同学们，2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初赛的试题解答只剩一个写作题了。我们现在就来看看这道写作题吧。

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　　Suppose you are the mayor(市长) of Oak City. According to the letter from a middle school student, George Grady, you write a letter to him, and suggest the ways to solve the traffic problems in Oak in your letter. Please write 60 words or so.

　　Dear Mayor,

　　I am sick and tired of the traffic in this city! It is so bad that I can never get anywhere in time. There are too many cars on the road, and most have only one person in them.

　　Another problem is the buses. They are so old and slow that nobody wants to take them. They are noisy and very dirty. You can't even see the windows!

　　Also, the taxi drivers are not polite. They never know where they are going, and they take a long time to get somewhere. Taxis are expensive, too. And the subway(地铁) is just too crowded and dangerous. What are we going to do?

　　Yours sincerely,

　　George Grady

　　此题题目要求是这样的：假如你是Oak City的市长。根据中学生George Grady的来信内容，你给他写一封回信，给出解决他所提到的问题的办法。

　　George Grady在信中提到了如下问题：1. 讨厌这个城市的交通，路上的车太多；2. 公共汽车太慢、太旧，噪声很大且很脏；3.出租车司机太不礼貌，到某个地方要花很长时间，且价钱太贵；4. 地铁既拥挤又危险。

　　要注意到你是以市长的身份给这个中学生回信，所以要简明扼要，提出解决问题的方案即可。不要长篇大论，离题万里。另外还要注意书信的格式。答案如下：

　　Dear George Grady,

　　I think we need new buses that are fast, clean and quiet. People should give their friends a lift so there are fewer cars on the road. Taxi drivers should learn how to be friendly and how to read a map. Let's make their prices lower. The subway should have more trains so that it is less crowded.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Seaman Johnson

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