【填空题】2.China has the third largest land area, next only to and .

【填空题】Watch the video and fill in the blanks. Europe has 12 1 , while China has 12 animals symbolising the 12 branches used to designate years. The 12 animals finish a cycle every 12 years and each of them guards one year. Chinese believe that those who are born in a certain year would inherit the 2 of the animal guarding that year. Rats are wise and cattle are hard-working. Tigers are 3 and rabbits are prudent. Dragons are rich and 4 , and snakes are romantic. Horses are fast and sheep are sincere. Monkeys are smart and 5 , while chickens are endowed with beauty. Dogs are faithful and pigs are amiable. Do you know what your symbolic animal denoting the year of your birth?

The figures in paragraph 2 denotes

A．China has the largest number of children with type 2 diabetes.

B．Japan has the biggest growth rate in new cases of diabetes.

C．Latin America sees the greatest rise in the disease,

D．the increasing patterns are Mike in many countries.

China has surpassed the US to become the second-largest luxury market in 2009, spending of $ 9. 4 billion and accounting for 27. 5 percent of total global sales. Global luxury brands have been fighting for profits tooth and nail. Chinese people's ability to purchase such products indicates the economic development of the country; however, some people's obsession with luxury brands has raised criticism while some people are scraping by for money from their daily living expenses. What is your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:

Can Luxury Brands Buy Happiness?

In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization , grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

A．Only the U.K.

B．Only China.

C．Both the U.S. and China.

D．Both the U.K. and China.

Besides climate change, developing countries like China need to deal with energy【21】and environmental issues: the development of sources of clean energy needs to be【22】line with their interests. Clean energy has been given greater prominence than ever before; it is seen as a new industrial【23】and【24】of economic growth for the new century. The time for clean energy has come.

In China, clean energy is moving ahead at full speed. Take wind power as an example: by the end of last year, China had【25】wind power generating capacity of 12. 21GW, making China the largest wind power generator in Asia and fourth in the world. But according to the research, one-third of wind power capacity is running【26】due to an inability to get the power to the national【27】.

India-like China—relies【28】on coal for its energy needs. This will only change if the funds and technology to develop clean energy, such as wind and nuclear power, are【29】. India will not choose clean energy【30】. Nuclear power is currently the most【31】of clean energy sources.【32】, if it is to be【33】on a large scale by developing nations, technological advances will be needed to make it competitive with coal.

Compared【34】developed countries, developing countries have more【35】choices when it comes to energy structure. Promoting economic growth requires【36】energy—and coal, the cheapest and most【37】source of energy for many countries—is the【38】choice. Cheap coal means cheap electricity and a competitive economy. Rising electricity prices would cause public【39】and impact on standards of【40】.

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A．scarce

B．scare

C．scarcity

D．scary

Which country has the largest population of Internet users?[A]America． [B]China． [C]Canada． [D]Australia．