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The Bible is not just one book, but an entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as religious literature. The Christian Bible has two main sections, the Old Testament and the New Testament. Western civilization has been shaped by the moral teachings, laws, culture, theology, and even the language of the Bible.

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Christmas, December 25th, is a Christian holy day that marks the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God. The history of Christmas dates back over 4,000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the Christmas log, the giving of gifts, parades with floats, carolers （欢唱颂歌的人） who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions are the typical symbols of Christmas celebration.

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Pan Gu

In the beginning the heavens and earth were still one, and all was chaos. The universe was like a big black egg, carrying Pan Gu inside itself. After 18 thousand years, Pan Gu awoke from a long sleep. He felt suffocated( 窒 息的 ), so he took up an ax and cracked open the egg. The light, clear part of it floated up and formed the heavens; the cold, thick matter stayed below to form the earth. Pan Gu stood in the middle, his head touching the sky, his feet planted on the earth. Pan Gu stood between them like a pillar, nine million li in height, so that they would never join again.

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Playing God: Human Cloning

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1. When was the first mammal cloned? And what was its name, according to the video?

2. Under what condition does the speaker think man plays the role of God?

Key The first mammal was cloned in 1996 and its name was Dolly, the sheep.

Key If man has the ability to clone another human being as his exact image, man starts to play the role of God.

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Have you ever heard any other Bible stories? And how did you like them?Who is Jesus Christ? Who is Judas? Is there any story about them? What is it?

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This is the story of the of Jesus. His mother, Mary, was

Joseph; before their she found that she was with child by

Holy Spirit. Being a man of

quietly. He had on this, when an angel of the

Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph son of David,” said the angel,

“do not be afraid to take Mary home with you as your wife. It is by the Holy

Spirit that she will have this child. She will a son; and you shall give

him the name Jesus, for he will save his people from their .”

from sleep Joseph did as the angel had directed him; he took Mary home

to be his wife, but had no intercourse with her until her son was born. And

he named the child .

birth____ engaged_______

resolved_______

marriage _______

sins____ Rising_____

bear____

principle_______

set aside_______

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, Joseph desired to have the marriage

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Part Division of the Text

The text can be divided into three parts:

Part 1 (Paragraphs 1-2):

God created Adam and Eve.

Part 2 (Paragraphs 3-12):

Adam and Eve, against God’s order, ate the forbidden fruit.Part Division of the Text

Further Understanding Part 3 (Paragraphs 13-14):

Adam and Eve, together with the snake, were punished by God.

Further Understanding

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2.

Did Adam and Eve have any coverings on their bodies before they ate the forbidden fruit?

Why did Adam and Eve hide themselves and feel afraid when God appeared again in the Garden of Eden?

Key

Key Because they realized they were naked and that they had broken their promises by eating the forbidden fruit.

Questions:

No. After eating the forbidden fruit, their eyes were opened and they understood they were naked. So they tied leaves together to cover their bodies.

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Further Understanding

After God created the earth and the heaven, He created man from the

dust of the earth and breathed life into him. Then God made a garden in the

east, in Eden; and He put the man in the garden. God made every tree

come out of the earth, and in the middle of the garden God planted a

wonderful tree, called the tree of life. Whoever might eat the fruit from this

tree would live on forever.

God said, “It is not good for the man to be by himself. I will make one

like himself as a help to him.” God made the man fall into a deep sleep,

took one of his ribs, and made it into a woman. He took her to the man. The

man, Adam, and the woman, Eve, lived happily in the garden, for God had

given them good things to enjoy.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

God wanted Adam and Eve to prove their love for Him, so He planted in

the garden a test-tree, the tree of knowledge. “You may eat the fruit of

every other tree,” God told them, “but you must not taste the fruit of this

tree. If you do, you shall surely die.”

One day a sad thing happened. A snake crept into the garden. It came

first to Eve. “Has God said that you must not eat the fruit of every tree in

this garden?” the snake asked.

“ We may eat the fruit of every tree except one,” Eve answered. “God

has told us that we must not eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge;

otherwise we will surely die.”

“That is not true. You will not surely die,” the snake replied. “God

knows that if you eat fruit from this tree, you will become wise and know

good and evil, just like Him. Therefore He has forbidden you to eat it.”

Until this time Eve had not touched the forbidden tree, but now she

looked at its fruit and thought that if it really would make her wise, like God,

she wanted to taste it. So she took and ate the fruit off the tree, and then

she gave some to Adam, and he too ate it.

At once their eyes were opened, and Adam and Eve understood they

were naked. So they tied leaves together to cover their bodies.

Soon they heard God’s voice in the garden, and they were afraid. They

hid themselves in the forest. But God called, “Adam, where are you?”

Adam answered, “I heard you, but I was afraid to come before you

because I was naked.”

“ Who told you that you were naked?” God asked, “Have you eaten the

forbidden fruit?” Then Adam told God that Eve had given him some of the

fruit and he had eaten it.

“ What is this you have done?” God questioned Eve. She told Him the

whole story.

God looked at all three and said, “Because you did not obey me, you

must be punished. You, snake, must crawl forever, hated and feared by

mankind. Eve, because of you, all your daughters will suffer pain in

childbirth. And because of you, Adam, all your sons will have to work very

hard to make a living from the earth. You human beings are dust, and you

shall return to dust in the end.”

God drove them out of the Garden of Eden and placed an angel at the

gate of the garden to prevent them from coming back to eat the fruit of the

tree of life.

(587 words)

“ What is this you have done?” God questioned Eve. She told Him the

whole story.

God looked at all three and said, “Because you did not obey me, you

must be punished. You, snake, must crawl forever, hated and feared by

mankind. Eve, because of you, all your daughters will suffer pain in

childbirth. And because of you, Adam, all your sons will have to work very

hard to make a living from the earth. You human beings are dust, and you

shall return to dust in the end.”

God drove them out of the Garden of Eden and placed an angel at the

gate of the garden to prevent them from coming back to eat the fruit of the

tree of life.

(587 words)

After God created the earth and the heaven, He created man from the

dust of the earth and breathed life into him. Then God made a garden in the

east, in Eden; and He put the man in the garden. God made every tree

come out of the earth, and in the middle of the garden God planted a

wonderful tree, called the tree of life. Whoever might eat the fruit from this

tree would live on forever.

God said, “It is not good for the man to be by himself. I will make one

like himself as a help to him.” God made the man fall into a deep sleep,

took one of his ribs, and made it into a woman. He took her to the man. The

man, Adam, and the woman, Eve, lived happily in the garden, for God had

given them good things to enjoy.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

God wanted Adam and Eve to prove their love for Him, so He planted in

the garden a test-tree, the tree of knowledge. “You may eat the fruit of

every other tree,” God told them, “but you must not taste the fruit of this

tree. If you do, you shall surely die.”

One day a sad thing happened. A snake crept into the garden. It came

first to Eve. “Has God said that you must not eat the fruit of every tree in

this garden?” the snake asked.

“ We may eat the fruit of every tree except one,” Eve answered. “God

has told us that we must not eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge;

otherwise we will surely die.”

“That is not true. You will not surely die,” the snake replied. “God

knows that if you eat fruit from this tree, you will become wise and know

good and evil, just like Him. Therefore He has forbidden you to eat it.”

After God created the earth and the heaven, He created man from the

dust of the earth and breathed life into him. Then God made a garden in the

east, in Eden; and He put the man in the garden. God made every tree

come out of the earth, and in the middle of the garden God planted a

wonderful tree, called the tree of life. Whoever might eat the fruit from this

tree would live on forever.

God said, “It is not good for the man to be by himself. I will make one

like himself as a help to him.” God made the man fall into a deep sleep,

took one of his ribs, and made it into a woman. He took her to the man. The

man, Adam, and the woman, Eve, lived happily in the garden, for God had

given them good things to enjoy.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of EdenSymptoms无论是谁，只要吃了这棵树上的果子，就可以长生不老。

Sentence Translation:

No matter who might taste the fruit from the tree, he would enjoy a life that never ends.

Sentence Paraphrase:

在这里 whoever 引导的是主语从句，相当于 no matter who 。带 ever 的wh-疑问词在引导条件状语从句时可与 no matter + wh-疑问词互换，例如：

Structural Analysis:

No matter where / Wherever she is, she always thinks of you.No matter what / Whatever difficulties we may come across, we’ll help one another to overcome them.

但请注意下一句In need of money, Bob had to take whatever job that was offered to him.

在这句中只能用whatever, 而不能用 no matter what，因为在这里whatever 做的是定语而不是引导条件状语从句。

After God created the earth and the heaven, He created man from the

dust of the earth and breathed life into him. Then God made a garden in the

east, in Eden; and He put the man in the garden. God made every tree

come out of the earth, and in the middle of the garden God planted a

wonderful tree, called the tree of life. Whoever might eat the fruit from this

tree would live on forever.

God said, “It is not good for the man to be by himself. I will make one

like himself as a help to him.” God made the man fall into a deep sleep,

took one of his ribs, and made it into a woman. He took her to the man. The

man, Adam, and the woman, Eve, lived happily in the garden, for God had

given them good things to enjoy.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

If you knew everything, you would not be so angry with him.

If he were still staying here, he might see what happened to Professor Black.

另外，该句使用的是虚拟语气，这是对现在的虚拟。虚拟语气表示并非事实的假设和主观愿望，多用于正式文体。在虚拟条件句中，

1) —— 表示与现在事实相反的假设 从句中用 were或其他动词的一 般过去时、过去进行时；主句中用 would / should / could / might + 动词原形。如：

2) ——表示与过去事实相反的假设 从句中用过去完成时；主句中用 would /should / could / might + have + 动词的过去分词。如：

If the whole operation had not been planned beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost

3) 表示对将来事情的假设—— 从句中用were或其他动词的一般过去 时，were to + 动词原形；主句中用would / should / could / might + 动词原形。如：

If the sun stopped shining some day, living things couldn’t live. If he were to hear you talking, he would think you were mad.

After God created the earth and the heaven, He created man from the

dust of the earth and breathed life into him. Then God made a garden in the

east, in Eden; and He put the man in the garden. God made every tree

come out of the earth, and in the middle of the garden God planted a

wonderful tree, called the tree of life. Whoever might eat the fruit from this

tree would live on forever.

God said, “It is not good for the man to be by himself. I will make one

like himself as a help to him.” God made the man fall into a deep sleep,

took one of his ribs, and made it into a woman. He took her to the man. The

man, Adam, and the woman, Eve, lived happily in the garden, for God had

given them good things to enjoy.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Were he still staying here, he might see what happened to Professor Black.

Had the whole operation not been planned beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.

4) 如果 if 从句中的谓语动词中含有为 were、 had 时， if 可省去，而将 were或 had 移至句首，形成倒装句。如：

Were he to hear you talking, he would think you were mad. 注意，有时从句是对过去事情，主句是对现在的事情的混合虚拟，那么主、从句分别进行虚拟，即从句中用过去完成时，主句中用 would / should / could / might + 动词原形。如：

If I hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you wouldn’t be smiling now.

在过去的十年里，除了添了几个加油站以外，这个小镇几乎没什么变化。

God wanted Adam and Eve to prove their love for Him, so He planted in

the garden a test-tree, the tree of knowledge. “You may eat the fruit of

every other tree,” God told them, “but you must not taste the fruit of this

tree. If you do, you shall surely die.”

One day a sad thing happened. A snake crept into the garden. It came

first to Eve. “Has God said that you must not eat the fruit of every tree in

this garden?” the snake asked.

“ We may eat the fruit of every tree except one,” Eve answered. “God

has told us that we must not eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge;

otherwise we will surely die.”

“That is not true. You will not surely die,” the snake replied. “God

knows that if you eat fruit from this tree, you will become wise and know

good and evil, just like Him. Therefore He has forbidden you to eat it.”

Symptoms“ ”除了一棵树以外，我们可以吃其他树上的所有果子。 夏娃答道。Sentence Translation:

“We are allowed to taste the fruit of every tree except the fruit of one tree,” Eve replied.

Sentence Paraphrase:

except “ ”除了 ，不包括其提及的内容，而 besides “ ”也译为 除了 ，包括其提及的内容，例如：

except for “ ”也译为 除了 ，其用意只是指出不足，该不足不会影响所要 强调的主句所表达的内容。例如：

Structural Analysis:

We all went to the Great Wall except Tom.

Besides Tom, we all went to the Great Wall. 除了汤姆外，我们都去了长城。

除了汤姆以外，我们也去了长城。

The small town changed relatively little in the past decade, except for several new gas stations.

在过去的十年里，除了添了几个加油站以外，这个小镇几乎没什么变化。

After God created the earth and the heaven, He created man from the

dust of the earth and breathed life into him. Then God made a garden in the

east, in Eden; and He put the man in the garden. God made every tree

come out of the earth, and in the middle of the garden God planted a

wonderful tree, called the tree of life. Whoever might eat the fruit from this

tree would live on forever.

God said, “It is not good for the man to be by himself. I will make one

like himself as a help to him.” God made the man fall into a deep sleep,

took one of his ribs, and made it into a woman. He took her to the man. The

man, Adam, and the woman, Eve, lived happily in the garden, for God had

given them good things to enjoy.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

create

Comparison:create & establish这两个词侧重各不同， create 强调从无到有的“创作，创建”，而 establish 更侧重“建立，设立”。

God created Eve from one of Adam’s ribs.

建立友好关系

They recommended that a new committee be created.

建造水坝和防风林

NB ：v. a) 创造；创作；设计（服装）

b) 创建；创设

to establish friendly relations

to establish dams and windbreaks

After God created the earth and heaven, He created a man from the

dust of the earth and breathed life into him. Then God made a garden in the

east, in Eden; and He put the man in the garden. God made every tree

come out of the earth, and in the middle of the garden God planted a

wonderful tree, called the tree of life. Whoever might eat the fruit from this

tree would live on forever.

God said, “It is not good for the man to be by himself. I will make

another one like him as a help to him.” God made the man fall into a deep

sleep, took one of his ribs, and made it into a woman. He took her to the

man. The man, Adam, and the woman, Eve, lived happily in the garden, for

God had given them good things to enjoy.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Derivatives:

creative adj. creativity n.creation n. creature n.

创造的；有创造力的；建设性的；有意义的创造性；创作力；创作能力创造；创作；建设生物；（有生命或无生命的）创造物；产物

After God created the earth and the heaven, He created man from the

dust of the earth and breathed life into him. Then God made a garden in the

east, in Eden; and He put the man in the garden. God made every tree

come out of the earth, and in the middle of the garden God planted a

wonderful tree, called the tree of life. Whoever might eat the fruit from this

tree would live on forever.

God said, “It is not good for the man to be by himself. I will make one

like himself as a help to him.” God made the man fall into a deep sleep,

took one of his ribs, and made it into a woman. He took her to the man. The

man, Adam, and the woman, Eve, lived happily in the garden, for God had

given them good things to enjoy.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

breathe

The children were unable to breathe because of the smoke.

NB ：v. 呼吸；喘气

Useful Expressions:

breathe in breathe out

Derivatives:

breath n. breathing n.

呼吸

呼吸运动 a. 有气息的；活的

吸；吸入呼；呼出

God wanted Adam and Eve to prove their love for Him, so He planted in

the garden a test-tree, the tree of knowledge. “You may eat the fruit of

every other tree,” God told them, “but you must not taste the fruit of this

tree. If you do, you shall surely die.”

One day a sad thing happened. A snake crept into the garden. It came

first to Eve. “Has God said that you must not eat the fruit of every tree in

this garden?” the snake asked.

“ We may eat the fruit of every tree except one,” Eve answered. “God

has told us that we must not eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge;

otherwise we will surely die.”

“That is not true. You will not surely die,” the snake replied. “God

knows that if you eat fruit from this tree, you will become wise and know

good and evil, just like Him. Therefore He has forbidden you to eat it.”

prove

NB ：v. 证明；证实

They proved her innocence ( 或 that she was innocent).Time would prove me (to be) right.

Useful Expressions:

prove out 结果证明属实，结果证明与预期相符；经实验证明效果良好prove up 证明已具备……资格；提出证明

Derivatives:

proven a. proof n. proofless a.

被证实的证据；证物；证言无证据的

God wanted Adam and Eve to prove their love for Him, so He planted in

the garden a test-tree, the tree of knowledge. “You may eat the fruit of

every other tree,” God told them, “but you must not taste the fruit of this

tree. If you do, you shall surely die.”

One day a sad thing happened. A snake crept into the garden. It came

first to Eve. “Has God said that you must not eat the fruit of every tree in

this garden?” the snake asked.

“ We may eat the fruit of every tree except one,” Eve answered. “God

has told us that we must not eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge;

otherwise we will surely die.”

“That is not true. You will not surely die,” the snake replied. “God

knows that if you eat fruit from this tree, you will become wise and know

good and evil, just like Him. Therefore He has forbidden you to eat it.”

forbid

NB ：v. a) 不许；禁止

Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children.

I forbade him to leave the house!

Patterns:

forbid sb. to do forbid sb. from doing

Derivatives:

forbidden a. forbidding a.

被禁止的严峻的；令人生畏的

b) 不许（某人）进入（或使用等）

His mother forbids him to drink alcohol.

People are forbidden to smoke here.

Women are strictly forbidden from entering that area.

“ What is this you have done?” God questioned Eve. She told Him the

whole story.

God looked at all three and said, “Because you did not obey me, you

must be punished. You, snake, must crawl forever, hated and feared by

mankind. Eve, because of you, all your daughters will suffer pain in

childbirth. And because of you, Adam, all your sons will have to work very

hard to make a living from the earth. You human beings are dust, and you

shall return to dust in the end.”

God drove them out of the Garden of Eden and placed an angel at the

gate of the garden to prevent them from coming back to eat the fruit of the

tree of life.

(587 words)

suffer

NB ：v. a) 受痛苦；受苦难

b) 受损害；变糟The patient is still suffering.

His health suffered from overwork.

Patterns:

suffer from sth.suffer from headachessuffer from droughts

Derivatives:

suffering n. sufferable a. sufferance n.

痛苦；苦难可忍受的；可容忍的忍受，忍耐；忍耐力

“ What is this you have done?” God questioned Eve. She told Him the

whole story.

God looked at all three and said, “Because you did not obey me, you

must be punished. You, snake, must crawl forever, hated and feared by

mankind. Eve, because of you, all your daughters will suffer pain in

childbirth. And because of you, Adam, all your sons will have to work very

hard to make a living from the earth. You human beings are dust, and you

shall return to dust in the end.”

God drove them out of the Garden of Eden and placed an angel at the

gate of the garden to prevent them from coming back to eat the fruit of the

tree of life.

(587 words)

prevent

NB:

v. 阻止，阻挡；制止；妨碍

The rain prevented us from playing ( 或 prevented us playing或 prevented our playing) tennis.

Useful Expressions:

prevent ... from doing

与其同义的表达还有 keep ... from doing, forbid ... from doing 。Derivatives:

preventionpreventivepreventable

阻止；妨碍预防的；防止的可防止的；可预防的；可阻止的

The local government is taking measures to prevent the environment pollution from getting worse.

n. a. a.

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in the east 在东方

come out of 从……中产生

in the middle of 在……中间

by oneself 独自

fall into a deep sleep 沉睡

make a living 谋生

in the end 最终，最后

drive … out of 把……赶出，驱逐

at the gate of 在……门口

take … off … 把……从……取下来

return to 回到

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Synonyms and Antonyms

dust earth

like unlike,dislike

enjoy like, appreciate

creep crawl

wise clever, intelligent

wicked, bad, sinful good, kindevil

dislikehate

disobeyobey

Key words Synonyms AntonymsNo.

2.

1.

3.

4.  

5.

6.

7.

8.  

hate

reply answer, respond

9.  

stupid, unwise

like, love

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Summary Writing

Directions:Read Text B and write a summary of about 100 words. Note that your summary should include the main ideas of the passage. Please pay attention to the use of conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs.

The chief god, Zeus, was annoyed by the trick Prometheus, the creator of Man, played on him. In order to punish Man, Zeus took fire away. However, Prometheus flew to the Isle of Lemnos to bring back fire to mankind again. This time, to punish Prometheus and Man, Zeus asked his son Hephaestus to create a woman, Pandora, and sent her as a gift to Epimetheus, Prometheus’ brother. Out of curiosity, Pandora opened the box given to her by Zeus as a wedding gift. Immediately there came out all terrible things except the spirit of hope.

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Error Correction

Directions:Read the following letter, find the incorrect parts and correct them.

Key

September 17, 2006Dear Li, Hello! I have received your letter of August 18, your business tour to Beijing has been all arranged. Our general manager Sun Dawei will meet you at Beijing Airport. Please let us know if there is any time change beforehand. We all look forward to seeing you soon.

Li Jian

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September 17, 2006Dear Li, Hello! I have received your letter of August 18, your business tour to Beijing has been all arranged. Our general manager Sun Dawei will meet you at Beijing Airport. Please let us know if there is any time change beforehand. We all look forward to seeing you soon.

Li Jian

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Error Correction

Directions:Read the following letter, find the incorrect parts and correct them.

September 17, 2006Dear Li, Hello! I have received your letter of August 18, your business tour to Beijing has been all arranged. Our general manager Sun Dawei will meet you at Beijing Airport. Please let us know if there is any time change beforehand. We all look forward to seeing you soon.

Li Jian

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September

改为 Sept. ， 当月、日、年同时出现表示时间时，月份通常用缩写，但六月和七月通常写为 June ， July 。

Error Correction

Directions:Read the following letter, find the incorrect parts and correct them.

September 17, 2006Dear Li, Hello! I have received your letter of August 18, your business tour to Beijing has been all arranged. Our general manager Sun Dawei will meet you at Beijing Airport. Please let us know if there is any time change beforehand. We all look forward to seeing you soon.

Li Jian

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Dear Li

改为 Dear Mr. Li ， 写信时，开头的名字前通常有称谓或头衔，例如：Doctor Smith， Professor Smith， Chairman Smith 等。 一般的商务信件，男性称Mr.，女性称Ms. ，而不用Mrs.，因为Mrs.用来称呼已婚女士。

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Directions:Read the following letter, find the incorrect parts and correct them.

September 17, 2006Dear Li, Hello! I have received your letter of August 18, your business tour to Beijing has been all arranged. Our general manager Sun Dawei will meet you at Beijing Airport. Please let us know if there is any time change beforehand. We all look forward to seeing you soon.

Li Jian

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Hello!

去掉 Hello, 请注意英文信件中不用 Hello! 或 How are you? 开头

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Directions:Read the following letter, find the incorrect parts and correct them.

September 17, 2006Dear Li, Hello! I have received your letter of August 18, your business tour to Beijing has been all arranged. Our general manager Sun Dawei will meet you at Beijing Airport. Please let us know if there is any time change beforehand. We all look forward to seeing you soon.

Li Jian

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your business tour to Beijing

改为 your business tour to Beijing on October 12 ，在信件中重要的信息，如行程的时间、地点等最好再重复一遍。

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Directions:Read the following letter, find the incorrect parts and correct them.

September 17, 2006Dear Li, Hello! I have received your letter of August 18, your business tour to Beijing has been all arranged. Our general manager Sun Dawei will meet you at Beijing Airport. Please let us know if there is any time change beforehand. We all look forward to seeing you soon.

Li Jian

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Li Jian

改为 Yours sincerely, Li Jian在署名之前应该有敬语，商务信件一般用 Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Yours truly 等。

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Directions:Read the following letter, find the incorrect parts and correct them.

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Translate the following sentences into English:

1. 拒说他是一个有意大利血统的人。

2. 不管你是否喜欢 , 我们得共用一个浴室。

3. 他不至于傻到要和那种人交朋友。

Key It is said that he was a man of Italian origin.

Key Like it or not, we have to share one bathroom.

Key He should know better than to make friends with people like that.

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4. The college offers scholarships to those who study well.

5. In reply to my question, the little girl just kept silent.

6. The ambassador was driven out of Russia by the government.

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Translate the following sentences into Chinese:

Key 那所大学为成绩好的学生提供奖学金。

Key 作为对我问题的回答，那个小女孩保持沉默。

Key 那位大使被俄罗斯政府驱逐出境。

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Successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher to explain; they discover their own way to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their own mistakes.

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(1) Picture One

Directions: This is a picture describing one of the most important American holidays. Please write a passage talking about the holiday, according to the questions given.1) What holiday does the picture depict? What’s the date of this holiday?2) What is the holiday supposed to celebrate?3) What are the typical symbols of its celebration?4) What does it mean to people now?

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It is about Thanksgiving Day, which falls on the fourth Thursday of November, a different date every year. Almost every culture in the world has held celebrations of thanks for plentiful harvests. The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago. Turkeys, corn, pumpkins and cranberry sauce are symbols which represent Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time for reunion and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.

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(2) Picture Two

Directions: How can we meet the needs of today without diminishing the capacity of future generations to meet theirs? Sustainable development implies a broad view of human welfare, a long-term perspective about social development. Write a passage talking about sustainable development according to the pictures given.

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As shown by the pictures, one person’s hard work is not only for his own benefit, but also for the benefit of future generations. It reminds us that the existence of our valuable national heritage is due to the struggle of our predecessors. We, in turn, should also work hard in order to guarantee the comfort and safety of generations to come.

Sustainable development has become a topic of heated discussion in recent years. While it is justifiable to satisfy current demands, we cannot neglect the needs of our descendants. Our children also depend on Earth’s natural resources and we should not deprive them of such necessities. While making great efforts to increase our current quality of life, we must simultaneously consider how our actions will affect future lives. 　

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