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DearSteven,I’mgladtohearfromyouagain.I’malsopleasedtohearthatyougotaten-dayholidayandarecomingheretohaveavisitintheDisneyLand.Inordertosavemoney,I’dliketogiveyousometips.Isuggestyoubuythefive-dayAll-inoneHopperpass,whichisHk$1460forvisitorsages10toupandHk$1200forkidsages3-9.YoucansavemorethanHk$800compredwiththeticketsyoubuyseparately.Ithinkyou’dbettereatlunchatnearbyrestaurant,whereexcellentfoodisservedandserviceisgood,butyoumustmakeareservationbeforeleavinghome.YouwillbeaGoldCardmemberifyoupayHk$520.Withthecardyoucansave20percentofmoneyforhotelrooms.Mylasttipisthatyou’dbetternotbuyanysouvenirsuntilltheendofyourjourney.Ispentalotofmoneyonexpensivebutvaluelessthings.Enjoyyourtripandallthebestwishes!Ithinkthepictureshowusourbeautifulearthonwhichwelive.Icanseeinthepicturegreengrass,treesandbutterfliesflyinghappilyhereandthere.Whatapeacefulandbeautifulsight!Icanalsoseeahand,which,Ithink,standsforeverycitizen.Asisknowntoall,ourearthisbeingpolluted.Alotofanimalsareendangered.Toprotectourenvironmentandliveinharmonywithanimalsiseverybody’sduty.Onlywhenwerealizetheimportanceofourenvironmentcanwereallydosomethingtosolvetheproblemofpollution.Youhadbettergooutforalongwalkintheeveningordosomeoutdoorexercisebeforeyougotobed.Besides,takingawarmbathorhavingacupofhotmilkmaybeofsomehelp.Butthemostimportant,Ithink,istorelaxyourself.Don’tworrytoomuchabouttheexamresults.Whetherornotyouhavetriedenoughiswhatreallymatters.Deargrandpa,Ithinkyou’dbettertakepartinsomeoutdooractivities,suchasgoingmounting-climbing,playingTaiJi.Youcanalsotakeupsomehobbieslikegardeningorplayingchess.Perhapsyoucankeepapet,likeadogoracat.AndIthinkthemostimportantforyouistomakesomefriendswiththepeopleofyourage,sothatyoucandothingstogether.Havingfriendsmeansthatyoucanhavesomeonetotalktosothatyouwon’tfeellonelyanddepressed.Peter,fromAustralia,isteachinginourschoolnow.HehastaughtusalotaboutwersternculturesandinterestingthingsinAustralia.Peterisinterestedinchinese,soheislearningChineseinhissparetimeandnowhecansaysomeeasywordslike“NiHaoandXieXie”.Helikesstayingwithusafterclassandoftenjoinsusinourballgames.HeisalsointerestedinChinesecultureandnowispractisingonshadowboxing.Atweekends,heisofteninvitedtoastudent’shousetoenjoyChinesefoodsuchasdumplings.HesometimesgoestoplacesofinterestinBeijingwithus.WecanseethatPeterisenjoyinghislifeinBeijingandhehasmadehimselfathomehere.You‘dbetterhaveatalkwithyourmotherandtellherwhatyouhaveinmindsothatshecancometoanunderstandingwithyouandtwoshouldoftenhavesuchtalks.Youshouldletyourmotherknowthatyoureallywanttodowellinyourstudiesandyouaretryingyourbest.IfyoudoasItellyou,yourmotherwillstopnaggingatyoubutinsteadshewillbeproudofyou.Inordertoenrichstudents’winterholiday,Blue-skyProjecthasrestarted.IthinkI’vebenefitedalotfromtheproject.First,justbeforetheSpringFestival,Ivisited3famousmuseums,includingChinaScienceMuseum.Thevisitshavereallybroadenedmyview.IalsowenttoBeijingBotanicGarden,whereIsawinterestingplantsandflowers,alotofwhichIhadneverseenbefore.Then,duringtheSpringFestival,IwenttoBadalingWildlifeParkwithmyparentsandsawavarietyofwildanimals.ThemostbeneficialpartofmyholidaywasthatIwenttosomebookstoreandselectedthebooksI’minterestedin.AndthebestpartofmyholidayisthatI’minbetterhealthandshapebyplayingbasketballintheOlympicCenterfortwohourseveryday.NowIfeelrelaxedandhappier.Themostimportantofall,I’velearnedwhatcannotbelearnedfromourtextbooks.Aseverybodyknows,giantpandasarerareanimalsandtheyareournationaltreasures.NowfewerpandasexistinChinawiththeirlivingenvironmentchanging.PandasaresuchlovelyanimalsthatallofuslikethemandsodopeopleinTaiwan,whosharethesamerootasthepeopleonthemainland.Thenames“TuanTuan”and“YuanYuan”standforpeaceandunification.WehopethatTaiwanandthemainlandwillbecomeonefamilysomedayinthenearfuture.Dearpeter,Gladtohavereadyourletter.Tomeetyourrequest,IwilltellyousomethingaboutthepresentpublictransportofBeijing.Asyousaidintheletter,publictransportofBeijingin19995wasn’treallygoodenough.Butthingshavegreatlychangedinthepasttenyears.Nowthereare24,000buses,runningon750busroutes,whichare3timesasmanyasthosein1995.youcangettonearlyeverycornerofthecityeasilybybus,whichcostsnotmuch.Bytheyear2008,32,000buseswillhavecovered820routesthroughoutthecity.Asforhighways,nowthetotallengthofhighwaysinBeijingisover18,000km.Believeitornot,in1995thenumberwasonly8,000km.Inaddition,undergroundrailwaysandcityrailsareavailable,fastandsafe.Thepresentlength,114kmwillriseto300kmbytheyear2008.Thenumberwasonly54kmin1995.ThuspublictransportinBeijinghastakenonanewlook.Itisveryconvenientforcommutersandtourists.Itisbelievedthatitwillbemuchbetterwhenthe29thOlympicGamestakesplaceinBeijingin2008.Yoursever,LiMingIthinkitisjustbeforeanoralEnglishlessonbegins,surprisingnewscomefromtheloudspeakerthatthewholeschool,includingalltheseniorthreestudents,willgosightseeingbeforeMayDay.TheyareallexcitedbecausetheyhavebeenbusypreparingforthecomingNMETforalongtime.Atfirsttheycould’tbelievetheirears.Thensomeofthemarecheeringwildly;somearewhistlingandclapping.Itisreallyamostexc