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2、ofhistory./In18thcentury,forinstance,/ifapersonwascaughtstealingsalt,hecanbeputinjail./Historyrecordsthatabouttenthousandpeoplewereputinjailduringthatcenturyforstealingsalt!/About150yearsbefore,intheyear1553,/takingmoresaltthanonewasallowedtowaspunishableasacrime./Theoffender,searwascutoff./Saltwasa

3、nimportantitemonthetableofroyalty./Itwastraditionallyplacedinfrontofthekingwhenhesatdowntoeat./Importantguestsattheking,stablewereseatednearthesalt./1.essimportantguestsweregivenseatsfartherawayfromit./(175words)Score:9/15Accumulatedminormistakes:-3Teacher-StudentRelationshipTherelationshipbetweenat

4、eacherandastudentcanbeeithergoodorbad,helpfulorharmful./Eitherway,therelationshipcanaffectthestudentfortherestofhislife./Agoodteacher-studentrelationshipwillmaketheteacher,sjobworthwhile./Abadrelationshipcandiscouragethestudentfromlearning/andmaketeachinganunpleasanttask./Inordertohaveagoodteacher-s

5、tudentrelationship,/respectbetweenteacherandstudentisveryimportant./Iftheteacheristoostrict,hefrightensthestudent./Iftheteacheristoofriendly,thestudentmaybecomelazyandstoplearninghard./Theteacher,sattitudeandapproachshouldbeinbetweenthosetwoextremes./Asforthestudent,hisproperrespecttotheteachermustb

6、eshownallthetime./Heshouldbeeagertolearnandwillingtoworkhard./Inconclusion,agoodteacher-studentrelationshipcanbebeneficialtoboth./Thestudentabsorbsknowledgeeagerlyandenjoyable,/andtheteachergainssatisfactionfromhiswork./(163words)BalloonsBalloonshavebeenusedforsportforaboutonehundredyears./Therearet

7、wokindsofsportballoons:gasandhotair.ZHotairballoonsaresaferthangasballoons/whichmaycatchfire./HotairballoonsarepreferredbymostballoonistsintheUnitedStatesbecauseoftheirsafety./Theyarealsocheaperandeasiertomanagethangasballoons./Despitetheeaseofoperatingaballoon,/pilotsmustwatchtheweathercarefully./S

8、portballoonflightsarebestearlyinthemorning/orlateintheafternoon,whenthewindislight./Overtheyears,balloonistshavetriedunsuccessfullytocrosstheAtlantic./Itwasntuntil1978thatthreeAmericanballoonistssucceeded.ZIttookthemjustsixdaystomakethetrip/fromtheirhomesintheUnitedStatestoParis,France./Theirvoyagec

9、apturedtheimaginationofthewholeworld.(143words)Item4Thewayyoulookatsomeone/conveysimportantculturalmessages./Withoutyourevenknowingit,/yourgazespeaksvolumes./44Theeyesarethewindowofthesoul,7accordingtotheoldsaying./Staringisacceptableinsomecultures/butnotinothers./Awinkcanmeanacomplimentoraninsult,/

10、dependingontheculture./Adirectgazecanbeasignofhonesty/oranindicationofdisrespectandrudeness,/accordingtotheculturethatsurroundsthegazer./Thewayapersongazesthusexpressesastrongmessage/butthismessagecanbeeasilymisunderstood/ifculturalnormsarenotshared.Item5Thistimeoftheyear/Americansspendlotsoftimesho

11、ppingforholidaygifts/fortheirfamilymembersandfriends./Manypeoplevisitalotofstores/inlargeshoppingcenterstobuytheirgifts./Othersordergoodsbytelephonefromcatalogues,/themagazinesthatoffercompanysproducts./AndmanyaredoingtheirholidayshoppingontheInternet./IndustryexpertssayAmericanbusinesses/shouldhave

12、about184thousandmilliondollarsinsales/duringNovemberandDecember./Sixty-threepercentofpeoplewhousetheInternet/saytheyexpecttobuyatleastsomegiftsthere./TownandCountry1.ifeinEnglandThereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeandcountrylifeinEngland.Inthecountry,everybodyknowseverybodyelse.Theyknowwhattimeyouge

13、tup,whattimeyougotobedandwhatyouhavefordinner.Ifyouwanthelp,youwillalwaysgetitandyouwillbegladtohelpothers.Inalargetownlike1.ondon,however,itcansometimeshappenthatyouhaveneverseenyournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknowhisnameoranythingabouthim.Peoplein1.ondonareoftenverylonely.Thisisbecausepeoplegotodif

14、ferentplacesintheeveningsandatweekends.Ifyouwalkthroughthestreetsinthecentreof1.ondononSunday,itislikeatownwithoutpeople.Oneissorryforoldpeoplelivingontheirown.Theycoulddieintheirhomesandwouldnotbediscoveredforweeksorevenmonths.AChangeinWomen,s1.ifeTheimportantchangeinwomen,slife-patternhasonlyrecen

15、tlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen,seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,andmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendto

16、marryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisbom.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofull-timeorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeopleOneofthebestmeansofunderstan