11．　　In many parts of China, spring is usually very (1)      . It usually comes in March (2)       ends in May. Summer is often very hot. It lasts (持续) (3)       June to August. Fall starts in (4)       and goes on to November. The weather can be quite warm (5)       fall. Winter lasts from December to February, and it is very cold. You need to wear lots of warm clothes. The best time to visit China is spring and fall. It is often too hot in summer and too cold in (6)      .
　　The seasons of the year in England and (7)       U.S.A. are nearly (8)      . The weather in England never gets too hot or too cold. In England, spring (9)       last from late March to May.
　　In Australia, summer is from December to the next February, and winter is in June, July and August. (10)       when it's spring in China, it is fall in Australia.

13．　　Four students are talking about what they think of friends.

14．　　Tim works for a company in Sacramento, California. He enjoys his work a lot. He gets up at six o'clock each workday. He drives to work and begins his job at eight o'clock. He speaks to people on the telephone to help them with their banking problems. People telephone the bank to ask questions about their accounts (账户). He doesn't give information about accounts until people answer a few questions. Tim asks callers their birth date, the last four numbers of their social security (社会保障) number and their address. If a person gives incorrect information, Tim will ask him to call back with the correct information. Tim is polite and friendly to everyone. He has lunch in a park next to his office. He returns home at 5 in the evening. After work, he goes to the gym to do some sports. He is good at playing tennis. He has dinner at seven. Tim likes watching TV after dinner. He goes to bed at 11 at night.

15．　　Linda comes from the US. Today is her 16th birthday. Now she can drive with an adult (成人)if the adult has a driver's license (驾照).
　　Linda's mom teaches her how to drive. They go driving every Wednesday and Sunday. After about two weeks, Linda's mom says they can go driving on the freeway (高速公路).
　　Linda is afraid. Many cars are on the freeway and they are very quick. Linda doesn't like driving on busy freeways and driving quickly. It's never easy for her. "Don't be afraid. Just drive like we do these days," says Linda's mom. She thinks her daughter can make it.

16．　　Getting enough sleep is important for everyone. If you don't sleep well at night, you aren't going to study well during the day. (1)       If you don't have a good sleep, you may get ill.
　　(2)      . Other people can't. A lot of things can help you go to sleep easily and get a good sleep. Doing some exercises during the day can help you go to sleep. Walking, running and bike riding are good exercises. (3)       Before you go to bed, you shouldn't drink coffee or eat chocolates. (4)       Many people also find that listening to quiet music helps them go to sleep.
　　Please take a warm shower before you go to bed. (5)      
　　Follow the advice and have a good sleep every day, so you can wake up happily in the morning and maintain good health.

17．　　It's sunny and cool in my city now. I'm studying at home. How's the weather in your city? And what are you doing?
　　I'm visiting my uncle in Beijing. He works here. It's sunny in Beijing now. And it's warm. My two cousins are playing soccer in the yard. My uncle is reading a book at home.
——From Sally
　　I live in New York. It's hot now. Today is my birthday. My mother is cooking and my father is helping her. My brother is making a birthday cake.
——From Eric
　　I'm in Florida. It's cool and sunny, too. I'm surfing the Internet in the library. Lots of students are in the library. Some are reading and some are writing. They all work very hard.
——From Jane

18．Dear Tom,
　　Thanks for your letter. Do you want to know my day and my brother's day? Well. I am an English teacher. I usually get up at five to six. Then I take a shower. I eat breakfast at 6:30. (1)That's a funny time to eat breakfast! After breakfast, I practice the piano, and then I get dressed to go to work. 66. (2)我骑自行车去学校。I usually get to school at 7:40. Twenty minutes later, class starts. I have four classes every day. I'm friendly to my students, so the students like me. I get home at 6:00 pm.
　　My brother is a waiter. He works in a hotel(酒店). He gets up at 7:00. (3)他刷牙并且吃早餐。To get to work, he rides a bike to the hotel. At 11:00 he stops working for twenty minutes and drinks coffee. He has lunch at 12:00. (4)He doesn't eat lunch at home. In the evening he goes home at 5:00. His job is easy. After dinner he loves listening to music. (5)Can you write to me and tell me about your day?
Best wishes!
Yours,
Lily

19．A: Hi, Lucy! (1)      ?
B: Well. I get up at a quarter to seven.
A: Do you have breakfast at home?
B: Yes. I usually have some cakes and a glass of milk.
A: (2)      ?
B: I have lunch at school.
A: How do you get to school?
B: (3)      . I think it's good exercise.
A: (4)      ?
B: Just one kilometer. It's quite near.
A: That's true. Do you like sports?
B: Yes, I do.
A: (5)      ?
B: I want to join the swimming club.
A: I like swimming, too. Let's join together.

20．向你的笔友 Jane 介绍你的哥哥 Tim，从年龄、性格外貌特征、兴趣爱好、平时的周末活动等方面介绍，不少于 60 字。
要求：
1. 语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；
2. 文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称。
Dear Jane,
　　I'm Dave. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________