To begin with，I had a good rest because recently I often felt tired as a result of my heavy study burden as well as lack of sleep and physical exercise.In addition，it took me two days to stay with my grandparents living in the countryside and help them do some housework and tell them what happened to me and my friends.What's more，I had a trip with my friends to appreciate the beauty of nature and breathe fresh air，which broadened my horizons and enriched my knowledge.

　　What did you do in your summer holiday? I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

　　Best wishes!

Yours，

Li Ping

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2018·湖北四地七校高二期中联考)

　　Every girl dreams and Li Xie is no exception.She has read dozens of books on how to be a ballerina.Swan Lake is her favorite.She hopes one day her dream will come true.She has taken ballet lessons and all her teachers confirm she is a good student.

　　One day she saw an advertisement that a famous ballerina troupe(演出团) will be performing in her hometown.Her thoughts ran wild，"I must meet up with the leader of the troupe and show him my skills." she murmured to herself.

　　She dressed herself in her ballerina costume and managed to avoid the guards and hid in the dressing room.To her luck，the leader entered and she timidly knocked at the door.She bravely approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses and in her excitement the thorns(刺) pricked her hand but she did not make any complaints about the pain.The leader observed her action as she told him her dream."Alright，you dance and I will give you my verdict(评审意见)．" But half way through the dance he stopped her and said，"I'm sorry you're not good enough！" On hearing this，Li Xie ran as fast as her legs could carry her and was ashamed.She gave up her dream.

　　Many years later，she heard that the same ballet troupe was performing in her town again.Bitter memories of the leader's unpleasant words came flooding back to her.This time she was determined to find out why the leader had told her she was not good enough when all her teachers thought otherwise.

This was his reply，"I tell this to every student." She angrily talked back，"You've ruined my life！" Then she got a further shock，"I remember your gift of roses and how the thorns had pricked your fingers but you carried on bravely.If you only had treated ballet like that and did not give up so easily；therefore，you still deserve my verdict！"