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Sample one for 04 mathsLong HolidaysGenerally speaking, long holidays are good for us students. On the one hand, we have a lot of time to study by ourselves and thus improve weaknesses and further develop strengths. On the other hand, we can take part-time jobs and make ourselves better prepared for social life.But every coin has two sides. Some students fail to make good use of their time and they are addicted to various computer games. I am afraid that they are likely to ruin themselves I this way.As far as I am concerned, I will try to make the best use of my precious time. I will spend most of my holidays studying English for I am very poor at it. In addition, I will take a part-time job as private teacher. By this means, I can earn some money and put my knowledge into practice as well.Test oneStress in lifeStress is on everyone’s lips these days. Fierce competition is imposing great pressure on both bossed and employees, both teachers and students. They often feel overworked and quickly lose their inner balance. Irritation, tiredness and exhaustion quickly follow.But that is only the negative side. Stress, after all, is also linked withpositive terms such as joy and vitality. It is nothing more than a positive reaction of the body to pressure. It is through stress that you realize your potential energy and power. We shouldn’t let stress cause tension in the mind, people who take little strife as negative stress will not be on top pf the world. Those who feel refreshed at every new turn will view a difficult round of negotiations or competition at work more as a positive challenge than a burden. These people know how to relax themselves and are more likely to succeed.Do not be afraid of stress. It is just another way of making you live a better life.Test twoA letter of ComplaintDear Sire/Madam, December 30,2004 On Christmas Eve I bought a Canon Power shot S80 digital camera from your store at a cost of $2000. However, yesterday it developed serious defects: when the lens is being adjusted, there is always a sharp noise. And this camera often switches off by itself. I enclose a copy of my receipt for your information.The law in our country requires you to supply goods of satisfactory quality. Due to the faults I have detailed above and the short period of time I have had the item, consider you to be in breach of contract. I hereby reject the item, as it is not of satisfactory quality and claim arefund of the full purchase price from you.I look forward to hearing from you within the next 7 days to deal with this issue.Y ours faithfully,Li Ming Test threeThe Influence of Downloading Music on the CDWith the rapid development of technology, the Internet is becoming more and more popular among people of different ages, especially the youths. With the help of the Internet, when people finally decide to buy a favorite song, they may go straight to their computer and start downloading instead of going to the music store as they used to. So many people may raise a question, “Will downloading music cause the death of CDs?”The trend of downloading music is forcing the closure of some music stores that could no longer compete with technology; it’s endemic of what’s happening in the industry. Something like half of the independent stores around the country has closed. The most ones that are left are really small, little specialist shops.Nevertheless, in my opinion, downloading music doesn’t mean buying CDs is yesterday’s news. It’s true enough that most people are downloading singles these days, and it’s definitely the current trend. Butin fact, the songs that are most frequently downloaded are singles rather than a full CD. In brief, when it comes to making money, the CDs still carry the day. When fans want a full CD, they’re more likely to the store to buy it.Test fourConservationOur forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw material; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless”and “inexhaustible”.For the sake of those who will come after us and ourselves, we must now set about questioning the ideas of our forefathers. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit, to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as cutting them.Conservation should, therefore, be made part of everyone’s daily life. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much the original beauty of nature as we can.Test fiveAre Families Demanding Too Much from Their Children? Nearly all parents love their children and try to give them their best love. On the other hand, most families demand too much from their children. As a result, their love may be painful for their children. Usually, parents will say, “I hope my child will become a musician or a scientist or something else”. However, no one is born to play the piano. No one is born a scientist. Y ou can imagine what will happen. The parents ignore the interests of their children, and the latter could not do well because they have to choose what they hate to do. Parents should give their children freedom and respect their individuality. Every child is different and has his/her own position in the world. It is the parents’responsibility to give them the best advice.Each child is born unique. Parents should not impose their own interests and desires on them. Good parents love their children with their whole heart and try to understand them, but not just demand.Test sixHow to Get the Raise Y ou DeserveY ou know you deserve it, but when it comes to asking for a raise, you get a little weak in the knees. Y ou can’t expect other people to remember your accomplishments, so you need to keep these things out front.Start by knowing your job description and the company’s compensation policies. Today more than ever, it’s important to take stockof yourself because there’s so much change. Next, use the Internet. Knowing what other people make and where they make it will give you a leg-up in negotiations. Once you know where you are and where other people are in terms of compensation, and then figure out what you want. It doesn’t have to just be salary. Go for the whole package; consider other items you can negotiate—incentive compensation, stock options, and extra vacation week, personal days or education benefits. Use them to offset a lower raise offer.But, first and foremost, don’t just go in and ask. It is your work that comes first.Test ninePlastic surgeryPlastic surgery is becoming more and more popular in different parts of the world. Since modern medicine can change anywhere in one’s body including eyes, nose, face, weight, and height, more and more people take it in order to look more attractive. With the help of it, one may even change his/her gende4r. News has reported inter-sex people changing their gender.On one hand, plastic surgery is advantageous. Some people are born with defective organs. They can hardly live a normal life unless they have a plastic surgery to improve them. Besides, beauty can increase the confidence of a person, especially girls. If a girl is not pleasantly looking,she may be very shy and diffident in public. So if she could become more beautiful, she would become more confident. Third, a beautiful appearance may change one’s career and then change one’s destiny. So it can help one to fulfill his or her dreams.On the other hand, some people may disapprove of taking plastic surgery. They think that transplant patients face many risks. They have to take strong drugs to prevent their bodies from rejecting the new transplant. Drugs may cause diseases like kidney problems, diabetes, or even death. Besides, they believe that although plastic surgery can help make people become beautiful, it is artificial. As our appearances are given by our parents, we should keep our appearances, otherwise we would lose our identities and our features. In a word, people should not be concerned too much about their outward appearance or physical beauty. Inner beauty is the most important.六级预测作文Test onePositive and negative effects of the InternetThe Internet is a miracle in human society for it introduces new concepts and living styles into our life. The imagined world created by the Internet offers us a window to exchange ideas, explore information and change with new forms of communication like BBS, e-mails and online chatting becoming prevailing. And information is at our finger’stips the instant we are on lines, which facilitates the sharing and utilizing of information to the greatest extent. The coming E-commerce boom will turn e-life into a reality. The Internet, though invisible and intangible, has become an indispensable part of our life.Meanwhile, negative effects of the Internet have posed a big problem to us. The Internet can be addictive as alcohol and threaten people’s psychological well-being. Like a kaleidoscope, the Internet presents a world of fantasies. If people live in fantasies for too long, they may become anti-social and alienated from the real world. And the Internet can be a breeding ground of crimes. Hackers aim at attacking and paralyzing sites. Vulgar rubbish and erotic sites may corrupt kids mind.In my opinion, the invention of the Internet is a technological breakthrough which has brought incomparable conveniences and changes to human beings. Though inevitably the Internet has given rise to new social problems, it should not be the target of criticism because it is not he fault of the Net but the fault of those who abuse it.Test twoWhat would happen if little attentionwas paid to the environmental protection?Nowadays, environmental protection is becoming an important scientific field and is drawing a greater attention among the general public. It involves the work against pollution, desert expansion, soilerosion, garbage, acid rain and so on. No one will doubt that we can ever survive while the land, water and atmosphere are seriously polluted. To solve the problem mentioned above, much knowledge and research work are needed. Scientists as well as common people should attach great importance to environmental protection.Without environmental protection, human beings would not last long. If there were serious desert expansion and soil erosion, we would have no land to farm, no food to eat. If there were polluted air and water, we would suffer from diseases and become physically weak. If there were endless hunting of animals, we would kill human beings ourselves in the end.It is a duty for each person on the earth to protect his environment. Living surroundings are so significant for us that everyone of us should be educated the importance of preserving our environment. Effective measures should be taken to fight against different kinds of pollution. “Conquering the nature”should never be our goal; instead, we should take the nature as our closest friend. Preserving our environment is not only preserving our home but the civilization of human community as well.Test threeProspects of private cars in ChinaAt present private cars in China are far less popular than those indeveloped countries. As China is still a developing country, most people’s income is not high enough to afford a car. Only a small number of movie stars, famous singers, rich managers and businessmen can enjoy such a luxury. Besides, in densely populated cities, people can hardly find any parking space even if they could afford to buy cars.But with the rapid development of our economy, people’s income has been steadily increasing. It is quite possible that in a few years city dwellers with a higher income will be able to buy cars on their own, then they will not be satisfied with their small apartments in crowded cities. They will prefer to live in big houses in open suburbs though they may still work in the city. As a result, more and more bicycle users may become owners of private cars in the near future! This will give rise to a lot of problems. For instance, the streets will be jammed with cars and traffic accidents may increase accordingly. In addition, mew cars will make greater noise and send off more poisonous gases into the air. That will do a lot of harm to people’s health.To avoid such consequences, effective measures should be taken in advance. On one hand, old narrow highways should be broadened and new broad ones should be built. On the other hand, the number of cars imported or produced should be controlled and if possible, new cars which do not produce any pollution should be developed.Test fiveHow to solve the energy problemEnergy is one of the biggest problems we are confronted with today. If we use our limited natural resources at the present rate, the world is most likely to run out of oil, coal and metals, and to run short of food in the near future. This will lead to a serious energy crisis and thus threaten mankind’s survival.The majority of people respond to the problem with a clamor for more severe conservation of our natural resources. It must be realized that much of our energy, in the form of oil, coal, electricity, food and the like has been prodigally wasted in the industrial and personal consumption. Some people even wrongly think that our natural resources are inexhaustible. So, if we fail to conserve our energy right now, we will use up energy and leave our descendants a devastated world. But if all people practice conservation in using energy, the present drain on the limited and irreplaceable resources will certainly slow down.But conservation is not al the answer. Perhaps the best way to solve the energy problem, I think, is to develop new sources of energy. Practicing conservation can only delay the energy crisis, but can not solve it completely. Therefore we must try to develop substitutes such as solar energy, nuclear energy and so on. Only in this way can we cope with the problem successfully.Test sixRush for postgraduate studyIn recent years, there has been a nationwide rush for pursuing postgraduate study, from the above chart, we can easily find that the applicants for postgraduate study have been increasing year after year. In 19965, the number of applicants was about two hundred thousand, with the new century coming four years later, the figure was nearly doubled. In 2001, the figure continued to grow until it boomed to more than six hundred thousand.Why has there been such a constant rush for postgraduate study? The primary reason, I think, lies in the fact that our country has a large demand for professionals with high degree. Second, it is due to employment pressure. Nowadays, competition is very fierce in every line.A bachelor’s degree can no longer ensure a decent job. But if you have a higher degree, such as a master’s degree or a doctor’s degree, you’ll have an advantage over others in the tight job market. Third, the expansion of college enrollment turns out more college students; as a result, students who apply for postgraduate study increase accordingly.I my opinion, it’s a good thing that so many young people are keen on pursuing postgraduate study, if we don’t want to lag behind the times, we should take study as a life-long goal.Test eightThe harmful effects of fake diplomasIn recent years, a widespread phenomenon you may find is the flooding of fake diplomas. In every corner of city, you can see the phone numbers of fakers who are active in many major cities, where they mass-produce all kinds of diplomas and sell them to those who want diplomas for various purposes. Though the prices of fake diplomas range form several hundred to a thousand Y uan, it seems that the business is thriving.Why is such an illegal practice so widespread? The first reason, I think, has some connection with the society. Nowadays, competition for jobs is very fierce, most jobs require a college diploma. Another reason for the flooding of fake diplomas is the high profit of faking diplomas, which tempts the fakers to take the risk.It goes without saying that fake diplomas do a lot of harm to the public and society. For those who get diplomas through years of hard work, people who possess fake diplomas hurt the interest of genuine diploma holders. It’s unfair. As far as the society is concerned, fake diplomas disturb the order of society and lead to a bad social atmosphere. For example, if more people obtain diplomas from the fakers rather than through hard work, how can their “quality”be improved? Without the improvement of people’s education level, how can they meet the demands of the information age? Thus, the government should take drastic measures to stop the phenomenon from spreading.ERROR CORRECTION 改错练习Directions: this part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. Y ou may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash ( / )in the blank.Key to correction。