Section I Use of English
Directions：
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Anger may feel uncomfortable, but it can be healthy. “A lot of people think they have to 1 their anger,” says Patrick Keelan, a registered psychologist in Calgary, Alberta. “But anger is an emotion built into us to signal that something needs to be addressed.” When we take2of that signal and actually 3 the problem instead of ignoring it, we're usually much better for it. 4 , we're raised to keep emotions hidden. Increasingly, research is suggesting that this can have long-term effects on our health. People who 5 their emotions may die sooner than those who are better at expressing emotions. When we're angry, stress hormones are released, which can make us prone to 6 a wide range of diseases.Is it better, then, to scream and holler 7 something makes you mad? That's the rationale behind the “rage rooms” that have popped up in many American cities, where folks are 8 to release their anger 9 violently smashing stuff in a “safe” environment.“The theory is that you get the anger out of your system 10 aggressive actions,” says Keelan. “But the research indicates that when we 11 our anger aggressively, it can actually increase the 12 of the anger—and increase the likelihood of aggressive actions in the future.”It doesn't take much 13 to predict how a furious rage can 14 your relationships with your spouse, your kids, or your coworkers.If you shouldn't bottle up your angry feelings but aggressive behavior isn't healthy 15 , how should you handle things that tick you off?Start by looking 16 the superficial trigger to your fury. Anger is often caused by 17 feelings of fear, anxiety, disappointment, and guilt. Maybe you're furious that your spouse is late, but it's really because you were afraid he or she had 18 a car accident in the bad weather.19 , pay closer attention to your triggers—those daily irritations that you know will set you off. Do you get angry at the long lines at the grocery store? Take a step back and 20 that it isn't personal. Everyone in the line has dinner to make, just like you.
Anger may feel uncomfortable, but it can be healthy. “A lot of people think they have to 1 their anger,” says Patrick Keelan, a registered psychologist in Calgary, Alberta. “But anger is an emotion built into us to signal that something needs to be addressed.” When we take2of that signal and actually 3 the problem instead of ignoring it, we're usually much better for it.
4 , we're raised to keep emotions hidden. Increasingly, research is suggesting that this can have long-term effects on our health. People who 5 their emotions may die sooner than those who are better at expressing emotions. When we're angry, stress hormones are released, which can make us prone to 6 a wide range of diseases.
Is it better, then, to scream and holler 7 something makes you mad? That's the rationale behind the “rage rooms” that have popped up in many American cities, where folks are 8 to release their anger 9 violently smashing stuff in a “safe” environment.
“The theory is that you get the anger out of your system 10 aggressive actions,” says Keelan. “But the research indicates that when we 11 our anger aggressively, it can actually increase the 12 of the anger—and increase the likelihood of aggressive actions in the future.”It doesn't take much 13 to predict how a furious rage can 14 your relationships with your spouse, your kids, or your coworkers.
If you shouldn't bottle up your angry feelings but aggressive behavior isn't healthy 15 , how should you handle things that tick you off?
Start by looking 16 the superficial trigger to your fury. Anger is often caused by 17 feelings of fear, anxiety, disappointment, and guilt. Maybe you're furious that your spouse is late, but it's really because you were afraid he or she had 18 a car accident in the bad weather.
19 , pay closer attention to your triggers—those daily irritations that you know will set you off. Do you get angry at the long lines at the grocery store? Take a step back and 20 that it isn't personal. Everyone in the line has dinner to make, just like you.
Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Part A
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)
Text 1
A couple of weeks ago, in what must be the granddaddy of fake-data scandals, the ousted dean of Temple University's business school received a 14-month sentence after he was convicted in federal court of sending bogus information to U.S. News & World Report to boost the school's prestige. Claremont McKenna College, The George Washington University and many other schools have tweaked data to boost rankings.But the ultimate issue with the rankings doesn't lie with the cheaters. The problem is the rankings themselves. They can be a counterproductive way for families to pick schools — for examples, a much less expensive school might offer an equal or better education than a more highly ranked but costlier one. The most selective schools — Princeton, MIT and so forth — don't need rankings to boost their reputation or applicant pool. And the differences between a school that might be 70th on the list and one that might be 90th are unlikely to have much of an effect on a student's post-graduate prospects or college experience.Probably few college applicants are aware that the single biggest factor U.S. News uses to rank schools is their reputation among officials at other colleges, who might or might not have deep knowledge of the schools.The second biggest factor is six-year graduation rates. But since low-income students are far less likely to graduate within that time period — or ever — than middle-class students, this is more an indication of student affluence than academic excellence. In fact, it can have the perverse effect of discouraging colleges from accepting more low-income students, lest it worsen their graduation rates.An extensive Gallup Poll found in 2017 that alumni who attended prestigious schools are only sightly happier with their choice of college than those who attended schools lower on the list. The biggest factor in student satisfaction with college was whether they had ended up in debt, though student debt is only given a 5% weight in the rankings.Many factors used in ranking the schools have little meaning to a student's experience. What most high school students and parents need to know is whether a college offers a rich choice of courses with good instructors; whether graduates will leave with a load of debt; whether students will feel comfortable and engaged on campus; and whether they'll be prepared for a fulfilling career.If colleges and ranking organizations joined forces, they could create a uniform polling process for students and alumni that would be far more useful and a better reflection of colleges' worth, combined with other factors, including specific issues students might find useful.Despite years of criticism, U.S. News and other college rankings publications aren't going to give up on one of their popular and profitable annual features. It's up to colleges to stand up and refuse to go along with rankings that fall short, and collaborate on a method that gives students worthwhile information to navigate the bewildering task of picking a college.
A couple of weeks ago, in what must be the granddaddy of fake-data scandals, the ousted dean of Temple University's business school received a 14-month sentence after he was convicted in federal court of sending bogus information to U.S. News & World Report to boost the school's prestige. Claremont McKenna College, The George Washington University and many other schools have tweaked data to boost rankings.
But the ultimate issue with the rankings doesn't lie with the cheaters. The problem is the rankings themselves. They can be a counterproductive way for families to pick schools — for examples, a much less expensive school might offer an equal or better education than a more highly ranked but costlier one. The most selective schools — Princeton, MIT and so forth — don't need rankings to boost their reputation or applicant pool. And the differences between a school that might be 70th on the list and one that might be 90th are unlikely to have much of an effect on a student's post-graduate prospects or college experience.
Probably few college applicants are aware that the single biggest factor U.S. News uses to rank schools is their reputation among officials at other colleges, who might or might not have deep knowledge of the schools.
The second biggest factor is six-year graduation rates. But since low-income students are far less likely to graduate within that time period — or ever — than middle-class students, this is more an indication of student affluence than academic excellence. In fact, it can have the perverse effect of discouraging colleges from accepting more low-income students, lest it worsen their graduation rates.
An extensive Gallup Poll found in 2017 that alumni who attended prestigious schools are only sightly happier with their choice of college than those who attended schools lower on the list. The biggest factor in student satisfaction with college was whether they had ended up in debt, though student debt is only given a 5% weight in the rankings.
Many factors used in ranking the schools have little meaning to a student's experience. What most high school students and parents need to know is whether a college offers a rich choice of courses with good instructors; whether graduates will leave with a load of debt; whether students will feel comfortable and engaged on campus; and whether they'll be prepared for a fulfilling career.
If colleges and ranking organizations joined forces, they could create a uniform polling process for students and alumni that would be far more useful and a better reflection of colleges' worth, combined with other factors, including specific issues students might find useful.
Despite years of criticism, U.S. News and other college rankings publications aren't going to give up on one of their popular and profitable annual features. It's up to colleges to stand up and refuse to go along with rankings that fall short, and collaborate on a method that gives students worthwhile information to navigate the bewildering task of picking a college.
Text 2
In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $ 13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. “We're worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don't want to lose them because of this,” one parent said. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will.”Teachers are grateful, but I know it may be years before the district is solvent（綜合能力的）. They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it's impossible for them to solve this problem.The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It's extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing up a $ 9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.District officials also took $ 1.7 million from student-activity accounts of its 38 schools.At Coffman's request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district's finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $ 212 million bond issue for schools.In Frederick, students' parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.Some $ 36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $ 10,000 and forgave the districts $ 10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.“We employ thousands of people in this community.” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum. “Rumors about what's happening to the district are moving at lightning speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”
In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $ 13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. “We're worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don't want to lose them because of this,” one parent said. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will.”
Teachers are grateful, but I know it may be years before the district is solvent（綜合能力的）. They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it's impossible for them to solve this problem.
The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It's extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.
Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing up a $ 9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.
District officials also took $ 1.7 million from student-activity accounts of its 38 schools.
At Coffman's request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district's finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $ 212 million bond issue for schools.
In Frederick, students' parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.
Some $ 36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $ 10,000 and forgave the districts $ 10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.
“We employ thousands of people in this community.” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”
At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum. “Rumors about what's happening to the district are moving at lightning speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”
Text 3
I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren't for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is the dream?Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other. Nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds that inhabitants of some villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantage too. While it is also true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There's little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness.What, then, in the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things; and that life doesn't come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to village within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flower, they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the village.What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to the locals as they pass by? I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toy. I'm not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.
I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren't for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is the dream?
Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other. Nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.
Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds that inhabitants of some villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantage too. While it is also true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There's little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness.
What, then, in the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things; and that life doesn't come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to village within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flower, they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the village.
What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to the locals as they pass by? I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toy. I'm not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.
Text 4
Google TV is a flop so far. Consumers don't seem to care, the TV networks don't like it and most big gadget manufacturers haven't started selling it yet. But Google TV is not dead yet. This is the sort of product that—like Android, Google's mobile phone operating system will likely take several years to succeed or fail. The digital living room is far from figured out and Google has a big incentive to try and make something work, so it can own the digital ad market on TV sets.The good news for Google is that the exact technique that Google used to make Android a big hit is the same way Google TV could eventually become popular: As the default operating system for zillions of digital TV devices. In fact, that's probably the only way that Google TV could succeed. The bottom line is that TVs, set-top boxes and Internet routers all need an operating system of some sort, whether it's Linux, something from Microsoft or Google TV. You can't have a computer without an operating system. So if Google can get a bunch of consumer electronics companies—Sony and Logitech so far—to make most or all of their TVs using the free Google TV operating system, then Google TV has a chance.Here's what's holding it back. One of the big challenges for now is that Google TV requires more expensive hardware to power it than what goes into many TVs, including a special Intel chip. For consumer electronics companies, that means either lower margins than they get now, or higher-priced gadgets than what people probably want to pay for.Another challenge is that most consumers probably don't even want Google TV, or any "smart TV" service. (Or at least, they don't know that they want it.) Consumers have certainly never bought these gadgets so far, when they were called WebTV, or any other Internet-on-your-TV system. The vast majority of video content is consumed over set-top boxes leased from cable and satellite companies, who have a tight grip on the market. Because consumers don't care about Google TV, TV makers have no real incentive to support it. Instead, they can keep trying to crank out their own custom user interfaces and "own" the user experience, instead of handing it over to Google.So perhaps Google TV is just too far ahead of itself for now. But there is time, and it makes sense that the Internet will eventually play more of a role in the living room.
Google TV is a flop so far. Consumers don't seem to care, the TV networks don't like it and most big gadget manufacturers haven't started selling it yet. But Google TV is not dead yet. This is the sort of product that—like Android, Google's mobile phone operating system will likely take several years to succeed or fail. The digital living room is far from figured out and Google has a big incentive to try and make something work, so it can own the digital ad market on TV sets.
The good news for Google is that the exact technique that Google used to make Android a big hit is the same way Google TV could eventually become popular: As the default operating system for zillions of digital TV devices. In fact, that's probably the only way that Google TV could succeed. The bottom line is that TVs, set-top boxes and Internet routers all need an operating system of some sort, whether it's Linux, something from Microsoft or Google TV. You can't have a computer without an operating system. So if Google can get a bunch of consumer electronics companies—Sony and Logitech so far—to make most or all of their TVs using the free Google TV operating system, then Google TV has a chance.
Here's what's holding it back. One of the big challenges for now is that Google TV requires more expensive hardware to power it than what goes into many TVs, including a special Intel chip. For consumer electronics companies, that means either lower margins than they get now, or higher-priced gadgets than what people probably want to pay for.
Another challenge is that most consumers probably don't even want Google TV, or any "smart TV" service. (Or at least, they don't know that they want it.) Consumers have certainly never bought these gadgets so far, when they were called WebTV, or any other Internet-on-your-TV system. The vast majority of video content is consumed over set-top boxes leased from cable and satellite companies, who have a tight grip on the market. Because consumers don't care about Google TV, TV makers have no real incentive to support it. Instead, they can keep trying to crank out their own custom user interfaces and "own" the user experience, instead of handing it over to Google.
So perhaps Google TV is just too far ahead of itself for now. But there is time, and it makes sense that the Internet will eventually play more of a role in the living room.
Part B
Directions:
Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subtitle from the list A—G for each numbered paragraph (41—45). There are two extra subtitles which you do not need to use, Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Pigs, dogs and rakes can all be useful in the quest to discover wild truffles, but each has its drawbacks. Pigs like to gobble up the fancy fungi as much as their owners do. Dogs are costly to train. Rakes wreak havoc on the leaf litter that often covers truffle-rich soil, thus damaging the fungi's environment. Truffles are, nevertheless, successfully being unearthed in areas not traditionally associated with their growth.Some of Oregon's truffles, for example, are fetching $ 400 a pound (0.45 kg) this season. But that is still less than half the cost of some Italian and French ones.Agriculture, though, usually triumphs over hunting and gathering. Truffle orchards patches of woodland where the fungi have been deliberately introduced are popping up around the world. Chile, China and New Zealand all have them. But their success is a bit hit and miss, so a way of identifying where truffles will thrive would be welcome.That is where Symbios, a company based in Oregon's northern neighbour, Washington, comes in. Its staff have been working with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in Richland, to develop a way of mapping land that can tell the firm where best to grow black Périgord truffles, generally regarded as France's most exquisite variety.First, the company contacted particularly successful producers of black Périgords in both Europe and Australia. This way, its researchers gathered a set of data about places where these fungi grow well. They then analysed what they found using 11 variables: climate, geology, altitude and eight others that the firm's president, Jean Buckner, is keeping up her sleeve. That let them work out what constitutes a good site for a truffle orchard.Armed with this knowledge, the firm used a range of geographical information systems to create a series of maps of a given area, each showing which places have the right values for one of the ten variables. Lay the maps on top of one another, and the parts where enough appropriate values overlap are the ones in which you should plant truffles.The final map ranks sites from one to ten, according to how suitable they look. When the entire group of 11 variables was analysed, 2.2% of Tennessee was awarded the highest possible score. It was the first state Symbios mapped this way, but the company has plans to do the same for California, Oregon and Washington.Once the most promising locations have been pinpointed, the firm can find out who owns the land, and begin negotiations. If these prove fruitful, the site will then need to be explored on foot, to determine precisely where the soil's chemistry and density are best suited for a truffle grove.According to Dr Buckner, Périgords in general prefer "fluffier" soil.Symbios is also looking at ways of using mapping technology to find wild truffles, and into developing an electronic nose that sniffs them out using infra-red sensing, which might provide an alternative to snuffling with pigs and dogs. Its technique could also have wider application, allowing the identification of suitable sites for other crops that are finicky about where they live, such as varieties of the quinoa grain and pinot-noir grapes.
Pigs, dogs and rakes can all be useful in the quest to discover wild truffles, but each has its drawbacks. Pigs like to gobble up the fancy fungi as much as their owners do. Dogs are costly to train. Rakes wreak havoc on the leaf litter that often covers truffle-rich soil, thus damaging the fungi's environment. Truffles are, nevertheless, successfully being unearthed in areas not traditionally associated with their growth.
Some of Oregon's truffles, for example, are fetching $ 400 a pound (0.45 kg) this season. But that is still less than half the cost of some Italian and French ones.
Agriculture, though, usually triumphs over hunting and gathering. Truffle orchards patches of woodland where the fungi have been deliberately introduced are popping up around the world. Chile, China and New Zealand all have them. But their success is a bit hit and miss, so a way of identifying where truffles will thrive would be welcome.
That is where Symbios, a company based in Oregon's northern neighbour, Washington, comes in. Its staff have been working with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in Richland, to develop a way of mapping land that can tell the firm where best to grow black Périgord truffles, generally regarded as France's most exquisite variety.
First, the company contacted particularly successful producers of black Périgords in both Europe and Australia. This way, its researchers gathered a set of data about places where these fungi grow well. They then analysed what they found using 11 variables: climate, geology, altitude and eight others that the firm's president, Jean Buckner, is keeping up her sleeve. That let them work out what constitutes a good site for a truffle orchard.
Armed with this knowledge, the firm used a range of geographical information systems to create a series of maps of a given area, each showing which places have the right values for one of the ten variables. Lay the maps on top of one another, and the parts where enough appropriate values overlap are the ones in which you should plant truffles.
The final map ranks sites from one to ten, according to how suitable they look. When the entire group of 11 variables was analysed, 2.2% of Tennessee was awarded the highest possible score. It was the first state Symbios mapped this way, but the company has plans to do the same for California, Oregon and Washington.
Once the most promising locations have been pinpointed, the firm can find out who owns the land, and begin negotiations. If these prove fruitful, the site will then need to be explored on foot, to determine precisely where the soil's chemistry and density are best suited for a truffle grove.According to Dr Buckner, Périgords in general prefer "fluffier" soil.
Symbios is also looking at ways of using mapping technology to find wild truffles, and into developing an electronic nose that sniffs them out using infra-red sensing, which might provide an alternative to snuffling with pigs and dogs. Its technique could also have wider application, allowing the identification of suitable sites for other crops that are finicky about where they live, such as varieties of the quinoa grain and pinot-noir grapes.
Section Ⅲ Translation
46. Directions:
Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)
It is generally accepted that nobody should be excluded from the wealth of the nation, either by the laws of nature or by those of society. The opinions, which were current a hundred years ago, that the poor owed their conditions to their ignorance, lack of responsibility, are outdated. In all Western industrialized countries, a system of insurance has been introduced which guarantees everyone a minimum of subsistence in case of unemployment, sickness and old age. I would go one step further and argue that, even if these conditions are not present, everyone has the right to receive the means to subsist, in other words, he can claim this subsistence minimum without having to have any "reason". I would suggest, however, that it should be limited to a definite period of time, let's say two years, so as to avoid the encouraging of an abnormal attitude which refuses any kind of social obligation.
Section Ⅳ Writing
47. Directions:
Suppose you are going to have a dinner party and you want to invite your friend Wang Bo to join you. Write him a letter to
1) inform him of the dinner party, and
2) include other information that you think is relative.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming" instead.
Do not write your address. (10 points)
48. Directions:
Write an essay based on the chart below. In your writing, you should
1) interpret the chart, and
2) give your comments.
You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)
The Proportion of People Aged 60 and over in China