Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　87. Living in the desert has many problems, ________________________(缺水并不是惟一的问题).

　　88. The production ________________________ (增加到每月500吨)by the end of this month.

　　89. Some children put much emphasis ________________________(有足够的钱以便到外面去痛快享受).

　　90. Please ________________________(不要忘记让你姐姐到超市买一些牛排).

　　91. The students now ________________________ (宁愿上网，也不愿意到图书馆去看书).

　　Part I Writing

　　Dear Mark,

　　You will never guess what I am going to tell you in this letter. I have received the letter of admission from Harvard University. This means I am going to do my doctor degree program this fall in America. After years of hard work, I know have finally realized my dream of being able to work in the most advanced laboratory in the world with the most outstanding top scientists in the field of genetic engineering.

　　I am now very busy preparing for this trip of utmost importance in my life. I spend most of my time improving my oral and aural English. You know I have a good command of written English. In fact, I have written my papers in English, some of which have been published abroad already. But my listening and speaking ability of English is far behind. I am afraid that this poor command of listening and speaking will hinder the effective communication once I am abroad. Can you just suggest any good way of improving my oral English skills quickly? I am a bit anxious recently.

　　Anyway, I will try my best.

　　Hope to hear from you soon!

　　Yours,

　　Li Ming

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

　　1. N 本题考察文章的大意，可在做完后面9题后再解答。本文主要介绍有关 robot races 比赛的情况，而不是比赛的优点和缺点，故题干表述错误。

　　2. N 由原文第二段首句可知，most robots barely managed to get off the starting line，这就说明比赛并不算成功，故题干表述错误。

　　3. N 根据题干中的信息词 this year's race 和 the Grand Challenge 定位原文第四段 No surprise, then, that 43 teams... 可知题干表述错误。

　　4. Y 根据题干中的信息词 The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) 定位原文，可知题干表述正确。

　　5. Y 根据题干中的信息词 the aim of the Grand Challenge 定位原文，发现答案在小标题 Unknown Course 下第一段，可知题干表述正确。

　　6. N 小标题 Smart Money 下第一段明确指出 Neither Ghostrider nor It Came From the Garage made the final cut at this week's qualifying races，可知题干是错误的。

　　7. NG 问中并未提及谁最终获得得了大奖。

　　8. rugged, real-life conditions。本题内容是关于跑道(course)上设置的障碍物(obstacles)的，可推知答案在小标题 Unknown Course 下，其中第五段给出了答案。

　　9. Ghostrider。答案在小标题 Ghostrider 下第四段。预读题干发现 only 这种绝对化表达，在阅读文章时要格外留意。

　　10. Stanley。答案在全文倒数第三段末句。此题仍然考查了 only这种绝对化表达。

　　Part III Listening Comprehension