PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet. SECTION A COMPOSITION Write on your ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:1. Rain is an important resource of the underground water, and it also does good to the grain. But every year many areas suffer from the disastrous flood because of the heavy rain.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Rain You are to write in three parts: In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement. 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.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Rain
Raining, as we all know. is a kind of natural phenomenon caused by the condensation of steam. Different seasons have different rainfall that varies in different places, which result in various climates in everywhere of the world. But the rain brings both benefits and harm.
At first, it can regulate the climate when the air is very dry, and the soil, which like a sponge absorbs the moist of rain. Above all, owing to it, the plant can grow quickly and let us feel lively things around us all the time. Connected with this point. the rain is more beneficial to the farm crop. it protects farm plants from the drought. Speaking wildly, agriculture is in dominant position in our country, it is closely related to our life, especially to one who has a large numbers of populations. So the rain is indispensable to our agriculture. The last, but not the least, the rain can clear the air and the surface of the earth. Nowadays, pollutions can be seen in everywhere. The rain, as a silent clearer who is only aware of giving, brushes the land dustiness, makes people breathe fresh air freely, let's our city become more and more beautiful. So many advantages confirm you that raining is very important in our life.
On the whole, we should utilize advantages and avoid or improve disadvantages. The most important thing I want to suggest is: please protecting our environment, or mankind is committing suicide.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING Write in your ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words to a friend of yours based on the following given situation:1. You are Jack. You rent a flat and share it with two other guys. Since there is still one room vacant, you want Tom, one of your friends, to come and take it up. Write him a letter, telling him about it.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
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April 9. 2003 Dear Tom.
I hear you are changing your job shortly. I have a suggestion. Why don't you come and live with us? At the moment there are only three of us sharing this flat. This fiat is quite large, with four bedrooms, one big living-room and a kitchen. We will share all the expenses. But we buy our own food. It all works out very well. Let me know about it as soon as possible.
Yours,
Jack