&8226;Look at the bar chart below, which shows the number of goods sold (in 2006) by eight different companies (A-H) during four quarters of a year.

&8226;Which company does each sentence (11-15) describe？

&8226;For each sentence, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.

&8226;Do not use any letter more than once.

The number of goods sold did not change during any quarter of the year.

Energy from the Sun

Everyone needs and uses energy. If there were no energy,【46】

Most of the energy on this planet comes from the sun, but people do not receive that energy directly. It comes from different sources and in different forms.

Green plants convert the sun's energy to food energy that animals and people use for life. The energy from animals has been used for hundreds of years to operate farm equipment and to pull carts, wagons , and other vehicles.

The sun's energy takes water from rivers, lakes, and oceans and【47】When rain or snow falls on the land some of it flows into rivers and streams. This flowing water can be used to【48】Water can also be converted (更换) to steam, which produces energy to operate machines.

Winds also come from solar energy. Air that has been heated by the sun rises and creates winds. The process of winds has moved ships on the sea, ground grain, and brought water to the earth.

There is also solar energy in wood, oil, and coal. These fuels have been【49】People burn them to produce heat and to create power for machines. Oil and coal are used to produce electrical energy, too. And electricity produces light heat, and sound energy. In addition, electric power operates (操作) many kinds of equipment, tools, and machines, which make work easier.

If you made a list of all the jobs performed by the different kinds of energy, you would fill many pages . The need for power increases every day, and some sources of energy【50】So scientists and technicians are trying to find new ways to produce power.

A. formed over many centuries from plants.

B. returns it to the earth in the form. of rain or snow.

C. are being used up very quickly.

D. there would be no life.

E. produce mechanical energy and electricity.

F. are being produced everyday.

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听力原文：Thanks to the continuing boom and technology shares on the stock market, this year, the richest have added 5 billion more to their wealth.

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听力原文：It was supposed to be a short briefing, but it lasted 3 hours. We were all exhausted when we stepped out of the conference room, all except chair person.

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SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH

Directions: Translate the following text into English.

母亲从乡下来，住了十天。临走前，她老人家想为我们添置一件东西，留个纪念。

母亲说：“你们什么都有，又好像什么都没有。电视机是你们的，里面走来走去都是些陌生的人，有时候，杀人犯、贼、贪官、小偷也在里面出出进进；收录机是你们的，可尽是人家在唱歌；书架上的书是你们的，可那都是别人写的字；电冰箱是你们的，一年四季都装一箱不知从哪里落下的霜。方便是方便，可就是没有一样是你们自己的。”

A. to find jobs B. to do low-skill jobs

C. to feed its people D. to handle disputes

E. to make a profit

F. to worry about the British economy

Every country has its own way______.