record, according to the New York Times. ‎ Although her lawyer Matthew Bavaro viewed the suspension as an attack on Evans’s right to free speech, teachers disagreed. ‎ ‎“You can express an opinion whether someone is a good teacher. But when you start inviting people to say that they hate a teacher, that crosses the line,” they say. ‎ The lawsuit (诉讼) is one of about a dozen across the United States that deal with cyberbullying and the explosion of social networking sites. The US courts are figuring out where the boundaries end and start when it comes to off-campus speech. ‎ ‎21. According to the passage, Katherine Evans ____________. ‎ A. performed poorly academically in high school. ‎ B. created a group against her head teacher on Facebook. ‎ C. was not punished for her speech on Facebook. ‎ D. was sued by her head teacher for cyberbullying. ‎ ‎22. Katherine Evans did the following things on Facebook EXCEPT ___________. ‎ ‎ A. expressing her hatred toward her head teacher. ‎ ‎ B. posting a photo of her head teacher on it.‎ ‎ C. inviting others to criticize her head teacher. ‎ ‎ D. exposing personal secrets of the head teacher she hates.‎ ‎23. When a student gets punished at school such as a suspension, he or she will probably face the consequence of _____________. ‎ A. being kept from graduating from high school. ‎ B. losing the chances of being offered a good job. ‎ C. being denied the right of free speech on the Internet. ‎ D. being abandoned by friends at school.‎ ‎24. Which of the following statements is NOT true?‎ ‎ A. Not all the responses supported Katherine for her act on the Internet.‎ ‎ B. Teachers have a different opinion from that of Katherine’s lawyer.‎ ‎ C. Katherine’s case is the first such one in American history. ‎ ‎ D. There are no clear boundaries when it comes to freedom on the Internet. ‎ B What’s on ‎◆Beijing ‎ l Circus coming to town The Union Royal Circus is holding two shows at the Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium. It will feature five tigers, three lions, two camels, two bears and 14 horses. In 1950, the government of the former Soviet Union established The National Circus, which ranked top in the world. ‎ The Union Royal Circus, which developed from The National Circus, still has the best performers from Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. ‎ ‎7:30 pm, July 17, 18. Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium, 1 Gongti, Beilu, Chaoyang district. 400-699-2199‎ l Photos of old palace The focus of conceptual artist Fu Wenjun’s solo photography show at Today Art Museum is the Yuanmingyuan, or Old Summer Palace. ‎ In the 12 Chinese Zodiac Signs series, images of the 12 animal heads missing from the burned palace, culled(采集) from the Internet, are set against the stone ruins of Yuanmingyuan. ‎ For the Stories of World Gardens series, the 55-year-old puts together the Internet search results of the Yuanmingyuan ruins against the background of the Shanghai World Expo’s national pavilions of the eight allied forces(八国联军) that invaded Beijing in 1900. ‎ ‎9 am-4pm, until July 20. Today Art Museum, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang district. 010-5876-9690‎ ‎◆Shanghai l Symphony(交响乐) concert The Shanghai Philharmonic Symphony will give a concert, conducted by Tang Muhai. Featuring pianist Xu Zhouxi and organist Xu Weidong, the concert marks the conclusion of the 2016-17 music season for the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. The program includes Internet Symphony No.1, Eroica by Tan Dun, Piano Concerto No.1 in B Minor by Tchaikovsky, and Symphony No.3 in C Minor and Organ Symphony by Saint-Saens. ‎ ‎7:30 pm, July 18. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu. 021-6854-1234‎ ‎25. If you are interested in animals, which telephone number will you dial?‎ ‎ A. 400-699-2199 B. 010-5876-9690 ‎ C. 021-6854-1234 D. 400-5876-1234‎ ‎26. Which of the events may last longest?‎ ‎ A. Circus shows. B. Symphony concert. ‎ C. Photos of old palace. D. It doesn’t mention.‎ ‎27. Which of the following statements is true?‎ ‎ A. The symphony concert will be conducted by several famous musicians. ‎ ‎ B. The concert will be the first one of the 2016-17 music season. ‎ ‎ C. The concert will be the last one of the 2016-17 music season.‎ ‎ D. The concert will last 5 hours. ‎ C Your chair is your enemy.‎ It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting, you are putting yourself at increased chance of heart disease, cancers and an early death. In other words, even if you exercise energetically, sitting for long periods is bad for you. ‎ So what’s wrong with sitting? One is that sitting is one of the most passive things you can do. You burn more energy by chewing gum than you do sitting still in a chair. Compared to sitting, standing in one place is hard work. To stand, you have to tense your leg muscles, and the muscles of your back and shoulders. While standing, you often change from leg to leg. All of this burns energy. ‎ For many people, weight gain is a matter of slow increase. Thus, a little more time on your feet today and tomorrow can easily make the difference between remaining thin and getting fat. So part of the problem with sitting a lot is that you don’t use as much energy as those who spend more time on their feet. This makes it easier to gain weight, and makes you more likely to suffer from the health problems that fatness often brings.‎ Some people have advanced solutions: replace your sit-down desk with a stand-up desk. Make sure that your television can only operate if you are practicing on an exercise bike. Replace your office chair with a therapy(治疗) ball: this too uses more muscles, and more energy, than a normal chair, because you have to support your back and work to keep balanced. But whatever you choose, know this. It is clear: be careful of your chair. ‎ ‎28. The main purpose of writing this passage is to __________. ‎ ‎ A. suggest sitting less. ‎ B. advise exercising often. ‎ ‎ C. avoid gaining weight. ‎ D. escape standing more. ‎ ‎29. From this passage, we know that _________. ‎ ‎ A. standing burns nearly as much energy as sitting still does.‎ ‎ B. taking exercise regularly but sitting more will do good. ‎ ‎ C. less exercise will reduce the chance of having disease.‎ ‎ D. energy-burning activities will help you enjoy good health. ‎ ‎30. The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refers to __________. ‎ ‎ A. gaining weight. B. burning energy.‎ ‎ C. sitting too much. D. standing more. ‎ ‎31. A therapy ball is mentioned in the last paragraph to _________. ‎ ‎ A. tell us to walk while working in the office. ‎ ‎ B. suggest a way to settle the sitting problem. ‎ ‎ C. support our back and keep us balanced.‎ ‎ D. provide a better cure for our backache.‎ D Part of the ocean’s power comes from its size. All of the oceans are really big. Scientists estimate that there are about 330 million cubic miles of water in the oceans. There are four main oceans ---- the Atlantic, the Indian, the Arctic, and the Pacific. The largest and deepest is the Pacific Ocean. In fact, the Pacific Ocean is so big that if we could pick up the land on the earth, we could fit it inside this ocean. ‎ The movement of ocean water has a great effect on the earth, and the oceans are always in motion. Do you know that there are rivers of water flowing through the oceans? That’s right---- water flowing through water. These huge rivers of water are called currents. You can’t see currents, but as any sailor knows, you can feel them moving. ‎ Strong rivers of water that move close to the surface of the ocean are called surface currents. The wind and rotation (自转) of the earth create these currents. ‎ When the baby sea turtle makes it to the water, she will probably head for the safety of a large surface current off the coast where she was born. Here the turtle can find a good food supply while avoiding the many enemies near the shore. After floating around in this current for a few years, the turtle will grow big enough to defend herself against most predators. Then she can go back to waters near the coast. ‎ Surface currents are important because they can help warm or cool land. Surface currents that flow from regions near the Equator carry warm water. Those that flow from the polar regions carry cold water.‎ Another kind of current found far below the surface of the water is called a deep ocean current. These currents form when very cold water meets warm water. The cold water sinks under the warm water, and this movement causes currents. ‎ ‎32. The writer thinks the oceans are powerful because ____________. ‎ ‎ A. one of them is much bigger than the other three. ‎ ‎ B. they are large and constantly moving. ‎ ‎ C. they have two cold poles and one warm equator.‎ ‎ D. they can heat up the earth. ‎ ‎33. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?‎ ‎ A. Ocean currents are exactly the same as rivers on land. ‎ ‎ B. The movement of sea water would stop if there were no wind. ‎ ‎ C.A baby sea turtle cannot survive without the currents off the coast. ‎ ‎ D. Land owes much of its temperature change to the ocean currents nearby.‎ ‎34. From the last paragraph we can infer that a deep ocean current ________. ‎ ‎ A. can flow up and down. B. has no effect on land temperature. ‎ ‎ C. is the direct result of the wind. D. comes from the two poles. ‎ ‎35. In which column of a newspaper can we find the passage?‎ A. Entertainment. B. Culture. C. Education. D. Science.‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems．For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the country．If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants will become annoyed and unhappy．They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely．They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy．It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them．Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists． 36 . Too much tourism can be a problem． 37 . This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer． On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs． 38 . It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports，first-class roads，and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions．For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build． 39 . Building a hotel is just a beginning．There must be many other support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers to handle waste，and water． 40 . If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lost．‎ A. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants．‎ B. All of these support facilities cost money．‎ C. Businesses can also lose money．‎ D. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. ‎ E. If this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel will lose money．‎ F. Other support facilities are necessary for tourism to develop in a healthy way. ‎ G. If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry．‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ I was in the sixth grade and had just moved to California from Alaska when I met Ms. Linda Jones. Most of my teachers seemed to 41 _ me; I was one more student among hundreds. Ms. Jones, however, took a  42 interest. “You can write,” she said, explaining that she wanted to move me into the honors English class. So did I.‎ A decade later, when my first novel was  43    , I went back to Ms. Jones’s classroom, handing her a copy of my book. “And I  44    this for you.” Ms. Jones began to cry  45   . She’d been considering early  46    , she said,  47     she felt she wasn’t having enough of an effect    48    her students. I didn’t know how to make Ms. Jones understand what she’d done for me:   49   her, I fell in love with Shakespeare. I learned how to compose an essay. It was her   50    in me that gave me the confidence to become a writer. I   51    her.‎ Fifteen years later, when I heard that she was    52 _   ready to retire, I attended her  53   party. All Ms. Jones needed to do was say a few words thanking her colleagues for coming.  54   , she stood up and made an exciting  55 that began like this: “For those of you complaining that  _ 56 _   have changed, and that it’s harder to teach these days. You’re getting   57   and lazy. These kids haven’t changed. You have! Do not  58  these kids!”‎ When she finished her talk, everyone   59    hands! I went up to Ms. Jones and thanked her for changing my life all those years ago. I   60   that night that I was still, and would forever be, her student. 41. A. admire     B. discover     C. ignore     D. hate 42. A. typical     B. practical     C. special     D. complicated 43. A. sold      B. finished      C. tested     D. published 44. A. bought     B. did      C. wrote     D. drew 45. A. madly     B. bitterly     C. shyly     D. happily 46. A. choice     B. retirement    C. behavior    D. change 47. A. though  B. but      C. unless     D. because 48. A. on  B. for      C. about     D. off 49. A. Thanks to  B. According to  C. Regardless of     D. In terms of 50. A. belief     B. idea      C. motto     D.‎ ‎ talent 51. A. believed     B. owed     C. helped     D. congratulated 52. A. gradually    B. frequently    C. constantly    D. finally 53. A. going-up     B. bringing-in    C. going-away  D. get-together 54. A. Still      B. Instead     C. Moreover    D. Therefore 55. A. notice     B. appointment    C. decision     D. speech 56. A. teachers     B. kids     C. writers     D. schools 57. A. old      B. proud     C. smart     D. greedy 58. A. let down     B. play jokes on    C. give up   D. put pressure on 59. A. clapped     B. waved     C. raised     D. shook 60. A. heard      B. hoped     C. proved     D. realized 第Ⅱ卷 注意: 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)‎ 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero 61._____________ (deserve) a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know 62. ____________ important he is to you. ‎ The third Sunday of June ----- 63._________falls on June 19 this year ---- is Father's Day. ‎ The idea of Father's Day came from  64. _________American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day 65. _________(honor)her father. He raised six children by 66. _______ (he) after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads. ‎ The first Father's Day 67. ______________ (celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a 68. ___________ (nation) Father's Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June 69.___________Father's Day.‎ ‎ Here are some ways to show your love and respect:‎ u Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards which are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh. ‎ u If he has a computer, cover his desktop 70. __________words like "I love you, Dad".‎ u A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.‎ 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处.每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号() 并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。‎ 修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ As winter comes, there is much rain and snow in many parts of our country included our city. It is too cold that an increasing number of students catch a cold. Even worse, some students fell down and hurt them because the icy roads. So we should protect ourselves from cold weather and there are many things what are of help. First, we should put up more clothes when going outside. Then to remember not to run or walk too fast on slippery roads. Luckily, some measures had been taken to prevent us from falling down. For example, some mats have been placed on the step of the teaching building. I hope everyone is safe and health. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假如你是银川一中学生李华，2017年暑假你参加了夏令营赴美国加州EL Carmino Reality Charter High School (缩略式：ECRCHS) 学习交流半个月，Husey 夫妇是你在美国的homestay 父母，负责你的吃住及接送上学，尽可能多地陪你练习英语口语，还带你去购物，烧烤等……今天是感恩节 ，请你根据上面所提供的内容写一封感谢信，表达对他们全家人的感激之情。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Huseys, ‎ ‎ Time flies! How I miss the days we spent together during my stay in America!‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua 银川一中2018届高三第五次月考英语试卷答案 一.听力(30分) ‎ ‎ Key: 1-5 CCBAA 6-10 BAACC 11-15 ABBAC 16-20 BCBAB 二．第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ Key: 21.--24 BDBC 25-27. A C C 28-31 ADCB 32-35 BDA D Key: 36-40 AGCEB 第三部分英语知识运用（共2节，满分45分）‎ 第一节完形填空（30分）: 参考答案 ‎ Key: 41-45.CCDCB 46-50.BDAAA 51-55 BDCBD 56-60. BACAD 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ Key： 61.deserves 62.how 63.which/that 64.an 65.to honor ‎ ‎66.himself 67.was celebrated 68.national 69.as 70.with 第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ Key： 71. included (including) 72. too (so) 73. them (themselves) ‎ ‎74. because后加(of) 75. what（that/which ） 76. up (on) ‎ ‎77. to(去掉) 78. had (have) 79. step (steps) ‎ ‎80. health (healthy) ‎ 第二节： 书面表达(满分25分) ‎ 书面表达参考范文 Dear Huseys,‎ Time flies! How I miss the days we spent together during my stay in America! Today is Thanks Giving Day. I am writing this letter to show my appreciation for your kindness. It was because of your help and kindness that made my study and life in America much more special and enjoyable. I really appreciate your patience while talking with me, which greatly improved my spoken English. I still miss the delicious meals that you prepared for me, and the days when we went barbecuing, swimming together, which made me feel at home. All I saw and experienced with you will bury in my mind forever .‎ I hear that you will come to China in the near future. I am looking forward to meeting you soon. ‎ ‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ ‎ Li Hua