My hometown is closer to Beijing than Shijiazhuang.

Studies reveal that people’s first names can have influence on them. Clearly, Chinese names are quite different. Some names reflect on people in a positive way. For example, one survey showed that American men consider the name Susan to be sexy. And participants in a British study thought Tony to be the name of someone very friendly. However, other names can have a negative impact. In one study, for instance, teachers gave lower grades to essays supposedly written by boys named Hubert and Elmer than to the very same essays when they were credited to boys with more popular names. Another study found that girls with unpopular names did worse on IQ and achievement tests than girls with more appealing names. So IQ and achievement tests are important and necessary in studying names.

Suppose you (Wang Lin) have finished your study, during which Professor Li helped you a lot both in your study and in your life. Write a letter to thank him. Tell him with examples that you have learned a lot from him in terms of knowledge and positive attitude towards difficulties. And also tell him that with what you have learned from him, you have got a good job in a company or you have started your own business. (150-200 words)

A、After several conversations with salespeople, she then buys what she came into the store for in the first place, but all the while, my father has been reading a mystery in the car.

B、 My father has grown to hate stores of all kinds.

C、 My mother, on the other hand, has a somewhat more complicated approach.

D、 As she does so, she draws up two mental lists-one of items that she can afford and the other of items she cannot.

E、 His view is that one should go into a store, buy what one came for, and leave.

F、 While she believes that one should enjoy oneself as much as possible while shopping, my father feels enjoyment and shopping are two different things.

G、 She prefers to look carefully over every single item in the store.

H、 The reason is quite simple: my mother loves them.

Read the following paragraph and write the topic sentence on the Answer Sheet.

We are on our way to becoming a cashless, checkless society, a trend that began with the credit card. Now some banks are offering “debit cards” instead of credit cards. The costs of purchases made with these cards are deducted from the holder’s bank account instead of being added to a monthly bill. And checking accounts, which are mainly used for paying bills, are going electronic. Now some people can make computer transactions over their pushbutton phones to pay bills by transferring money from their account to the account of whomever they owe. Soon we may be able to conduct most of our business without signing a check or actually seeing the money we earn and spend.

Read the following paragraph and choose the best topic sentence from the four options that follow. Write the corresponding letter of your choice on the Answer Sheet.

Cutting down on your responsibilities is one way to minimize stress in your life. You can also relax yourself by breathing deeply, rather than taking light, shallow breaths. Peaceful music is also soothing if you focus your attention on it and consciously disregard distracting thoughts. Another good way to releasetension is to exercise regularly, which, rather than tiring you out, builds energy and endurance.

A、Stress has several harmful effects, so you must minimize them.

B、There are several ways you can reduce stress in your life.

C、Cutting down on responsibilities lessens stress.

D、You can relax by breathing deeply.

Choose the best topic sentence from the four options below. Write the corresponding letter of your choice on the Answer Sheet.

A、Some political parties have adopted animals to represent them.

B、Cars are given animal names to make consumers associate them with speed and grace.

C、Many professional sports teams, such as the Tigers and Rams, have chosen animal names to suggest power.

D、Many people in the world hold animals in such high regard that they use animals’ names for their organizations and products.

My hometown is closer to Beijing than Shijiazhuang.

After correcting all the mistakes, the second draft of the paper was much better than the first.

Judging by Meg’s party, her parents are irresponsible. First of all, there is no adult supervision, for example, wine and beer are served.

He said that they should make full use of the water power of the river. And that a small reservoir should be built.