shown in the
following sentences taken from Text A.
Now correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. Write NONE under
the correct sentence(s). ▆ Answers for reference:
It is not luck but hard work that led him to today's success. Prof. Moen argues that it is energy that makes the world go round. It was not until he had proved he was honest that he won the family's trust.
It was clearly the headmaster himself who/that opened the door for me. NONE Cloze
Complete the following passage with words and phrases chosen from Text A.
The initial letter of each target word is given. ▆ Answers:
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classical notion utility
ground occurs goodness as to possesses bound mirror virtuous moral excellence Translation
1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. ▆ Answers for reference:
There spring up so many new things every day in the world that it is no longer
sensible to expect a person to know / keep track of everything. Laws do not regulate such things as betrayal to friends; that is why there is what
we call / is called “the court of morality”.
Today's culture is described as “fast-food culture”. Whatever they may be / are
doing, people just pursue the greatest / maximum satisfaction within the
shortest time.
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As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want something,
go and earn / work for it.
Translate the following paragraph into English using the words and expressions in the box below. ▆ Answers for reference: Theme-Related Writing
Do either of the following two tasks after class.
Suppose you were Jimmy Wells in Text B. Write about your friendship with Bob
from childhood to the moment when Bob was arrested. You may follow the
chronological sequence of events or use flashback — a narrative technique that
allows a writer to present past events during current events. Be sure to include both
facts and opinions in your writing.
Write about one of your close friends according to the outline given below.
1) a brief introduction of the friend
3) the influence of the friendship upon your life ▆ Sample essay for task 1:
Then came the day we were supposed to meet. I was on my beat then. Walking
up to the appointed place which had been turned into a hardware store, I saw a man
standing there with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. Before I could speak, he told me
that he was waiting for a friend by the name of Jimmy Wells. When he struck a match
to light his cigar, I saw a pale face with keen eyes and a scar. I recognized him
immediately. It was Bob, and it was also the face of the man wanted by the Chicago
Police. For a moment I felt like telling him to escape right away. After all, we had
been friends for so many years and he had traveled all the way to see me! But then
my sense of duty told me the right thing to do. I said good-bye to him
and continued
my patrol, his last words still ringing in my ear: “I'll wait for half an hour. Jimmy will
keep his promise if he's alive…” I then sent for a plain clothes man and had Bob
arrested.(270 words)
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▆ Sample essay for task 2: An Important Friend in My Life
Li Qiang, one of my classmates, is fun to be with. He is always wearing a broad
smile as if life is forever “sunshine and butterflies.” One day, I revealed to him my
worries and anxieties: I, an ordinary-looking girl, was 177 centimeters tall, even taller
than any of the boys in my class. I thought no boy would like to date me. Besides, I
was very poor at my academic courses.
He suggested that I should learn to be myself and then he introduced me to a
fashion show team of the university. Encouraged, I decided to change
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