Everyone asked me how the story ended, but it was ______ (对我来说同样是个谜) as to them.

&8226;You are unable to attend an important meeting in your department as you will be visiting an International Trade Fair.

&8226;Write a memo to the manager who has organized the meeting;

&8226;Apologizing for not being able to attend the meeting;

&8226;Explaining why you will be absent;

&8226;Saying when you will return to the department.

&8226;Write 40-50 words.

中国海洋事业的发展

海洋覆盖了地球表面的71%，是全球生命支持系统的一个基本组成部分，也是资源的宝库，环境的重要调节器。人类社会的发展必然会越来越多地依赖海洋。

二十一世纪是人类开发利用海洋的新世纪。维护《联合国海洋法公约》确定的国际海洋法律原则，维护海洋健康，保护海洋环境，确保海洋资源的叮持续利用和海上安全，已成为人类共同遵守的准则和共同担负的使命。

中国是一个发展中的沿海大国。中国高度重视海洋的开发和保护，把发展海洋事业作为国家发展战略，加强海洋综合管理，不断完善海洋法律制度，积极发展海洋科学技术和教育。中国积极参与联合国系统的海洋事务，推进国家间和地区性海洋领域的合作，并认真履行自己承担的义务，为全球海洋开发和保护事业作出了积极贡献。

Cockroaches know that someone or something is near because ______.

My friend said to me, "Are you free？" My friend asked me if __

Suppose your friend, a college graduate who signed an agreement with a university months ago, tells you that he has changed his mind and signed a new agreement with a better university. How will you react to this？ Will you support him in doing so or would rather have acted otherwise？

Write an essay of about 400 words clarifying your attitude.

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 with a summary.

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

Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.