2021年陕西省榆林市成考专升本英语自考测试卷(含答案)

2021年陕西省榆林市成考专升本英语自考测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

2.—ThisismynewdogHisnameisWisdom—That'sinterestingWhy______didyougivehimsuchaname?

A.intheearthB.inworldC.onearthD.ontheworld

3.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A.toseparateB.separatingC.forseparatingD.ofseparating

4.Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaper,_______inbroaddaylightyesterday.

A.beingrobbed

B.havingbeenrobbed

C.tohavebeenrobbed

D.robbed

5.Notuntilthisterm______torealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.didhebeginC.hehasbegunD.thathehasbegun

6.Whenwe______themuseumisnotdecided.

A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.visiting

7.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

8.TomandJackarebothveryclever._________,Tomis____________Jack.

A.Allinall;asacleverboyas

B.Inotherwords;ascleveraboyas

C.Thatistosay;asacleverboyas

D.Inword;ascleveraboyas

9.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

10.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures______.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

11.Wemust__earlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.

A．setup

B．setout

C．setabout

D．setaside

12.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

13.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

14.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

15.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

16.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

17.Janehasbrownhair,infact,it'squitesimilarinshade______yours.

A.asB.withC.likeD.to

18.Letmehelpyou,______?

A.won'tyonB.willyouC.shallID.shan'tI

19.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

20.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

二、翻译(10题)21.IthinkwemusttakeadvantageofeverychancetopracticeourEnglish.

22.Weinsistthatinternationaltradeshouldnotbeaone-waystreet.

23.Agoodcitizenshouldbeagoodparent,child,wifeandhusband.

24.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

身体健康的人不愿意去想死亡的事，死亡是我们希望避免的话题。但是死亡是普遍的人生经历，是人人都要面临的少数必然之一。理智的人对必然的死亡预作计划，从容对待；只有愚蠢的人不能正视现实，希望用某种方法逃脱死亡。人寿保险对必然的死亡提供理智的安排。只要对自己的死亡能够直面对待的人才能充分理解人寿保险的必要性。人寿保险公司充分认识到了人民对死亡的负面印象，为此，他们对保险代理商进行培训时，要求他们在推销中避免使用直率的语言，而努力以恰当的方式让客户们意识到：人终究会死，人人都会面临死亡，必须要客观地接受自己的比如死亡才能在经济上为此做好充分的准备。

25.随着燃料价格的上涨，购车者买车的想法正在改变。

A.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersaregoingtochangetheirideasofbuyingacar.

B.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

C.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

D.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyershavechangedtheirideasofbuyingacar.

26.我昨天没有见到她，我弟弟也没有。

27.直到我告诉她，威廉姆女士才知道。_____________________________________________________________________________

28.IftheChinesepeopleworkhard,theycandefinitelyattainthisgrandstrategicobjective.

29.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.

30.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.

三、书面表达(10题)31.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youarcsupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.6.．写封信给你的朋友Glad，他下周一下午4点将从另一个城市乘飞机来看你，内容包括：(1)不能去机场接站，向他表示歉意；(2)临时要出差(具体内容)；(3)告诉他如何从机场来你家；(4)十分欢迎他到你家来。

32.假设你是Tom，将去上海旅游，写一封信给你在上海的朋友张强，告诉他你将乘火车于l0月21日上午8点到达上海，请他接你，并请他帮你安排21至24日的住宿（旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。此外，你还要他帮你订24日返回北京的火车票。

注意：词数应为100左右

Oct．15

DearZhangQiang，

Allthebest，

Tom

33.假定你是Helen，要写一封信给Julie，对她和她的丈夫昨日请你和你丈夫吃饭表示感谢，表示要回请他们，以答谢他们的盛情款待。

34.假设你是一个农村学生，进城看到河水被严重污染，请写一篇议论污染的日记。内容包括

以下几点：

1．河水颜色发黑，并发出臭味。

2．水里没有鱼，也没人游泳。

3．污染原因是附近的工厂往河里排放工业废水。

4．大家应保护环境，减少污染。

注意：

1．要符合日记的格式。

2．词数为l00左右。

35.假设你是小明，光明中学的学生，你给你的好友小华写信讲述你的美国之行。内容包括：先去了纽约，看到许多摩天大楼，但看不到世贸大厦了；两天后去了洛杉矶（LosAngeles），参观了好莱坞，游览了迪斯尼乐园；还去了内华达（Nevada）的里诺Reno），游览了风景优美的大沪（Dahu）湖。

注意：

1．不要逐字翻译，叙述要连贯。

2．词数应为100左右。

36.你(LiYuan)和几个朋友约定明天在人民公园野餐。你们的朋友Peter也应邀参加。你给他写封信，内容包括：

(1)说明野餐目的。

(2)说明路线。

(3)说明日期、时间。

37.以某公司的名义写一个竞赛通知。内容如下：

(1)竞赛的名称和内容。

(2)参与对象。

(3)竞赛的时间。

(4)报名的截止日期。

38.你(LiYuan)丢失了钱包，需要写一个寻物启事。内容包括：

(1)丢失的时间和地点。

(2)描述钱包内外(钱包的颜色、钱包里的东西)。

(3)提供与失主联系的方式。

39.描写一件你认为(或者你经历的、听说的)最有意思或最有意义的事。内容包括：

(1)何时、何事、何地。

(2)具体的事件经过。

(3)意义或意思所在。

40.你的朋友(Tom)请你(LiYuan)周末和他一起去承德的家里玩儿，但你有事不能去。请你用英文给他写一封信，内容包括：

(1)感谢他的邀请。

(2)说明不能去的原因。

(3)为不能去表示遗憾。

四、翻译(20题)41.ThetraditionalAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebrationgoesbackto1621.

42.健康取决于良好的食物。清新的空气和充足的睡眠。

43.Theboywasmissing.Hisparentswereveryconcernedabouthissafety.

44.Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.

45.Iftheweatherpermits,wearegoingtosetouttomorrowmorning.

46.Whileitcannotbescientificallyproven（ordisproved,forthatmatter.thatglobalwarmingcausedanyparticularextremeevent,wecansaythatglobalwarmingverylikelymakesmanykindsofextremeweatherbothmorefrequentandmoresevere.

47.Itisdeterminedthroughteststhattheharmfulsubstancesinafogdroplet,suchasacid,sodium,salt,amine,phenol,dustsandpathogenmicrobes,aredozensoftimesmorethanthatinanormalatmosphericwaterdrop.

48.IftheChinesepeopleworkhard,theycandefinitelyattainthisgrandstrategicobjective.

49.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.

50.Thegirltakesafterhermotherandisalwayscheerful.

51.Shehasbeenlongingtoworkasalawyer,becausetheworkisnotonlyinteresting,challenging,butalsothesalaryisveryattractive.

52.理论上说，你的计划听上去不错，但实际上行得通吗?_____________________________________________________________________________

53.Weappreciatethegoodqualityofyourproducts,butunfortunatelyyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside.

54.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofalloutpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.

55.因为我们的产品在国内外声誉颇佳，所以产品需求量逐年增加。

56.长时间地看电视会对孩子的视力产生严重的影响.

57.Onlywhenwegivefullplaytoman'sinitiativecanwemakefulluseofmachinestotransfernature.

58.据报道，迄今为止，外国保险公司已打入中国19个城市。

59.TheGreatWallisthesymboloftheChineseNation,anditisoneofthesevengreatwondersintheworld.

60.Astohisexperience,heisnotverysuitableforthisposition.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.A.Scientistsconsiderapesmaydrivetrainssomeday．

B.Apeshaveworkedinsomefactories．

C.Apesmayonedaybeusedtogathercrops．

D.Anapeisnotalargemonkey．

62.Concernwithmoney,andthenmoremoney,inordertobuytheconveniencesandluxuriesofmodernlife,hasbroughtgreatchangestothelivesofmostFrenchmen.MorepeopleareworkingharderthaneverbeforeinFrance.Inthecitiesthetraditionalleisurelymiddaymealisdisappearing.Offices,shopsandfactoriesarediscoveringthegreaterefficiencyofashortlunchhourincompanylunchroom.Inalmostalllinesofworkemphasisnowfallsonever-increasingoutput.Thusthe"typical"Frenchmanproducesmore,earnsmore,andbuysmoreconsumergoodsthanthepeopleofonlyagenerationago.Hegainsincreaturecomfortsandeaseoflife.Whathelosestosomeextentishissenseofpersonaluniqueness,orindividuality.

SomesaythatFrancehasbeenAmericanized.ThisisbecausetheUnitedStatesisaworldsymbolofthetechnologicalsocietyanditsconsumerproducts.Theso-calledAmericanizationofFrancehasitscritics.Theyfearthat"assembly-linelife"willleadtothedisappearanceofthepleasuresofthemoregracefulandleisurely(butlessproductive)oldFrenchstyle.Whatwillhappen,theyask,totaste,elegance,andthecultivationofthegoodthingsinlife--tojoyinthesmellofafreshlypickedapple,astrollbytheriver,orjusthappyhoursofconversationinalocalcafe?

Sincethelate1950'slifeinFrancehasindeedtakenonqualitiesofrush,tension,andthepursuitofmaterialgains.Someofthestrongestcriticsofthenewwayoflifeareyoung,especiallyuniversitystudents.Theyareconcernedwiththefuture,andtheyfearthatFranceisthreatenedbythetriumphofthiscompetitiveculture.Occasionally,theyhavereactedagainstthetrendwithconsiderableviolence.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafeatureofthenewFrenchwayoflife?

A.Efficiency.B.Tension.C.Competition.D.Taste.

63.Whichofthefollowingiscertainlyforbiddenaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tryingtoenterthemuseumafter5:00p.m.

B.Takingpicturesinfrontofthemuseum.

C.Talkingloudlywhenyouenjoythecollections.

D.Eatinganddrinkingwhereveryouare.

64.Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity.Theyhadinterruptedtheirresearchtoacceptaninvitationtotakepartinanunusualexperiment:"aninterestingweekofpoetry."Thisclasswaspartofastudytoanswerthequestions:Whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?Whatcanteacherslearnaboutteachingiftheytakeaclassthatisnotintheirfield?Thestudentsinthepoetryclasslistenedtolecturesandtooknotes.Theyhadreadingtasksandhadtowritethreeshortpapers.Allstudentsnoticedonething—theimportanceofspokenwords.Inscienceandengineeringclasses,theinstructorsputtablesanddrawingsontheblackboard.Butinthispoetryclass,theinstructorsjusttalked.Theydidntwriteanythingontheboard.Thescientistsandengineersnoticedonesimilaritybetweenscienceandpoetry.Inbothsubjects,studentsneedtofindlayers(层次)ofmeaning.Somelayersaresimple,clear,andonthesurface:otherlayersaredeeperandmoredifficult.Thissearchfordifferentlevelsofmeaningdoesnthappenmuchinundergraduate(本科)scienceclasses,butitisimportantlater,ingraduateschool.Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities(人文科学).Boththepoetryinstructorsandtheirstudentslearnedsomethingaboutteachingfromthisexperience.Onepoetryinstructor,forexample,nowseestheimportanceofusingcareful,cleardefinitions(定义)whenheexplainsapoem.Healsoplanstobemoreinformativeasheteaches.Mostofthescientistsagreedonseveralpoints.First,humanitiesclassesmighthelpsciencestudentstoseepatternsanddecidewhichinformationisimportant.Second,thepoetryclasswasfun.Oneengineerdecided,"Weneedtochangethewayweteachengineeringtomakeitanenjoyableexperienceforstudents."Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis:Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycanteachbetter.

Whatdoweknowaboutthisunusualclass?

A.Theteachersdidlotsofwritingontheboard.

B.Theteacherswereinvitedtoattendseverallectures.

C.Thestudentswereprofessorsfromauniversity.

D.Thestudentswerestudyingscienceandhumanities.

65.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Manismorecolour-consciousthanthehoney-bee.

B.Thehoney-beeisblindtored.

C.Thehoney-beecanseefarmorecoloursthanman.

D.Manissensitivetotheultra-violet.

六、作文(1题)66.Directions:Youaretowritein100-120wordsonthetopic

“FamilyEducation”.YoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:1.

父母是孩子最好的老师；2.

父母的言行影响孩子；

参考答案

1.D解析：which修饰非限定性定语从句，指代前边一句话。本题涉及句法知识——简单句、并列句和复合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(简单句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(复合句)

2.C

3.B解析：本题考查固定搭配。havetrouble(in)doingsth.“做某事有困难”。句意为：有时孩子们在分清故事和现实方面会有困难，相信故事中的事确实存在。

4.C

5.B解析：表示否定的副词前置于句首，句子需要不完全倒装，即助动词提前。其余选项均可排除。除Notuntil外还有never，seldom，rarely，seldom，no，little，hardly，innotime等否定副词或结构放在句首时，句子需要部分倒装。

6.C解析：句子的前半部分是主语从句，主语从句中的谓语动词时态应根据句意而定。

7.D解析：本题测试形容词辨析。四个选项的意思分别是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正义的”，“仅仅的”。根据句意，D项正确。本句大意为：他仅仅把它作为一个细节来描述，而我却认为它是这个计划中最重要的部分。

8.B

9.D

10.B解析：takemeasures意思为“采取措施”，本句应用被动语态。

11.Bsetout意为“出发，动身”。

12.C

13.C所有的学生都去看了昨天的魔术表演。它太令人不可思议了。这里主要考查的是动词的现在分词和过去分词的不同用法。Sth．bedoing表示某一事物令人怎么样。Sb．bedone表示某人处于某种状态。例：Theletteristouching．这封信令人感动。

Iammoved．我很感动。

14.B

15.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

16.D

17.D

18.A解析：反问疑问句的陈述部分是肯定式时，疑问部分用否定式。以letme或letus起始的反问疑问句，疑问部分用willyou或won'tyou，所以选项A是正确的。

19.A

20.A

21.我认为我们应该利用一切机会练习英语。我认为我们应该利用一切机会练习英语。

22.我们强调国际贸易不应该是单方面的。

23.一个好公民应是个慈爱的家长、孝顺的儿女、贤良的妻子或尽职的丈夫。一个好公民应是个慈爱的家长、孝顺的儿女、贤良的妻子或尽职的丈夫。

24.Healthypeopledonotlookforwardtodeath:itisasubjectwealltendtoavoid.Butitisauniversalexperience.Itisoneofthefewcertaintiesfacedbyallhumans.Rationalmaindsplantodealwithsuchcertaimties.Onlyfoolshidetheirheadsinthesandinthehopethatsomehowdeathwillavoidthem.Lifeinsuranceisarationalandobjectivewayofplanningforthecertaintyofdeathanditisnotuntilyoucanfacethecertaintyofyourowndeaththatyoucanfullyunderstandtheneedforlifeinsurance.Lifeinsurancecompaniesrealizethatdeathanddyingleavenegativeimpressions.Agentsaretrainedtoavoidthetheuseofplainlanguageinsalespresentations.Andinproperlanguagetrytomakeclentsawarethat:eventuallyyouwilldie.Eachhumanbeingfacesdeath.Youhavetobeobjectiveenoughtoacceptthecertaintyofyourowndeathbeforeyoucanadequatelyprepareforitfinancially.Healthypeopledonotlookforwardtodeath:itisasubjectwealltendtoavoid.Butitisauniversalexperience.Itisoneofthefewcertaintiesfacedbyallhumans.Rationalmaindsplantodealwithsuchcertaimties.Onlyfoolshidetheirheadsinthesandinthehopethatsomehowdeathwillavoidthem.Lifeinsuranceisarationalandobjectivewayofplanningforthecertaintyofdeath,anditisnotuntilyoucanfacethecertaintyofyourowndeaththatyoucanfullyunderstandtheneedforlifeinsurance.Lifeinsurancecompaniesrealizethatdeathanddyingleavenegativeimpressions.Agentsaretrainedtoavoidthetheuseofplainlanguageinsalespresentations.Andinproperlanguage,trytomakeclentsawarethat:eventually,youwilldie.Eachhumanbeingfacesdeath.Youhavetobeobjectiveenoughtoacceptthecertaintyofyourowndeathbeforeyoucanadequatelyprepareforitfinancially.

25.D

26.Ididn’tseeheryesterday;neitherdidmyyoungerbrother

27.Mrswilliamsdidn`tknowthatuntilItoldher.

28.只要中国人民积极奋斗，这个宏伟战略目标定能达到。

29.继栖息地减少之后，这种撞击是导致迁徙鸟类死亡的第二大原因，据估计死亡数量可达十亿。

30.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.五百年是一段相对短暂的时间。因此，（我们）可以假设人类会继续长高/身高会继续增长。

31.61.

参考范文DearGlad,January18,2007IamsorrythatIwon'theabletomeetyouat4:00pmnextMondayafternoonattheairport.Thismorningmybossaskedmetogoto

Shanghai

onbusiness.Itissomethingveryargent.IMilhavetostaytherefor10clays.Businessgoesfirst,andIcandonothingaboutit.Whenyouarriveattheairport,pleasetakeBusNo.120andgetoffattheHolidayBusStop.TheStopisquitenearmyhouse,IliveinRoom333,EntranceNo.2,theHolidayApartmentBuilding.Mymotherisalwaysathome.Itoldheralreadythatyouwouldcometoseeme.Youarewelcometomyplace.Bestwishes.Yourfriend,GaoMing(信体正文字数:117words)

32.Onepossibleversion:

DearZhangQiang，

Howareyoudoingrecently?I"mplanningtogotoShanghaiandlookaroundinthecityforafewdays.I"11takethetrainandarriveat8o"clocka.m.onOctober21st.Willyoupleasecomeandmeetmeatthestation?I"mgoingtostayinShanghaitillOctober24th.Pleasehelpmebookahotelroom.Ihopetostayinahotelaroundthedowntownareabutthepriceshouldn"tbeveryhigh.Idon"tmindiftheroomissmall.Besides，canyoubookaticketformebacktoBeijingon24th?

Allthebest，

Tom

33.DearJulie：ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat，andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore，wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p.m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.Pleasedocome.Yours，Helen

34.Onepossibleversion:

September16，2012，SundayCloudy

Iwenttothesmallcityfarawayfromvillagestobooksthismorning.WhatIsawtheresurprisvery.much.Thereisariverinthecity.Thewaterinitisdarkandsmellsterrible.Itispollutedwithchemicalwastefromfactories.Therearemanysmallfactoriesalongtheriver.Theirwasteispoureddirectlyintotheriver.Theworstoneisthepaperfactory.Itpourswastewaterintotheriverdayandnight.Fishcan"tliveinsuchapollutedriverandneithercanpeopleswiminit.Iwonderwhypeopledon"tcareaboutourenvironment.Weshoulddosomethingtoreducepollution.

35.Onepossibleversion:DearXiaoHua，

IhavejustcomebackfromatriptotheUnited

States.Ihadaverygoodtimethere.

IfirstwenttoNewYork.Itisreallyaverybigcity.Isawquitemanyskyscrapersthere.ButtheTwin

Towerso/"theWorldTradeCenterarenomoretobeseen.TwodayslaterIwenttoLosAngeles.IvisitedHollywoodonthedayIgotthere.AfterthatIspentawholedayinDisneyland.Itisreallyawonderfulplaceyoushouldn"tmiss.IalsowenttoReno，Nevada.ThereisabeautifullakenamedDahu.Thescenerythereisattractive!

IhopeyouwilltakeatriptotheUnitedStatessomeday.

LoveXiaoMing

36.DearPeter,

We'resogladyou'recomingtojoinustomorrow.Hereishowyoucanfindus.We'llhaveourpicnicinthePeople'sPark.Youknowwhereitis,don'tyou?Afteryouentertheparkbythemaingate,walkstraightontillyoucometoastream.Crossthestreamandturnright.Afterwalkingforawhileyou'llcometoalake.We'llhaveourpicnicthereinthesmallwoodsbythelake.I'msureyou'llhavenotroublefindingus.Docome!

Yours,

Lihua

37.CompetitionNotice

July18,2009Pleaseinform.anyartstudentsyouknowaboutthisfreetoentercompetition.

FirstPrize:＄5,000

SecondPrize:＄2,000

ThirdPrize:＄1,000

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39.OnethingshockedmeintheAmericaistheculturedifferencebetweenChinaandAmerica.

OneofmyAmericanfriends,aprofessorinauniversity,hasaboyatfivewhenIwasthere.Suchalittleboyhadagirlfriendatfivetoo.Theboyalwaysinvitedherwhereverhisfamilywent.ThelittleboyintroducedhertomewhenImetherthefirsttime,"Thisismygirlfriend."Icouldn'thelplaughing.Heseriouslyansweredmylaugh:“DoyouthinkI'llmarryher?Noway!”

Howdifferentthetwoculturesareatthepointofhavingagirlfriend.

40.DearTom,

ThankyousomuchforinvitingmetogowithyouandseeyourfamilyatChengdethisweekend.I'veheardalotaboutyourkindandwarm-heartedparentsfromyouandhopetoseethemforalongtime.AndchengdeisabeautifulcityIdreamtovisit.

ButIhavetosaysorrythatIcannotgo.Unfortunately,myuncleiscomingtoseemethisweekendonSaturdayandonSundayIhaveanEnglishexam.So,Ihavetostayhere.

Idohopethatwecandoitanothertime.Pleasesendmybestwishestoyourparents.

Thankyouagainandtakecare.

Yours,

LiYuan

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