ToanIntimateFriendatChristmas 　　Dec.25,2001 　　DearMary, 　　HereitisChristmasagain...andyouarestillinLosAngeles,andIamstillinBoston,butwithawholecontinentbetweenus!ItwouldtakefarmorethanacontinentbetweenustomakemeforgetthemanyhappyChristmaseswehadtogetherandthemanypleasantmemorieswebothshare. 　　DoyoustillremembertheChristmaspartyyouhadwhenyouandEdgotmarried?Thatdayyouhadabigtreeinthelivingroomandatinyonerightbesideitandeveryonewonderedwhy.ThenyouandEdbeganopenningthepackagesjustaroundthelittletreeandtakingoutbooties,mittensandTeddyBears——andeverybodythereknewyouweregoingtohaveababy!Itwasawonderfuldaythatweeverhad. 　　Thatwaselevenyearsago,Mary.Yourdaughter,Linda,mustbequiteayoungladynow.AndTommywasborntheyearyoumovedtoLosAngeles,sohemustbeseven.IhopeIcouldseethem,butIguessitwillbelong. 　　Myhusband,John,isverybusynow,infact,busierthanever.Heissoconscientiousthathewon'tgoawayforaweekendforfearthathewon'tfinishontimehisprogramonWaterPollution. 　　Anyway,Mary,thecomingChristmasdaymakesmethinkofyouandrecallallthenicetimesweusedtohave.JohnandIsendourlovetoallthefamilyandthewishthateverythingwillbewellwithyou. 　　MerryChristmasandHappyNewYear! 　　MyHometownADayinMySummerVacation 　　Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:MyHometown.youshouldwriteatleast120words. 　　[优秀范文] 　　Myhometownhasaverybeautifulname——Changchun,whichmeansperennialspring.Andthecityisasheautifulasitsnamesuggests.ItisthecapitalofJilinProvince,andisthepolitical,economicandculturalcenteroftheprovinceandoneofthekeymetropolisesinChina.Withanareaofover18,881squarekilometersandapopulationof6.83million,itisabeautifulcitysituatedinthehinterlandoftheNortheastplainofthecountry,andhaslongenjoyedthenationalreputationas"FihnCity",and"AutomobileCity".Asaculturalcity,itisproudtobethehomeofanumberofnoteduniversitiesandinstitutesofscienceandtechnologyincludingJilinUniversity,whichhasnationalprominence. 　　ChangchunisnotonlynotedforitshistoricalrelicssuchastheLastEmperor'sPalacebutalsoforitswidestreets,lushgreeneryandpurefreshair.Bowsuponrowsofhigh-risesarestandingamongtheboundlessandimmenseforests.Therefore,Changchunalsohasbeennicknamed"CityintheForest".Thesceneryofthecityisfulloftouchingbeauty,whichinevltablyleavesvisitorswithamemorableexperience.