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Part A (20%) (_Ld^^|
Direction : Read the following passage carefully and then translate it into N)0
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Chinese. Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet. !N::1c@C
A recent phenomenon in the choice of careers on the part of the college graduates is 2qY+-yOEt
the increasing trend towards big companies. Few are interested in research fields. This BWz7m9T
is an unavoidable problem in a materialistic society, where tempting salaries and 0tzMu#
fringe benefit are offered by big companies to compete with each other to recruit ~
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students before they have completed their studies. On the other hand, as many big SLiQHWw*J
enterprises and even government departments tend to concentrate on immediate wF`9}9q
economic results and show comparatively little interest in long range research, there is ~TGk`cAM>
a steady shift of scientists and researchers from the pure research to the applied field, -ty_<m]
where there are more jobs available with better salaries. All this has not only seriously !7:~"kk
influenced young people's view on the choice of careers, but on education as well.
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Many college teachers deplore that fewer and fewer students these days acquire oXR%A7
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Part B (10%,2 mark each) =a_B' ^`L
Direction:Translate the following 5 sentences into English.Please write your 4YVxRZ1[3
translation on the Answer Sheet. #eqy!QdePf
1)有时候对一个人来说需要终生的时间才能懂得活着就是为了奉献。 . <|7BHL
2)文化是一切。文化是我们着装的方式,是我们走路的方式,是我们系领带的方 !/w<F{cl
式。 v:YW[THre
3)时间是个多才多艺的表演者。它能展翅飞翔,能阔步前进,也能治愈创伤。 T/%s7!E
4)音乐是你自身的体验,你的思想,你的智慧。 x.7Ln9
5)国家的发展取决于年轻一代的素质,这是众人皆知的事实。 o0>z6Ya<
V. Writing (20%) * Yr)>;^
Directions: Read the following poem and write an essay in which you should S-"OfWg<
1) state what you can learn from the poem
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2) interpret its meaning and f$x\~y<[
3) support your personal view with some dreams that you have had in your life. %Ot22a
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Hold fast to dreams D>u1ngu
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For when dreams go AF4:v<EN
Life is a barren field >A#wvQl7
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You should write no less than 150 words. Now write the composition on the Answer `MAluu+b
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