II. Listening Skills Making Calculations 1. W: It sounds expensive. Why did they charge you so much for repairing the computer? M: Well, its $25 for labor to start with. A new modern cost another 50 bucks. On top of that I needed a new battery, and it cost $17

Objectives Students will be able to: 1. understand the main idea(cloning is a two- edged sword) and structure of the text; 2. appreciate the writing strategies employed by the author, 3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;

L Translation(30%) PartI(10%) 1. Will you please send us a copy of your catalogue and current price-list for bicycles? We are interested in bicycles for both man and woman, and also for children. We are the leading bicycle dealers in the city, where cycling is popular, and have branches in five neighboring districts. If the qual ity of your bicycles is satisfactory and the prices are reasonable, we will place regular orders for fairly large numbers 2. Multimedia software is used for electronic publishing and electronic games and in employee training programs, The term multimedia is also used to describe home entertainment systems and other

1. cherish: to care for tenderly; love; to keep a feeling deeply and firmly in mind Examples: The old man cherished the girl as if she were his daughter. The child has been away for more than three years and his parents always cherish the hope that he will come back soon

Part I Listening Comprehension Section a M: Did you see Martha just now? I want to ask her to go with us to the concert tonight. W: She must be around somewhere. You might still be able to catch her. Q: What does the woman mean? I can't bare the air pollution in this city anymore It is getting worse and worse

Gonorrhoea What is gonorrhoea? Gonorrhoea is a yenereal disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The disease most frequently 15-25 affects 15-25-year-olds, although the number of cases has fallen in recent years. How do you contract gonorrhoea? Gonorrhoea is mainly transmitted through sexual contact. However, mothers infected with gonorrhoea can also

Intensive stud Lighten Your Load and save Your life Para.1 If you often feel angry and overwhelmed, like the stress in your life is spinning out of control, then you may be hurting your heart. Para. 2 If you dont want to break your own heart, you need to learn to take charge of your life where you can-and recognize there are many things beyond your control

Dyspnea is defined as an awareness of difficulty in breathing It is therefore a symptom, usually described by the patient as \shortness of breath,\whether the sensation is due to actual difficulty in breathing or is essentially an awareness of hyperventilation. If the symptom becomes striking, it always companies with dilatation of nares, cyanosis, use of accessory muscles of respiration and abnormalities of respiratory rate, depth or rhythm

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Lecture 28: Substitution and Ellipsis 1 Substitution 1.1 Definition Substitution is a grammatical device for avoiding repetition and achieving textual cohesion. There are three kinds of substitution: nominal substitution, verbal substitution, and clausal substitution, and therefore there are three kinds of substitutes: nominal substitutes, verbal substitutes, and clausal substitutes. In addition, there are adverbial substitution and adverbial substitutes