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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeyouhavereadabookrecentlyandintendtorecommendittoothermembersofyourbook

clubviaanonlineforum.Brieflyintroducethebookandexplainwhyitisworthreading.Youwillhave30minutes

fbrthistaskandshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoor

threequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)AproposedpolicyallowingAfricanstotravelinAfricawithoutavisa.

B)Anagreementamong13Africancountriestosetupafree-tradezone.

C)AplantoinviteallAfricancountriestojointheAfricanUnion.

D)AnimportantinitiativetopermittouriststovisitAfricawithoutavisa.

2.A)Itwillattractmoreinvestmentsfromallovertheworld.

B)ItwillhelpmanyAfricancountriesreducetradedeficits.

C)ItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.

D)ItwillallowAfricanstoplayabiggerroleinworldtrade.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Coolingdownvolcanicrockwithseawater.

B)Storingcarbondioxideundergroundasagas.

C)Capturingcarbondioxideandburyingitunderthesea.

D)Pumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.

4.A)Lackofburyingground.C)Highconsumptionofwater.

B)Longtimeforprocessing.D)Enormouscostofenergy.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itvarieswiththeseasons.C)Ithascausednationwideconcern.

B)Ithasbeenonthedecline.D)Itisninetygramsdailyonaverage.

6.A)Theyemphasizefoodvariety.C)Theydomorecookingthanmen.

B)TheypreferFrenchstickloaves.D)Theyfavordietslowerincalories.

7.A)Theybakemorebreadathome.C)Theyeatmorefruitthantheyusedto.

B)Theyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.D)Theyputjaminsteadofbutteronbread.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfour

questions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

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choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Aftertherushhour.C)Assoonaspossible.

B)Earlyinthemorning.D)Aroundlunchtime.

9.A)Twofirstclassseats.C)Onewindowseat.

B)Twoseatstogether.D)Oneseatneartheexit.

10.A)Inthemiddleoftheplatform.C)Behindtheyellowline.

B)Atthefarendoftheplatform.D)Inthewaitingroom.

11.A)Waitinaqueueforhisturn.C)Payanextrafeefortheservice.

B)Gotothebaggageclaimarea.D)Givethetickettothetrainguard.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Almostallofthemwereoperatingatadeficit.C)Nearlyallofthemcloseddowndecadesago.

B)Theyhaveallbeenturnedintomovietheatres.D)Theyhaveadaptedtomeetfashionchanges.

13.A)Itshowsforeignmoviesexclusively.C)ItistheoldesttheatreinLondon.

B)Itshowsmoviesfromthe1950s.D)Itislocatednexttoahatfactory.

14.A)Theywearhatsonsocialoccasions.C)Theyenjoywatchingforeignmovies.

B)Theydon'tspeakforeignlanguages.D)Theydon'tgotomovietheatresoften.

15.A)Theyaremeantmostlyforimmigrants.C)TheyarehardforEnglishpeopletoappreciate.

B)TheyattractlargecrowdsofyoungLondoners.D)TheyhaveanEnglishtranslationonthescreen.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Shedoesn'tthinksmartphonescanreplacetablets.C)Shecannotstopchildrenusingsmartphones.

B)Sheincorporatessmartphonesintoherteaching.D)Sheregardssmartphonesasadistraction.

17.A)Toenforceschooldiscipline.C)Tohelpchildrengrowuptobeprofessionals.

B)Tomakestudentsconcentrate.D)Tocultivatechildren'sgoodstudyhabits.

18.A)Usebooksandpensonly.C)Makefulluseofelectronicdevices.

B)Cutdowntheirscreentime.D)Learntousetheinternetforresearch.

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Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Bycleaningthekitchenfloor.C)Byhelpinghermotherdothedishes.

B)Bylookingafterherbabybrother.D)Byhelpingherbrotherwashwindows.

20.A)Sheorderedalargenumberofdolls.C)Shemistakenlycanceledhermom'sorder.

B)Shecheckedifapurpledollwasordered.D)Sheorderedamoreexpensivedollinstead.

21.A)Theyaskedthechildren'shospitaltopickthem.C)Theyopenedallofthemonebyone.

B)Theytookallofthemtothechildren'shospital.D)Theydiscussedwheretokeepthem.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Thetimeonestartsschool.C)Theschoolthatoneattends.

B)Theclassroomatmosphere.D)Therelationshipwithclassmates.

23.A)Tohelpparentsdecidewhentosendtheirchildrentoschool.

B)Tofindcausesfordifferencesintheparticipants?performance.

C)Toidentifystudentshavingpotentialtobeprofessionalathletes.

D)Toofferconstructivesuggestionsformakingeducationalpolicies.

24.A)Politicalleaders.C)Professionalathletes.

B)Financialanalysts.D)High-schoolstudents.

25.A)Leadershipability.C)Risk-taking.

B)Commitmenttowork.D)Self-confidence.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfbreachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfbreach

itemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Ifsafantasythatgoesbackcenturies:amessageinabottle,carriedashorefromfar-offlands.Authors,

artistsandchildren26havedreamedofsuchagiftfromthesea.

Thistime,though,ifsnotabottlethatwashesashore.Ifseggs-thousandsoflittletoyeggs.

That*swhathappenedontheGermanislandofLangeoogthisweek.

LyingjustofftheNorthSeacoast,itfounditself27byaninvasionofcoloredplasticeggs-muchtothe

28oflocalchildren,becausetheeggscontainedtoys.

Police29theeggscamefromafreighterthatlostpartofitscargoduringanunusually30storm,

theworsttohitGermany'snortheasterncoastsince2006.

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Atanyrate,whatwaslostnowhasbeenfound,bymanyofthecommunity*slittlestresidents.

“Thesurpriseeggshavefoundtheirwaytofreedom,9,saidMayorUweGarrel.However,thejoyofthe

moment31offsoon.

“AtfirstIthoughtthiswasawonder,becauseeverythingwasso32,butthenwerealizedthatthisisa

huge33intheend,^^saidthemayor.Healsonotedtheplasticbagsandothermaterialsthathavewashed

ashoreontheislandcancauseseriousproblemsfor34.

Still,alltheselittleeggscontainedanextratreatwiththeirtoys.They35notesfromafar.

TherewasjustoneproblemfortheGermanchildrenwhoreceivedthem:TheywerewritteninRussian.

A)woreF)quantityK)effective

B)wildlifeG)overthrownL)delight

C)suspectH)messM)colorful

D)struckI)intenseN)bore

E)similarJ)human0)alike

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Hyphenatingyourlastnameaftermarriage?

A)Congratulationsondecidingtogetmarried!Whilebeingmarriedisgreatandwonderful,theactofgetting

marriedcanbequitestressful.Thereistheplanningoftheceremonyitselfthemerging(合并)oftwo

householdsandallofthedetailsinvolvedinthat.Youalsohavetotakethetimetoapplyforyourmarriage

licenseandthendecidewhetherornotyouaregoingtokeepyourlastnameorchangeit.

B)Thisiswherealotofpeoplehavetrouble.Onceuponatime,itwasjustcustomaryforabridetotakeher

groom'slastnameashenownandabandonhermaidennamecompletely.Theactofkeepingherownlast

namewasconsideredtaboo(梦忌)andpeople'seyebrowswouldraiserightofftheirfaceswhentheyfound

outthatthebridewasevenconsideringsomethingsoradical.Overtime,though,moreandmorewomenare

decidingtokeeptheirlastnames.

C)Therearealotofreasonstowanttokeepyourownlastname.Hopefullyyouhaveasupportivegroomwho

understandswhythisideaisthemostappealingtoyou.Alotoftimes,though,theactofkeepingyourname

isstillsomethingthatcausesconcern.Evenifyourgroomisfinewithit,hisfamily(oryourown)mightnotbe

sounderstanding.

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D)Thereareacoupleofwaystocompromiseontheissue.Youcouldchooseanentirelynewlastnameforthe

twoofyoutoshare.Thiswayneitherofyougetswayandyoubothhavetodealwiththelegalitiesof

goingthroughanamechange.Mostofthetime,though,themostpopularcompromiseistohyphenateyour

lastnameandthelastnameofyourgroom.Forexample,ifyourgroom'snameisJohnSmithandyourname

isKateJones.YouwouldnameyourselfKateJones-SmithorKateSmith-Jones.Thisallowsyoutokeepgoing

byyourownlastnamewhilelegallyadoptingyourhusband'slastnameatthesametime.

E)Thecompromiseisthebiggestreasonthatsomanywomenchoosetohyphenatetheirlastnames.Itisaway

ofyoukeepingyourownidentitywhilealsomakingyourfuturehusbandhappy.Itallowsyoutostay

connectedtoaccomplishmentsthatyouachievedbeforeyougotmarried.Forexample,manywomenwho

choosetohyphenatedosopartiallybecausetheyhaveearnedhighereducationaldegreesandcertifications

undertheirmaidennames.Theymighthavealsohadthingspublishedorpublicizedandwanttostay

connectedtothatidentity.Hyphenatingyourlastnamecanhelpyoubridgethegapbetweenyourpersonal

andprofessionallives.Manywomenwhoopttosimplykeeptheirownnamesdosobecausetheydon*twant

togiveupallthattheyhaveaccomplishedprofessionally.Adoptingtheirhusband'slastnamemakesithard

forthemtoclaimownershipoftheseaccomplishmentspersonallybecausetheyhappenedundertheir

name.

F)Whiletraditionisonething,thereisn*tanylogicalreasontocompletelychangeyourname.Keepingyour

nameandjoiningittoyourhusband'sthroughhyphenationisaslegalassimplyadoptinghisnameoras

simplykeepingyourownandleavinghisoutofthepictureentirely.

G)Probablythemostimportantreasontoconsiderhyphenationisyouridentity.You'vespentyourwholelife

buildingyouridentityunderacertainname.Obviouslyyouwillstillbeyouevenifyou*vetakenonyour

husband*slastnameandomittedyoursentirely.Atthesametime,yournameisassociatedwiththeidentity

you'vebuiltupandhyphenationallowsyoutorespectthatwhilealsorespectingtraditionandyourhusband's

famil/sidentity.

H)Ifyoucareaboutoutsideopinionsonyourname,youshouldknowthatalargeportionoftoday*ssocietyis

annoyedbythehyphenatedname.Somepeoplefinditsnobby保利的)andotherssimplyfinditirritating

becausetheyhaveahardtimerememberingwhichlastnametheyaresupposedtosayfirst.Somepeople

evenbelievethatnotsimplyadoptingyourhusband'slastnameisahugesignofdisrespectandalackof

commitment.

I)Itispossiblethatyourfuturehusbandwillfindthischoiceoffensive.Somemen,regardlessofhowyoumight

feelaboutsomethings,aretraditionalistsandfeelthatitissimplyforthewomantotaketheman*s

lastnameasherown.Whetheryourfuturehusbandinsistingonyouradoptinghislastnameisaredflagto

youornot,itisstillsomethingthatyoushouldtakeintoconsideration.

J)Thereareallsortsofreasonstohyphenateyournameornottohyphenateyourname.Thebasisforeachof

thesethings,however,iswhetherornotyouarewillingtomakeacompromisewhenitcomestochanging

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yourname.Thehyphenationistheepitome(体现)ofacompromise.Onespousewantsacompletename

change.Theotherspousewantsnonamechange.Hyphenatingthetwonamesisawayforeachpersonto,at

leastalittlebit,theargument.

K)Anddon'tforgetthelegalstuff!Makingthedecisionisjustpartoftheprocess.Fromthereyouaregoingto

havetolegallychangeyournameallovertheplace.Youllneedtochangeyournameatthebank,withsocial

security,withyourcreditcards,onyourdriver'slicense,atthegym...everywhere.Ifseasytoget

overwhelmedjustthinkingaboutit.

L)Whatmatters,ofcourse,isthatthetwoofyouaregoingtobehappilymarried-hopefullyfortheofyour

lives.Attheendoftheday,whetheryoueachkeepyournames,whetheryoucomeupwithanentirelynew

nameforthetwoofyoutoshareorwhetheryouhyphenateyourcurrentlastnames,whatmattersisthatyou

loveeachotherandaregoingtobejoiningyourlivestogether.Trytorememberthatasyouarestaringatthe

applicationforyourmarriagelicenseandfillingouttheportionthatreadsafteryouget(or

whateverthelegaleseforthatmightbe).

36.Manypeopletodaystillfindnamehyphenationuponmarriageunacceptable.

37.Asacompromise,abridewillinmostcasesadoptanamethatcombinesthecouple'slastnames.

38.Thebrideshouldconsideradoptinghergroom'slastnamewhetherhefeelsstronglyaboutitornot.

39.Makingpreparationsformarriagecausesalotofstress.

40.Hyphenatingthelastnamescouldbeawin-winsolutionshouldargumentsariseaboutwhatnametoadopt

uponmarriage.

41.Itusedtobeconsideredsociallyunacceptableforabridetoretainhermaidenname.

42.Thebridewhoadoptsahyphenatedlastnameaftermarriagecanmaintainconnectionswiththeirpast

achievements.

43.Hyphenatingnamesallowsthebridetopreserveherownidentitywhilerespectingtradition.

44.Nomatterwhatnamethebrideadopts,itismostimportantthatthenewly-wedstrulyloveeachother.

45.Legallyspeaking,thebrideisfreetochoosewhatevernamesheprefers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifsgoodtobesmart.Afterall,intelligentpeopleearnmoremoney,accumulatemorewealth,andevenlive

longer.Butthere9sanothersidetothestory.Thebrightestpeopleandstrongestleaderssometimesmakeerrors

othersdon't,especiallyinsituationsthatrequirecommonsense.

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TravisBradberry,presidentatTalentSmart,explainedBradberryinhispostWhySmartPeopleActsoStupid

that"'rationalthinkingandintelligencedon'ttendtogohandinhand”.Intelligentpeoplearemorepronetosilly

mistakesbecauseofblindspotsinhowtheyuselogic.Theseblindspotsexistbecausesmartpeopletendtobe

overconfidentintheirreasoningabilities."They'resousedtobeingrightandhavingquickanswersthattheydon't

evenrealisewhenthey5remakingamessbyansweringwithoutthinkingthingsthrough.

Alifetimeofpraiseleadssmartpeopletodeveloptoomuchfaithintheirintelligenceandabilities.Theyoften

failtorecognisewhentheyneedhelp,andwhentheydorecogniseit,theytendtobelievethatnooneelseis

capableofprovidingit.”

"It'shardforanyonetograciouslyacceptthefactthatthey'rewrong.Ifsevenharderforsmartpeople

becausetheygrowsousedtobeingrightallthetimethatitbecomesapartoftheiridentity,"Bradberrywrote.

<6Forsmartpeople,beingwrongcanfeellikeapersonalattack,andbeingright,anecessity.^^

Smartpeoplealsohaveahardtimeacceptingfeedback.Theytendtoundervaluetheopinionsofothers,

whichmeanstheyhavetroublebelievingthatanyoneisqualifiedtogivethemusefulfeedback.Notonlydoesthis

tendencyhindertheirgrowthandperformance,itcanleadtoharmfulrelationships,bothpersonallyand

professionally.

Smartpeopledevelopoverachievingpersonalitiesbecausethingscomesoeasilytothem.Theysimplydon't

understandhowhardsomepeoplehavetoworktoaccomplishthesamethings,andbecauseofthat,theypush

peopletoohard.Theysetthebartoohigh,andwhenpeopletaketoolongordon'tgetthingsquiteright,they

assumeifsduetoalackofeffort.Sotheypushevenharder.

46.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthebrightestpeople?

A)Theycanmakesillymistakesinstraightforwardsituations.

B)Theyusuallyturnablindeyetotheirownweaknesses.

C)Theyareadmiredbypeoplearoundthem.

D)Theycandifferintheirpersonalities.

47.Whataccountsfortheexistenceofintelligentpeopledlogicalblindspots?

A)Theirirrationalwayofthinking.

B)Toomuchfaithintheirabilitytothink.

C)Theirignoranceofbehaviouralscience.

D)Toomuchconcernabouttheirwork.

48.Howdosmartpeoplereactwhentheyarefoundtobewrong?

A)Theyshittheblametoothers.

B)Theygraciouslyacceptthefacts.

C)Theymayfeelshocked.

D)Theymaygetoffended.

49.Whatmayhappentosmartpeoplewhofinditdifficulttoacceptsuggestions?

A)Theymaysufferintheirprofessionalandprivatelife.

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B)Theymaylosefaithintheiradministrativeabilities.

C)Theymaycommitmoreerrorsthaneverbefore.

D)Theymayexperiencealotofemotionalstress.

50.Whatissaidaboutthoseworkingwithorunderoverachievingpeople?

A)Theyputalotofeffortintotheirwork.

B)Theysethighergoalsforthemselves.

C)Theyareunderincreasingpressure.

D)Theytakelesstimetogetthingsdone.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Oftheendlesstroublesthatcomewithbeingdrivenfromone'shomecountry,losingeducationalcertificates

mayseemsmall.Butitisn'tRefugeeswhosettleinothercountriesoftenfindthemselvesunabletocontinueon

theirpreviouscareerpathduetoanewsetofemployerstandardsorskillsrequirements.Tosolvethisproblem,

theU.S.StateDepartmentisposingasolution:onlinelearning.

TheStateDepartmentwillannounceapartnershipwithanonlineeducationplatformcalledCoursera.The

platformwillallowrefugeesworldwidetotakethousandsofonlinecoursesforfree.forwill

beavailableforanynon-profitgroupthatsupportsrefugeesinanycountry,aswellasindividualrefugees.They

canapplyforfullyfundedaccesstoCoursera*scoursecatalog,whichmeanstheycantakealloftheplatform^

classesandobtainprofessionalcertificatesforfree.Theplatformcurrentlyoffersprofessor-ledlecturesonabroad

rangeoftopics,fromdatasciencetofashiondesign.

Astheworldmigrantcrisisintensifies,employmentisbecomingaglobalconcern.Thenewprogramaimsto

aidrefugeesbyoffering"importantskillsthatwillhelpthemintheglobaleconomy,9,EvanRyan,U.S.assistant

secretaryofstateforeducationalandculturalaffairs,saidonapresscalllastweek.4tWhatwedon'twanttodois

notact,“addedCourserachiefoperationsofficerLilalbrahim.

Theideaisn'twithoutitskinks.Forone,startingonanewcareerpathisnotassimpleaswatchingafew

videosandobtaininganonlinecertificate;eventhoselookingtocontinuepreviouscareerscan'tsimplyrelyonan

onlinelecturetogetthemup-to-dateonstandards,policies,andpractices.Foranother,mostoftheclasseson

CourseraareinEnglish,andthoughthereareplanstoaddtranslations,languagebarrierscanbeabigobstacle.

Thentherearethequestionsoverthevalueofmassiveopenonlinecourses(MOOCs)themselves-bothfor

refugeesandforaveragelearners.

Butit'sstillearlydaysandtherearesignsofhope.In2015,ajointstudyfound72%ofpeopletakingMOOCs

sawcareerbenefitsafterward.

51.WhyistheU.S.StateDepartmentlaunchinganonlinelearningprogramforrefugees?

A)Toenablethemtosettledowninhostcountries.

B)Toallowthemtolearnasmanyjobskillsaspossible.

C)Toofferthemaplatformtopursueadvanceddegrees.

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Tohelpthemtomeetnewemploymentstandards.

52.Whatdoweknowabout"'CourseraforRefugees”?

A)Itprovidesrefugeeswithawiderangeofcoursesfreeofcharge.

B)Itoffersfreeonlinedataservicesforrefugeesaroundtheworld.

C)Itallowsrefugeestoobtaindegreesinvariousacademicfields.

D)Itsuppliesrefugeeswithagreatvarietyofjobopportunities.

53.Whatdoesthepassagesayisaconsequenceoftheglobalmigrantcrisis?

A)Instabilityincreasesinhostcountries.

B)Theglobaleconomiccrisisintensifies.

C)Alotmorerefugeesdieduringmigration.

D)Refugeesfinditmoredifficulttogetajob.

54.Whatdoestheauthorsaycausesrefugees5difficultyintakingonlinecourses?

A)Culturalenvironment.

B)Changedacademicrequirements.

C)Lackoflanguageskills.

D)Differenceinteachingplatforms.

55.WhatdidthejointstudyfindabouttheMOOCsseveralyearsago?

A)Theyhelpedsolvelearners*financialproblems.

B)Theybenefitedmostofthelearners.

C)Theychangedsomelearners1careerpath.

D)Theyprovidedthemostneededvocationalskills.

IVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:thispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.Youshould

write