这是04年某省的中考题目：根据美国朋友Bob来信的内容写一篇英文回信。

Dear friend,

亲爱的朋友，

Hello, I'm your new friend. My name is [ename]Bob[/ename]. I'm fifteen. I'm American. I live in New York.

你好，我是你的新朋友。我的名字叫鲍勃，我十五岁，是美国人，我住在纽约。

I am a middle school student. I'm good at maths. It is very interesting. My favourite sport is basketball. And I am not only a basketball fan but also a good player. I like music. My friend and I often sing pop songs together.

我是一个初中生，我擅长数学，它很有趣。我最喜欢的运动是篮球，我不仅仅是一个篮球迷，也是一个很好的选手。我喜欢音乐，我经常跟我的朋友一起唱流行歌曲。

After school, I am interested in getting on-line. I have known a lot about China from the Internet. Now I am learning Chinese. I hope I will visit your country one day.

放学之后，我喜欢上网，通过网络，我了解了很多关于中国的事情，现在我在学汉语，我希望有一天能去你的国家游览。

Please write to me and tell me something about your life. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

请给我回信说说你的生活吧，我期待着你的来信。

Yours,

你的，

Bob

鲍勃

点评：仔细审题，了解Bob想知道你哪方面的情况，要有针对性地回信，注意写回信的格式。

【写作点津】

写信时，发信人的地址和发信日期写在信的右上角。信的左边写称呼，如“Dear+头衔+姓”或“Dear+名” Dear Tom，Dear Mr. White...

信的正文一般分为几个段落，结尾另起一行，写 With best wishes!

信的结束语一般用 Yours, Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully...

日期写法有“月，日，年”或“日，月，年”，如2005年5月8日：May. 18, 2005 / 18 May, 2005

写信常用的句子开头有：

I haven't heard from you for a long time...

How's everything going with you?

I'm now writing to you. / I miss you so much.

Thank you for your letter.

I have received your letter.

结尾有：

I hope I can see you soon.

Give my best/warmest regards to...

I'll write to you soon.