We have extended the offer as per as your request.

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A.is necessary

B.is important

C.goes with out saying

D.goes without doutful

A.extended

B.expanded

C.explored

D.expended

A.extended

B.attained

C.stretched

D.enriched

E.enlarged

Dear Sirs,

We regret to say that we have received your L/C related to the above mentioned sales confirmation until today．It is stipulated clearly in the sales confirmation that the relevant L/C must reach to us not later than the end of Aug．Although the reaching time of the L/C is overdue, we would like still to ship your goods in view of long-standing friendly relationship between us．However, we can not make shipment of your goods within the time stipulated in the sales confirmation owing to the delay of the L/C, Therefore, the L/C needs to be extended as follows:

(1) Time of shipment will be extended to the end of Oct..

(2) Validity of the L/C will be extended to Nov．15.

Your kind attention is invited to the fact that we must receive your L/C amendment before Sept．30．Otherwise, we will not be able to effect the shipment in time.

Looking forward to receiving your L/C amendment early, we remain.

Yours truely,

father and the mother and their own children. Most couples wanted to have four children, two boys, two girls.

Some nuclear families, however, may add one or more grandparents to come to live with them, that is three generations. This kind of family with grandparents, parents, and grandchildren is called an extended family. This family type was not very common during the later half of the twentieth century, but it's becoming more common now as an elderly grandparent moves in to live with a son or daughter. This is more possible now that American homes have become larger. What is interesting, however, is that after the grandchildren move out of the home and start their own families, this extended family shrinks back to a nuclear family, with just two generations again living together, a grandparent and parents, with the grandchildren coming only for occasional visits.

Now, the fatherless or motherless family is one kind of what we call a single-parent family. In the fatherless family it's just the mother and her children. As I said, this can be the result of the husband's death, of an unmarried mother, of a separation or divorce. There are also a growing number of motherless families--where the father raises the children, for any of the same reasons. A motherless family may also be fatherless, but still a family with one adult. This is becoming more common in the big cities where a grandmother will raise her daughter's children while the daughter goes elsewhere to work.

One other new kind of family is becoming increasingly more common. A single parent with one or more children will marry again. Perhaps the other parent is also a single parent. Together they will start what is called a blended family, which blends together or combines the children from two other families.

An extended family usually has ______.

A．two generations

B．three generations

C．four generations

D．one generation

have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expenses while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available to us by means of modern farming machinery and animal-breeding techniques, and has extended our life span via medical technology.

Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life？ In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it wisely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. (82) The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest statistics show that the United States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources, we may well find technological substitutes for many of them through our research programs.

Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production (land, labor, capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills or techniques in machinery, people will start developing new technology to meet these needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.

What is the best title for the passage？

A．The Definition of Technology

B．Modern Technology

C．The Application of Technology

D．The Development of Technology

Advances in science and technology and other areas of society in the last 100 years have transformed the way we live as well as postponing the day we die. There is no better time to be alive than now. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion？ Model Response The last hundred years have seen rapid and dramatic developments in many areas, including medicine, transport, manufacturing and communications. Over that period our lives have changed in ways that our parents and grandparents could only have dreamed of, but the question we should ask is whether the world is a better place to live in as a result. There have clearly been many benefits. Advances in medical science have brought cures for once fatal diseases and this has significantly extended the lifespan we can expect. Information technology has allowed us to contact friends or colleagues worldwide at the click of a mouse. We can now gather information, manage our bank account or shop without having to step outside our home. In addition, labour-saving devices such as washing machines and microwave ovens have made everyday tasks much easier. However, the fact that life has improved in so many ways does not mean that all the developments have been positive. For example, the emphasis on acquiring the latest technology has made people increasingly materialistic. We also tend to lead more isolated lives than our parents did, with less concern for the elderly and other vulnerable people without the support they need. Among other serious problems we face are the drug culture, and the ever-present threat of terrorism. In summary, we have made great progress over the last hundred years but there are still many important issues to tackle. This may well be a better time to live than any previous age but hopefully the future will be better still. (268w) What approach does the essay follow？

A、argument-led approach

B、thesis-led approach

C、Neither argument-led nor thesis-led approach

D、Both argument-led and thesis-led approach

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文：M. Annie, is family life in Britain very different from that in your country？

W. No, I don't think so. But I have noticed a few differences.

M. Oh, such as what？

W. Well, the family unit seems to be smaller here than in my country. For you, the family is simply Mum, Dad and the children.

M. You have a more extended family circle？

W. Yes. It's quite common in my country to have a grandmother and an unmarried aunt or uncle living in as part of the family. And we wouldn't dream of sending an elderly relative to an old persons' home.

M. You take care of elderly relatives yourselves, I gather.

W.. Yes. We haven't got all your welfare services and it's the family's duty to look after an elderly parent.

M. What about hospitality？ Do you think English families do a lot of entertaining？

W. Yes, but in a rather formal way. You don't like people to "drop in" without a previous invitation, do you？ In my country it's quite usual to drop in on friends and relatives.

M: Have you ever lived in with an English family？

W. Yes. I was an au pair girl for a year, helping with the housework. I learned a lot about English family life then. I'd never realized how fond the Englishman is of his home and family, his garden and his pets.

M. Did you enjoy living in with the family'？

W: Oh, yes. They were very kind. Everybody helped with the washing up, including the children, and we always found time to sip tea and watch television in the evenings !

What is an extended family according to the woman？

A．A family with father, mother and the children.

B．A family with a lot of friends dropping in.

C．A family with elderly and unmarried relatives.

D．A family with in-laws and married siblings.

听力原文： Today it is perfectly natural for us to shake hands when we greet someone, or say goodbye. But like so many other things we do without thinking such actions at one time probably symbolized something else.

For example, in primitive life the hand was probably a symbol of power and strength. The hand was used to fight enemies, kill animals and make spears and implements. So when the hand was extended to someone, it could have represented good will, since it showed that the person was not armed or ready to fight.

We know that the hand was an important symbol in early religion, probably as a mark of power. The Greeks prayed to their gods with raised hands. Presenting hands palm to palm was at one time the way an inferior person paid respect to a superior.

Among the Arabs, it was customary at one time to kiss the hand of a superior. Later on, polite Arabs began to resist the efforts of people to kiss their hands, and some- times they would end up clasping hands as each tried to prevent the other from showing this mark of "inferiority".

The early Greeks held out the right hand when they wished to indicate friendship to a stranger. The hand and what was done with it have been full of meaning to people down through the ages. And while we shake hands, we are really carrying on a custom that has been handed down to us from ancient times.

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A．Unfriendliness.

B．Generosity.

C．Friendship.

D．Strength.