When people print a stamp, any error made on a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. More than one hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, the mistake was made. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer — Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius’ s Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words “Post Office“ instead of “Post Paid“ on the several hundred stamps that he printed. Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blues’ rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for it.

1. Would you like to have a cup of coffee？ 2. Jeff looks very pale. Do you think he is ill？ 3. What does your university look like？ 4. I really enjoy classic music. How about you？ 5. Will you be free this weekend？ 6. Which sport do you like， football or basketball？ 7. May I speak to Mr. Li？ Yes, I’d love to. I’m afraid not. Please do it for me. I don’t know.

M： May I speak to Petty？ W： Speaking. M： Good morning， Petty. W： Good morning， Steward. M： I’d like to discuss your suggestion with you as soon as possible. Would Tuesday be all right for you？ W： Tuesday. That’s tomorrow？ M： Yes. W： Let me see. How about tomorrow， say, 8∶30？ M： Then suppose I come to your office at 8∶30 tomorrow. W： Good. I’ll be expecting you then. M： Thank you. Good-bye. W： Good-bye. Q15：What time do the two speakers agree to meet？ Q16：Why does the man make a call to the woman？ 8:30 in the morning, Tuesday. 8:30 in the evening, Tuesday. 8:30 in the morning, Monday. 8:30 in the evening, Monday.

M： No.11 Police Station. Can I help you？ W：Yes. It’s about my son Leech. He went to the school this morning but hasn’t been back yet and it’s 6∶00 p.m. now. M： Just a moment， please. May I have his name？ W： Leech Smith， 112 Broadway. M： Thank you. Now Mrs. Smith， what is the matter exactly？ W： Well， Leech left home at 7 o’clock this morning，but just now her teacher called me and asked why Leech didn’t go to school. M： Do you think it’s possible that he went to friend’s home？ W： I don’t think so. I called her friends and our neighbors， but none of them had seen Leech today. M： I see. Now， Let’s move to some details. How old is he？ W： 10 years old. And he is 1.5 meters’ tall. M： What’s he wearing？ W： A blue shirt，and white shoes，carrying a green school bag. M： We’ll do our best to find him， Mrs. Smith. Please try not to worry. Q17：Where does this conversation most probably take place？ Q18：How long has Leech been away from home？ Q19：What’s the color of Leech’s shirt？ And what’s the color of his bag？ At Leech’ s school. In the police station. On the phone. At Mrs. Smith’ s home.

Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not【B1】______for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come wisdom and the ability to help others with【B2】______wisely given. The old have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can【B3】______their grandchildren【B4】______around them; and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the【B5】______of life safely and having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the battle.Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them; and perhaps best of all， they can， if their life has been a useful one， feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and having reached a time when they can lie back and rest， leaving others to continue the battle.

The time he has devoted in the past years______the disabled is now considered______ of great value. to help; being to helping; to be to help; to be helping; being

By using the credit card, people no longer need carry about large sums of money while (travel) ______.

I think French grammar is much (difficult)______to learn than English grammar.

This model of typewriter is efficient, economical and (practice) ______for college students.

Why don’ t birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another? Scientists have puzzled over this question for a long time. Now they’ re starting to fill in the blanks. Not long ago, experiments showed that birds use the sun to guide them during daylight hours. How do birds fly at night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights. A dove had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a natural sky. But it had an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird’ s cage was placed under an artificial star-filled sky. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the direction of his flight. But the stars are apparently their main means of navigation. When the stars are hidden by clouds, they apparently find their way by such landmarks as river courses, mountain ranges, coast lines. But when it’ s too dark to see these things, the doves circle helplessly, unable to find their way.

Dear Sir or Madam, This is the second month running that your delivery has been late in arrival. Our current order for stationery is already 6 days overdue. We have a number of valued customers who are being put to some inconvenience. There seems to be no obvious reason why your normally prompt deliveries should become so unreliable. I would be obliged if you would look into this matter as soon as possible. Ours is a small, family business in a town. We depend very much upon the good will of our customers. I’m sure you will settle this problem at your convenience as soon as possible. Your faithfully, Han Lu Mr. Han writes to complain about【R1】______of the ordered goods. His order for stationery has already been late for【R2】______when this letter is being written. Mr. Han feels it a pity that the【R3】______deliveries have become so unreliable. According to Mr. Han, this incident has caused【R4】______to his customers, upon whose【R5】______his small family-run business depends.

The new product that they show at the fair still needs improving. 展销会上他们展出的新产品需要进一步改进。他们在展销中推出了新产品，仍然需要不断进步。他们在展销会上推出的新产品仍需改进。

When I got to the company, the meeting______for five minutes. had begun has been on has begun had been on

Mary is always ready to help others when they are in trouble and she never ______ their requests. turns up turns over turns in turns down

Activities Programme TIME AND PLACE January 24 ~ 30 Jan. 24 ~ 30, 8:00 a. m. ~ 5:00 p. m. Jan. 25 ~ 29, 12:00 p. m. ~ 9:00 p. m. Classroom area 1) English Taster Lesson 2) Food health-keeping method 3) E-Photography and Techno-Music 4) Education Software Demonstration Internet training area SINA and Capital On-Line will provide Internet training for the public. The focus(焦点) will be on browsing the Internet; how to find useful information on the web and how to design an elementary Web page. Foyer activity area 5) The students from Beijing TV University for the children will provide a calligraphy course (hand writing demonstration) 6) Children Activities Lectures 21st Century, the educational weekly of China Daily, will invite experts from English-speaking countries to hold lectures from 18:30 to 20:30 on Jan. 27 to 29 and in the daytime on Jan. 30.

This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a notice based on the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do your writing on the Translation /Composition Sheet. 通知兹定于2014年6月20日参观青龙县南林农场。参观的路线是：上午8：30 农场办公室，总经理简介农场的情况上午9：30 参观农场上午10：30 参观场办工厂上午11：30 到农家做客凡愿意参加者请于上午6：30在图书馆前集合出发。汽车将于6：40准时出发。 Words for reference：简介a brief introduction 参观路线itinerary 场办farm-run Notice

8. W： I told you that you should not be late for class. M：Well， I’m sorry. The bus came late and the traffic was heavy. Q：What might the man be？ 9. M：It’s already 7 o’clock. The film will start in 20 minutes. W：Don’t worry. It only takes us 15 minutes to get there. Q：When will the film start？ 10. W：Would you please sit down and wait for several minutes？ M：I can’t wait. I have to go right now. Q：What can we learn about the man？ 11. M：Dear， can you watch the football match with me？ W：Sorry，I have something to buy. Q：Where is the woman going？ 12. W：Are you coming with us to Li’s birthday party？ M：I’d love to， but my daughter got a cold and I have to take care of her. Q：Why can’t the man go to Li’s birthday party？ 13. W：How much are the potatoes？ M：Half a pound a kilogram， madam. Q：What’s the woman？ 14. M：How do you like it？ W：I like it， but the sleeves are too short and it’s a little tight around the waist. Q：Where did this conversation most likely take place？ Director. Teacher. Father. Student.

Jane had promised to give me a timetable for tomorrow. She failed, ______. either though but too

—I wonder why Mr. Brown hasn’ t showed up at the meeting yet. —I’ m not sure, but he______in a traffic jam driving here. could be stuck might stuck might have been stuck must have stuck

With the development of the Internet, people’ s life______in the past few years. is improved has been improved is improving had been improved

—Good evening. I______to see Mary. —Oh, good evening. I’ m sorry, but she is not in. came come have come had come

Over a century ago, Mauritius______.

The mistake on the stamps was made______.

The mistake on the locally printed postage stamps was in the______.

Stamp collectors have paid $ 16,800 for______.

A stamp is worth a million and a half times its original value because______.