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(1)Like many campuses, Purdue University has some traditional hot spots for romance—"The Old Pump," where couples used to meet after dark, and a bell tower known as a lucky place to propose marriage. (2)But engineering major Amy Penner has been so busy volunteering with a women's engineering group and planning her career that she's only dimly aware of them. Her boyfriend has left campus to get a doctorate overseas; asked how much time she spends dating, she says, "That would be zero." (3)Remember the movie "Love Story" and its star-crossed student lovers? Such torrid campus romances may be becoming a thing of the past. College life has become so competitive, and students so focused on careers, that many aren't looking for spouses anymore. (4)Replacing college as the top marital hunting ground is the office. Only 14% of people who are married or in a relationship say they met their partners in school or college, says a recent Harris Interactive study of 2,985 adults; 18% met at work. That's a reversal from 15 years ago, when 23% of married couples reported meeting in school or college and only 15% cited work, according to a study of 3,432 adults by the University of Chicago twenty years ago. (5)Gone are the days when sororities and dorms marked engagements with candle-passing ceremonies while men serenaded beneath the windows. (6)Even at tradition-steeped Transylvania University, a 228-year-old institution in Lexington, Ky., an old white ash called "The Kissing Tree," cited in 2003 by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the most romantic spots on campuses, is no longer an "icon of intimacy," says Richard Thompson, a longtime Transylvania professor and dean. Lucie Hartmann, 21, a senior, says "no one utilizes" the spot for romance; like most students, she's intent on "using college to set a foundation for a career." (7)Researchers cite a couple of factors. Young adults are delaying marriage, for one thing. In the past 15 years, men's median age at first marriage has risen by 1.2 years to 27.5, and by 1.4 years for women, to 25.5, the highest in more than a century, Census Bureau data show. (8)Also at work is "credential inflation"—an increase in the qualifications required for many skilled jobs, says Janet Lever, a sociology professor at California State University, Los Angeles. Many young adults want the flexibility to relocate freely and immerse themselves in new work and educational opportunities before making room for marriage and family. As a result, students favor "light relationships that aren't going to compromise where they go to grad school or which job they take," she says. (9)Cody Cheetham, 22, a Purdue senior, is looking for a marketing job after she graduates in May and plans on getting an MBA. "A lot of us don't even know where we're going to be living six months after we graduate," she says. "We don't want to bring another person into the chaos of our lives." (10)If you're a parent, you may be wondering what all this means. Such sordid campus-life portrayals as Tom Wolfe's "I Am Charlotte Simmons" aside, the news about students' social lives isn't all bad. To be sure, the "hookup culture"—the campus trend toward casual sexual behavior, usually linked with alcohol and no expectations of a continuing relationship—is rife. Some 76% of college students have engaged in hookups, which usually stop short of intercourse, according to a study of 4,000 students by Stanford University sociology professor Paula England. Students report having had an average 6.9 hookups and only 4.4 traditional dates by their senior year. (11)On the bright side, more students are having fun on group dates; also, deep, but platonic, male-female friendships are more common. (12)Many young adults return to traditional dating after graduation, says Kathleen Bogle, author of a new book, "Hooking Up," based on a study of 76 students and recent alumni. Young adults "want to find a quality person, a good person," to marry, says Ms. Bogle, an assistant sociology professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia, "and traditional dating is seen as a better way to do that" than hooking up. (13)With the benefit of hindsight, though, some grads may yearn for the stretches of time on campus for extracurricular activities and studying with the opposite sex. Julia Vasiliauskas broke up with her boyfriend at the University of Rochester in New York soon after her 2003 graduation, then went to grad school and began teaching near Seattle. Now that she feels ready, at 26, to find a partner, "I regret that I didn't find that person in college—because now that I'm working, I don't have time."

Frank Lloyd Wright is best known as a revolutionary American architect. A hallmark of his work is sensitivity to the natural environment—Fallingwater, the house he built over a waterfall, is a prime example. But Mr. Wright had a second career as a collector of and dealer in Japanese block prints, continuing this business until his death in 1959 at the age of 91. At times, he made more money selling prints than he did from architecture. A small but insightful exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, comprising prints, architectural drawings from Mr. Wright's studio and archival objects, highlights the Japan's deep influence on his work. Mr. Wright was first captivated by Japanese art in 1893, when he saw Japan's pavilions at the sprawling world fair in Chicago. His interest in Japan's art and culture blossomed during several trips there starting in 1905. He opened an office in Japan in 1915 and lived there for a few years while building the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. "At last I had found one country on earth where simplicity, as nature, is supreme," he wrote. He returned from his first trip to Japan with hundreds of ukiyoe prints, planning to sell them in America. Mr. Wright often sold his clients art to hang on the walls he had built, explaining that they complemented his streamlined interiors. Japanese prints, especially traditional bird and flower images, had easily understandable motifs. The prints were a commercial hit but Mr. Wright was also personally enthralled by them. "A Japanese artist grasps form always by reaching underneath for its geometry, never losing sight of its spiritual efficacy," he wrote in The Japanese Print, a slim, 35-page book published in 1912. "These simple coloured engravings are indeed a language whose purpose is absolute beauty." According to Janice Katz, associate curator of Japanese art at the Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. Wright favoured prints by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Japanese artist who emphasized environment over human structures. Prints such as Mr. Hiroshige's Goyu: Women Stopping Travellers show buildings from a wide perspective. The flattened space and naturalistic detail of prints influenced architectural drawings in Mr. Wright's studio. For instance, a vertical scroll-like drawing called Perspective of Frank Lloyd Wright's Thomas P. Hardy House, Racine, Wisconsin leaves most of the brown page blank except the top right corner where a house perches precariously. A flowering branch, like those in bird and flower prints, pokes into the blank space. The draft was made by Marion Mahony Griffin, who worked for Mr. Wright. An architect in her own right, Ms Griffin later incorporated elements of Japonism in own work. Another drawing, Perspective View of Marion Mahony Griffin and Walter Burley Griffin's Rock Crest/Rock Glen, Mason City, Iowa, shows clouds and buildings nestled among lush foliage. It is rendered in gouache on a horizontal slice of pale green satin with two side panels that echo Japanese hand scrolls. Mr. Wright was also influential in cultivating American interest in Japanese prints. In 1906 he exhibited his collection of Hiroshige prints at the Art institute. Two years later he loaned several pieces to the institute for what Ellen Roberts, associate curator of American art at the institute, reckons was the largest display of Japanese prints in America at the time. Mr. Wright designed the installation for that exhibition, including sleek furniture and special frames reminiscent of screens.It is unfortunate then that the institute's current show lacks pointed comparisons between Japanese design and actual Wright buildings. Still, it sheds new light on Mr. Wright's signature works. The long horizontal lines of the Robie House in Chicago's Hyde Park reflect the flat landscape of America's mid-west—yet they also evoke Japan's minimalist sensibility. Closeness to the earth is the stuff of expansive American prairies but also of traditional Japan. As Mr. Wright wrote in his autobiography: "Why are we so busy elaborately trying to get earth to heaven instead of seeing this simple Shinto wisdom of sensibly getting heaven decently to earth?"

(匆忙与休闲是截然不同的两种生活方式。但在现实生活中，人们却在这两种生活方式间频繁穿梭，有时也说不清自己到底是“休闲着”还是“匆忙着”。)譬如说，当我们正在旅游胜地享受假期，却忽然接到老板的电话，告诉我们客户或工作方面出了麻烦……

The Popularity of EnglishI. Present status of EnglishA English as a native/first languageB English as a lingua franca: a language for communicationamong people whose【T1】 1 are different【T1】 2C Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language:【T2】 3 -380 million native speakers【T2】 4 250-【T3】 5 million speakers of English as a second【T3】 6languageII. Reasons for the popular use of EnglishA【T4】 7 reasons【T4】 8【T5】 9 brought the language to America:【T5】 10 British settlers brought the language to Australia: English was used as a means of control in【T6】 11【T6】 12B Economic reasons spread of【T7】 13【T7】 14 language of communication in the【T8】 15【T8】 16C【T9】 17 in international travel【T9】 18 use of English in travel and tourism【T10】 19【T10】 20 language of announcement language of【T11】 21【T11】 22D【T12】 23【T12】 24 use of English in the academic world language of【T13】 25 or journal articles【T13】 26E Popular culture pop music on【T14】 27【T14】 28 films from the USA III. Questions to think aboutA status of English in the futureB【T15】 29 of distinct varieties of English【T15】 30 The Popularity of EnglishI. Present status of EnglishA English as a native/first languageB English as a lingua franca: a language for communicationamong people whose【T1】 31 are different【T1】 32C Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language:【T2】 33 -380 million native speakers【T2】 34 250-【T3】 35 million speakers of English as a second【T3】 36languageII. Reasons for the popular use of EnglishA【T4】 37 reasons【T4】 38【T5】 39 brought the language to America:【T5】 40 British settlers brought the language to Australia: English was used as a means of control in【T6】 41【T6】 42B Economic reasons spread of【T7】 43【T7】 44 language of communication in the【T8】 45【T8】 46C【T9】 47 in international travel【T9】 48 use of English in travel and tourism【T10】 49【T10】 50 language of announcement language of【T11】 51【T11】 52D【T12】 53【T12】 54 use of English in the academic world language of【T13】 55 or journal articles【T13】 56E Popular culture pop music on【T14】 57【T14】 58 films from the USA III. Questions to think aboutA status of English in the futureB【T15】 59 of distinct varieties of English【T15】 60

Mainland China has 30 nuclear power reactors in operation, 22 under construction, and more about to start construction. However, whether to develop nuclear power is a heated debate among the public. The following are opinions from different sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the different opinions; 2. give your comment. 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.The authority Nuclear power plays an important role, especially in the coastal areas remote from the coalfields and where the economy is developing rapidly. Generally, nuclear plants can be built close to centres of demand, whereas suitable wind and hydro sites are remote from demand. Moves to build nuclear power commenced in 1970 and in about 2005 the industry moved into a rapid development phase. Technology has been drawn from France, Canada and Russia, with local development based largely on the French element. The latest technology acquisition has been from the US (via Westinghouse, owned by Japan's Toshiba) and France. The State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) has made the Westinghouse AP1000 the main basis of technology development in the immediate future, particularly evident in the local development of CAP1400 based on it. This has led to a determined policy of exporting nuclear technology, based on China's development of the CAP1400 reactor with Chinese intellectual property rights and backed by full fuel cycle capability.The general public Eric: A nuclear facility, from construction through operation, is a tremendous economic engine. The construction of only one new plant will initially create 1,700 jobs with the promise of additional highly paid, skilled employment, and eventually will generate $ 400 million to $ 600 million in revenue for the community. Michael: When three nuclear reactors in Japan literally exploded across our TV screens in March 2011, it forever put to rest the lie that nuclear power is safe. No government had ever contemplated such a scenario. But unlike the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, which the US nuclear industry successfully laid at the feet of an inept Soviet nuclear program, there was no such alibi at Fukushima. There are 23 reactors in the US virtually identical to those that exploded at Fukushima. While new reactor designs are purportedly better (although none yet has been tested in real-life situations), the reality is that these new designs are better in the same way that a 2012 Ford is safer than a 1972 Ford. Car accidents still happen. So will nuclear accidents. It is not possible to make an inherently dangerous technology inherently safe. Antonio: In the coming decades, we will be challenged to simultaneously meet the rising electricity demand and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. To meet this challenge, the United States must establish a comprehensive and sustainable national energy policy that supports the development of technology-based, low-carbon solutions. Nuclear energy has an important role to play in helping us meet that challenge. Bruce: The waste produced by nuclear reactors needs to be disposed off at a safe place since they are extremely hazardous and can leak radiations if not stored properly. Such kind of waste emits radiations from tens to hundreds of years. The storage of radioactive waste has been a major bottleneck for the expansion of nuclear programs. The nuclear wastes contain radio isotopes with long half-lives. This means that the radio isotopes stay in the atmosphere in some form or the other. These reactive radicals make sand or water contaminated. It is known as mixed waste. The mixed wastes cause hazardous chemical reactions and lead to dangerous complications. The radioactive wastes are usually buried under sand and are known as vitrification. But these wastes can be used to make nuclear weapons. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

They helped fleeing Romans evade Attila the Hun and held a glittering city aloft for more than 1,500 years. But the wooden pilings rising out of the Grand Canal in Venice are so decayed that as we clung to them one afternoon it wasn't at all clear whether they would be sturdy enough to prevent us from capsizing into its murky waters. It was rush hour in Venice, so the canal's usual tumult of crosscurrents and tides was churning with the wake of water taxis, ferries and delivery boats. Each volley of waves slapped against the side of the inflatable kayak we were using to cross Italy's most storied waterway; the pilings were our best chance to avoid being immersed in it. This probably wasn't quite what my girlfriend had in mind when we first started thinking about a trip to Venice. After scouring guidebooks, we found that the logical thing seemed to be to move about the city like other tourists-, by foot, water bus and the occasional overpriced gondola ride. But as novice canoers, we were intrigued by the thought of exploring the waterways ourselves. We spent hours researching where and how to rent a small craft in Venice but found that the combination of Italian bureaucracy and the mighty gondolier lobby has made it virtually impossible. Our solution? An inflatable kayak that's portable enough to check as luggage yet sturdy enough to hold 500 pounds and withstand the rigors of Class II rapids. Getting it there was easy because it weighs just32 pounds and tucks into a suitcase-sized tote bag (along with a foot pump). And it was surprisingly affordable: our two-person kayak, by West Marine, retails for $699, but we found one brand-new on eBay for $163.44, about the price of a 45-minute gondola ride. Paddling the canals offers a visceral way to appreciate Venice's mythic waters. On a purely practical level, it's a lot easier to get lost walking Venice, with its twisting passageways and thousands of alleys, than to maneuver through its 200 easily navigable canals. The water also offers easier access to some of the city's overlooked neighborhoods, like the Jewish ghetto in Cannaregio. Of course, any attempt to explore Venice's canals involves a confrontation with the reality of water itself. Lord Byron and Casanova may have swum the canals in centuries past, but today swimming is banned for public health reasons. The canals are a drainage basin for 1.4 million people in the area around Venice, and a sewer system for the 60,000 residents of the historic center and the 20 million tourists who visit it each year. Dr. Edward S. Van Vleet, a University of South Florida Marine biochemist, has been studying the canals since 1985, and says the combination of chemical pollution and household waste make for a particularly noxious mix. The most surprising sensory revelation of traveling the canals is the sound or, more precisely, the glorious absence of noise. Because Venice has no cars or traffic noise, today's city is true to its centuries-old nickname, La Serenissima, and that tranquility is amplified on the water. A five-minute paddle from the tourist bedlam of the Rialto are aquatic side streets where even at midday, the hush was interrupted only by droplets from our paddles. And nearly everywhere you paddle are sumptuous ruins, signs of a sinking city. Peer behind the rusty wrought-iron gates of many homes that abut the canal and you might see partly submerged first-floor porches, foyers or sitting rooms that were abandoned long ago, as rising waters forced the residents to flee upstairs. While many gondoliers seem none too pleased at the prospect of sharing their waterways with nonpaying travelers, most boaters were polite. Many pedestrians appeared bemused by the novelty of a kayak, snapping photographs, waving and shouting the occasional "Buona idea!" Out on the bustling Grand Canal, however, the pace is too fast and the water too treacherous for such niceties. It took us three days of maneuvering the side canals to work up the courage to try to make it across the 60-yard width of the Grand Canal, a feat that at first glance appears as wise as crossing an Interstate on a tricycle. As we paddled from the Rio Di S. Zan Degola onto the Grand Canal, we hugged the shoreline, then sprinted into a cove of half-rotted pilings, buffering ourselves from the waves. Vaporetti powered past us from both directions, water taxis darted by, and delivery boats loaded with appliances. After two false starts, we spotted a crease in traffic and made a dash for it. Water splayed from our paddles as we sprinted out into the open water, swiveling our heads left and right to make sure we weren't about to be rammed by a turnip boat. After a minute of heavy paddling, we had reached the middle of the canal, where water was calmer and the city's sounds again seemed muted. Then we scurried across the other busy lanes. When we reached the bank, mercifully, there was a wine bar waiting to commemorate the achievement.

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(1)The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of the earth. It is too far south to be a convenient stop on the way to anywhere else and is much farther than a relatively cheap half-day's flight away from the big tourist markets, unlike Mexico, for example. (2)Chile, therefore, is having to fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travelers that it is worth coming halfway round the world to visit. But it is succeeding, not only in existing markets like the USA and Western Europe but in new territories, in particular the Far East. Markets closer to home, however, are not being forgotten. More that 50% of visitors to Chile still come from its nearest neighbour, Argentina, where the cost of living is much higher. (3)Like all South American countries, Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner of foreign currency, although it has been far more serious than most in promoting its image abroad. Relatively stable politically within the region, it has benefited from the problems suffered in other areas. In Peru, guerrilla warfare in recent years has dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry and fear of street crime in Brazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dream destination for foreigners. (4)More than 150,000 people are directly involved in Chile's tourist sector, an industry which earns the country more than US $950 million each year. The state-run National Tourism Service, in partnership with a number of private companies, is currently running a world-wide campaign, taking part in trade fairs and international events to attract visitors to Chile. (5)Chile's great strength as a tourist destination is its geographical diversity. From the parched Atacama Desert in the north to the Antarctic snowfields of the south, it is more than 5,000km long. With the Pacific on one side and the Andean mountains on the other, Chile boasts natural attractions. Its beaches are not up to Caribbean standards but resorts such as Vina del Mar are generally clean and unspoilt and have a high standard of services. (6)But the trump card is the Andes mountain range. There are a number of excellent ski resorts within one hour's drive of the capital, Santiago, and the national parks in the south are home to rare animal and plant species. The parks already attract specialist visitors, including mountaineers, who come to climb the technically difficult peaks, and fishermen, lured by the salmon and trout in the region's rivers. (7)However, infrastructural development in these areas is limited. The ski resorts do not have as many lifts as their European counterparts and the poor quality of roads in the south means that only the most determined travellers see the best of the national parks. (8)Air links between Chile and the rest of the world are, at present, relatively poor. While Chile's two largest airlines have extensive networks within South America, they operate only a small number of routes to the United States and Europe, while services to Asia are almost non-existent. (9)Internal transport links are being improved and luxury hotels are being built in one of its national parks. Nor is development being restricted to the Andes. Easter Island and Chile's Antarctic Territory are also on the list of areas where the Government believes it can create tourist markets. (10)But the rush to open hitherto inaccessible areas to mass tourism is not being welcomed by everyone. Indigenous and environmental groups, including Greenpeace, say that many parts of the Andes will suffer if they become over-developed. There is a genuine fear that areas of Chile will suffer the cultural destruction witnessed in Mexico and European resorts. (11)The policy of opening up Antarctica to tourism is also politically sensitive. Chile already has permanent settlements on the ice and many people see the decision to allow tourists there as a political move, enhancing Santiago's territorial claim over part of Antarctica. (12)The Chilean Government has promised to respect the environment as it seeks to bring tourism to these areas. But there are immense commercial pressures to exploit the country's tourism potential. The Government will have to monitor developments closely if it is genuinely concerned in creating a balanced, controlled industry and if the price of an increasingly lucrative tourist market is not going to mean the loss of many of Chile's natural riches.

A residential community in a small city in China has been christened Venice. Another is named Manhattan after the famous New York borough. These are just a couple of examples of the current phenomenon sweeping construction sites across China: naming them after Western landmarks. Some worry that the trend is eroding local and traditional culture as well as confusing residents. The Chinese government recently decided to standardize the naming of streets, residential communities and parks. From the following excerpts, you can find different opinions toward this decision. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the arguments on both sides; 2. express your own opinion, especially on whether foreign style names should be banned.Excerpt 1Guo Xilin from News.cjn.cn Today, foreign names can be seen everywhere, particularly on commercial buildings, and real estate developers are increasingly naming residential communities in an international style. Superficially, these are just names. But if you look deeper, you will see that this penetration of foreign names will have a negative impact on traditional Chinese culture. We offer our full support for the government's correction of the foreign names scattered across the country. It's also important to hold accountable those responsible for arbitrarily selecting new names. To a large extent, the influx in foreign naming is a result of loose local government supervision. We need to learn from the rest of the world, but not in terms of names. Take big Chinese cities for example. The cities need to be run at an international level, but they shouldn't copy foreign names. A location must have unique local characteristics if it is to be well remembered around the world. If we use Western names to label our streets, residential communities and so on, it's actually a blow to Chinese culture. It is of vital importance that we stop destroying old constructions and replacing ancient names and local features with Western names, however fashionable they may sound.Excerpt 2Tuo Xingang from Changsha Evening News The authorities' decision to deal with weird names will easily win support, as these names obviously create problems. But how do you define "weird" names? There are no clear standards, and when there is an absence of standards, questions will arise. Sometimes, a weird name might have a unique historical background. The judgment of whether a name is weird should be based on careful analyses, not just the characters included in the name. A place given a foreign name could have stories, legends or a historical background associated with the name. These place names should also be protected. For example, Shanghai has a number of Western-style buildings that have witnessed the development of the city for almost a century. The public long ago accepted the foreign names of these buildings. Thus, in this round of name rectification, it's important to take a prudent attitude and treat the so-called "weird" names in different ways. The government needs to give an ear to local people when cleaning up names across the country. There should also be a list for places with names of special cultural and historical significance. These names should be put on the protection list. We have already lost too much cultural heritage and no more should be lost in the process of correcting place names. Standard names are easier to remember and more convenient to use, and thus tend to be better protected, while place names that are of great historical and cultural significance but not so convenient to use or may even seem "weird" should receive more attention. The preservation of the latter is of great importance culturally.

DaydreamingI. Daydreaming can be harmful because it was considered asA. a waste of【T1】______ 【T1】______B. a【T2】______ of neurotic tendencies【T2】______C. evidence of【T3】______ or an escape from【T3】______life realities and responsibilities when it occurs【T4】______【T4】______II. However, daydreaming can be beneficialA. it is an effective technique of【T5】______【T5】______B. it contributes to—【T6】______【T6】______—powers of concentration—the ability to【T7】______with others【T7】______C. it improves self-control ability and enhances【T8】______ability【T8】______D. it improves a person's ability to—be better adapted to【T9】______【T9】______—【T10】______【T10】______—be more readily with new ideasE. Historically, many successful people got their best ideas while【T11】______【T11】______III. How to make a positive daydreaming?A.【T12】______yourself as vividly as possible【T12】______B. create an environment free from【T13】______【T13】______IV. General remarksA Suggestion: Put aside a few minutes' daily,taking short【T14】______【T14】______B. Conclusion: Daydreaming, this【T15】______investment,【T15】______highly benefit you—physical and mental well-being.

The two most celebrating holidays in the North and South America, Australia and Europe, and in most of Christian world are Christmas and Easter.

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Would you be shocked to find out an average of 18 people die every day due to the shortage of available organ donors? Due to the cultural differences, Chinese are much less willing to donate their organs compared to people in other countries, with the ratio being only 6 out of 10,000,000. Would you register to be an organ donor given the scarcity of organs? The following are opinions from different sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from different sides; 2. give your comment. 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.Firm donors MisterPanda (France) : I have my organ donor card in France, and couldn't find anything similar in China. Giving your organs after your death is not even a sacrifice: you won't miss any organ. And if the idea of saving a complete stranger's life does not appeal to you, imagine that, should everyone give their organs, a complete stranger's organ could save one of your loved ones' life. BlondeAmber (Ireland) : In my home country I carry an organ donation card, signed by my next of kin to make sure there is no problem after my death. I would donate parts such as the kidney, bone marrow or whatever to family members if required during my lifetime—the greatest possibility for a match is found between family members. After death—I am dead so why should I care? Allforlove (the UK): Yes, I certainly would donate my organs for transplant. In fact, eight years ago my youngest child died tragically at the age of 12, and we donated his organs for transplant. Four other children survived because of the donation, which has been a great source of comfort to my family. Why not allow other people to use them? After all they are no good to you anymore. If someone had been able to save my son with an organ donation, I would have been so grateful for the gift. Li Yingqi (China) : Absolutely yes. I would like to donate my organs after I die. Since the organs would be of no use to me anymore then why not use them to help others. However, I don't want to donate my organs while I'm still alive, or to phrase it in another way, to donate organs while I'm still living sounds a little bit scary.Donation objectors Susan (China) : I don't want to donate my organs. I cannot imagine the situation when they take most of my organs while I'm alive. And how will I survive in the afterlife without my organs? I need the support of the organs to sustain my afterlife. Cuteboy (the UK) : The problem is that the doctors don't work quite hard at saving you (or don't try things to save you in case that lessens the possibility of using your organs for transplant) , because there is some good that can come of your dying. Hail China! (Australia) : In Australia they used to ask you at the RTA when you renewed your license. But my father has never been an organ donor because he thinks that if he ever gets into an accident and he is an organ donor the hospital may try to harvest his organs instead of saving him. Maybe there are more people like my dad.Conditional donor Teamkrejados (France): I would donate organs to my family if they really need them. For example, if my grandson needed a kidney... But I would only donate internal organs, such as the liver, kidney or heart. I'm not donating the eyes, skin or brain. I couldn't imagine the situation when my body is dismembered. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

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我茫茫然走在路上，一个汉子迎面而来，冲着我唤：“苏婉娜，苏——婉——娜……”我吃了一惊，停住步，那汉子也一怔，流泛出一脸腼腆与失望，低着头喋喋地说： “对不起，我认错了人……” 我定一定神，接着是怦然而动的心跳。这汉子脸上的腼腆和忸怩的神态多么像他。 一阵短暂的犹豫和迷惑之后，我抬头向前望去，那汉子已没入人群里去了。他在我怅惘之中悄悄而来，又在我激动之中突然消失。 大大小小的各种格式的水灯，它们在水上划起一线线希望之光。 我回首寻找刚才我放落的那盏水灯，只见水波粼粼，灯光闪闪，究竟哪一盏是我的水灯？ 天上的月亮和河里的水虹是金晚最好的装饰，而我却在美丽的景色之外。 悠悠的惆怅，丝丝的寒风，以及那眼熟的忸怩正伴着我回家。

(1) If you want to see what it takes to set up an entirely new financial center (and what is best avoided), head for Dubai. This tiny, sun-baked patch of sand in the midst of a war-torn and isolated region started with few advantages other than a long tradition as a hub for Middle Eastern trade routes. (2) But over the past few years Dubai has built a new financial center from nothing. Dozens of the world's leading financial institutions have opened offices in its new financial district, hoping to grab a portion of the $2 trillion-plus investment from the Gulf. Some say there is more hype than business, but few big firms are willing to risk missing out. (3) Dealmaking in Dubai centers around The Gate, a cube-shaped structure at the heart of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). A brainchild of the ruling Al-Maktoum family, the DIFC is a tax-free zone for wholesale financial services. Firms licensed for it are not approved to serve the local financial market. The DIFC aims to become the leading wholesale financial centre in the Gulf, offering one-stop shopping for everything from stocks to sukuk (Islamic) bonds, investment banking and insurance. In August the Dubai bourse made a bid for a big stake in OMX, a Scandinavian exchange operator that also sells trading technology to many of the world's exchanges. (4) Dubai may have generated the biggest splash thus far, but much of the Gulf region has seen a surge of activity in recent years. Record flows of petrodollars have enabled governments in the area to spend billions on infrastructure projects and development. Personal wealth too is growing rapidly. According to Capgemini and Merrill Lynch, the number of people in the Middle East with more than $lm in financial assets rose by nearly 12% last year, to 300,000. (5) Qatar, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi also have big aspirations for their financial hubs, though they keep a lower profile than Dubai. They, too, are trying to learn from more established financial centers what they must do to achieve the magic mix of transparent regulation, good infrastructure and low or no taxes. Some of the fiercest competition among them is for talent. Most English-speaking professionals have to be imported. (6) Each of the Gulf hubs, though, has its own distinct characteristics. Abu Dhabi is trying to present itself as a more cultured, less congested alternative to neighboring Dubai, and is building a huge Guggenheim museum. Energy-rich Qatar is an important hub for infrastructure finance, with ambitions to develop further business in wealth management, private equity, retail banking and insurance. Bahrain is well established in Islamic banking, but it is facing new competition from London, Kuala Lumpur and other hubs that have caught on to Islamic finance. "If you've got one string to your bow and suddenly someone takes it away, you're in trouble," says Stuart Pearce of the Qatar Financial Centre about Bahrain. (7) Saudi Arabia, by far the biggest economy in the Gulf, is creating a cluster of its own economic zones, including King Abdullah City, which is aimed at foreign investors seeking a presence in the country. Trying to cut down on the number of "suitcase bankers" who fly in from nearby centers rather than live in the country, the Saudis now require firms working with them to have local business licenses. Yet the bulk of the region's money is still flowing to established financial centers in Europe, America and other parts of Asia. (8) The financial hubs there offer lessons for aspiring centers in other parts of the developing world. Building the confidence of financial markets takes more than new skyscrapers, tax breaks and incentives. The DIFC, for instance, initially suffered from suspicions of government meddling and from a high turnover among senior executives. Trading on its stock market remains thin, and the government seems unwilling to float its most successful companies there. Making the desert bloom was never easy.

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