When you stay in a new environment for a while, you move to stage two—the crisis stage—in which the shine wears off and day-to-day realities sink in.

TOPIC: List some of the good virtues that the washwoman possessed and describe how unusual she was.

Use the outline given below.

? her sense of duty and her strong will to fulfill her tasks

? her affection and her tolerance for her son

? her self-esteem and her independence

他母亲己无法忍受他的坏脾气了。

由于交通经常堵塞，他决定到远离市中心的地方居住。

他不顾家人的反对，决定亲自去处理这次事故.

现在房价上涨得很快，许多年轻人己经买不起房子了。

我因为书中精美的插图而更加喜欢这本书。

Unlike her quiet mother, she is very_______. (talk)

To many landscape designers, a garden can be described as a beautiful, ________outdoor environment furnished with plants. (order)

_______courses enable students to extend their studies in other areas so as to widen their knowledge. (option)

He is measuring the________of his dining room. (long)