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In Washington D. C., 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a very special address. It is the address of the White House, the home of the president of the United States. Originally the White House was gray and was called the presidential Palace. It was built from 1792 to 1800. At this time, the city of Washington itself was being built. It was to be the nation's new capital city. George Washington, the first president, and Pierre Charles L' Enfant, a French engineer, chose the place for the new city. L' Enfant then planned the city. The president's home was an important part of the plan. A contest was held to pick a design for the president's home. An architect named James Hoban won. He designed a large three-story house of gray stone. President Washington never lived in the Presidential Palace. The first president to live there was John Adams, the second president of the United States, and his wife Mrs. Adams did not really like her new house. In her letters, she often complained about the cold. Fifty fireplaces were not enough to keep the house warm ! In 1812 the United States and Britain went to war. In 1814 the British invaded Washington. They burned many buildings, including the Presidential Palace. After the war James Hoban, the original architect, partially rebuilt the president's home. To cover the marks of the fire, the building was painted white. Before long it became known as the White House. The White House is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the United States. Every year more than 1. 5 million visitors go through the five rooms that are open to the public.
When he went out, he would wear sunglasses ______ nobody would recognize him.
No one in the class but Tom and I______that the monitor is going to resign.
The children went home from the English school, their lessons______for the day.
Please speak English more slowly______I can understand you better.
What will you say when your adviser helps you to edit your paper? "Thank you for your help. "or "I really______. "
Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn' t feel really poor when he had a car. Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn' t know how much the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the United Stated a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today. There are three main reasons why the car become so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go anyplace without spending a lot of money. The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the country as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently. The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don' t like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don't like to have to follow an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have. The gas shortage has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much gas.
Life expectancy is rising in much of the world. But doctors are seeing another trend that is disturbing. Some people are choosing lifestyles that result in early death. A new US study looks at four lifestyle choices that prevent people from staying healthy and living longer. It used to be rare for people to live to 100. But babies born in the US today can hope to live that long. In the 20th century, life expectancy in wealthy nations increased by as much as 30 years. Average life expectancy for Americans is 78. But doctors are seeing people adopt bad habits that can cut their life short, such as eating too much or eating too much junk food, exercising too little and smoking cigarettes. These habits increase the risk for cancer, heart disease and stroke. Researchers at Harvard University and the University of Washington wanted to find out how many years are lost with these lifestyle choices. "What we found was that high blood pressure, smoking, overweight account for five years of loss of life expectancy in men and about four years in women at the national level," Goodarz Danaei, one of the principal researchers said. The researchers broke down the data into race, income and location, and they found even greater differences. Middle-income whites have the best blood pressure. But Asian-Americans have fewer bad habits and the best health. "They are not getting heart disease because of low blood pressure. They are not getting cancer because they have low risk factors for cancer, including smoking," Danaei said.
Many people have found______ uncomfortable to hold the same position for a long time.
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People who are not self—confident depend too much on the praise of others in order to feel good about themselves．
This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a job application letter based on the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do the task on the Translation/Composition Sheet.说明：假定你是李明，给ABC公司人力资源部经理Mr．Smith写一封求职信，应聘该公司财务部经理助理的岗位。时间：6月23日内容：1．告诉对方你是如何获得求职信息的；2．简要陈述你的个人情况：即将从上海财经大学毕业；主修财务管理专业，上学期间学习成绩优良，多次获得奖学金；组织领导能力强，曾担任校学生会副主席；3．希望得到面试机会；4．告诉对方你的联系电话和电子邮箱地址，期待对方回复。注意信函格式!Words for reference：财务管理financial management 奖学金scholarship
The key to any successful garage sale(家庭旧物出售)is to get the word out. The best means of advertising your sale is to place an ad in the local newspaper. If you have a city and neighborhood paper, make sure you advertise in both. The ad should be large enough that it stands out. It should also include information on where the sale is located with directions, the "hot" items you're selling and the time the sale will start and end. An ad should be placed at least two days before the sale and run until the day of your event. That way people can plan their route(路线)to the sale in advance. Signs are another great way to inform your community. Post them in places where people gather, such as stores and community centers. Some businesses have a central bulletin board(布告栏), which is the best place to advertise. Other places to post are at the local college or university campus. This is especially helpful if your sale is happening in August or early September when students have returned to school and are looking for cheap finds. Post signs around your neighborhood. You should also place both ads and direction signs, especially if you're located on a side street without a major presence. Signs will attract and direct people. Just make sure you print in bold letters and use large direction signs so people can read the information from the front seat of their car.
Before making a speech, we often need to make brief speaking notes. You can put them on cards no smaller than 150x100mm. Write in large and bold letters that you can see at a glance, using a series of brief headings to develop the information in sufficient detail The amount of information you include in your notes will depend on the complexity (复杂性) of the subject, your familiarity with it, and your previous speaking experience. Here are some steps for you to follow when preparing brief speaking notes. First, you should write a summary, or an outline, of the project to be reported and the results achieved. Then an introduction follows. This includes background information and purpose of the project. Next comes discussion. In this part, what has been done, how it has been done and the results achieved should be dealt with. At the fourth step, you have two choices: one is the conclusion if the project is completed. The other is the future plan if the project is still in progress. At last, a summary should be prepared. In this part, you should give a brief summing-up, plus a question-and-answer period. Speaking Notes PreparationWords to be written: in【R1】______lettersMeans of developing information: using a number of【R2】______Steps of making speaking notes:1) work out an outline2) write【R3】______3) deal with the subject4) draw 【R4】______at the end of the project, or make a【R5】______if the project is not finished5) give a summary
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_____(在某些领域劳动力短缺)will give workers more rights to demand higher wages.