Most parties offer finger food, but there are ______.

Some people hold the view that young people nowadays are not as hardworking as their parents when they were young, and apart from that most young people are money-oriented. People are not sure about the qualifications for a good youth nowadays. You are required to write an essay of about 400 words on the topic given below to support this view with your own experience as a university student.

WHAT ARE THE GOOD QUALIFICATIONS FOR A GOOD YOUTH OF TODAY？

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. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

What kind of grain could be found in American diet 500 years ago？

Creativity inhibitors must be removed if necessary.

听力原文： Well, I wrote to them last week thanking them for their help over the accounting matter. I've just had a reply. They've written to say we were right to decide to reduce costs, which is nice to know. But they want us to cut back even more. Barry suggested that I pass it on to the accounts department to see if they could make more savings. But I think we've gone as far as we can. So I'm just going to leave it for the moment. If they're really insistent, they'll write again. But I don't think I need to do anything aobut it right now.

？You will hear another five recordings.

？For each recording, decide What the main idea is.

？Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.

？Do net use any letter more than once.

？After you have listened once, replay each recording.

A passing it on to another department

B writing to apologize

C waiting before taking any action

D arranging a meeting

E writing to express thanks

F asking for further details

G writing to complain

H phoning to discuss a problem

The suggestion has been made_________ (推迟篮球比赛).