【答案】Dear Joyce,

How is everything going? Since it will be 100 days before I graduate from high school, I want to convey my appreciation for your help during my whole school year, without which I couldn't have made such rapid progress in my studies.

As for my ideal college, Tsinghua University, with masters, high buildings abundant resources, the atmosphere of freedom and the interaction of marvelous ideas, provides everything that fulfills my dream. There, I am pretty sure, my interest can be fully developed and my character will be properly cultivated. More importantly, there may be many opportunities to make new friends, Chinese or foreign.

Given all the efforts put into my studies, I am longing to be admitted to my ideal college and I am dreaming of that life.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】本题是一篇英文信件，要求考生以李华的身份给美国外教Joyce写一封信，感谢她这一年来对你学业上的帮助，并谈谈你的理想大学。写作要点已经给出，属于提纲类作文。成文时应注意以下几点：(1)根据题目写作背景以及提示来写，内容要点齐全，完整叙述题干中列出的三点：表达感激之情，你的理想大学及理由、表达对大学生活的期待。 (2)人称使用要恰当。(3)时态：一般现在时为主。(4)适当使用一些连词和插入语，使文章自然、流畅。(5)恰当使用一些高级词汇和句型，以增加文章的档次。