Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
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New Year’s Eve For many people in the west, New Year’s Eve is the biggest party of the year. / It’s a time to get together with friends or family / and welcome the coming year. / New Year’s parties can take place in different places. / Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties, / while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. / Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all New Year’s Eve parties have in common — / the countdown to midnight. / When the clock strikes twelve, people give a loud cheer and sing songs. / It’s also popular to make a promise in the new year. / This is called a new year’s resolution. / Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. / However, the promise is often broken quite quickly / and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days. /
It can be inferred from the passage that the differences between the Global Support Centre and the local repair shop lie in all the following EXCEPT _______.
Tourism is a booming business in China. However, some people worry that too many tourists may bring harm to the environment, while others don’t think so. As tourism has been experiencing a flourishing time recently in China, many people believe that tourism will accelerate economic growth and bring benefits to the dwellers of the city. So they hold the opinion that we should try our endeavors to promote tourism; however, those who see the other side of the picture utter a sonorous voice that tourism may bring about a disastrous impact on our environment. As far as I am concerned, my opinion is the same as the latter's for the following reasons: In the first place, with many travelers flocking to different destinations over the country, air travel, car travel and train travel are adding to the planet’s pollution crisis and this is becoming a serious problem. Tourism development must accompany a sharp rise in traffic; however, we have to admit that the scenes of packed vehicles around the tourist attractions are not a pleasant view, let alone the exhaust fumes emitted. Besides, in some mountainous areas, in order to attract the tourists, trees are cut down to build the roads and hotels to facilitate people’s exploration of scenic spots, which itself serves as the evidence of negative effects imposed on the local environment. In addition, some tourists’ lack of awareness of environmental protection leads to damage on a large scale, from the garbage spread around to the animals scared away or even killed by the tourists, which badly damages the balance of the natural environment. In short, to develop tourism at the cost of environment is proved wrong beyond doubt. Thus, we need to find a balance between satisfying the needs of tourists and reducing to a minimum the damage tourism causes.
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As tourism has been experiencing a flourishing time recently in China, many people believe that tourism will accelerate economic growth and bring benefits to the dwellers of the city. So they hold the opinion that we should try our endeavors to promote tourism; however, those who see the other side of the picture utter a sonorous voice that tourism may bring about a disastrous impact on our environment. As far as I am concerned, my opinion is the same as the latter's for the following reasons: In the first place, with many travelers flocking to different destinations over the country, air travel, car travel and train travel are adding to the planet’s pollution crisis and this is becoming a serious problem. Tourism development must accompany a sharp rise in traffic; however, we have to admit that the scenes of packed vehicles around the tourist attractions are not a pleasant view, let alone the exhaust fumes emitted. Besides, in some mountainous areas, in order to attract the tourists, trees are cut down to build the roads and hotels to facilitate people’s exploration of scenic spots, which itself serves as the evidence of negative effects imposed on the local environment. In addition, some tourists’ lack of awareness of environmental protection leads to damage on a large scale, from the garbage spread around to the animals scared away or even killed by the tourists, which badly damages the balance of the natural environment. In short, to develop tourism at the cost of environment is proved wrong beyond doubt. Thus, we need to find a balance between satisfying the needs of tourists and reducing to a minimum the damage tourism causes.
Write a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Lily, your roommate, is looking for a part-time job in the coming summer vacation. You saw an ad for a private English tutor for a schoolboy. Write her a note, telling her what the job is and strongly recommending it to her. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
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May 3rd, 2009 Dear Lily, The summer vacation is around the corner, and I know that you are looking for a part-time job. The other day I saw an ad looking for a private English tutor for a schoolboy. The job should be simple and flexible enough. Besides, you can earn some money for your long dreamt oversea travel. What attracts me is that his home is only a ten-minute ride from our campus. Are you interested? If so, come and see for yourself. Best wishes, Yours sincerely, Fiona