79、(1分)　

Time Is More Valuable Than Money

　　 People often say, “Time is money,” But in fact time is more valuable than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is lost, it will never return. This is the reason why we must value time.

　　 The time we have is limited. Every second is precious. We should make full use of our time. But there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They kill away their time chatting, smoking, drinking or gambling, They do not realize that wasting time is simply wasting their valuable life.

　　 In a word, we should get into the good habit of saving time. Do not leave what can be done today until tomorrow. Laziness will not only bring us failure but also lead us to the road of poverty.

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78、(1分)　

How to Make an Announcement

　　 At times we have to announce some event we are going to have. Our announcement, which may be an oral one or a written one, has to be easy to understand.

　　 In general it must contain four W’s and one H, which are Who, What, Where, When and How. These are important items to which attention is to be paid. How we arrange these things is entirely up to us.

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77、(1分)　

A Letter to a Newspaper

234 Renmin Road

Hangzhou

Feb. 27, 1990

The Managing Editor,

China Daily

2 Jintai Xilu, Beijing

Dear Sir,

　　 I am a student of the Foreign Language School. Every Friday afternoon, after the second class, we used to have time to see an English film, which we all took interest in . But from this term , it seems that we are having more and more classes in the afternoon, which makes it impossible for us to see the English films regularly. What is more, we have less time for rest or sports. I am sure it will do harm to our health as well as our study.

　　 Would you please give us some support to stop this?

Yours sincerely,

Chen Ming

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76、(1分)　

Apologizing and Giving Explanations

Miss Green： Mary, what happened to you? You are twenty minutes late today. We all worry about

　　　　　 you, you know.

Mary Brown： Sorry, Miss Green. But can I explain what happened?

Miss Green： Yes, please.

Mary Brown： OK. I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop when an old man standing nearby fell to the ground suddenly and lost his senses. I was so surprised that I didn’t know what to do at first. Then I guessed that he must have had a heart attack. So I called the nearby police station.

Miss Green： Did they come?

Mary Brown： Yes, they soon came over and sent the old man to hospital.

Miss Green： Good. Now I see what happened. You are a good girl, Mary.

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75、(1分)　

Asking the Way

Mrs. Green： Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the museum?

Policeman： Certainly. Just go up this street and turn left at the second crossing. The third building from the corner is the museum. You can^’t miss it.

Mrs. Green： Oh, let me see. Go down this street, turn left at the second crossing. and the museum is the third building from the corner. Am I right?

Policeman： Yes, that^’s right.

Mrs. Green： Thank you very much. Bye-bye.

Policeman： You are welcome. Bye-bye.

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74、(1分)　

Visiting the Doctor

Alfred： Good morning, doctor.

Doctor： Good morning. What^’s your trouble?

Alfred： I^’m not feeling well. I^’ve got a sore throat and a terrible cough.

Doctor： I see. Well. let me check your throat. Open your mouth and say “Ah－” .

Alfred： Aaaah.

Doctor： Ummm. I should say you^’ve got the flu. Now, here^’s your prescription. Take the medicine 　every four hours and drink more hot water. By the way, do you smoke?

Alfred： Yes, I do.

Doctor： Oh, that^’s bad for your health, you know, especially when you have a cough. Why not take this good chance to give it up?

Alfred： Thank you for your advice, doctor. I’ll try. Good-bye!

Doctor： Good-bye!

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73、(1分)　

At the Dinner Table

Mrs. Huang： Help yourself to some more mushrooms, Joan.

Joan： No, thank you. But could you pass me the plate of cold chicken? －Thank you.

Mr. Huang： Would you care for a piece of fish?

Joan： Yes. please. －Oh, it^’s nice!

Mrs. Huang： Have another piece?

Joan： No, thanks. I haven^’t finished this one yet.

　　 －May I have some more Doufu? I love it.

　　 －Thanks.

Mr. Huang： Can I get you some more shrimps or egg rolls?

Joan： No, thanks. I just couldn^’t take any more.

　　 －Well, Mr. and Mrs. Huang, I^’m afraid I must be going now. Thank you very much for such a wonderful meal, which is one of the best I^’ve ever had.

Mrs. Huang： I^’m glad you like the food, Joan. It^’s so nice to have you with us tonight. Please come whenever you have time.

Joan： Yes, I will. Good-bye.

Mr. & Mrs. Huang： Good-bye.

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72、(1分)　

Giving a Gift

Elizabeth： Hello, Xiao Chen! Merry Christmas!

Xiao Chen： Merry Christmas, Elizabeth. This is a small gift for you.

Elizabeth： Oh, thank you so much. May I open it now?

Xiao Chen： Sure. I hope you like it. (after opening the gift)

Elizabeth： My! What a beautiful bamboo basket! This is exactly what I like! It^’s so nice of you, Xiao Chen. Thank you again.

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71、(1分)　

Start up a Conversation

Mr. Snow： Lovely day, isn^’t it?

Li Ping： Yes, it is.

Mr. Snow： Are you from Japan?

Li Ping： No, I^’m from China.

Mr. Snow： Are you here to study?

Li Ping： Yes, I^’m studying chemistry. Do you teach here?

Mr. Snow： No, I don^’t teach, but I do research here. By the way, how long have you been learning English?

Li Ping： For three years now.

Mr. Snow： Three years? Oh, your English is very good.

Li Ping： Oh, it^’s very kind of you to say so, but there^’s still a lot for me to learn yet.

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70、(1分)　

Talking about a Book

Helen： Henry!

Henry： Ummm．．．just a moment.

Helen： What are you reading?

Henry： The Travel of Marco Polo. It^’s fascinating!

Helen： Let me have a look at it. Oh! What lovely pictures!

Henry： Yes. Look, this is Venice. It^’s a beautiful old town in Italy.

Helen： Oh, yes. That^’s where Marco Polo was born, isn^’t it?

Henry： That^’s right. He left Italy in 1271 and arrived in China in 1275.

Helen： What a long journey!

Henry： So it was. He travelled first by sea, and then by land along the famous“ Silk Road. ” The jounney took him four years.

Helen： How long did he stay in China?

Henry： Seventeen years.

Helen： That^’s to say, he left China in．．．1292? And who wrote the book?

Henry： Rustichello. The book^’s in about one hundred different languages now.

Helen： Oh, really? Can I borrow it when you finish it?

Henry： All right.

Helen： Thanks!

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