At times Marty made it sound too easy. On a visit to his home I heard him say, "People need to decide to be happy."

I pressed him. "What do you mean by that?" His face took on a skeptical look. "You have to ask me?" At that moment I felt a little foolish. Complex human problems, at least to me, often prevent people from being happy. To Marty it was a matter of common sense. I wondered, "What was I missing?" That night Marty told me a story that was very personal for him. I knew Marty and Mickey had four children. I didn't know there had been a fifth. She was their second child. She died shortly after birth.

"The funeral director was a super guy," Marty said. "He knew we didn't have any money, but he told us he would take care of our little girl. He went out and built a wood casket (小盒) for her. "

Marty's voice started to break. "He only charged us five dollars. It's stuff like that. You can look for the good in people and you'll find the good. You can look for the bad in people and you'll find the bad."

I didn't know what it was like to grow up poor. Marty's life was filled with minimum-wage jobs, borrowing on insurance policies, and working overtime to make a little more money.

In my lifetime I had seen people in similar circumstances grow angry. Bitterness took hold of their lives and choked them.

"I never had much money, and I don't think I ever will," Marty said. "People think they need to have a lot of things to make them happy. They ought to look around and see what's really important." When Marty looked around, he saw the most beautiful girl in the world as his wife, four children who loved him, a home he took pride in, and a job that made him feel alive. He was happy because, in his mind, he had it all.

1）谢绝邀请及理由；

2）推荐朋友李明参加，并说明原因。

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

……

Yours,

Li Hua

A news release is a tool of communication, through which information is passed to even the farthest end of the world. It keeps us well informed of the happenings of the world which would otherwise remain unknown.

When writing a news release, keep in mind that the media receive hundreds of releases every day. Try to follow these guidelines: Keep it short and professional. Come up with a catchy headline that will grasp someone's attention. Sometimes the title will take more time to come up with than writing the release. That's okay — the headline could be critical for getting an event covered!

Cover the 5 W's in your first paragraph. Those are who you are; what you are doing; where; when you are doing; why you are doing it, which help us understand the details about the event. Besides, any opinions in the news release should be put in quotations from your designated spokesperson. Include things that the media finds newsworthy, which is the most essential.

Make the time on your news release at least a half hour later than the time you have told activists to show up at an event. This will ensure that activists are prepared and in place by the time the media arrive.

Choose a spokesperson for the event who can be quoted in the release and will be available for calls at that number the day before the event.

Have someone proof the release for spelling, grammar and content (determine whether what you are trying to relay is clear and right). Sometimes the person who writes the release may not notice mistakes that a fresh pair of eyes will catch.

Accuracy is the last but not the least important in terms of your content and the location and time that you tell the media. If you do make a mistake, it is critical that you call and notify the media of the correction.

As a child grows up, you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult. A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others, but also learns to respect himself.

◆Show him respect.

This is the best way to teach your child how to respect others. Listen to your child attentively and he will learn to listen to you, understanding how important this is in communication.

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The more you say "please" and "thank you" to your child, the more likely he will learn to use them. Politeness then becomes a normal part of any conversation.

◆Agree to disagree

 Explain your decision so that he will understand you and expect respectful responses. Disagreeing with you doesn't necessarily mean disobedience.

◆Control your impulse (冲动) to overreact.

When a situation arises, stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior.

◆Praise, praise, praise!

So much is focused on what a child does wrong and how to correct it that his accomplishments are not celebrated enough.

A. Teach manners by using polite requests and responses.

B. Respectful behavior is always accompanied by bad behavior as a child.

C. Respect is necessary for a meaningful and successful life.

D. If he sees you lose your temper, he is more likely to respond that way in future.

E. A child may act as he pleases and he will live a happy life.

F. Seeing a child exhibit respectful behavior, make sure he knows how proud you are of him.

G. Try to remember that a child won't always agree with you.

1）记述事情经过;

2）简要说明你感到自豪的原因或从中得到的启示。

注意：文章的标题已给出(不计入总词数)。

One Thing I'm Proud of

A poor boy was selling goods from one door to another to pay for his studies. One day he found that he had almost no money, and he was hungry. So he decided to ask for a meal.

But when a woman opened the door, he only dared to ask for a glass of water. To his surprise, she gave him a large glass of milk. He drank it and then asked how much he should pay her. She said, "You don't have to pay me anything. Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He was deeply moved and was determined to help those in need. The boy's name was Howard Kelly.

Many years had passed. One day that woman became seriously ill. The local doctors could not help her. So they sent her to a big city where her rare disease would be studied by specialists. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for advice. When he entered her room in the hospital, he immediately spotted the woman. Howard Kelly was determined to do his best to help her.

The struggle was long, but together they succeeded in the end. After some time the woman received a bill for her treatment. She was worried that the amount would be so large that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it. However, when she looked at the bill, she found words on the side of the bill. They were, "Paid in full with a glass of milk."