[填空题]Their ______ was announced in the local newspaper. (engage)

[单项选择]What is being announced
A. The creation of a new computer company
B. ATV program about wild animals
C. A new device for home computing
D. The building of a hi-tech house

[多项选择]The Chinese government has announced new policies to help students-turned village officials develop their career, in an effort to sustain the program that recruits college graduates to work in rural areas. This has led to a heated debate as to whether college graduates should work in rural areas.
Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:

You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.

[填空题]The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the ______ on savings bonds.

[单项选择]WonTech International announced today that its long-time chief of financial operations, Roger Mata, will be stepping down on Friday. Taking his place will be Maria Santos, the company’s current director of accounting. Later this week she will travel from her office in Sydney to corporate headquarters in Vancouver for high-level discussions with CEO Kenneth Song. Santos, a native of Cebu City, the second-largest city in the Philippines, has been with WonTech for just over ten years. Her colleagues report that her management style is friendly but firm, and she has earned an excellent reputation within the Sydney accounting office. She is also a generous supporter of the arts, and is known to patronize the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at least once a week. Santos will assume her new duties next Monday, and her replacement in Sydney, Kevin Bright, will be installed at the same time.
From: Evelyn Arnett
To: Maria Santos
Subject: Just read the news
Maria, what a terribly ple
A. She will relocate from Vancouver to Sydney.
B. She runs the company’s second-largest office.
C. She often attends musical performances.
D. She has a reputation for being overly strict.

[单项选择]Carter Manufacturing announced its plans to acquire TaYo Industrial Services, ______ will make Carter the largest construction materials manufacturer in the Southern Hemisphere.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. then

[单项选择]Rabin announced new security measures on television ______.
A. after an emergency session of his inner security cabinet
B. before the emergency meeting
C. after two Arabs were shot dead
D. before two Israeli policemen were killed

[单项选择]The Clinton Administration announced Friday that ______.
A. US aid programs in 21 countries over the next three years will be halted
B. [IS aid missions in 21 countries over the next three years will be extended
C. the United States government will establish an aid assistant organization
D. the United States is willing to invest more on many developing countries such as Zaire

[单项选择]Marlborough City Mayor Blair Haysworth announced yesterday that the annual MarlboroughA. take
B. took
C. taken
D. taking

[简答题]The Ministry of Education announced a regulation concerning the pay and length of part-time jobs of college students. It sets a minimum pay of 8 yuan per hour and a cap of 8 hours per week. Many people welcomed it, saying that it protected the students’ interests. However, some people said that the regulation was mere paperwork.
Topic: The regulation on part-time jobs of college students
Questions for Reference:
1. What’s the condition of the current part-time job market for the university students How much do the students spend on the part-time jobs and how much can they usually get
2. Are the students, as a whole, eager to take a part-time job Why or why not
3. What’s your opinion on the regulation Is it practical

[简答题]Suppose your foreign teacher Bill announced at your classroom that he’s got four extra tickets for the coming Irish Tap Dance at the Science and Art Center, and that students who are interested in watching it should write to him and tell him the reasons. You are now writing to Bill to express your willingness to watch the dance. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use "Zhang Hua" instead. You do not need to write the address.

[单项选择]In 1776 the United States announced the Declaration of Independence to ______ from the British Empire and became an independent country.
A. pull down B. break away C. get off D. drop off