Some students prefer to start their own business after graduation. Others prefer to work for an employer. Which do you prefer? Give reasons to support your answer. Writer a short essay of about 100 words on this topic. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 2.

MemoTo: All the StaffFrom: Mr. Mendels, the Personnel ManagerDate: Dec 15, 2008Ref: JM/15/12/08Subject: The granting of annual leave in the coming year To help you plan your annual leave, I would like to clarify the company' s policies as follows: You should apply at least two weeks in advance if you intend to take leave longer than 14 days; you should submit your proposals on how your duties can be shared by others. We expect five rush periods next year and we need to set a quota of leaves for each. 1 Jan to 15 Jan-Maximum leaves, 5; 5 Feb to 20 Feb-Maximum, 4; 20 Mar to 30 Mar-Maximum,6; 1 May to 10 May-Maximum, 5; 15 Dec to 24 Dec-Maximum, 2. Applications for leaves during rush periods will be granted on first-come-first-served basis until the quota is filled.MemoTo: All the StaffFrom: Mr. Mendels, the Personnel ManagerDate: Dec 15, 2008Ref: JM/15/12/08Subject: The【R1】______ of annual leave in the coming yearPurpose: Help all the staff plan【R2】______Company policies:For longer than two weeks leave, apply at least【R3】______ in advance.Submit your【R4】______ on how your duties can be shared with others.Five【R5】______ of leave for five expected rush periods.First-come-first-go policy, until the quota is filled.

It is true that electricity has been found world—wide application since it was discovered．

(Walk)______a long way, Robbins began to feel tired.

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Your car wants______, so you'd better have it done as soon as possible.

Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which will be counted towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses, each lasting for one term. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; a student will probably attend four or five courses during each term while attending a university. Normally a student may expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. Of course, they can work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice. Every course that the student takes will be given a grade, which is recorded and available for the student to show to their prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work on students. But some students still spare their time to take part in the student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating, has to appear before a student court. With the large numbers of students, the operation of the system does include a certain number of activities. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be helpful to him later in his career.

All things______, the planned meeting will have to be put off.

Beijing is a political and cultural center that offers some scenic attractions：Badaling，a part of the spectacular Great Wall，the Imperial Palace and the Summer Palace．There is more than buildings in Beijing．Food such as Beijing roast duck and instant—boiled mutton have proved popular with tourists as well．

The(hard) ______I try, the more impossible it seems to overcome the shyness.

He doesn' t dare to leave the house______he should be recognized.

Dear Sirs, We welcome your enquiry of April and thank you for your interest in our hats and caps. As you may be well aware, we are a state-run corporation handling this line of business for many years. So we are in the good position to serve our customers with the most reliable quality of the line you suggested. We can make products according to the given design and produce the designed goods in large quantities. We are enclosing our illustrated catalogue giving the details you ask for. Also under separate cover we are sending you a full range of samples. When you have a chance to examine them, we feel confident that you will agree that the quality of material used and the high standard of workmanship will appeal to the most selective buyers. We hope the catalogue and samples will reach you in good time and look forward to your order. Yours sincerely, xxx

It was in 1916______the Olympic Games were stopped because of World War I.

They had talked only for a few minutes______they found they were of different opinions.

This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter according to the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do your writing on the Translation/Composition Sheet. 假定你叫王英，是一所学校的校长。有专家答应来你学校以“如何找到理想的工作”为题作一场演讲，时间为12月28日下午2：00到4：00。请写信询问相关事宜。 内容应包括以下几点： 1．确认演讲的时间、地点以及题目； 2．询问对方是否有特别的要求，若有，请告知； 3．表达对对方的热切盼望。

In the mountain areas, people are still struggling against lots of(difficult)______.

In the American family, the husband and wife usually share important decision-making. When the children are old enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often 【T1】 1by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is 【T2】 2followed, and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental control. The father seldom expects his children to 【T3】 3him without question, and children are encouraged to be 【T4】 4at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this 【T5】 5too far. Others think that a strong father image would not suit the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans 【T6】 6the importance of independence, young people are expected to 【T7】 7away from their parental families by the time they have reached their late teens or early twenties. This pattern of independence often results in serious problems for the aging parents of a small family. 【T8】 8. The retirement age is usually 65. The children have left home, 【T9】 9. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. 【T10】 10. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group. In the American family, the husband and wife usually share important decision-making. When the children are old enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often 【T1】 11by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is 【T2】 12followed, and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental control. The father seldom expects his children to 【T3】 13him without question, and children are encouraged to be 【T4】 14at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this 【T5】 15too far. Others think that a strong father image would not suit the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans 【T6】 16the importance of independence, young people are expected to 【T7】 17away from their parental families by the time they have reached their late teens or early twenties. This pattern of independence often results in serious problems for the aging parents of a small family. 【T8】 18. The retirement age is usually 65. The children have left home, 【T9】 19. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. 【T10】 20. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group. 【T1】

There are some steps you can take yourself to avoid catching a cold. Contrary to popular belief, colds are not caused by exposure to severe weather. Colds are caused by viruses(病毒) harbored in the body, and you' re better off out on the ski slopes or even waiting for the bus on a snowy day than you are in a warm room, surrounded by friends, co-workers, or fellow students, who just may be passing the viruses around. If you feel a chill when you're coming down with a cold, you' re already sick. A chill is an early symptom: it's the cold that caused the chill, not the other way around. While the virus can spread through droplets (飞沫) propelled into the air when a cold-sufferer coughs or sneezes. Surprisingly, this is not the most common route of transmission. Numerous studies have now shown that the overwhelming majority of colds are "caught" by hand contact. A cold sufferer rubs her nose, thereby transferring the virus to her hand, Then a friend comes to visit. "Don't kiss me," she cautions, so the friend steps back and presses her hand. The friend then wipes her own nose or eye, and several days later is stricken with a cold. Or parents pick up their child' s discarded(丢弃的)tissues and carefully throw them away, but fail to wash their hands afterward. Cold viruses also can be transferred to objects—telephones, towels, plates and remain infectious for up to three hours. Frequent hand-washing—on the part of the cold sufferer as well as other members of the household—will minimize the spread of viruses in this way.

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