剩女 (leftover women)通常指那些30岁或以上还单身的女性。在城市里，越来越多受过良好教育的职业女性加入到剩女的行列，所以剩女大多有着高收入。虽然一些剩女宣称“我单身，我快乐”，剩女问题却开始引起人们广泛关注，成为一个社会问题。为此，中国的一些地方政府开始着手安排 相亲 (matchmaking)活动，希望未婚女性在那里能遇到自己心仪的对象。

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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled It Pays to Focus One's Efforts by commenting on the saying, "Person who chases two rabbits catches neither." You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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在世界的舞台上，中国已经成为了一个不容忽视的经济强国。自中国政府1978年启动改革开放政策以来，中国的经济一直快速发展。过去十年，中国排名提升了四位，成为紧随美国之后世界第二大经济体。现在中国的GDP是全球经济的十分之一。中国政府将采取更有效的措施来促进中国经济的发展。中国已成为最具有发展潜力的经济大国之一。

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上海是中国通往世界的东大门。在 宋朝 (the Song Dynasty)的1074年，上海从一个小村庄变成一座集镇。在 清朝 (the Qing Dynasty)时期，上海成为中国几个开展对外贸易的城市之一。在1842年以后， 上海租界 (Shanghai International Settlement)的建立使上海成为东西方之间的商业纽带。从上个世纪五十年代起，上海成为中国的外贸中心，世界上最重要、最繁忙的海港之一。如今上海已成为现代化中国城市的象征。

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter of suggestions to the library administrative office following the outline given below．You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words． 1．介绍夏天学校图书馆空调使用情况 2．描述空调温度设置过低的问题 3．建议学校将温度调至26度，并简要说明原因

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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on how to inherit the traditional culture. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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在中国，如果不了解“面子”的含义，则很难理解许多行为言辞。面子通常可理解为社会对一个人名誉和 声望 (prestige)的看法。因此，中国人向来很重视面子问题。丢面子会导致一个人在人际交往中失去权威。中国人通常不会公开指出令人尴尬的事实，从而避免让另一个人丢面子。如果要给某人面子。则可以在大众面前赞美他，欣赏他的才能，或对他表示尊重。

随着电脑和智能手机的迅速发展和普及，年轻人拿起笔却写不出字来的现象越来越常见。

People' s tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines(沙丁鱼)for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left, and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort: the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open unspoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created: these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path, lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance walker and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows. Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone' s benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by(英国的路旁停车带). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to walk a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.

西安是中国古代13个 王朝 (dynasty)的首都。毫无疑问，它是中国历史与文化的完美代表。西安居于“中国古都”之首，在中国历史上建都时间最长、影响力最大。它是 丝绸之路 (the Silk Road)的起点，是中华文明的发祥地。西安到处都是令人惊叹的历史奇观，因此吸引着众多的国内外游客。那里有着中国最古老、最壮观的博物馆和寺庙，其中最著名的是拥有2000年历史的 兵马俑博物馆 (the Terracotta Warriors Museum)。

Topic How to Reduce Traffic Jams 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 traffic jam problem and then explain the causes of it and propose solutions to reduce it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Still no sign of clearing traffic. We can play one more time!

长久以来，中国被称为“ 自行车王国 ”(kingdom of the bicycle).中国拥有的自行车数量高居世界榜首。然而，随着社会的发展，骑自行车的人有所减少。如今，中国自行车年增长率不超过10％，但 高端自行车 (high-end bike)年增长率却高达40％。价值1万多元的奢侈自行车在中国越来越受到人们的欢迎。这是中国人开始关注环境、推崇健康生活方式的结果。