【正文】 friendship encourages us to go ahead when we encounter difficulty. [6]Building friendship takes time. True friendship requires equality and loyalty. [7]It is an indepth relationship bining trust, support, understanding, empathy and intimacy. True friendship should be able to stand all kinds of tests. [8]Just as an old saying goes, A friend in need is a friend indeed. [9] In conclusion, we must treasure our friends and friendship. A good friend can be a good panion in our lives. The more friends we have, the more help we can get from them and the more pleasure we can share with them. If we have true friends, we will feel happy in the world. to your friend David/Amy and invite him/her to your 20th birthday party at your home. You should tell him/her who are invited and something about party. Oct. 26th Dear David, I’m writing to invite you to join my 20th birthday party at my home at 6 pm on Sunday, October 29. I have invited many of my classmates, some of whom you have met before. There will be lots of entertainments and plenty of food and drink. You can be dressed casually. I do hope to see you at my birthday party. Affectionately, Liu Qiang 1. SHOULD BAD LANGUAGE BE TAUGHT IN THE ENGLISH CLASS? (1) [1] Teaching bad language may be considered to be cool, [2]but I strongly believe that this is not the son of teaching students need to learn in the classroom. [3] Using bad language in everyday life is already impolite, let alone inside the classroom! [4]Teaching young children bad language is most unsuitable for them and teachers should never encourage any students to use bad language. [5]Although the curse words exist in American life and some of them are frequently used, such as in the movies and TV programs, the question is whether students should learn them on purpose. [6] Each language and culture consists of good aspects, which we should absorb, and some repulsive and offensive ones, which we should distinguish. When we learn our mother tongue in the first stage, [7] we are taught to be decent and polite rather than how to curse. So why should we learn purposefully to say dirty words just because they are in English? There arc plenty of good words students need to learn. (2) Bad language surrounds us in most of our daily routines —films, TV programs and interaction between people. As students, we should be able to understand them. [1]I personally think it is necessary to deal with bad language and discuss its appropriate use in the classroom. [2]Children have plenty of opportunities to find examples of bad language, especially in films. If a student feels curious about it, the teacher should provide some information and help students understand it. [3] Second language learners acquire language from many other sources as well as from the classroom. Active learners will seek opportunities to try out new language. [4] However, nonnative speakers cannot really know how offensive the swear words can be to native speakers. [5]It is the teacher who should help pupils be aware of the fact that the use of swear words is usually considered as more inappropriate when used by foreigners. [6] In addition, it is the teacher’ s duty to ensure that students are able to understandand reactbad language used against them. [7] Children are naturally curious abou