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______ that the environment continues to be damaged at the current rate, it will not be long before the earth is totally destroyed.

Should we become vegetarians? This issue has been intensely discussed for years. The following are the supporters' and opponents' opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. 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. YES The vegetarian diet is a balanced diet filled with nutritious vegetables which are alkaline-forming and health-building. Having researched the eating habits of 110,000 adults for over 20 years, Harvard found that a 3-ounce serving of red meat daily was associated with a 13 percent greater chance of dying. Close to 5,000 Americans die of foodborne diseases every year. Food poisoning is mostly caused by animal products. Factory farms, slaughter houses, and meat packing plants are extremely unsanitary places. Meat production is causing pollution to our natural resources, and producing greenhouse gases in the air. NO It is well-recognized that meat provides a wide range of nutrients that are difficult to obtain from vegetables and fruits. People cannot keep fit without meat. Meat is high in protein and other essential nutrients, and these nutrients are hardly to find alternatives in plant foods. To some groups of people, a monotonous dietary structure will even injure their fitness. For instance, children's growth may be affected by unbalanced diet. Also, if a pregnant woman refuses to take any meat, her baby will suffer from malnutrition to a high degree. To be a vegetarian is not an appropriate choice for those who are allergic to plants like caraway and celery.

PASSAGE TWO

Whenever Betty attended one of her children's performances, she managed to keep a poker face. The underlined part means ______.

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It was as a doctor that she introduced herself, and _______ she got a VIP card.

{{B}}SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.{{/B}}

When the sentence "You should take good care of the little kid" is turned into passive voice, which of the following is CORRECT?

I'm glad to see that the edges of the stab ______ are joining up nicely.

I am terribly ______ after a whole day's working.

They are at odds over the funding for the project. The underlined part means .

Which of the following underlined parts is a subject clause (主语从句)?

Several guests were waiting in the ______ for the front door to open.

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Although it seemed to take all her strength, the patient_______ up a smile to her mom.

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The government is no longer possible to ______ all information and stifle every criticism in the Internet age.

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{{B}}SECTION BIn this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with No more than TEN words in the space provided.{{/B}}