【文章內容簡介】 for anything. The answer is just as openended as the question itself. If they ask for someone who has inspired you, it could be anyone. It could be a grandmother, a teacher, or even a character from a movie. A lot of people will say their dad. But since you really feel it, you’ll have a lot to write about. There are some important things to remember． These admissions officers want good writers. You don39。t have to be Ernest Hemingway, but you have to be able to form an interesting story． That means revision(校對 )and editing， cutting out stupid grammar mistakes， reading it over several times， leaving it for a few days and looking at it again. Whatever you do, make sure the essay is as good as possible. Also， you should use exciting language and really make the reader feel the same passion as you do. It also means finding something unique about your point of view, something that other people might not think of． For example， if you want to write about your dad, you can focus on a specific anecdote(趣聞 )about him .Admissions officers love personal stories that ring true． 60. The purpose of the passage is to give advice on how to_________. A. choose an essay topic B. read the officers’minds C. be a good writer D. write an effective application 61. The underlined part of paragraph 2 suggests that you__________. enough stamps before posting your application essay something unique in an essay to impress the readers the task of showing off yourself seriously attention to your personal essay 62. When admissions officers ask who has inspired you， they mean to________. about your family members B. understand you better out what your father does your personal affairs 63. According to the writer, it is wise to produce an essay with__________. beautiful words funny things specific stories answers C A serous problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem. First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a pany must take lifelong responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a mercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs. Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor. 用心 愛心 專心 7 In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions. Furthermore, some institution should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a fortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young. One further solution is that the government or social anizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent. To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some bination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations. is the passage mainly about? A． The problem faced by the old in society. B． Why we should take responsibility for the old. C． How we can improve the lives of the old. D． Where the old can go to get their pensions. to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people? A． Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire. B． Increase savings levels of people during their working years. C． Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old. D． Make available pensions for those who have retired. underlined word “viable” most probably means . A． impossible B． practical C． useful D． successful can be concluded from the passage? A． Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money. B． Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age. C． Being independent should be the goal of most old people. D． There is no single solution to the problems of the old. D Christmas in Australia is often very hot. Whereas the northern hemisphere is in the middle of winter, Australians are baking in summer heat. It is not unusual to have Christmas Day well into the mid 30 degrees Celsius, or near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A traditional meal includes a turkey dinner, with ham, and pork. A flaming Christmas plum pudding is added for dessert. In the Australian gold rushes, Christmas puddings often contained a gold nugget. Today a small favor is baked inside. Whoever finds this knows s/he will enjoy good luck. Another treat is Mince Pies. Some Australians and particularly tourists often have their Christmas dinner at midday on a local beach, Bondi Beach in Sydney39。s Eastern Suburbs attracts thousands of people on Christmas Day. Other families enjoy their day by having a piic. If they are at home, the day is punctuated by swimming in a pool, playing Cricket out the backyard, and other outdoor activities. 用心 愛心 專心 8 The warm weather allows Australians to enjoy a tradition which started in 1937. Carols by Candlelight is