各行业从业人员比例变化

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Changes of the Percentages of Chinese Professions. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the table and the outline given below:

　　1、 根据上表，简要描述1980年与1999年我国农业、工业和服务业从业人员所占比例的情况及其变化;
　　2、 请说明发生这些变化的原因;
　　3、 得出结论。

The Changes of the Percentages of Chinese Professions

　　It can be seen from the chart that the great changes have occurred in the professional pattern in China between 1980 and 1999 with a great increase in the people involved either in manufacturing or service and a corresponding shrinking in agricultural population. Especially, in 1999, 38% of the Chinese working in the agriculturak industry, decreased nearly half to that of 1980 while the number of people engaged in service industry quadrupled that of 1980. Why are there such great changes during 20 years?

　　In my opinion, three possible reasons contribute to it. First of all, with the development of primitive economy, more people will move over into manufacturing and the service industries. Secondly, China's open-door and economic reform policies realize more efficient and effective farming and increased urbanization. For example, with the development of what is called the village and township enterprises, a great number of farmers are now working in various small business without living their homes, which accounts mainly for the increase in manufacturing population. Finally, the economic policies result in an immense improvement in the Chinese people's living standard, which creates a great huge demand for service and thus enable the service industries to flourish and absorbs more and more people into these fields.

　　As far as the effect is concerned, the changes of the percentages of Chinese professions will have far-reachingsignificance. On the one hand, these changes signify the great achievements China has made since she launched the economic reform and opened her door to the world. On the other hand, they also mark a great leap foward on her way towards an economic power in the world. In a word, both the nation's development and her people's living standard will get more and more benefit from these changes.

我国中等专业学校发展

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Decline in Technical Secondary Schools. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the table and the outline given below:

　　1、上图是1999~2001年我国中等专业学校发展图表，描述其变化；

　　2、简略说明产生这些变化的原因。

The Decline in Technical Secondary Schools

　　According to the above statistics, the number of students attending technical secondary schools is decreasing. As a result, more and more technical secondary schools have closed down, which has raised great public concern.

　　There are several reasons that contribute to the decline of enrollment in these schools. First, with the reform of the national educational system, colleges and high schools are enrolling an increasing number of students, resulting in intensified competition for technical secondary schools. Secondly, the requirement for technicians are becoming more and more demanding, while many of these schools have failed to meet the increased requirements and lost their attraction to young people. Thirdly, most people don't respect these schools and play down their importance.

　　However, this decline will come to an end in the near future and technical secondary education will thrive once again because our society is in great need of workers with considerable technical skills for economic development. At the same time, through years of struggle for existence, these schools have learned to adapt themselves to the changing situation, orient their curriculums towards the demands of the market and provide necessary instruction for their graduates. In addition, the government considers technical secondary education to be important, and these schools will enjoy stronger support from the government.

饮食结构变化

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Changes in Chinese People's Diet. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the table and the outline given below:

　　1、根据上表，描述人们饮食结构的变化;
　　2、请说明发生这些变化的原因;
　　3、得出结论。

Changes in Chinese People's Diet

　　From 1999 to 2003, great changes had taken place in Chinese people's diet. As is revealed in the table, during the five years, the consumption of grain decreased by 9%, while that of meat and milk increased by 6% and 4% respectively. From the figures we can draw the conclusion that grain, as the staple food in China, is playing a less important role in people's diet, while the consumption of high-energy food, such as meat and milk, has increased steadily.

　　What has caused these changes? From my point of view, there are two main reasons. On the one hand, people now have more money to buy high-energy food. On the other hand, people now pay more attention to the quality of their diet. They are seeking for the most reasonable diet structure that will do good to their health.

　　As a result, we can see that people's living standard has greatly improved in the five years. We can also expect better living standard and more reasonable diet structure in the future.

感谢信

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter. You should write at least 150 words and base your letter on the outline given below in Chinese:

　　假设你是张钰，上周四接受了林逸对你的面试，请写一封感谢信：

　　1、感谢他给你面试机会;
　　2、希望能够得到这份工作。

A Letter of Thanks

　　Dear Lin Yi,

　　I would like to sincerely thank you for the time that you spent with me last Thursday, briefing me on your company's background and operations, and interviewing me for the position of Administrative Assistant.

　　The interview was quite a pleasant experience for me, and I hope you had the same feeling as I did. Now that I have met you and some of your colleagues, and have learned more about the activities of your company, I am even more excited about the possibility of working with you and your team than I was before the interview. I feel that my skills and abilities make me suitable for the job, and that I will definitely be a valuable addition to your company.

　　If you have any follow-up questions, please don't hesitate to call me at 15820080808 or send me an e-mail at zhangyu2008@yahoo.com.cn. I am looking forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours sincerely,

Zhang Yu