【正文】 someone face to face. In A True Love Story, Elizabeth and Robert spent very little time together before they married because it was very difficult for them to do so. It was not because they thought it was a better way to know each other. Even though you could write to each other and even send each other pictures,it is still difficult to know a person very well. For example, you won39。t know exactly what the person looks like no matter how many pictures you have. I am always curious myself about what a person looks like. Besides, writing letters takes a lot of time. Meeting face to face is much more convenient. What39。s more, you could see a person39。s facial expresions if you meet face to face. In most cases you could tell, according to his facial expressions, whether he is telling the truth or not. Of course, writing letters has its advantages. For example, by writing letters one can express one39。s feelings more deeply or thoroughly. Letters are more romantic and peotic than face to face talk. Translation of uint 9 Book I 1. The topic of the speech is announced a week in advance, but the name of the speaker is not. 2. It seemed incredible that some students still played football before the exams. 3. Mr. Auden is a happy man who derives pleasure from helping others. 4. Two Americans shared last year39。s Noble Prize for Medicine. 5. First of all I39。d like to wele you to the meeting. 6. I39。m not accustomed to such luxury. It39。s a waste of money. 7. The results of the exam will be put up on Friday afternoon. 8. Some cruel experiments on animals are carried out in the name of science. Writing sample 2 of unit 9 book 1 The Spring Festival is my favorite holiday. It is a time for family reunion. I go back home to jion my family. I also love to travel with my classmates, friends or relatives during the time. The Spring Festival is a time for dinner parties. People eat a lot and drink a lot. So it can also be called a stomach holiday. Chinese New Year food varies from place to place. It includes the well known jiaozi (dumplings with meat and vegetabke stuffing), zongzi, New Year cake, yuanxiao or tangyuan (dumplings filled with red bean paste, seasame paste or any other knind of sweet filling). In addition to chicken, duck and meat, each family must have fish, because having fish each year, in Chinese, means having more than what is need or used in the family. After the most importan dinner on New Year39。s Eve, the great majority of the Chinese poeple will watch the New Year39。s program on CCTV. At this time popel can enjoy performances by well known actors and actresses, edians, singers and dancers. Young people also enjoy setting off firecrackers and fireworks in the open. Each year, lots of money is spent on fireworks, and people enjoy their beautiful colors and patterns, and probably the noise too. All these contribute to the excitement of this special holiday. The spring Festival is also a time for people to express their good wishes to each other. Evryone seems much firendlier than usual and people feel closer to their family and are kinder to their friends and neighbors. That39。s why I love the Spring Festival most. Translation of uint 10 Book I 1. The best way to lose weight is to avoide eating fatty foods. of the main causes of hunger used to be lack of transportation. packaging will add to the price of food / food price. 4. Economic reform would not have been successful without the development of agriculture. 5. The farmers will grow more cash crops next year instead of grains. 6. At present, there are still places in the world where farmers make use of animal labor. Writing Sample of unit 10 book 1 With the rapid economic development in recent years, starvatin is no longer a real threat to Chinese peple. However, a new problem has arisen: food wastefulness. Every day, tons of food are thrown away by restaurants, canteens, supermarkets, and households. We are not only wasting our precious resources, but also polluting the environment with waste. It39。s time that we did something to stop wasting food. First, rules should be made so that everyone pays for his/her own meals. Govenment agencies and businesses should no longer allow their employees to have expensive meals at restautants at public expense. Second, prices for such food items as rice should be raised to discourage people from wasting them. Third, young people should be educated to respect the hard work of farmers. Finally, the general food culture should be changed so that all people will have a healthy and balanced diet.