2．我在九岁时第一次对篮球感兴趣，那时爸爸教我怎样打篮球。

I first became interested in basketball at the age of nine and then my father taught me how to play it.(and连接的并列句)

I first became interested in basketball at the age of nine，when my father taught me how to play it.(定语从句)

3．我那么喜欢篮球的原因是它不仅能给我带来很多快乐和健康，还能给我带来朋友。

Basketball can bring me lots of happiness，health and friends，so I like it so much.(so连接的并列句)

The reason why I like basketball so much is that it can not only bring me lots of happiness and health but also friends.(why引导的定语从句)

　　I like many kinds of sports，of which basketball is my favorite.I first became interested in basketball at the age of nine，when my father taught me how to play it.I have been practicing hard.Now I am a member of our school basketball team and I often play basketball for about an hour after school or on weekends.Sometimes we also have basketball competitions with students from other schools.The reason why I like basketball so much is that it can not only bring me lots of happiness and health but also friends.My favourite basketball star is Yao Ming.Besides，I like Jordan very much.

Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　Last year，around Labor Day，I read a "Happy Ad" in our local newspaper.There was a lady in a local nursing home for the aged，who was celebrating her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to know about it.It said that if you wanted to drop her a line，here was her address.So I did.I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note，wishing her a happy birthday.

A week or so later，someone knocked at my front door.I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep.He introduced himself as the son of this woman to whom I had sent the card.He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for sending such a nice card to his mom.Apparently，like many