Chinese dumpling is one of the most important foods in the Spring Festival. Since the shape of dumplings is similar to ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots, they symbolize wealth. The members of a family get together to make dumplings during the New Year's Eve. They may hide a coin in one of the dumplings. The person who finds the coin while eating will likely have a good fortune in the New Year. Chinese dumpling is also popular in other Chinese festivals, so it is part of the Chinese culture and tradition. Chinese dumpling is a delicious food. You can make a variety of Chinese dumplings using different fillings based on your taste.

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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。

对中国人而言，过中秋节没有比月饼更重要的了。中秋临近时，商店的橱窗里会摆满各式各样的月饼。各大厂家竞相制作别出心裁的设计。一些作为礼物制作的月饼，价格非常昂贵。这些月饼常常装在精美的盒子或篮子里出售，这样在月饼被吃完遗忘后人们仍可以保留一些可爱的小 纪念品 (souvenir)。圆圆的月饼，象征着家人团圆，给人们带来了许多快乐。

扬州，时称广陵，其建城可追溯至公元前(B．C．)486年。

面对高房价，作为城市“夹层人”(sandwich layer)大学毕业生们生活得比较艰苦。最近，政府开始采取措施帮助低收入人群，特别是那些难以租到价格合适房屋的毕业生。政府将考虑年轻租房者的切身利益，建设更多的小户型公租房(public rental house)。申请公租房的程序也日趋简单。在深圳，符合条件的人只需提供身份证、学历证书及工作证明即可申办。

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脸谱的颜色使观众对人物的善恶美丑一目了然。

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中国正规教育体系的历史可以追溯到商朝(the Shang Dynasty)。在古代，中国教育的唯一目的就是培养朝廷官员。新中国成立后，中国政府十分重视发展教育事业。国家制定了多种法律，从不同角度保障每个人都有接受同质同级教育的权利。经过几十年的努力，中国教育取得了巨大的成就。从20世纪80年代初起，中国开始在国家教育制度中强调科学技术。

Topic On College Students' Taking Part-time Jobs For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on college students' taking part-time jobs. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

在中国，9月10日的 教师节 (Teacher's Day)是一个很重要的节日。这一天，人们用各种方式表达对教师的敬意。近年来，许多专家一直希望变更教师节的日期。一些研究中国传统文化的学者提出，教师节应该有其历史文化内涵。不久前，相关部门拟将教师节改至9月28日。那天被认为是 孔子 (Confucius)诞辰日。作为“ 先师 ”(First Teacher)，孔子是中国历史上最重要的教育家及哲学家。

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Antarctica is the only continent where there has never been war. No military activity is allowed there and scientific research is a priority. Defined as all of the land and ice shelves south of latitude 60 degrees south, the 5.5m square miles (14.2m square km) of the world's coldest, driest, windiest and most remote land mass are protected by the Antarctic Treaty, which came into force in June 1961 and designated the land "a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science". It was not always so, writes David Day, an author, historian and research associate at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Solid as a block of Antarctic ice itself, but no less readable for it, his latest book draws on five years of meticulous research to tell the story of human endeavor in Antarctica, the last continent to be discovered. It paints a poignant biographical picture of the characters involved, the gruelling expeditions undertaken, and the rivalries between nations as they raced to chart the continent and claim possession of it. Mr. Day begins with Captain James Cook who, aboard the Resolution in 1773, became the first man to cross the Antarctic Circle. Although the ice-covered sea stopped him from getting close enough to see the Antarctic land mass, boulders in icebergs proved its existence. Yet Cook did not think the area was worth exploring. "I will be bold to say that the world will not be benefited by it," he stated. Antarctica's future as a natural reserve is by no means assured. Whereas the treaty designed to protect it has certainly preserved peace and served as an example of co-operation between nations, the prospect of mineral and oil deposits under Antarctica's ice cap is attracting the attention of resource-starved countries and big business alike. In addition, environmental groups, scientists and tourists are all making their own demands. As Mr. Day writes, " For centuries, the Antarctic defied man's approach, now its dangers and its terrors have been largely conquered. Only its future remains unknown."

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the topic Social Network Sites. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words following the outline given below:1．当今社会，社交网站很流行。2．人们对此看法不同。3．我的看法。

Topic Generation Gap between Parents and Children For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the generation gap phenomenon and then explain the causes of this phenomenon and propose solutions to narrow it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

在中国视频网站上，英剧已然成为新的焦点。中国一些主要门户网站近日已经发布近1000集英剧。这些网站开始探索新的市场。中国著名的视频网站——搜狐日前也在运营英国频道，其中既包含英剧，也有英国音乐。相比于美剧，英剧更短小精悍，也更深奥。根据中国一家公司的报告显示，中国的英剧爱好者多为受过良好教育的年轻一族。