2．对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。

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One possible version:

       Recently there has been a heated discussion in our class about whether we should use traditional characters instead of simplified characters.

       Opinions are divided into two groups. Some students think traditional characters should be used in our daily life because it will help us know more about the origin of Chinese culture. They also think traditional characters were created according to a strict set of rules, so they look more beautiful.

       However, the others hold different opinions. They think traditional characters are difficult to learn and write, which brings inconvenience to people. More importantly, they believe it will be a barrier to promoting Chinese culture to the world.

       In my opinion, people have been used to simplified characters. It will not be a good idea to change them into a more complicated form. But people should learn more about traditional characters and be able to recognize them in some particular occasions.

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One possible version:

In the picture we can see a family in a car, The mother and the father are trying to drive it in opposite directions with their child sitting between them, looking rather confused.

It reminds me of a common phenomenon in some families. When there are some decisions for the family to make, the parents hold different opinions and turn a deaf ear to each other, not to mention the child’s ideas. For example, when it comes to what their child should major in at university, they will have a heated argument regardless of the child’s intention.

I think parents should try to improve their communication and take their children’s opinions into consideration so as to reach an agreement.

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Text 1

M：I’ve heard your husband is an excellent cook．

W：Yes．He’s always done all the cooking in our house．

Text 2

M：I bought this shirt yesterday．Two buttons are missing．Look!

W：I’m sorry．I’ll change it for you．

Text 3

W：Have you seen the movie “The Dream”? It was so complex that I really got lost．

M：Yeah, I felt the same．But after I saw it a second time．I could put all the pieces together．

Text 4

W：If you’re going to read there, please turn on a light．

M：I can see, Mom．

W：But you’ll ruin your eyes that way．Now please go switch on the light, or move to a brighter spot．

Text 5

W：We don’t seem to have a reservation for you, sir．I’m sorry．

M：But my secretary said that she had reserved a room for me here．I phoned her from the airport this morning just before I got on board the plane．

Text 6

W：This is the international school answering service．We’re sorry there’s no one available to take your call．Please leave your message after the tone．If you would like information about courses, please leave your name and address and we’ll send you our booklet．Thank you．

M：Yes, could you send me information about your English courses for business, please．My name is Jo Spinelli, that’s S-P-I-N-E-L-L-E, and my address is 25G, Via Roma, Florence．Thank you．

Text 7

W：What’s your usual day like? You always seem so busy．

M：I usually get up around 5:00 a．m．and work on the computer until 6:00 a．m．

W：Why do you get up so early?

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　　24．文学与艺术(Literature and art)

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　　23．社会(Society)

　　22．历史与地理(History and geography)

　　21．热点话题(Topical issues)

　　20．科普知识与现代技术(Popular science and mondern technology)

　　19．世界与环境(The world and the environment)

　　18．自然(Nature)

　　17．语言学习(Language learning)