Ⅶ、书面表达(共14分)

假如《英语园地》杂志社记者采访你，要求你用英语就下列问题发表看法：

Reporter: Nowadays thousands of talented people rush to foreign countries for further study. Some people fear that the brain drain (人才流失) will slow down our economic development. What’s your idea about it?

你的发言应包括以下几点：

1．国外的学习机会多；

2．发达国家的科学和技术比较先进；

3．掌握外国语言对学习和了解其他国家的科学技术至关重要；

4．中国加入WTO，是形势的需要，留学的人多预示着国家的快速发展；

5．他们一旦学成回国，带回来的是最先进的技术和管理理念。

注意：词数100~120。请不要逐字逐句翻译。你发言的开头已给出：

Well, I would rather encourage this trend……

Ⅵ、短文改错(8小题，每小题1分，共8分)

Nobody can tell exactly why people first began to use salt,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 71.　　　

but it is well-known that salt has used in many different ways　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 72.　　　

throughout history. People who lived over 3 000 years ago　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 73.　　　

ate salted fish. In ancient Egypt, salt was used to preserve dying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 74.　　　

bodies. Stealing salt were regarded as a serious crime in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 75.　　　

different times. In the 18th century, for example, if a person was　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

caught stealing salt, he would be put into the prison. In the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 76.　　　

Roman Empire, one of the most important road was built　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 77.　　　

specially for salt to be carried from the mines to Rome.　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Guards were sent to protect the salt from stolen. The guards　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 78.　　　

got their pay in salt, from which the English word“salary”originated.

70. We traveled to Europe during the International _________(劳动) Day this year..

69. Water can break down both ______(固体的)and gases.

68. The leader of the revolutionary movement was ____________(谋杀)

67. The __________(分离) between the Mainland and Taiwan won’t last for ever.

66. American culture is ________(独特的)because it is formed under certain conditions.

65. One cannot stay in a cave for too long without enough ___________(氧气)

64. The ___________(关系) between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits has grown better

63. The group of sailors finally reached the ________(岸) of the sea after 2 weeks at sea.