There are fewer film-goers now than before. The number of TV-watchers has been increasing. In 1975, there were only 5,000 TV-watchers and in 1985, the number increased 20 times. The increase is due to the development of TV industry. With the development of economy, people are richer than before and many families can afford to buy color TV sets. People would prefer to stay at home to watch TV rather than go out to see a film.

  Although film is giving way to TV, there are still some people who like watching films not only because good films are not shown on TV but because film has its own advantage.

26、城市绿色的状况;绿化的好处（如：清洁空气，美化城市，改善气候......）

Recent efforts toward the greening of our cities have achieved much, although the results are still far from satisfactory. In recent years many trees have been planted in the cities and much care has been taken of the planted trees. In spite of all this, the greening process is relatively slow compared with cities in many other countries. For example, the green space available on average to each Shanghai citizen is only 0.4 Mu while every Londoner has more than 20 Mu.

We can benefit much from making our cities greener by planting trees. First, trees absorb carbon dioxide to produce oxygen which is essential to the health of human beings. Second, trees and other greenery make our cities more beautiful. Third, trees can also improve the climate of the cities.

Since we can get so much from making our cities greener, we should spare no effort to do that. We should plant more trees and take better care of them. We also should not cut down the trees. In a word, we should do everything to add to the greening of our cities.

27、你在英语学习中有哪些困难?你是如何克服这些困难的?

To a Chinese, the task of learning English well is not easy. So I, like many other English learners, have met with difficulties in learning English during the past seven years. But I managed to overcome them and made much progress.

The spelling and meaning of words can be said to be the first difficulty I met as a beginner. But I found our my own way to deal with them. As to spelling, I never copied a new work again and again to remember it, but tried to find its relevance to the sound. In fact, as long as I can read the word out, I can write it out. As to the meaning, I rarely recite its Chinese translation but often put the word into the sentence to learn its meaning. Moreover, if you use a word quite often, its spelling and meaning will be no problem. After all, we are learning English in order to use it.

Grammar and idioms may be another difficulty. But I have also got over it. I have not read lots of grammar books. But I spent much time reading the articles written by native speakers or specialists in English. By doing so, I came to gain “a sense of English language”. I began to gain a feel for which sentences are “good English” and which are not.

Finally, I want to say that overcoming all these difficulties requires perseverance. In the past seven years I spent at least an hour on English each day. I believe this is an important reason why I am able to make progress in learning English.

28. 假定你是李明，你收到了下面这封美国的笔有写来的信。请根据来信的内容写一封回信。

Dear Jack,

    I’m so happy to learn that you will come to my country and to my home. Let me express my warmest welcome to you. My parents insist that I should write back to you as soon as possible to invite you to our home.

    You don’t have to worry about our meeting each other in my city. Now let me tell you what to do. When you have got the train ticket for my city in Beijing, please telephone me. My phone number is 0731-8847543. I will go to the station to meet you. When you get out of the station, you will see me holding up a little board, on which is written “Welcome, Jack!” We will surely meet there.

    I look forward to seeing you soon.

With kind regards to your parents,

Li Ming

29、假如你是李华，你澳大利亚的朋友Johnson来信告知将来北京工作，他打算买一套合适的住房。碰巧你在报纸上看到了一则售房广告。

Dear Johnson,

    Thanks for your letter. I’m very glad to learn that you’re coming to Beijing. You say you want to by an apartment in Beijing, and here is one for you. The apartment building lies in the center of the city. It is very convenient for you to travel anywhere from here. The apartment is made up of six rooms—a living room, a dining room, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. A newly built parking lot lies in front of the apartment building. A lawn and many trees are around it, which makes the air here very fresh. I’d like to know your opinion about the apartment. If you’re satisfied with it, just telephone me. My telephone number is 010-64308389.

    I’m looking forward to your reply.

    Best wishes to you,

    Yours truly,

     Li hua

31、入学申请

Application Letter for Study

Dear Sir:

  I am writing to you because I wish to have information about admission to your university, the courses you offer and details of any scholarship for foreign students. I would also like to receive information on tuition and housing.

  I studied at Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade for four years from 1989 to 1993. There I obtained a B.A. degree in Economics and got A’s in all my subjects. After graduation I became a teacher of Economics of Shanghai university. Now I have had five papers published. In addition, my knowledge and practical command of English is adequate. My immediate degree objective at Columbia University is Master Degree of Science.

  I am looking forward to an early reply.

Yours sincerely

Lin nan

32、申请工作

Applying for the Job

Dear Sir,

  As I am going to graduate from the university, I would like to apply for a position with your company. My training at Beijing University helped me develop such skills as a secretary with excellent shorthand and word processing: I would like to demonstrate how I can put them to work for your company.

  Here I enclose a resume which describes my education and work experience. You will note that I got good grades, and I placed second in our city in the Secretarial Shorthand Competition last November.

  If you think I can meet the requirement for work in your company, I would like to interview with you soon., May I call you on Next Monday to make an appointment.

Yours sincerely

LiYing

33、科学的作用和教学在现代生活

The Role of Science and Teaching in Modern Life

  Human life can not continue without science and technology. In fact, the advancement of human society has always been depended upon the development of science and technology. As a result, the life we are living now is more civilized than that of our forefathers’.

  The development of science and technology has brought about many changes in people’s life. For example, the invention of television has opened a new era for mankind. We can now view events which are happening thousands of miles away.

  Science and technology also play and important role in our socialist construction. Our socialist construction is just like a sky scraper, while science and technology are its base. Without the base, the skyscraper cannot be built. Therefore, we should try our best to further develop science and technology so as to lay a more solid base for our socialist construction.

 Relationship between Customer and Seller

  The relationship between customer and seller is now becoming more and more important in people’s life, with the rapid development of market economy. A good relationship between customer and seller can make buying and selling a happy experience and benefit both buyer and customer.

  A good relationship between customer and seller can only exist on the basis of honesty and respect. The seller should be honest to customers introducing the actual advantages and disadvantages of his goods. He mustn’t deceive customers, charge too high a price or serve them indifferently. On the part of the customer, he should also respect the seller and be reasonable. Some customers think they are “God” of the sellers, so they often behave coldly or even rudely to them. That’s not good manners. As long as one busy of his own will, both sides are equal.

  Sometimes problems and mistakes are inevitable. For example, the seller may forget to give his customer the change. If he doesn’t do it on purpose, the customer should be considerate and excuse him. On the basis of honesty and kindness, problems can easily be solved.,

34、为什么我喜欢读报纸               

                 Why I like to Read Newspaper

  The newspaper is one of the many mediums of carrying information to us. No wonder people often say: “ Even without stepping out of my house, I am well-informed of al that has been happening in the world.”

  We get all kinds of news from newspapers. Newspapers can tell us about various events, past and future, domestic and foreign. Besides, they can teach us a lot of useful things. In fact, everyone can find something he wants from newspapers, and everyone enjoys reading them everyday.

Reading newspapers can wide