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I Never Thought It Could Happen to Me
"I thought I had planned for everything." These are the words of a flood victim— they could be yours.
Thousands of people every year find out that it CAN happen.
Are you prepared for a flood Did you know you don’t have to live close to water to become a flood victim De you have flood insurance
You need to know the answers to these questions, because the terrifying truth is that floods can happen anywhere, anytime.
Flood insurance is the best way to protect you before the flood hits. Flood damage often goes way beyond that of house and home. Flood victims not only lose their homes and treasured possessions, but rebuilding costs also eat up life savings, retirement funds and children’s college education.
You can protect yourself-through the National Flood Insurance Program. We have one mission: to restore the quality of life of flood victims as soon as possible.

Part A
Directions:
Paul received the girl "The English-Chinese Dictionary" from his friend James, and wrote a etter to thank James. The following contents are to be included in his writing:
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at he end of the letter. Use "Paul" instead. You do not need to write the address. ( 10 points)

Fresh water life itself, has never come easy in the Middle East. Ever since the Old Testament God punished man with 40 days and 40 nights of rain, water supplies here have been dwindling. The rainfall only comes in winter, Inshallah—Good willing—and drains quickly through the semiarid land, leaving the soil to bake and to thirst for next November.
The region’s accelerating population, expanding agriculture, industrialization, and higher living standards demand more fresh water. Drought and pollution limit its availability. War and mismanagement squander it. Says Joyce Starr of the Global Water Summit Initiative, based in Washington D. C. "Nations like Israel and Jordan are swiftly sliding into that zone where they are suing all the water resources available to them. They have only 15 to 20 years left before their agriculture, and ultimately their food security, is threatened."
I came here to examine this crisis in the making, to investi
A. according to the Ole Testament fresh water is available only in November
B. rainfall comes only in winter starring form November
C. running water systems will not be ready until next November
D. it is a custom in that region that irrigation to crops is done only in November

The Fourth "21 th Century Cup" National English Speaking Competition is to be held in
Shanghai.
Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network.
Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking Association(CUESA).
Co-sponsors (联办单位): English Speaking Union(ESU), Lotus Software(China) Co. Ltd., Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.
Date: March 26 ( Friday), 1999.
Place: Hilton Shanghai.
Competition Format (形式): Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic, followed by a three-minute off-hand speech and a three-minute question and answer period with the judges.
Prepared speech period: six minutes.
Q & A period: three minutes.
Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony (和谐)in a new age & your personal opinion. ( Topic for the off-hand speech will be given on th
A. to invite you to take part in the competition
B. to tell you some information of the competition
C. to help to improve your spoken English
D. to show you how to win the competition