Proverb

　　A lazy youth, a lousy age.

　　少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　Part One Vocabulary

　　1. The affection they felt for each other was obvious to everyone

　　A. hatredB. fondnessC. adherenceD. sickness

　　2. I admire his work

　　A. recognizeB. exploitC. tolerateD. esteem

　　3. In teaching it is highly _____ to know exactly what one is to achieve

　　A. desirableB. desireC. desiredD. disirous

　　4. The light is so dim that I cannot _____ one object from another.

　　A. extinguishB. disguiseC.exploreD. distinguish

　　5. He keeps on saying, “I’m broke”. What does he mean ______ that?

　　A. inB. byC. onD. with

　　Part Two Error Dection and Correction

　　1. It estimated that only about thirty percent of our planet’s surface consists of land.

　　A B C D

　　2. The developmentn of sailing as a sport has begun when sailing ships declined in commercial

　　ABCD

　　importance.

　　Part Three

　　English-Chinese Translation

　　China, the world's most populous nation, is critical to the United States because it is a leading trader, consumer and investor. Its political influence is also rising across the globe. It has replaced the United States as the world's largest consumer and could become the second largest economy in the world, after the United States, in the next two to three decades.

　　答案:

　　Part One

　　1. B 2D3.A 4.D5. B

　　Part Two

　　1. A. is estimated

　　2.B. began

　　Part Three

　　作为世界上人口最多的国家，中国对美国来说至关重要，因为它是最主要的贸易国、消费国及投资国。中国在全球的政治影响力也在不断上升。 中国已经取代美国成为全球最大的消费国，而且，在未来20到30年内，中国还有可能成为继美国之后的全球第二大经济体。