小作文題目：

　　Directions:

　　You’re going to Lijiang and want to make a reservation in a hotel which your friend has once stayed in and thus recommended to you.Write a letter to the hotel, stating your requirements and inquiring whether they can be satisfied.

　　You should write about 100 words.Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter ， using “ Li Ming ” instead.You do no need to wrute the address.(10 points)

　　范文：

　　Dear Sir or Madam,

　　I am writing to make a reservation at the suggestion of a friend who stayed at your hotel last summer and has warmly recommended it to me.

　　I am scheduled to arrive in Lijiang on July 29th and would like a single room with a private bath.I shall be staying for four days and would like to have all my meals at your hotel.Would you please let me know whether such a room is available and how much my stay is likely to cost?

　　I would like to express my gratitude for your kind consideration.I look forward to hearing from you soon.

　　Yours faithfully,

　　Li Ming

　　大作文題目：

　　Directions ：

　　Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

　　1)describe the drawing,

　　2)interpret its symbolic meaning, and

　　3)give your comments.

　　You should write about 160 — 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points)

　　范文：

　　The phenomenon this picture points out has been attracting broad attention in the world in recent years.Globalization, in brief, makes the whole world a small village.It offers extensive opportunities for every country in the world to develop their economy, improve their regime, enrich their culture, update their technology and so forth, but globalization is a two �� edged sword: it can bring both benefit and harm.

　　First and foremost, globalization can bring benefit.A global economy helps in promoting international exchanges and cooperation.The breaking down of global barriers allows companies to benefit from the largest and cheapest workforces, raw materials and technology in the world.In the past twenty years, in the process of globalization, China has gained rapid economic growth, sustained social progress and continuous betterment of people’s living standard, so globalization is of great significance.

　　However, globalization also creates the possible danger.During the process of economic globalization, inequality between developed and developing countries has been increasing and the gap between the rich and the poor has become wider.With an overwhelming advantage over most of the developing countries in terms of finance and the level of science and technology, developed countries control the situation of economic globalization.In addition, since countries are greatly dependent upon one another’s economic success, their ability to resist economic crisis becomes weak.When one country encounters economic problems, especially such economic giant as America, other countries—even the whole global economy—may be influenced.The recent financial crisis is a case in point.

　　For these reasons, we can learn that globalization is a complicated phenomenon.While we take advantage of the international economic integration, we also have to make ready for the potential risks.