Directions:

　　Suppose you are Li Ming and your friend Li Hua has just won the first-class science award because of the work in the field of applied chemistry. Write a letter of congratulation to her, and the letter should include the following information:

　　1) express your congratulations on the award-winning.

　　2) express your opinion that she deserves the award.

　　3) express your hope for greater success in her field.

　　You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need write the address. (10 points)

　　Dear Miss. Li Hua,

　　It is with the greatest pleasure that I offer you my sincerest congratulations on your winning the firstclass science award because of your creative work in the field of applied chemistry. I know that it followed many years of hard work and numerous experiments. I have heard of the excellent achievements you reached in studies. This shows that your outstanding scholarly attainments and whole-hearted devotion to science have been given public recognition.

　　As one of your friends, Im delighted that I will share your honor and achievements, and Im very proud of you. Best wishes for your greater success in all that you undertake.

　　I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

　　Sincerely yours

　　Li Ming

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　Directions:

　　You are applying for admission to an English Course. write a letter to introduce yourself, and you want to gain an application. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need write the address. (10 points)

　　假如你是某个大学学生，叫李明，你从报纸（电视、网络）上获悉一所美国大学举办一个为海外学生办的为期三个月的英语短训班。写一封信说明你的情况并索取一份申请表。

　　A Letter of Inquiry

　　Dear Sirs:

　　After reading the news about some American university holding a three-month English course for overseas students in the newspaper. I want to offer myself for the opportunity.

　　I’m twenty years old, male, unmarried. I’m 1.75 meters tall, strong and healthy. I’ll graduate from Huaxing University in July next year. I have been learning English for six years. My spoken English is still not fluent enough although I can write in English quite well. I’m planning to go abroad after graduation but first of all I must pass TOEFL&GRE. Therefore, I suppose attending your short-term training should help me improve my oral English level and enhance my language sense at the same time. Will you please tell me the schedule arrangement of the course and the specific location of the classroom and send me an application form if possible?

　　I’ll greatly appreciate it if I can take the chance.

　　Waiting for your reply. Thank you.

　　Sincerely

　　Li ming

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　　Directions:

　　Study the following picture carefully and write an essay “Planning Is Acting”in which you should.

　　1) Describe the picture.

　　2) Deduce the purpose of the drawer of the picture.

　　3) Your comment on the question.

　　You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

　　Planning Is Acting

　　As we can see from the given chart, two diverse ways are demonstrated. On the first hand, just planning but without acting. But on the other hand, only acting without planning. I fear that it not utterly wise to agree with either of them. That is to say, both planning and acting are crucial when we deal with a coming project.

　　Generally, our act is taken into practice in the light of a perceive plan designed before commencement. The case to the point is: As soon as we determine to take an English test, the essential step is to make an appropriate schedule. In accordance with it, we should read through 100 passage during October, master the total use of common words within November, and write 20 essays during December. If all above is really well-done, we, I suppose, will gain an entire success without doubt. However, everything varies with time greatly. Only a will-planned project will be available and accessible. Any blind action maybe waste time and energy. In the simplest terms, neither of planning and acting is negligible; that is, planning is just calling for acting.

　　［201 words］

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　　Directions:

　　Study the following graph carefully and write an essay in which you should

　　1) Interpret the graph.

　　2) Give your comments.

　　You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)

　　What Jobs Do College Graduates Want To Do

　　College students have a clear idea about their future occupation and boys are to some extent different from girls in their choice as is seen from the graph.

　　The most striking contrast is in the occupation of teaching: 45% of girl students would like to become teachers after graduation whereas only 5% of boys want to do this job. What boys like to do most is to become managers(40%) and the second largest group is to be businessmen(30%). Girls also like to pursue these two professions, with a percentage of 15% and 25% respectively choosing these two jobs. 15% of boys want to become lawyers while 10% of girls preferring this profession.

　　Teaching is preferred by females as it provides a more regular and purer life. Womens patience also fits the job well. Boys consider working as scientists, managers, businessmen and lawyers more demanding and stimulating, so more boys want to show their talents in these fields. One thing worthy of note is that the numbers of girls wanting to do business is not small. This shows that girls also want to do the challenging and exciting jobs. ［191 words］

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　　Directions:

　　Write an essay on the topic: The Role of Education. In which you should include:

　　1) Importance of Education,

　　2) General role of Education,

　　3) Your view on the role of Education.

　　You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

　　The Role of Education

　　Education plays important role in many aspects of the developments in China such as in cultural field, in economical area and in the domain of science and technology. Any step forward in Chinese development needs to be pushed by talents in all walks of life and talents must be trained through education.

　　Firstly, preservation and development of culture of any nationality are in need of professional knowledge. For example, traditional culture and historic relics in China will have to keep intact and descend from one generation to another. Modern technology must be applied into this case to keep culture down. It is said that some historic relics are facing erosion without good method and techniques to keep them from being faded. Education is greatly wanted in this respect to keep them well-preserved. Secondly, advances in economic development can only be achieved by scientific management financially and ideologically. Now, economic competition becomes more and more fierce in the world with the globalization of marketing. More members who are expertise with the “game rule” in world trade and economic management are in great need. Third, science and technology develops more quickly than it did in any other historic period. Progress made in science and technology can only be achieved by education.

　　Only by stressing education can China become more powerful and more prosperous in the world. ［ 246 Words ］

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　　Directions:

　　Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

　　1) describe the drawing,

　　2) interpret its meaning and implication, and

　　3) give your comments.

　　You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

　　Step by Step, One Goes a Long Way

　　In the picture, we can see two prancing horses, beneath which goes this line of words that my journey of thousand li is started from the first step. Inspired by it, I want to say step by step we go a long way.

　　However capable and potential you are, a golrious course has to have a starting point, which is more often than not humble. Maybe you want to be a banker who can command billions and billlions of money but it is wise for you to water your dream with sweat and start as a nobody. It is also probable that you will be a well-known scholar, but do not forget that even the tool for your distinguished studies, the language, has been learned by you from even ABC. It is hard for me to deny your talents in politices, but do you forget your humble beginning as a minor secretary? But nowadays, many people seem to have forgotten this lesson which is connotated in the picture. They dream beautifully and dream high and they despisingly abandon the distance of one step as if I had nothing to do with their great expectation.

　　Till now, I find it hard to conclude my ideas without pointing out the fact that this picture is an alarm to those who are aiming to cover a long, long glorious journey of their life.

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　　Directions:

　　Study the following graph carefully and write a essay in which you should

　　1) Write out the messages conveyed by the cartoon.

　　2) Give your comments.

　　You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

　　As is depicted in the above picture, two people are standing on vast tracts of desolate desert. “Here is the tree”, said one of them to his companion, pointing at the so-called tree healed up by countless disposable chopsticks. What can this caricature reveal?

　　It goes without saying that it demonstrates the relationship between mankind and environment.

　　To meet our demand, broad areas of forests have been chopped down. In addition to the example of disposable chopsticks, postcards can be thought of as another waste

　　of timber. Thousands of trees fall down; subsequently, millions of pieces of useless small card come out. We acquire everything we require from the earth, but what do we contribute to it if we want to exist?

　　All in all， not only should we realize that we have the capacity to modify the

　　surroundings around us, but also we have to form the view that environment is capable of influencing on the activities of human beings. If we don’t want to reside on a wide area of desert with no trees and no birds, then stop over-logging from now on.

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　　Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

　　1) describe the drawing,

　　2) interpret its implications, and

　　3) give your comments.

　　You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

　　Road Zipper Phenomenon [公路拉锁现象]

　　As is shown in the above two pictures, road zipper phenomenon arises from time to time to reveal the harmfulness of project without advanced planning. In one picture the slogan celebrates the completion of a highway with cars and trucks coming and going. Contrary to this, the other picture has a big slogan along the same road, saying “Start the pavement of pipelines”. Quite surprisingly, this change has just happened only within two months!

　　What the pictures symbolizes is that any work or project without blueprint may be detrimental and even threatening to normal life and constructions. Just as a manned spaceship traveling without plans is perilous and formidable, so is a solo ship sailing in the sea without direction. Thus, work or life is unimaginable without any planning and management. If you want to hunt for a better job, you should begin with your own preparation. For instance, take a sheet of resume to introduce your education background, work experiences and other qualifications, all of which are so-called intelligent planning to sell your services, to show your interests and to make yourself well-defined. Only in this well-planned manner can you have a much brighter future rendered by the society.

　　From my standpoint, everyone in this changing society has to carefully determine what to do next and how. If not planned in advance, what has been done is nothing good but to offer the potential threat to daily life and working convenience. In this case, we, with plans in mind, have every reason to believe: “Work without plan means failure without doubt!” [258 words]

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　　Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

　　1) describe the drawing,

　　2) interpret its implications, and

　　3) give your comments.

　　You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

　　As can be seen from the picture, a middle-aged man holds a plate with a bowl, a pair of chopsticks, and a jar of nourishment, murmuring "to live well up to the 22nd century, it is really helpful to build up good health with nourishments." His face is as dull as dead water, his tongue is stuck out of his mouth and his posture is strange, knees bent, leaning forward.

　　This cartoon poses a serious problem worthy of careful reflection: “What is a positive attitude towards nourishment?” Misconception prevails nowadays all over the world that nourishment can make the weak strong and the sick healthy. For those believing in this kind of theory, such omnipotent nourishment is all-cures. So they take this kind of ‘magical nourishment’ excessively. However, something is far from the truth. Taking nourishment to ensure your health is nothing but an illusion. Moreover, a great amount of fake nourishment are flooded with in the markets, which will thus deteriorate your health after continual use.

　　Now let’s draw a conclusion from this cartoon: a wish is a wish, no matter how sweet it is. A good wish, however, doesn’t mean a real life! In reality, life blooms with doing exercises and taking part in sports. Besides, proper diets are also a rewarded way to keep you fit and healthy. Give up the idea of “more nourishment and more health and you will build a muscular body in the long run.

　　[244 words]

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　　Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

　　1) describe the drawing,

　　2) interpret its implications, and

　　3) give your comments.

　　You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

　　It Doesn’t Match Each Other

　　From the cartoon we can see that a fish, which should have been swimming in a deep sea or a wide lake, is dumped into a barrel with half-filled water. Shedding tears, the fish seems to be helpless and hopeless.

　　A close look at the cartoon triggers our deep thought: this fish leaves us showing special sympathy towards those who have been misplaced in their jobs. It's commonplace that many people are not doing the "suitable" job. What they are doing has little or nothing to do with their specialty and majors. A case in point is some university graduates, whose sole concern is to find a job, not expecting to find the "right" one. Traditional wisdom suggests that misplaced treasure is nothing but garbage. Not surprisingly, we bitterly blame and criticize those who abuse money, those who undermine natural resources, and those who waste food and electricity power to excess. But it is strange that we turn a blind eye to those who misuse human resources!

　　How so? A prosperous China may, in the near future, depend on the later generations whose energy and wisdom know no bounds. It seems to me that the time is ripe for the Ministry of Education and related departments to get together with the universities, thus setting up a revised educational system of elite banks. It is self-evident that this new system will make the wealth of talents more economically used. This moment, I trust, is well in sight and the measures involved are well in practice.

　　[254 words]