We need vacations. They recharge us, allowing us
to be more efficient all the other times. The trouble
is, too many of the vacations we take these days are 【M1】 ______.
vacations at all. We Americans are collectively suffering
from "vacation deficit disorder," insists Joe Robinson.
And we don't even admit we have a problerrk It gets such 【M2】 ______.
bad that workers often compete to see who has less of a
life than the. next guy. Americans work less than anyone 【M3】 ______.
else. In fact, we work 100 hours per year more than the
famously nose-to-grindstone Japanese. And we put in
up to three months a year more than Europeans. America is the
only country which does not mandate paid vacation leave. 【M4】 ______.
China gets three weeks. Europe average six. Call it the 【M5】 ______.
incredible shrinking vacation. The average vacation in America
now numbers a pathetic three to four days--a long weekend. And
this year, according to a recent survey, one in seven Americans
are taking no vacation at all. The problem is, 【M6】 ______.
the little time we now allot ourselves for vacations can't do
that vacations are supposed to do. "You need more time to fix burnout," 【M7】 ______.
explains Joe Robinson, author of Work To Live: The Guide to Getting a Life.
You have to be cut off from a stressor for a sufficient amount of time to give your
mind or body a break. And you have to allow two weeks 【M8】 ______.
for your body to rebound. But trying to get more than one
week at a time is not difficult, especially in today's climate. 【M9】 ______.
People have to beg their employees for any time in the first 【M10】 ______.
place. The upshot is they wind up feeling guilty for taking
time off. And vacations feel illegitimate.
【M1】
To solve the problem of the supply and availability of affordable homes all parts of the housing market, including______, need to make contribution.
If I had known his idea, I (mistake) __ him.
Once a great earthquake ________(将这个城市化为一片废墟).
All the students in this class passed the English exam ____ (除了李明之外) .
Paraphrase the sentence "those bets could sour, however, if the American economy slows" (Para. 6)
听力原文：Woman: I have made a reservation for a flight to New York for next week. And I have to pass on the details of this flight to my American friend so that he can book a room for me during my business visit, So could you tell me what time it is in New York？
(15)
？Read the memo below from the CEO of your company.
MEMO
To: International Sales staff
From: CEO
Date: 30/10/04
Subject: 50th anniversary celebration
I think it would be a good idea to include some of our overseas clients on the guest list for the formal event we are planning as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebrations.
Could all International Sales staff write to their most important clients to invite them to the event.
？Write a letter to an overseas client, Mrs Johannson:
？inviting her to the event
？giving her the date of the event
？giving details of what will happen at the event
？explaining what overnight accommodation is available.
？Write 60-80 words on your Answer Sheet.
？Do not include any postal addresses.
The focus of the seminar is the establishment of the products.
What will the 24-hour restaurant serve？
They could do nothing but __ (wait) outside.
Part A
In this part, you are to write a letter of application to university, telling about:
1) your schooling and work;
2) your desire to be admitted to take advanced study;
3) your enclosures with the letter.
You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your name at the end of the letter. Use" Wang Lin" instead.
This part is to lest your ability to do practical writing．You are requd to write a Message according to the following instruction given in Cinese．Remember to write the message in no less than 60 words on the Composition/Translalion Sheet．
校学生会号召大家周六中午12：00在主楼前面给贫困地区的孩子捐献棉衣，但李明有事 情外出，请你以李明的名义，给其同宿舍同学写一份留言，留言包括以下内容：
1．留言人：李明
2．留言内容：捐献棉衣、捐献活动组织者、捐助对象、捐助时间、捐助地点、捐助；不要迟到
3．留言对象：宿舍同学
4．留言原因：有事情外出
Words for reference：
The Student Union 学生会 donate 捐献 rural areas 农村地区
Main Building 主楼 dormitory 宿舍
Message
Message Leaver：__
Message：__
Message for：__
Message leaving reason：__
Yoursister_______tovisityouquiteofen,didn'tshe?
- A.used
- B.inclined
- C.wasused
- D.wasinclined
Thanks to my early __ (arrive) at the theatre, I got a ticket for a good seat.