Lookatthepicturecarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushouldstartwithabriefdescriptionofthepicture,proceedwithanexplanationofitsintendedmeaningandendwithyoursuggestionsandcomments.
Time ______, both my parents will attend his wedding ceremony.
Thousands of______at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance. （2007年考试真题）
John always feels sluggish first thing in the morning. The underlined part means ______.(2014-70)
The little boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents' _____.
(l)Joan of Arc would be proud. Edith Cresson, France's first woman Prime Minister, has taken office with a vow to lead the country into a battle whose outcome will be as fateful as any fought by the Maid of Orleans. "There's a world economic war going on, and France is not waging it," Cresson warned last year. Now the combative Prime Minister is preparing an offensive to create jobs at home, win markets abroad and keep France in the economic fight. "We are confronted," she says, "with the need to build a balanced Europe, where France is as strong as Germany." Turning to Japan, she warns, "I don't want hundreds of thousands of jobs to disappear, and to lose our technology and means of wealth." (2)Fighting words at a time when the French, more than ever before, are obsessed with their ability to compete in the global marketplace. Despite illustrations of daring technological progress, such as the TGV and, earlier, the Concorde, "the French really have an industrial inferiority complex," says Paul Goldschmidt, head of Bain & Co., a consulting firm in Paris. Whether that complex is deserved or not, the French see the powerhouse of a united Germany looming large in a Europe destined to become the world's biggest single market in 1993. Glancing over their shoulders, they look at Italy advancing fast as an economic challenger, its industries quick to exploit market niche. Scanning the horizon, the French are aware of a U.S. reconquering lost export markets even as the Japanese continue their relentless drive for global economic pre-eminence. "We don't want to end up the Mezzogiorno (意大利南部地区) of Europe," frets Cresson. (3)There is little chance of that happening. The world's fourth largest economy, with a gross national product of $956 billion, is far from becoming an also-ran. Its companies sell nuclear power plants to Asia, high-speed train systems to the U.S. and Europe, and battle-tested military hardware like the Exocet missile worldwide. French firms are engaged in the gamut of aerospace activity, from missiles for space probes to computerized cockpits for commercial aircraft. They are inventive as well as innovative, patenting, among other things, the radial tire and the hydraulic suspension that makes every Citroen a four-wheeled water bed. They are proud that a Renault-built Formula One car can beat out the seemingly unstoppable Honda-powered McLaren of Ayrton Senna in Grand Prix racing. They are equally pleased that Airbus Industries, the French-led European consortium is giving American companies a run for their money in the competition to sell civilian airlines. (4)Still, Cresson & Co. are right to be concerned. Behind the upbeat economic factors and the prestige of many French products loom some numbers that point to disturbing weaknesses in the economic fabric. French industry is good at many things but maddeningly incapable of deciding where to focus its efforts, thanks to what the daily Liberation describes as a touche-a-tout economy-finger in every pie. Thus there are few areas of real dominance, such as the Germans have in luxury cars and machine tools.
Read carefully the following excerpt on the trend of youngsters living with parents, 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 adults should live with their parents. 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. A Million More Youngsters to Live With Parents A million more young people are likely to find themselves living with their parents over the next decade, according to an insurance company. The main reason is the affordability of housing, the company said. The study forecasts that 3.8 million people aged between 21 and 34 will be living at home by 2025, a third more than at the moment. The number of households containing two or more families is also expected to rise, from 1.5 million to 2.2 million. Charlotte Nisbet and her boyfriend Jay Arkell—both aged 24—were forced to move back in with his parents in east London, as they could not afford to rent by themselves. "It would be nice to have our own space, and not to worry about treading on his parents' toes," she told the BBC. She cannot foresee being able to get a place of their own in the near future. "I'm pessimistic. On our current salaries, no way. If we did, we wouldn't be able to eat out or go on holiday." But not everyone is gloomy about the prospect of sharing their living space with other couples. "The advantages include having other people around for company, cheaper living costs, and more people to share the chores," the company said, "Multigenerational living is often seen as a necessity rather than a choice, particularly when adults are forced to move back in with family to help save for long-term goals like buying their own house."
Which of the following CANNOT be used as a nominal substitute(名词替代词)?(2013)
______ with last year, the output of the factory this year has increased by twenty percent.
Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been _____ towards producing workers.
Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
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He was reading excitedly the book published by his company in ______ with a famous press.
All the flights ______ because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train instead.
Mom enjoyed herself so much ______ she was on vacation in France with dad last year.
My brother met her at the Grand Theater yesterday afternoon, so she _______your lecture.
I was to have made a speech if______.
Chances of getting the job were slim, so the young man felt______ about the future.
The direct object in "The coach taught his apprentices some safety knowledge before they drove" is ______.
He braked hard and______ avoided a parked van.