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LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhat

wassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswers

onyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.A.Themuseum.B.Theairport.

C.Thehotel.D.Thecampus.

2.A.Hostandguest.B.Lawyerandclient.

C.Guideandtourist.D.Doctorandpatient.

3.A.$5.B.$10.C.$15.D.$20.

4.A.Shefeelsalittlebitdisappointed.

B.Sheisthinkingofmovingtothesouth.

C.ShewonderswheretheBrownsaregoing.

D.ShehasfoundanewwaytocontacttheBrowns.

5.A.TrytogetaridewithPete.B.TakeanairplanetoYellowstone.

C.AskPeteabouthisgeologyclass.D.DrivehercartoYellowstone.

6.A.Themanshouldexercisefirstafterhegetsup.

B.Themancanexerciseformanytimesaday.

C.Themanshouldfirstpreparehisbreakfast.

D.Themancanexercisewhenhehastime.

7.A.Hemaysellittotheownerofahotel.

B.Hemayrentitoutforuseasahotel.

C.Hemayredecorateitanduseitasahotel.

D.Hemaytearitdownandbuildanewhotel.

8.A.Therearedifferentkindsoffolders.

B.Thisdecisionrequirescarefulthought.

C.Itdoesn'tmatterwhichfoldersheuses.

D.Thecolorofthefoldersuggeststhecontent.

9.A.Annieshouldtrytoavoidgettingsick.

B.HehasknownAnnie'sneighborformanyyears.

C.Hehasheardofmanycomposersofclassicalmusic.

D.Anniemightspendalotofmoneyonclassicalmusic.

10.A.Shealsoneedsanewtennisracket.

B.Shewantstoboirowsomemoney,too.

C.Shedoesn'tthinkBrianwillrepaythemoney.

D.Shecouldn'tgetBriantoplaytennis.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.

Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.The

passagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

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Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Peopleundergreatpressure.

B.Peoplewaitingforoperations.

C.Peopledealingwithcancer.

D.Peoplewithmentaldisorder.

12.A.Singingcancurepatientswithcancer.

B.Thesingersfeltlessstressfulaftersinging.

C.Thesingers'psychologicalactivitiesincreased.

D.Singingwasbeneficialtorepairingcellgenes.

13.A.Anewly-establishedsinginggroupinWales.

B.Theconnectionbetweencancerandstressrelief.

C.Analternativetotraditionalcancertreatments.

D.Supportiveeffectsofsingingoncancersufferers.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.China.B.Egypt.C.Spain.D.Siberia.

15.A.Avoidtheepidemic.

B.Makeslavestougher.

C.Serveassacrifices.

D.Bethefoodforlambs.

16.A.Thehistoryofgarliccultivation.

B.Thedifferentwaysofcookinggarlic.

C.Thecharacteristicsandusesofgarlic.

D.Garlic'sextensiveimpactonourmodernlife.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Theacceptablebehaviorsatthecinema.

B.Thedifferencebetweencinemaandhome.

C.Theremarkonthelatestfilms.

D.Thetreatmentpeoplegetatthecinema.

18.A.Comfortable.B.Unhealthy.C.Annoying.D.Tolerable.

19.A.Sendingmessages.

B.Makingphonecalls.

C.Takingselfies.

D.Doingmakeup.

20.A.Totakeacomfortableseat.

B.Toappreciatethefilmattentively.

C.Tobehaveourselvesatthecinema.

D.Tobringcleardigitalprojection.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

GrayHairCanReturntoItsOriginalColor

Fewsignsofoldageareclearerthanthesightofgrayhair.]wegrowolder,

ourstrandsofhairlosetheiryouthfulcolor.Althoughthismayseemlikeapermanentchange,new

researchrevealsthatgrayhairs2miraculouslyregaincolor—atleasttemporarily.

Inone1972paper,thelatedoctorStanleyComaishreportedanisolatedcaseofa38-year-old

man,withhisthreestrands3(be)lightneartheendsbutdarkneartheroots.This

signaledareversalinthenormalgrayingprocess,4beginsattheroot.

AnewstudyfromresearchersatColumbiaUniversityisthefirst5(offer)

quantitativeevidencelinkingpsychologicalstresstograyinghairinpeople.Havinganalyzed

individualhairsfrom14volunteers,researcherscomparedtheresultswitheachvolunteer'sstress

diary,inwhichindividuals9reviewoftheircalendarsandeachweek'slevelofstressratedare

included.

Whenhairswerealignedwith(与...对照)stressdiaries,strikingassociationsbetween

stressandhairgraying6(reveal)and,insomecases,therewasareversalofgraying

whenstresswasremoved.Therewasoneindividualwhowentonalongvacation,andfivehairs

onthatperson'sheadreturnedbacktodarkduringthevacation.

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Althoughitmayseemeasytounderstand7stresscanspeedupgraying,the

researchersweresurprisedtodiscoverthathaircolorcanberestoredwhenstressiseased.We

couldpicturehairasapowerfultooltoassesstheeffectsof8(early)lifeeventsonaging

—becausehairprovidesakindofphysicalrecordofpastevents,much9theringsofa

tree.Ifsprettyclearthatthehairencodespartofyourbiologicalhistoryinsomeway.Hairgrows

outofthebody,andthenitcrystallizesinto[0hardandstablethatholdsthememory

ofyourpast.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.lonelyB.conveyC.touchesD.inconvenienceE.widelyF.

accompanying

G.compositionH.capturesI.abandonJ.sensoryK.wearing

AnInnovativePainterAlanisapioneeringpainter,workingwithoilpaintoncanvasina

traditionalway.Itisonlyinhisuseofpaintthathediffersfromtheusualpracticeofusing

brushes.

Althoughhedoesuseabrushtodrawthemainlinesofhis11.heusespainting

knivestoapplythepaint.Earlyonhefoundthatpaintlaidonwithpaintingknivesgavehimthe

particularbodyandtexture(质地)hewantedto12hissubjects.Theknifeiscapableof

anenormousvarietyofmarks,fromdelicate13tofiercesweepingandslicesofpaint.

Theknife'ssharpedgedmarkscreatetheirowndynamicoflightandshade.Alanpossessesmany

paintingknivesofdifferentsizes,buttendstofavourthreeorfour,whicharenow14thin

withconstantuse.Heisstilldiscoveringnewpossibilitieswiththeknife,drivenbythedemands

ofanewsubject.AlthoughAlan'spaintingsaremadeinthestudio,theyareallcomposedfrom

drawingsmadeoutdoors.Thesedrawingsaretheseedcornonwhichallhispaintingsarebased.

Themarksthatgodownonpapermakesurehe15notjusttheactualscenebutalsothe

changinglight,thedirectionofthewindandthe16soundsandsmells.Forthepainter,

thewhole17experienceremainsfixedwithinthedrawinglongafterhehasleftthe

scene.

ThroughouthislifeAlanhastravelled18forparticularplacesthatfuelhiscreative

imagination.Heisanadventurousseeker,regardlessofthe19ordifficultyofsomeof

thelocations.Longagohedecidedto20theideaofworkingonlargeoilpaintingsoutof

doorsbecauseitinvolvedcanvases,oilpaintsandmanyothertoolsaround.Henowtravelslight,

takingonlysketchbooks,pensandafewwatercolourswithhim.Thisgiveshimthefreedomto

drawanywhereandtocatchthefleetingmoment—the“here-and-now-ness“oftheplace.

HI.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethat

bestfitsthecontext.

Beeshaveevolvedtobeskilledlivingbuildersthatcanbuildthingsmanytimestheirsize.

BeesinspiredMirkoKovac,aroboticisttodevelopawaytoimprovetheflexibilityof3Dprinting.

A213Dprinterislimitedbytherangeofitsnozzle（喷嘴），andcanonlymakeobjects

smallerthanitself.DrKovac'steamhasremovedthe22bygivingtheprinternozzle

wings.

InthelatesteditionofNature,DrKovacdescribesasystemofflyingrobotsthatiscomposed

oftwotypesofdrones:buildersandscanners.Thebuilderscarrythe3D-printingnozzle.The

scannersarerobotsequippedwithcamerasthatare23formonitoringtheprogressofthe

builders.

Inthebuildingprocess,buildersandscannerscarryouttheirrespectivetasksand

24printingandadjusting,layerbylayer,untilastructureiscomplete.First,abuilder

keepsflyingoveritsareaofoperationandbeginstoreleaseajetofthebuildingmaterial.The

choiceofmaterialisimportant—itmustbelightweightenoughforthedronestocarrybut

25enoughtoholdthefollowinglayersthatwillbebuiltontop.Oncethebuilderrobot

hasreleasedalayerofmaterial,thescannerrobotfliesoverand26theprogress.The

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systemthencomputesthenextlayerthatthebuildershouldmake,whilealsocorrectingforany

errorthatmighthavebeendiscoveredinwhathasalreadybeenbuilt.Thesecouldbeerrorsmade

bythebuilder-dronesor27intheexpansionofthebuildingmaterial.Atthispoint,

peoplecanalsomanuallyadjusttheprocess,28andcorrectingcoursewherenecessary.

Theresearcherstestedthesystem's29bybuildingbothalargecylinder（圆柱

体）andasmallcylinder.Thetaskswerenotsimple.Makingcirclesontopofothercircleswould

nothaveworked,becausetheperfectmatchrequiredinpositionwouldhavebeenimpracticalto

achieve.30,thebuilderrobotprintedwindingcirclesthatinterleavedw方/?（交错；嵌入）

thelayersaboveandbelow,toensuremaximumstability.

ThecylindersbuiltbyDrKovac'srobotssuccessfullymeettherequirementsoftheBritish

buildingcodes.3jtheserobotshavebeenshowntobecapableofmanufacturing,Dr

Kovacsaystheirmaintaskwillprobablybe,initially,inrepair.

Becausetheflyingrobotscan,intheory,operateanywhere,theycouldfixthingsin

dangerousorotherwise32places.DrKovacsaysthathisrobotscouldbeusedto

33andsealleaksinpipelinesorfixcracksontallbuildings.Theserobotscouldbe

34toworkmorequickly,cheaplyandwithlessrisktohumans.Thinkingmorelong

term,DrKovacseesa35futureforhisconstructionrobots,buildingonthesurfaces

oftheMoonorMars.Butwhatwecansayforsureisthatitwillmakeahugedifferenceto

constructiononEarth.

21.A.typicalB.latestC.preciseD.popular

22.A.partB.characteristicC.limitationD.shortage

23.A.suitableB.responsibleC.famousD.ready

24.A.goonB.workonC.taketurnsD.contributeto

25.A.massiveB.stableC.strongD.flexible

26.A.makesB.improvesC.inspectsD.continues

27.A.misguidanceB.imbalanceC.misuseD.imperfection

28.A.changingB.supervisingC.arrangingD.measuring

29.A.featuresB.weaknessesC.capabilitiesD.responses

30.A.MoreoverB.MeanwhileC.OtherwiseD.Instead

31.A.BecauseB.WhileC.IfD.After

32.A.remoteB.unavailableC.inaccessibleD.deserted

33.A.spotB.squeezeC.replaceD.remove

34.A.inquiredB.intendedC.expandedD.assigned

35.A.vagueB.demandingC.distantD.potential

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

IfIhaveagoalinlife,itisn'ttobedrivingaRolls-Royce.Ifstobegivingawaymorethan

$1,000,000ayearandhavinganimpactonpeople'slives.IhavethesuccesstodaybecauseI

alwayshadtoworkforwhatIwanted.Igrewupaccustomedtorisksanddisappointments,soI

wasusedtomovingforward,nomatterwhat.

In2008,1wenttoLosAngeleswhereItriedtogethiredasanagent,ananalystanda

financialbroker.Unfortunately,allthesedoorsslammedinmyface.Theworld'seconomywasin

abadstate,soIknewIwouldhavetodoalittlespinningofmyown.

Youthinvolvesacertaininnocencebutalsoperseverance.Theword"can't"wasn'tinmy

vocabulary.IpartneredwithafriendbuyingdistressedmultifamilypropertiesaroundHouston.

Eventhoughwewereenthusiasticandbackedwithstart-upsums,Ididn'tmakeadealwork.My

friendmovedontootherprojects.Alone,Iputallmymoneyintothenextreal-estateproject.Iput

thetimein,Idreamedit,butonceagainthedealfellthrough.Twomonthslater,though,thedeal

camebackaround.Thatwaswhenthepathopened,luckchanged,andIwasreadytoformmy

owncompany.Ihaven?tlookedback.Onlyahead.

I'mnowabletogivebacktocommunitiesandcauses.Idonateabout$500,000ayear,much

ofthatgoingtoresearchtocurerarediseases.Wealsosupportalotofservicesfordisadvantaged

childreninHoustonandotherplaces.

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Ihavealwaysbeensomeonewhocanseethebigpictureandhaveneverbeendistractedby

thingsthatgetintheway.Therearelessonstobelearned,andthebiggestofthoseistokeepgoing.

Youmayhavetochangethepath,butalwayskeepthatvisioninfrontofyou.

36.Whichofthefollowingabouttheauthoristrue?

A.Hedonatedalotofmoneytoimprovehiscompany'simage.

B.Heoftenencountereddifficultiesintheprocessofgrowingup.

C.Hestartedhisowncompanytogetherwithafriend.

D.HechangedjobsseveraltimeswhileinLosAngeles.

37.Bysaying-doalittlespinningofmyown”inthesecondparagraph,theauthorprobably

meanshewould.

A.lookforapart-timejobindependentlyB.makehiscontributionstotheeconomy

C.giveintothedisappointingrealityD.beself-employedtodevelophiscareer

38.Whichqualityoftheauthorisnotshowninthepassage?

A.Perseverance.B.Optimism.C.Innocence.D.Kindness.

39.Whichoneisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SayingNoto"TurningBack"B.TipsforaSuccessfulBusiness

C.JumpingoverEconomicDownturnsD.ALife-timePursuitofDream

(B)

Justa2-minutewalkfromtheterminals,ShortStayisidealfbrmeeting

ordroppingpassengersandagreatchoiceforshorttripsawayand

businessmeetings.

YoucanbookShortStayparkinginadvancefordurationsoverone

A“襄houruptotwohourspriortoyourarrival,subjecttoavailability.

2-minutewalkfromtheTerminaldoors.

LEDlightingtohelplocateyourparkingspot.

AutomatedNumberPlateRecognitionand'CarFinder9system.

24/7security

[1THeathrowHeathrowLongStayParkingisidealifyou'regoingawayfor

□Lono•JStavJweek-longtripsormore.

SimplybookLongStayparkingforyourtripordriveuptoanyLong

Staycarpark.Attheentrybarrieryourregistrationwillberecognisedand

aticketwillbeprintedshowingyourregistrationandBookingReference.

LOncethebarrieropens,youmayproceedtothezoneindicated.

Usetheintercompointsatthebusstopstorequestapick-up.

Youwon'tfindourparkingcheaperanywhereelse.

Shuttlebusesrunevery10-15minutestotheterminaldoors

FreeWifionshuttlebuses.

24/7security

6HeathrowTheidealsolutionfortime-poorbusinesstravelersandother

Q□Businesspassengerswhowanttotravelefficientlyandinstyle.

BusinessparkingisavailableinTerminals2&3andTerminal5with

norequirementtohandinyourkeys.

Business-classshuttlebuseswithminimalwaittimes.

1^3FreeWi-Fionshuttlebuses.

24/7security.

MeetandGreetparkingisoneofthemostconvenient,worry-freeways

toparkyourcaratHeathrow.JustdriveyourvehicletoourShortStaycar

park,leaveyourkeyswithusandwe'lldotherest!

Shortwalktoterminal.

Notransferneeded-justdropyourcarandoffyougo.

24/7secureparking.

Nowaitforcaronreturn.

PLEASENOTE:Heathrowcurrentlydoesn'tprovideEV(electricvehicle)chargingfacilities.

Withthisinmind,werecommendthatallcustomersdrivingEVstotheairportchargethem

adequatelybeforearrival.

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40.Whichparkingfacilitymaytakeyouthelongesttravellingtimetotheterminals?A.ShortStay

B.LongStayC.BusinessD.Meet&Greet

41.UnderwhichcircumstancemayapassengerchooseBusinessParking?

A.AtravelerwhowouldliketoenjoyfreeWi-Fiattheairport.

B.Astudentwhohasanefficientplanontravellingeconomically.

C.Amanagerwhorunsonatightscheduleandmaymisshisflight.

D.Alocalwhoneedstopickuphisfriendfromalongflight.

42.Whichoneofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheadvertisement?

A.Youmayusethe“CarFinder"systemtolocateyourvehicleatBusinessParking.

B,IfyouleaveyourcaratMeet&Greet,itisuptoyoutoguaranteeitssafety.

C.Ifyouintendtotakea10-daytrip,you'dbetterparkyourvehicleatShortStay.

D.PassengersdrivingEVsshouldchargetheirbatterybeforeparkingattheairport.

(C)

CognitiveProcessingTherapy(CPT),along-termpsychologicaltherapy,isaspecifictypeof

cognitivebehavioraltherapywhichreducespost-traumaticstressdisoMer(仓U伤后应激障碍)

symptomsafternaturaldisasters.Typically,CPTisdeliveredover12sessionstohelppatientslearn

howtomodifynegativeattitudesandpracticesrelatedtotheirtrauma.Thegoalisthatthepatient

thencreatesanew,morepositiveviewandunderstandingofthetraumaticevent,whichreduces

on-goingnegativeeffectsonthepatient'scurrentlife.Itspecificallyfocusesonthecoretrauma

themesofsafety,trust,powerandcontrol,etc.

Deliveredbothindividuallyandinstructuredgroupsessions,itallowsfbrmultipledifferent

pathstoreceiveeffectivetreatments.Insomestudies,ithasshowntobehelpfulincaseswhere

medicinealonehasnotworked.BecauseCPTfocusesonretrainingthoughtsandbehaviorstoform

practicalstrategiesthatcanbeappliedtoeverydaylife.Comparedtoothertalk-therapies,ithasbeen

especiallysuccessful,becauseitcanbecompletedinabriefperiodoftime,allowingfbralower

patientdropoutrate.Italsoenhancesbrainconnectivity,whichlessenslong-termimpactsoftrauma.

Thisincreasedconnectivityiswhycognitivebehavioraltherapyisoftenarguedtobemoreeffective

thanmedicine.

Ontheotherhand,therearealsomultipledisadvantagestoCPT.Duetoitsstructurednature,it

maynotbesuitablefbrpeoplewithmorecomplexmentalhealthneedsorlearningdifficulties.

Additionally,sinceitinvolvesfacinguptoemotionsandfears,patientsmayexperienceinitial

periodsofadditionalanxietyordiscomfort.Sometherapistsalsoarguethatbecauseitonly

addressescurrentproblemsandspecificissuesitdoesnotaddresspossiblefundamentalcausesof

mentalhealthconditions,andbecauseitfocusesontheindividual'scapacitytochangethemselvesit

doesnotaddresswidersystemproblemsthathaveasignificantimpactonapatient'shealthand

well-being.

However,focusingmainlyonpost-naturaldisasters,regardlessofpre-disasterhealth,CPThas

beenrepeatedlyproventobearathersuccessfultreatmentapproach.Althoughtherehavenotbeen

studiesgeneralizingCPTforchildren,itisaneffectivetreatmentfbradults.Thecleareffectiveness

ofCPTdemonstratestheimportanceofpatient-specifictherapiesthatareuniquetotheexperiences

ofindividualpatients.

43.Accordingtothepassage,CPTisintendedtohelppatients.

A.learnhowtomodifyvariousnegativeattitudesandpractices

B.cultivateapositiveviewandunderstandingofthetraumaticevents

C.minimizeon-goingnegativeeffectsontheirpreviousandcurrentlife

D.focusonthecoretraumathemesofsafety,trust,power,control,etc.

44.Comparedwithothertalk-therapies,whatfeaturecontributestotheeffectivenessofCPT?

A.Itsmultipletreatingassignments.

B.Itsapplicablestrategiesindailylife.

C.Itshighertreatmentfulfillment.

D.Itsbrainconnectivityenhancement.

45.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Post-disasterhealthisnottakenintoconsiderationintheCPT.

B.CPTprovestobethemostsuccessfultreatmentapproachsofar.

C.MoreresearchesmightbeconductedintotheeffectivenessofCPTinchildren.

D.CPTaddressesthefundamentalcausesofpatients'mentalhealthconditions.

46.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.TheapplicationofCognitiveProcessingTherapy.

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B.Anintroductiontoalong-termpsychologicaltherapy.

C.Abreakthroughinthepsychologicalmedicalfield.

D.ThelimitationsofCognitiveProcessingTherapy.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwo

moresentencesthanyouneed.

AtaLossforWords

Imagineafriendisheadingouttofaceadifficulttask.Asalastwordbeforetheydisappear,

youwanttoencouragethem.Whatmightyousay?IfyouarespeakingEnglish,thelikeliestchoice

is"goodluck”.

Ifyoustoptothinkaboutit,thatisalittleodd.Thoughyoumightindeedhopelucksmileson

yourfriend,neithertheynoryoucandomuchabouttheprobability.47Thatiswhythe

French,inthissituation,say“boncourage”,not"goodluck”.

Englishdoesnotallowyoutopairanyoldadjectivewithanyoldnouninafixedexpression.

Youmaywishsomeone“goodmorning”,"goodaftemoon^^or“goodnight”,butnot“good

weekend”.48However,inotherlanguagesitisperfectlyusual.

49English-speakerswisheachotherahappybirthday,butspeakersofmanyother

languagessay“congratulations"asifthebirthdaygirlhaddonesomethingimpressivemerelyby

survivinganotheryear.TheDutchalsosay“gefeliciteerd“tomembersofthefamily,includingthe

onewhoreallydeservescongratulating:themother.Thisiscloseto（义务的），whileit

wouldcomeasastrangesurpriseinEnglish.

Itistemptingtodrawdeepculturalconclusionsfromthepresenceofthisortheabsenceofthat

inalanguage.50Forexample,theEnglishdosaythetypicalFrenchwordsbonvoyage

andbonappetit,andthere5snoreasontostopthere.Congratulateyourmother-in-lawonyourwife's

birthday,andyoucanprepareforadelightedsmileback.Itmayseemawkwardortrickyatfirstbut

youcanmakeitstickifyoutry.

A.Specialoccasionsareanotherwayinwhichlanguagesdiffer.

B.Itisnaturaltobecriticaloflanguagesthatlackexpressionsyouthinknecessary.

C.Whatyoureallywanttowishthemiscouragenotfortune.

D.HavingnoEnglishequivalentisannoyingforthosewhoareusedtoit.

E.Youcansaythatphraseifyoulike,butyourneighbourwouldlookatyoustrangely.

F.Butnothavingawordforsomethingdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tcoinone-orborrowit.

IV.SummaryWriting

51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

WhyCampingCanBeSoMuchFun?

Whenyougoonholiday,wheredoyouliketostay?Ifyouhaven'ttriedcamping,maybeyou

shouldjointheincreasingnumberofpeoplewhoareenjoyingthesimplepleasuresofcamping.

Bygrabbingyourtent,andsomeadditionalthings,it'seasytoheadofftothecountrysideand

enjoyanightortwounderthestars.Manycampersaredumpingthetrappingsoftheirmodern,

busylifetodothis,encouragedbyexpertswhosayafewpeacefulnightsinthemiddleof

nowheremightbeagoodwaytorelaxandimproveoursleeppatternsandwell-being.Itisalso,of

course,agoodlow-budgetholidayoption.

Fortheadventurous,wildcampingisanidealwaytoescapefromreality.Armedwithjust

somefoodandasleepingbag,you'refreef