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SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH

Directions: Translate the following text into English.

①窗前挂着一串淡紫色的风铃，仿佛也和我拥有着同样的寂寞，似乎已经忘记了它在夏季中怎样歌唱。②在此时，一个冷冷的冬季，留下寂寞的风铃，在窗前苦苦等待。③难道，风儿真的也把它的友伴遗忘了吗？④可是，分明听见风儿在空中无奈地呼唤，有力拍打着窗棂，却没有一点点回响。⑤我突然想到，是窗把它们隔开了。”⑥于是，我打开窗户，风儿涌了进来，那静默已久的风铃，发出“叮叮咚咚”的音，仿佛有和友伴诉不完的思念和话语。

PART 3

Discussion topic:

Traditions

Example questions：

&8226;Are people in your country very traditional？

&8226;What clothes do people traditionally wear in your country when celebrating traditional events and what food do they traditionally eat at these events？

&8226;Compare traditional events and celebrations in your country with modem events and celebrations.

&8226;What traditions in your country are disappearing or are in danger of disappearing？

&8226;What is the value of maintaining traditions？

Thousands of commuters use talking books in order to __ (最好地利用乘车时间).

？The bar charts below show the changes of investment of Odyssey Investment Company between 2001 and 2003.

？Using the information from the bar charts, write a short report describing all the changes that took place between 2001 and 2003.

？Write 120-140 words on the separate paper provided.