问答题Write a letter to your friend Sarah Blake, giving your congratulations to her on her graduation and being a doctor. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use "Wang Lin" instead. Your address is 9, Grand Avenue, Chepstow, Whales CHS 3NA and the date is 20/12/2006.

问答题 Most of us have the same definition of happiness. Happiness is the specific goal that we set for ourselves. However, once we arrive at the goal we set for ourselves, we still feel dissatisfied. We have moved our vision to another one, and we try to chase another one. On one hand, {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}our life is enhanced by our dreams and aspirations.{{/U}} On the other hand, our enjoyment of life is pulled further and further by our faraway goals. By learning the lessons of gratitude and abundance, we can get closer to the enjoyment of life. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}Gratitude means being thankful and appreciative of what we have, which fills our heart with the joyful feeling.{{/U}} It helps us to fully appreciate everything around us. We can try the following way to cultivate gratitude. {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}It is the best way to imagine what our life would be like if we lost what we had.{{/U}} This way can remind of what we have and help us to appreciate them. Put down what we are grateful for, so that we can be conscious of our blessings. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}Spend time offering assistance to others who are less fortunate than you, so that you may gain perspective.{{/U}} Scarcity is one of the most common human fears. Sometimes we are not satisfied with what they have, striving to get as much as they can. In fact, {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}{{U}}scarcity consciousness arises as a result of the "hole-in-the-soul syndrome", which means that people attempt to fill the gaps in our inner heart with the material things from outside world.{{/U}} It is necessary for us to remind what we have and revel in our interior abundance.

问答题There is a range of factors that affect the demand for private rental accommodation in Astoria. (61)In the past, the 20～29 year age group has had the highest rental participation rates. A continued decline over the next decade in the size of this group indicates a long-term easing of demand. Other factors may also have an adverse effect on rental demand, such as falls in the rates of overseas immigration or high unemployment rates, especially among younger age groups. Furthermore, a decline in the participation in full-time employment of those in the 18～24 year age group will also have a negative influence on demand. (62)On the other hand. a factor that may reverse these trends will be the ongoing difficulties faced by low to moderate income groups in buying their own homes and the long waiting periods for public housing. In Astoria, landlords play an important role as suppliers of housing in the private rental market. Generally, they fall into one of six categories. Firstly, the absentee landlord is an individual who, rather than making a conscious investment decision, is forced to rent out his or her own home while away for a period of time. The absentee landlord typically holds no more than one property but, as a group, they control approximately 25% of rental properties in Astoria. The survey found that this group represents approximately 37% of landlords.(63)Next. the equity investor is the type of landlord who holds between two and four properties over many years with the intention of complete ownership to provide income in retirement. This group controls about 25% of private rental properties. Similarly, the negative gearer owns a number of properties in the same range but only for a medium-term period. The investment is used to reduce overall taxation and the properties generally are sold when equity reaches 40~50%. This type of investor controls approximately 20% of all private rental properties.(64)Another type of landlord is the property speculator who holds at least five properties and is always trying to increase the number. _Property speculators generally own properties for a moderate to long period. Furthermore, they generate levels of equity equal to about 50% of the value of their properties. The equity is then reinvested in additional properties. Rental income approximately equals costs. The property manager and the property speculator equally share 25% of private rental properties in Astoria. The former type of landlord also has large numbers of properties but with equity levels three-quarters of the value of the properties. A property manager is typically an incorporated company whose main business is in the property field. The properties are held for long periods and the rental income generated significantly exceeds costs.(65)The final category, is that of the casual landlord who is typically a person who informally lets a room or shares the house he or she lives in. usually as a means of easing loan cost. Landlords in this group tend to own only the building they live in and are thought to make up the remaining share of the rental market.

问答题Directions: Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some time in the future? You are allowed 35 minutes to write a composition on the topic: The Advantages of Saving Money. Use specific reasons and examples to support your idea. You should write 160—200 words.

问答题Yet surveys showed that what made New Yorkers afraid to use the subway was disorder rather than serious crime: broken turnstiles, litter and graffiti, the presence of the homeless and street hawkers.

问答题The mass media, including television, radio and newspapers, have great influence in shaping people's ideas. To what extent do you agree or degree with this statement? Give reasons in an essay on the topic "The Great Influence of Mass Media". You should write 160—200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.

问答题Directions:Beijinghasattractedmuchinvestmentfromdifferentcountriesandregions.ThefollowingpiechartshowstheconditionofinvestmentinBeijing.Studyitcarefullyandwriteanessayof160～200words.Inyouressay,youshould1)Describethepiechart;2)Statethepossiblebenefitsbroughtaboutbytheinvestment;3)Suggestmeasuresattractinginvestmentfromoutside.

问答题Directions: You are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: Tuition system. You should base your composition on the following outline, and write coherently and neatly, in no less than 120 words. Outline: 1．自从学费制度实施以来，它已成为中国的热门话题。人们对此问题的看法各不同。 2．有人认为，世界上没有一所大学不向学生收费。 3．然而，另一些人则反对学费制度。

问答题Interlocutor: Good morning/afternoon. Could I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you. (Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor. ) My name is... and this is my colleague... He/She will just listen to us. So, you are... (name) and ... (name) ? Thank you. First of all, we'd like to know something about you, so I'm going to ask you some questions. (Select two or more questions from each of the following category for candidates. ) Why do you send presents? Do you like luxuries? Why?/Why not? Can you afford an expensive handbag? Do you think smoking is a problem? Are you interested in participating in the Student Union?

问答题Read the following text(s) and write an essay to 1) summarize the main points of the text(s), 2) make clear your own viewpoints, and 3) justify your stand. In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the text(s). If you use more than three consecutive words from the text(s), use quotation marks(" "). You should write 160-200 words. There"s always one. It might be something you remember fondly from when you were a child. Or. it could be one that just resonated with you years after your first experienced it. For some, it could be the one that surprised them the most. That "one" is a favorite book, and with people reading in so many different ways today, it"s interesting to see what America"s favorite book is. This year, same as in 2008 when The Harris Poll last asked this question, the number one book is The Bible , followed by Margaret Mitchell"s Gone with the Wind . Moving up one spot on the list to number three is J. K. Rowling"s tales of the young wizard in the Harry Potter series. Rounding out the top five favorite books are another series—J. R. R. Tolkien"s The Lord of the Rings , which drops one spot to number four—and Harper Lee"s coming of age classic To Kill a Mockingbird , which moves up two spots to number five. Across all the various demographic groups, The Bible is the number one book, but there are definitely differences in the second favorite. Men go to fantasy, with The Lord of the Rings series being their second favorite, while for women it"s all about the Southern charm in Gone with the Wind . There is also a generational difference, with Millennials" second favorite being the Harry Potter series while for Gen Xers it"s The Lord of the Rings series. Both Baby Boomers" and Matures" second favorite is Gone with the Wind. There is also a race/ethnicity difference. For Whites, Gone with the Wind is their second favorite book while for Blacks it is Moby Dick and for Hispanics The Great Gatsby is their second favorite book. Regionally, Gone with the Wind is both Southerners" and Midwesterners" their second favorite book, but there is a battle between wizards on the coasts. In the East, The Lord of the Rings series is the second favorite while in the West it is the Harry Potter series.