[简答题]Nowadays, children are apt to spend a lot of time playing computer games. Many parents point out that computer games have little educational value, children should be prevented from computer games. What is your opinion Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.

[简答题]Nowadays, children are apt to spend a lot of time playing computer games. Many parents point out that computer games have little educational value, so children should be prevented from computer games. What is your opinion Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view. In the first part of your writing you should state your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

[单项选择]—Nowadays children have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time （　） busy schoolwork.—No wonder they have more and more pressure.
A. rather than
B. owing to
C. apart from
D. expect for

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People who spend a lot of time surfing the Internet are more likely to show signs of depression, British scientists said on Wednesday.
But it is not clear whether the Internet causes depression or whether depressed people are  (1)  to it. Psychologists from Leeds University found what they said was "striking" evidence that some net users develop  (2)  Internet habits in which they replace real life social interaction with online chat rooms and social networking sites. "This study  (3)  the public speculation that over-engaging in websites that serve to replace normal social function might be linked to psychological disorders like depression and addiction," the study’s lead author, Catriona Morrison, wrote in the journal Psychopathology. "This type of addictive surfing can  (4)  impact the mental health." In the first large-scale study of Western young people to
A. associated
B. gravely
C. quantitatively
D. reinforces
E. signal
F. dividends
G. drawn
H. issue
I. evaluates
J. communities
K. severe
L. sunk
M. proportionately
N. reckless

[填空题]They spend a lot of time together because they __________________(有许多共同之处).

[单项选择]Jack would rather spend time complaining than ______ the problem by himself.
A. solve B. solved
C. solves D. to solve

[多项选择]Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantage of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view.
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

[单项选择]Americans spend a lot of money in their daily lives. Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various expenses throughout the day. Americans en- joy shopping and buy many things that they need and want. They spend a lot of money on entertainment. They buy sports equipment, to do sporting events and do many things that cost money. However, many Americans don’t pay cash or write checks for these things. More and more, they pay for things with credit cards(信用卡).
Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic cards. Banks give these cards to their customers. When the customer buys something at a store, he shows his card at the store. This authorizes(委托) the store to charge(记入) the bank account for the customer’s purchase. The bank collects all the charges for each customer. Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay all the charges for that month. The bank does not force the customer to pay the full amount. It asks the customer to pay for the char
A. Those who are authorized to spend money.
B. Those who can make regular payments.
C. Those who can afford to pay interest on the unpaid of the charges.
D. Those who are very ric