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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter. Suppose you are Li Ming. Write a letter to Zhang Ying, a schoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-long holiday. You should write at least 100 words according to the suggestions given below. 1．表示欢迎。 2．提出对度假安排的建议。 3．提醒应注意的事项。

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但中国人口众多、资源不足，能源发展面临着诸多挑战，比如石油储备不足，能源消费增长过快。

It is a common belief that sharp frosts color the autumn leaves. As a matter of fact, such frosts are far more likely to turn leaves black or dull brown than to give them the gorgeous tints we admire. The coloring of the leaves in the fall is a chemical process that is favored by gradual cooling rather than sudden cold. It is not entirely confined to the autumn. Bright red and yellow leaves are often found on the swamp maple and other trees, even in summer. Through the season of growth the leaves serve as food factories for the trees. In their tiny cells the carbon of the air is combined with materials brought up by the tree fluid from the roots to form the starch, sugar, and other substances by which the whole tree is fed. The food-making process is performed by sunshine with the aid of a substance called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a mixture of several pigments, or coloring matters. One of these is green, and gives the leaves their ordinary color. Another is yellow and is the same substance that, on account of its abundance in growing grass, makes butter particularly yellow in the spring. When the cool weather sets in and the growth of vegetation slows down, the trees need less food and gradually suspend work in the leaf factories. Both the food and the chlorophyll in the leaves are drawn into the body of the tree and stored up for use in the spring. This transfer involves many chemical changes. One of them is the breaking up of the chlorophyll into the substances of which it is composed. The green pigment passes out of the leaves before the yellow. Thus yellow becomes one of the prevailing hues of the autumn foliage. The reds, which also prevail in the autumn, do not come from the chlorophyll, but from pigments contained in the sap. Their appearance indicates an excess of sugar in the leaves, after the withdrawal of other materials. It is supposed, also, that the reddening of the leaves protects the food materials from the harmful effects of strong light during their passage into the tree. The same red coloring is seen in the buds of many plants in the spring, where it probably also serves a protective purpose.

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中国灯笼的历史源远流长，可追溯到1800多年前的 西汉时期 (the Western Han Dynasty)。在古代，每年的元宵节前，人们都会挂起红灯笼。来营造一种节日氛围。中国的灯笼艺人把灯笼工艺与传统的绘画、 书法 (calligraphy)、剪纸、 刺绣 (embroidery)等艺术相结合，创造出了丰富的灯笼品种。灯笼在中华民族的悠久历史中扮演着重要角色。象征着幸福和团圆。在现代社会，灯笼仍然有着特殊的地位。灯笼是中式风格装修的必要元素，也是喜庆节日里首选的装饰品。

While the mission of public schools has expanded beyond education to include social support and extra-curricular activities, the academic schedule has changed little in more than a century. Reclaiming the school day for academic instruction and escaping the time-bound traditions of education are vital steps in the school-reform process, says a report released today by the National Education Commission on Time and Learning. The commission's report, titled "Prisoners of Time," calls the fixed clock and calendar in American education a "fundamental design flaw" in desperate need of change. "Time should serve children instead of children serving time," the report says. The two-year commission found that holding American students to "world-class standards," will require more time for classroom instruction. "We have been asking the impossible of our students—that they learn as much as their foreign peers while spending half as much as in core academic subjects," it states. The Commission compared the relationships between time and learning in Japan,' Germany, and the United States and found that American students receive less than half the basic academic instruction that Japanese and German students are provided. On average, American students can earn a high school diploma if they spend only 41 percent of their school time on academics, says the report. American students spend an average of three hours a day on "core" academics such as English, math, science, and history, the commission found. Their report recommends offering a minimum of 5.5 hours of academics every school day. The nine-member commission also recommends lengthening the school day beyond the traditional six hours. "If schools want to continue offering important activities outside the academic core, as well as serving as a hub for family and community services, they should keep school doors open longer each day and each year," says John Hodge Jones, superintendent of schools in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and chairman of the commission. The typical school year in American public schools is 180 days. Eleven states allow school years of 175 days or less, and only one state requires more than 180 day. "For over a decade, education reform advocates have been working feverishly to improve our schools," says Milton Goldberg, executive director of the commission. "But... if reform is to truly take hold, the six-hour, 180-day school year should be relegated(归属于)to museums—an exhibit from our education past."

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作为中国古代传统思想的主要流派，儒家思想(Confucianism)对中国人的思想观念，特别是价值观念，有着极其深远的影响。

中国是全球水资源最为匮乏的国家之一。拥有全球20％的人口，但淡水资源仅占全球的7％。中国淡水年消耗量达6000亿立方米，即每人400立方米——为美国人均使用量的1／4，不到国际定义的 用水紧张量 (waters tress)的一半。淡水短缺对中国 水资源密集型产业 (water-intensive industry)的发展造成威胁。随着中国经济的快速增长，这一问题已变得更为明显。不仅耗水量大的工业，甚至一些城市里与日常生活息息相关的行业例如洗车业、公共洗浴场所和 水疗中心 (SPA center)都将受到用水限制。

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中国移动通信集团公司 (China Mobile Communications Corporation)，简称“中国移动”，于2000年成立。是一家国有移动通信运营商。它有许多为普通大众所熟悉的服务品牌。 动感地带 (M-zone)是中国移动面向年青时尚人群的品牌，不仅资费灵活，还提供多种创新的个性化服务，给用户带来前所未有的移动通信体验。 神州行 (Easyown)以便利和实惠为原则，针对不同客户群堆出不同的价格套餐。中国移动拥有全球最大的网络和客户规模，已连续8年入选美国《财富》杂志的世界500强。

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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Man and Artificial Intelligence by commenting on the saying, "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on fabricating academic credentials. Your essay should focus on the harm of fabricating academic credentials. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.