练习材料：

I have just received a letter from my old school informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home. We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years. After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

My old school 母校

contribute 捐赠

pupil 学生

a great many pupils 很多同学

a farewell dinner 告别晚宴

in his honour 向…表达敬意 为他举行的告别晚宴

as he often remarked 正如他常说的那样

练习感悟：

明天面试，祝自己好运。