[简答题]Read the following Chinese passage and then write an English summary of approximately 250 words that expresses its central ideas and main viewpoints.

[简答题]Read the following Chinese passage and then write an English summary of approximately 250 words that expresses its central ideas and main viewpoints.

[简答题]Read the following English passage and then write a Chinese summary of approximately 300 words that expresses its main ideas and basic information.

[多项选择]Listen to the following passage. Write in English a short summary of around 150-200 words of what you have heard. You will hear the passage only once and then you will have 25 minutes to finish your summary. This part of the test carries 20 points. You may need to scribble a few notes to write your summary.

[简答题]Directions: Put the following into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the appropriate space on Answer Sheet Ⅱ. There is no substitute for education. There is no substitute for wisdom. Each generation owes it to itself and to its posterity (后代) to protect its culture, to enrich it, and to transmit it. The institution that mankind has worked out for that purpose is the institution known as education. The aim of education is wisdom, and each one of us must have the chance to become as wise as he can.Educated people seek truth but truth is never easy to find, never wholly revealed, seldom fully understood, but always to be sought. Truth wears no label and the seeker has no guarantee of success. Life is an unending adventure in this search and education a training and a preparation for it the supreme means of ennobling and enriching these sources of the human mind and heart.

[简答题]Translate the following passage from Chinese into English. Write your translated versions on the Answer Sheet. 当前我国经济发展势头良好，经济增长的内在机制不断增强，基本做到了速度、质量和效益的统一。但是我们也要清醒地看到，世界上还没有一个国家的经济的发展长盛不衰，永远保持高速度，中国也不可能例外。改革开放取得的成就是有目共睹的，但是，随着经济形势的变化，又出现了一些新的矛盾和问题。比如，国企改革问题、大量失业和行业待业问题、两极分化问题、腐败问题、金融风险问题、生态环境破坏问题等。这些问题都需要我们高度重视，尽快找到有效的解决方法。

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Passage Five
Read the following information about different pen pals.
1. Mary, 24 years old, comes from Scotland and would like to find a pen pal who comes from East Europe. She likes playing the piano and listening to jazz music. She is interested in history but does not like discussing politics.
2. Kim Lee, 19 years old, comes from Seoul, South Korea. Kim loves travelling and hopes to visit Great Britain in the future. He would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the differences between life in Europe and life in Asia. He loves listening to pop music and playing football in his free time.
3. Pietro, 42 years old, comes from Argentina. He is a businessman and would like to find a pen pal who is also a businessperson and lives in North America. He is married with three children and likes using the Internet in his free time.
4. Helga, 33 years old, comes from Germany and speaks French, English and Russian. She would like a
A. Kim Lee
B. Pietro
C. Helga
D. Jennifer