Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

随着天气变冷，火灾频发，给人民的生命财产安全造成巨大损失。请你以校学生会（the Students’ Union）的名义，给全校同学写一封信，主要内容应包括：

1. 火灾带来的危害和预防火灾的重要性

2. 你的建议 (学习必要的防火知识；制定班级防火安全条例；保持逃生通道畅通；不要玩火等)

语言点提示：

fire safety regulations防火安全条例；

take precautions采取预防措施；

fire extinguisher灭火器

At the age when many people ______ their first job, the youngsters of The Sunday Times Rich List are buying country estates or jetting off to their homes overseas.

A. were looking for     B. have looked for  C. are looking for D. looked for

I don’t like her face;        , she smokes, which is something I hate.

    A．also B．instead  C．however  D．therefore

—Why do you want to work for our company?

—This is the job that I     for.

A.looked     B. am to look     C. had looked    D.have been looking

-- They are quiet, aren’t they? --- Yes. They are accustomed __________ at meals.

A. to talk            B. to not talk         C. to talking            D. to not talking 

1. The Video Camera Pen

Item 78431; $129.95

Available for Immediate Shipment

Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484

                                    This is the pen that has a built-in video camera, capturing videos or still images with a click of its button. Ideal for use while secured in a pocket, it can capture up to five hours of video and up to 20,000 images. Its battery provides up to two hours of power before requiring a recharge.

2. The Wristwatch Camcorder

Item 78098; $149.95                          

Available for 3-day shipment

Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484

                                  This is the men’s watch with an unnoticeable camcorder, so you’ll always have a camera ready to capture a chance famous person or a pet’s ridiculous actions. The camera is located at the two-o’clock position,

                      yet the watch’s hands never make it covered. The camera’s rechargeable battery provides up to two hours of use from a four-hour charge.

3. The only 55 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater

Item 77918; $249.95

Available for Immediate Shipment

Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484

                                  This is the only personal media viewer that provides a

private viewing experience just like watching a widescreen 55 inch television from 10 meters away. It connects to a video iPod, iPhone, portable DVD player. Includes two AA batteries that provide up to six hours of continuous operation and iPod cable.

4. The Digital Phone Album Watch

Item 77281; $99.95

Available for Immediate Shipment

Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484

                                  This is the watch that vividly displays 120 of your favorite digital photographs. You can download digital photographs to the watch. The watch can be viewed in the Photo Album mode(time and photo view) or digital mode (time and date view). A six-hour charge provides up to 10 days of use.

What’s the purpose of this passage?

   A. To compare some creative inventions.    B. To advertise some unique goods.

   C. To teach how to operate the items.       D. To show how fashionable the items are.

What do Item 78431 and Item 78098 have in common according to this passage?

   A. They both sell well.                                B. They are both cheap.

   C. They both have unusual appearances.     D. They both can take photos.

If you’re a movie fan, you probably show strong interest in ________.

   A. The Video Camera Pen             

B. The Wristwatch Camcorder

   C. The only 55 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater

   D. The Digital Phone Album Watch

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. In fact, Item 78098 cannot tell time.

   B. Item 77918 works as a DVD player.

   C. In a way, Item 77281 is user-friendly.

   D. All the items include rechargeable batteries.

How to use speed reading to go through newspapers or magazines? You will not only save time, but also your focus will increase and you will have fun reading even the  uninteresting reports.

   This plays to the advantage of the tired reader who wants to stay current but has very little time to read. Often all you need to understand a news piece is the first paragraph. Here the reporter will tell you what’s happening, who it’s happening to and where it’s happening.

Sometimes you don’t even need to read the entire paragraph because the first sentence or the first couple of sentences give you all the information. If you still have more time you can move on to step two.   Read the last paragraph. Some news pieces are follow-ups of events that were earlier reported. In such a situation, the first paragraph may not give you all the information you need.    It’s usually in the last paragraph that the user is given the background information that leads to the story.

Read the “quotes” after you’ve read the first and last paragraphs and you still feel you need more information or have more time to play with, you can come into middle of the piece by reading the direct speech of the sources of the news item. In all forms of writing where quotations are used, the writer leads the reader into the quotes and then leads the reader out. This takes too much space and therefore, robs the reader out of some precious time.

A. Read the first paragraph.

B. But the last paragraph will do the job.

C. The first paragraph may be not important at all.

D. Otherwise, you can stop reading.

E. Here are three techniques you can use.

F. So glide directly to the quotation marks and read what’s within them.

G. If you follow these steps, it’s possible to get about 80 percent of a news piece.

— It’s too late. Let’s leave it tomorrow.

— ________! We can start it earlier next morning.

A. Oh, come on     B. It’s my guess            C. That’s it                   D. It’s up to you

—The sports meeting will be ________ till next week because of the bad weather.

   —I’ve got it.

   A. put off                B. given up            C. put away                  D. given out

It is really a pity that as many as 58 lives didn’t ______ the big high-rise fire that happened in Shanghai on 15^th.November,2010.

A. perform                   B. succeed                    C. remove                    D. survive