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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. It is very common in college that many students are absent from the class and some teachers tend not to care about it. What do you think of this phenomenon?

香港是坐落于中国南端的一个弹丸小岛，150多年前，还被形容为“ 荒芜之地 ”(barren rock)。优越的战略位置、 通讯条件 (communications)和商业文化，促进了香港经济和社会迅速发展。如今，香港已发展成为一个国际金融商贸中心，并与近200个国家和地区的公司有商业往来。在日趋全球化的经济中，香港正扮演着一个非常重要的角色。我们相信，香港的未来会更加光明灿烂。

中国杂技(acrobatics)有着悠久的历史和浓郁的民族特色。它是中国人最喜爱的艺术形式之一。杂技的表演融合了力量和技巧。它与人们的生产和日常生活有着密切的联系，表演的道具(props)包括碗、盘子和梯子等。在旧中国，因为被封建阶级(feudal class)瞧不起，杂技从未在剧场里表演过。自新中国成立以来，中国政府大力发展民族艺术，使杂技获得了新的生命。

气功(Qigong)是中国文化的杰出遗产(legacy)，也是传统中医的一个重要组成部分。它是以调心、调息、调身为手段的身心锻炼方法。气功能解乏并改善睡眠质量，从而提高工作效率。因此，在当代中国气功仍然很流行。气功分为医疗气功(healing Qigong)和健身气功(fitness Qigong)两类：医疗气功用于治疗身体疾病；健身气功主要用于强健体魄，延缓衰老。越来越多的外国人加入练气功的行列。

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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Interest Counts by commenting on the saying, "A burden of one's choice is not felt." You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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民宿(Minshuku)是指利用自家空闲房间，给旅客提供可以体验乡野生活的一种新的住宿方式。和传统的旅馆不同的是，民宿往往没有高级奢华的设施，但因为能让人体验当地风情和一种不同的生活，因此十分流行。民宿在世界各国的叫法略有差异，比如，在欧洲是农庄式民宿(Accommodation in the Farm)，加拿大是假日农庄(Vacation Farm)，而美国则多见居家式民宿(Homestay)或青年旅舍(Hostel)。

The countries that have left the United States behind in math and science education have one thing in common: They offer the same high education standards all across the nation. The United States, however, relies on standards that【C1】______, not just from state to state, but often from district to district. That could【C2】______ change if the states adopt the new rigorous standards proposed last week by the National Governors Association and a group【C3】______state school supervisors. The proposal lays out clear, ambitious【C4】______for what children should learn year to year and could change curriculums, tests and teacher training. The standards, based on intensive【C5】______, reflect what students must know to succeed at college and to find good jobs in the 21st century. They are【C6】______benchmarked, which means that they imitate the expectations of high-performing school systems abroad. This is not a call for a national curriculum. Rather, the proposed standards set out the skills that children should learn from kindergarten through high school. But it will take more than new standards to rebuild the schools. The same states and organizations that cooperated on the standards need to cooperate on a new and【C7】______curriculum. The troubled colleges of education need to【C8】______teachers who can teach the skills students will need. And【C9】______tests must be created so that we can measure results. It is believed that the new standards provide an excellent【C10】______point for the task of remaking public schooling in the United States.A) goals I) innovativeB) research J) sophisticatedC) ordinary K) dependD) representing L) differsE) internationally M) startingF) eventually N) aimG) vary O) specially H) prepare

《西游记》 (Journey to the West)是中国四大古典小说之一。它是由 明代 (the Ming Dynasty)吴承恩撰写的一部优秀的神话小说。该小说讲述的是玄奘 和尚 (monk)在历经种种考验和磨难后，成功到达西天取回 真经 (Buddhist sutras)的故事。因人物和情节描述生动，《西游记》在国内外广为流传，被翻译成多种语言。1986年，同名电视剧《西游记》播出，大受观众喜欢。

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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How to Improve College Students' Social Skills? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1．目前很多大学生社交能力不强 2．由此可能导致不良后果 3．为了改善这种情况，可以……

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在中国，水稻生产是国民经济的重要组成部分。中国人早在公元前4000年就开始了水稻种植，而后逐渐传播到世界各地。目前，中国是世界上最大的水稻生产国，水稻产量占世界产量的26％。我国水稻主要种植于长江(the Yangtze River)沿岸及南方各省份。米饭是中国人，特别是南方人，非常重要的主食(staple food).此外，水稻还可以用来酿酒、制糖及用作工业原料。