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congratulations on ones published words

march 14

dear john,

your new book entitledwestern economics is very interesting and instructive. you deal with the subject skillfully and comprehensively.

the details you present and the way you present them captured my attention. it was so fascinating that i could not tear myself away before i finished reading the last word. i think now i have a better understanding of such subject.

its certain that more and more students and research workers will read your book and derive great benefit from it.

congratulations on such a good book!

cordially yours,

cathy

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tactful refusal to an invitation

dear mrs. james,

ive been putting off this note until the last possible moment, hoping mr. jackson would get back from london in time for your dinner party. but now i must regretfully write that hell still be out of town on thursday, the fifth; and we therefore cannot accept your kind invitation for dinner on that day. it was sweet of you to invite us; and i know mr. jackson will be as sorry as i am to miss an evening with you and dr. james. we know how delightful such evenings at your house usually are.

sincerely yours,

susan jackson

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directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter applying for a bank loan. you should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in chinese.

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(2)ԭ;

(3)α֤ררԼĻ

dear sir/madame,

i am a sophomore in shanghai university, majoring in computer software. in the previous one and a half years i have been a model student and monitor of my class.

however, since i registered here, the expenses have become a burden for my average family. you know, my parents are both laidoff workers, and, to make matters worse, my mother has suddenly fallen ill and is expecting a major operation. it will be beyond their ability to finance me through my remaining education. it is now a must for me to help relieve their financial pressure. so im applying to your bank for a loan of 10,000 yuan. if my application is approved, all the money will go to my tuition and fees for the coming academic years.

ive made a detailed plan to arrange my school life. a parttime job as a family tutor will not be difficult to find and some workstudy programs for students like me are also provided in our university. from these sources i will be able to earn more than enough to support myself. i guarantee that i will repay the loan within five years, that is, within two years after my graduation. please have confidence in me: i have a very good credit record.

i would be greatly obliged if my application is granted. many thanks.

yours sincerely,

li ming

2.ҹʱѡȤǹʸ

salary or interest

upon graduationvirtually all college students will confront the problem of the career choice. it is truly a tough choice. students opinions differ greatly on this issue. some hold that priority should be given to their interest in jobsbut others take the attitude that salary is the most critical factor influencing their career choices.

as to myselfi prefer the latter view. a wellpaid job exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of peoplewith no exception to me. although it might be impossible to measure the value of ones job in terms of moneysalary counts most when i choose my future career. in my viewour career choices largely depend on how and where we have been brought up. i come from a poor urban family and my parents were both laidoff workers. in order to finance my tuitionthey have been working hard over the past four years. as the only son in my familyi have to shoulder the burden of supporting my family.in shortsalary is the first and only consideration in my choice of career.

3. ӵֻŵȱ

advantages and disadvantages of the mobile phone

with the rapid economic developmentthe mobile phone has found its way into campuses and a host of students take advantage of this wonderful gadget to communicate with each other. this phenomenon gives rise to this questionwhat are the advantages and disadvantages of the mobile phone?

it is widely believed that it greatly facilitates students campus life. many instances could be found to support this type of opinion. a graduating student in our university bought a mobile phone in the course of hunting for his job. he told me that through the mobile phone he could easily keep in touch with the employer of the company he intends to work with and would not miss any opportunities.

howevereverything has both positive and negative facets. the mobile phone also has many disadvantages. for instancethe ringing of the mobile phone often disturbs the teachers teaching and other students learning.Ô´

personallythe advantages of the mobile phone outweigh the disadvantages of it as long as we dont interfere with others while using it.