Because of the poor harvest， wheat prices have __________in the last six months.

Directions: For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "My Ideal Job". You should write at least 120 words， and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below :

1．人们对职业各有不同的理想；

2．我理想的职业是什么；

3．我怎样为我理想的职业做准备。

他不敢相信眼前发生的事情。

近几年来农民的生活一直有所改善。

对我来说，越早越好。

他挣的钱足够支付房租。

据说有些单亲家庭的孩子生活很悲惨。

A modem manufacturing （生产） system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular ex-pression in the United states during the early 1980‘ s. （ Passage 3 ）

Yet there are three days which are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony: the day we are born； the day we get married and the day we die. （Passage 3）

All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training ， and they work long， difficult hours for the money they earn. （Passage 1 ）

In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. （Passage 1 ）