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春节快到了。人们都在忙着准备过节。

Consider this: many of the truly remarkable innovations of the latest generation—a list that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter—were all founded by people under 30. What is it about that youthful decade after those awkward teenage years that inspires such shoot-for-the-moon success? Does age really have something to do with it? The conventional wisdom is that young people bring fresh eyes and a new perspective to confronting problems and challenges that others have given up on. That may or may not be true, but it's only part of the story. Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, has another, colder theory that may explain it: Ultimately, it's about money. "In most cases when people are making good money, they're typically spending all of it and it becomes really hard to dial that back. If you bought a house or have obligations of one sort or another it may be very difficult." He said. In other words, it's the young people who have nothing to lose, with no mortgage and, frankly, with nothing to do on a Friday night except work, who are the ones often willing to take the biggest risks. Sure, they are talented. But it's their persistence and enthusiasm, the desire to stay up until 6 am., that is the difference between being a salaried employee and an entrepreneur (企业家). That's not to say that most 20-somethings are finding success. They're not. In truth, unemployment for workers aged 16 to 24 is double the national average. "Gen X" and "Gen Y" have far less wealth than their parents did at the same age, according to the Urban Institute. One of the biggest challenges facing this next generation—and one that may prevent more farsighted entrepreneurs from succeeding—is the staggering rise in the level of debt college students have been left with. If Thiel's theory is right, it is going to be harder and harder for young people to take big risks because they will be crushed with obligations before they even begin.

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汉语水平考试 (the HSK)于1992年正式成为我国国家级考试。它是为测试母语为非汉语者的汉语 水平 (proficiency)而设立的考试。它重点考查 考生 (examinee)在日常生活、学习和工作中运用汉语进行交流的能力。考试每年定期在国内和国外举行。目前，HSK共有50个国内考点和66个国外考点。这些考点通常设置在一些高等院校内。到目前为止，已有来自120多个国家的36万人次参加了HSK考试。

由于社会的发展和生活的压力，现在越来越多的年轻人很少回家探望父母。

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about something that has taught you a lesson. You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Directions：For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My Views on Examinations．You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words．Outlines are given below in Chinese：1．大学都用考试来衡量学生的能力；2．考试可能带来的副作用；3．我对考试的看法。

Prevention is Better than Cure For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Prevention is better than cure." You can cite examples to illustrate why prevention better helps in working out a problem. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

There's a world paper shortage. There's a national bottle【C1】______, and we're running out of raw materials like timber and tin—or so the papers say. Well, I've just emptied my shopping basket after my【C2】______shopping trip and it was full of things made from these【C3】______materials. Half of what I'd bought I threw away at once; all those unnecessary paper bags, plastic bags, fresh【C4】______paper and old newspapers they put the food in nowadays. Modern packaging makes shopping cleaner and more convenient, but at what【C5】______? Every time you throw away a paper bag you're throwing away part of a tree—and trees don't grow【C6】______! At this rate there soon won't be any trees left, and then what shall we do? Perhaps we'll learn to do what my mother did. She used to keep a store of paper bags in a kitchen【C7】______and use them again and again for her shopping. Most goods were sold【C8】______in those days. And the shopkeeper weighed out the amount you wanted. Of course, liquid goods have always been【C9】______in bottles or cans, but why can't we use them more than once? If we【C10】______all our bottles we would save on the raw materials and energy needed to make new ones. It's time we started to think seriously about the growing shortage of raw materials in the world today. A. drawer B. seldom C. weekly D. reused E. cost F. verify G. overnight H. wrapping I. enclosed J. loose K. sold L. shortage M. scarce N. partial O. ban

圆明园 (Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden)位于北京西郊，于1708年开始兴建。经过几十年的建造、装饰和改建，圆明园成为当时世界上最出色的园林之一。圆明园继承了中国园林建筑的传统，把不同风格的园林建筑融为一体，充分体现出和谐与完美。除此之外，圆明园在世界园林建筑史上也占有非常重要的地位。遗憾的是，经过几场战争，今天的圆明园只是一片废墟。

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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Is Being Quiet An Unfavourd Personality? following the outline given below．You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words． 1．内向是一种常见性格特质 2．有人认为内向是一种劣势性格，原因是…… 3．在我看来……

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唐朝(the Tang Dynasty)是普遍公认的中国最辉煌的时期之一。唐朝时期许多领域得到了巨大的发展。唐朝的疆域在军事扩张下已超过了汉朝(the Han Dynasty)。农业和灌溉工具有了很大的进步，农业经济十分发达。在商业上，唐朝与更多国家有了贸易往来。唐朝也是文学和艺术的黄金时期。盛唐时期出现了整整一代文学巨匠，其中包括唐诗“双圣”李白和杜甫。

I feel a huge surge of relief and happiness as my hard work gets rewarded and I will always treat things in this serious way in the future. 1．越来越多的人意识到自我推销的重要性 2．自我推销之所以重要的原因 3．我认为应如何自我推销