SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Directions: Translate the following text into English.
惊 醒
那时，我17岁，在一个草原小村打工做苦力。……
日复一日，这种苦真使我对生活绝望了，我不想再干了，就偷懒、哭泣。后来，头儿让我去小村边上的一个仓库看库房。白天黑夜都是我—个人，吃饭时有人送来。我不再出苦力了。白天，我坐靠在墙根晒太阳，晚上就睡在库房里听草原的风声。如果不是小村中出了一个自杀的人，也许我会就这样混着日子了此一生了。
有天早晨，我刚起来，就有人来跟我借大绳，说是捞一个跳井的人。我跟着去看热闹了。人被捞出来了。有人低声告诉我，他是因为太穷，40岁上下还没有娶妻而绝望，寻了短见。
那天夜里，我想着自己的生活，说什么也睡不着。那跳井而死的人总出现在我眼前，心里充满了恐惧和不安。我对自己说：我如果就这样混下去，也许那死去的人就是我的未来的先兆。我思前想后，一夜末眠。第二天，我就早早起来开始跑步了。那个跳井的人的死对我震动极大，使我牢牢地抓住了生活。我跑步一个月后，体力大增，我去看望那些做苦力的同伴时，我令他们刮目相看了。更使他们惊奇的是，我在劳动之余开始挑灯读书，并尝试着写一些小东西了。
The director required that every member in his department (refer) __ to this report.
If you had to sum up the problems of American health car in
two words, they would be "cost" and "coverage". The country spends
16% of its GDP on health. Yet a six of the population lacks medical 【S1】______.
coverage. Most Americans receive health insurance through their
employer. The government picks up the hill for the elder and the poor. 【S2】______.
But an estimating 47 million people fall through crack--a number 【S3】______.
that is rising as premiums (保险金) soar.
Because so many people should be without medical coverage in 【S4】______.
the world's richest country is a disgrace. It spoils the lives of the
uninsured, who are unable to get access with affordable treatment at
an early age. And it casts a shadow of fear well beyond, to America's
middle classes who worry about not their jobs but their healthcare 【S5】______.
benefits as well. It is also grossly inefficient. Hospitals are forced,
by law, to help anyone who arrived in the emergency room. 【S6】______.
Since those with insurance coverage usually cannot pay for that car, 【S7】______.
the bill is passed on everyone else, driving up premiums. Higher
premiums, by turn, swell the ranks of the uninsured. 【S8】______.
Breaking that spiral would be a big step towards fixing American
healthcare. And it is one that politicians at last seem ready to get. Not 【S9】______.
in Washington, where reform. is still stalled (延误) by an argument
between conservatives, who more consumer choice, with those on the 【S10】______.
left, who think government intervention is the answer. Instead, state
governors are taking the lead.
【S1】
Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:
Travel
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. Marks will be awarded for organization as well as for syntactic variety and appropriate word choice.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
He was told that the stranger (wait) __ for him for 2 hours.
10 Who is responsible for hiring new employees？