Read carefully the following excerpt on 2.5-day weekend in China, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then comment on whether 2.5-day weekend policy should be adopted in China You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. China to Implement 2.5-Day Weekends This Summer The State Administration of Tourism is mulling over a new plan to create two-and-a-half day weekends across the country sometime by the summer. The idea is to give employees more family time and also stimulate tourism. A number of provinces and municipalities across China, including Hebei, Jiangxi and Chongqing, have issued new policies, calling on companies to create 2.5-day weekends. Since being announced in November, the idea has begun gaining traction. "It's a good thing for us, because we can obviously take more time to relax." "I think it's a good idea. There are so many people commuting on Fridays. The traffic is usually very crowded." Liu Simin, Deputy Secretary General of the Beijing Tourism Society, says having 2.5-day weekends can help satisfy people's desire for more short trips. However, he notes the new policy is limited in scope. "Three key points contained in this plan suggest it's only a benefit for a certain group of people. Firstly, it's not a rule, but rather a suggestion. Secondly, the plan is conditional. Lastly, it's only applied to the summer months, rather than to all year. Because of these stipulations, the coverage of the 2.5-day weekends is going to be very limited." Under the provisions, a 40-hour working week is still required, meaning employees who get 2.5-day weekends are going to have to make up the hours somewhere else during their week.
Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete "This is the place ______ I visited"?
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One good way to master the ideas of an article is to make a(n)______ of it.
All the following sentences contain a transferred negation structure(否定转移结构)EXCEPT
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In ______ of the recent surge in asset prices worldwide, this issue needs urgent attention.
He left orders that nothing______touched until the police arrived there.（1997年考试真题）
Although he has become rich, he is still very ______ of his money.[2001]
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Writing Public Speeches1. Speeches that informInformative speeches: to show,【T1】and inform【T1】______Possible methods of organizationCause and effect,【T2】, chronological order, numerical order【T2】______Sufficient and specific【T3】are the backbone【T3】______2. Speeches that persuadePersuasive speeches: to move audience to【T4】【T4】______Different angles of approachSpeaker's credibility, audience's【T5】【T5】______Three types: speeches of fact,【T6】, speeches of policy【T6】______3. Speeches that entertainEntertaining speeches: to fulfill a【T7】【T7】______【T8】: considering audience's likes and dislikes【T8】______Theme:【T9】, uncomplicated, lively【T9】______Not only light and amusing, but also containing【T10】【T10】______
______ strict she may be, she is certainly a considerate manager who cares her employees' need.
You ______ business asking him to do such a thing.
The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the ______ cause of the tides. （2008年考试真题）
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Using this scope to _______ your view can make it easier to see the distant targets.
Delta Goodrem says she's learnt a lot over the past few years. But one little nugget of wisdom she'll be taking with her when she moves to New York next month is the advice to keep her private life private. "Being in Australia and the U. K. definitely taught me a lot very young, " the 20-year-old girl said. "You make mistakes and go, okay, I need to protect myself here or I need to do this. And they(the media)can get any information they want from the past but I guess it is just a matter of keeping things more private. I don't know exactly what I have learnt. All I know is that I have a totally different perspective on things now." Goodrem, who first became a household name as Nina Tucker on Neighbours, has rented an apartment in New York with Irish singer boyfriend Brian McFadden in a bid to break into the lucrative U. S. market. She will move to the U. S. following her Visualise national tour which kicks off officially this week. "I am not moving, " Goodrem said. "I still have my home in Sydney. I am just having a place to rent(in New York)because I can't live out of a hotel. It is fine(living in hotels)but I have done it for quite a long time now and I feel like I'd like to have a base in the place I am going to be in. So Brian(McFadden)and I are renting a place. " Goodrem will release a hybrid of her first two albums, Innocent Eyes and Mistaken Identity, in the U. S. and recently did a series of showcase gigs to American music executives through her local label Sony BMG. For the moment, Goodrem is keenly focused on her first ever national tour, marking her first major live gigs since she underwent cancer treatment in 2003. The tour began with a preview show at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Sunday but officially starts on Friday in Perth before the singer performs dates in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Hobart. "This is what I do, " she said. "This is what I have worked hard for. This is the first time I have got to do an arena show and I just want it to be really relaxed and enjoy it." Media reports leading into the tour have focused on poor ticket sales despite a number of shows selling out. But that doesn't seem to bother the singer. "As long as those people in there think it is one of the best shows they have ever been to, then I am a very lucky girl, " she said. "You don't worry if it is going to be full." Goodrem has sold millions of albums, enjoyed seven number-one singles and received eight ARIA awards from her two albums. She is undoubtedly one of the Australia's most successful recording artists ever, and with the full support of Sony BMG's U. S. label Columbia Records, Goodrem is likely to go well in the U.S.
The police have received ______ information that the wanted murderer is still on the run.
There are as good fish in the sea______ ever came out of it.