Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles The unifying theme in this section is the remarkable weakness of major faults. I will consider the diverse new evidence for weakness, and the evidence for high pore pressure localized in faults as a fundamental cause. With this background one can better understand why faults remain active even after large rotations with

1. What are the gene expression stages that can be regulated? (10 points) Regulated stages in gene expression: (1) transcription initiation (the most important stage): RNAP binding of the promoter, transition from the closed complex to the open complex; promoter escape 4’ (2) stages after initiation (elongation and termination) 2’ (3) RNA processing (alternative splicing) in eukaryotes 2’ (4) translation 2’

一、 词汇和语法（本大题共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分） 根据句子的意思选择一个正确的答案，错选、多选或未选均无分。 1. The time has come for the company to __________ after years of rapid expansion. A. consist B. consider C. consolidate D. combine

and solve concrete problems independent ly, which enables the students to adapt Education plays a very important role hemselves to various kinds of circum in the modernization of our country stances and work shortly after they gradu

Pre-reading Activities Background Information 1. Manhattan is a suburb of New York. 2. Brooklyn is a suburb of New York. 3. Ebbets Field is the stadium built by and named after Charlie Ebbets, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. The first game played in this former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers took place in 1938. The Dodgers no longer play for Brooklyn. For more information, visit

Stage 1: Warming-up Activities Stage 2: Reading-Centred Activities Stage 3: After-Reading Activities Stage 4: Listening-and-Speaking Practice

Stage 1: Warming-up Activities Stage 2: Reading-Centred Activities Stage 3: After-Reading Activities Stage 4: Listening-and-Speaking Practice

Stage 1: Warming-up Activities Stage 2: Reading-Centred Activities Stage 3: After-Reading Activities Stage 4: Listening-and-Speaking Practice

Stage 1: Warming-up Activities Stage 2: Reading-Centred Activities Stage 3: After-Reading Activities Stage 4: Listening-and-Speaking Practice

Ann Richards: 1988 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, very much. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Buenas noches, mis amigos. I'm delighted to be here with you this evening, because after listening to George Bush all these years, I figured you needed to know what a real Texas accent sounds like