2. James Barton:　 I suppose I was born with a love of music. Everyday, I listen to music for at least two hours and music bands are my favourite.

In Guangdong Province, government officials have started to remove the number four from the list of numbers that can be assigned__1__new license plates. The number is considered__2__(luck) because it sounds so much for death in Cantonese and Mandarin dialects of Chinese. People__3__(tendency) to avoid any number sequences that include four. For example, it is common for buildings to lack__4__fourth floor and new cell phone owners try to obtain a telephone number without four. In fact, people who agree to have a phone number ending in four get a special bonus，__5__the money (500 yuan) doesn't seem to make them more__6__(enthusiasm) about the number.

Media have criticized the new policy as superstition by saying that it's bad to encourage people to believe in things that are__7__(true). Government officials reply that it is important to see the big picture. In recent years, road accidents have become a major problem. From__8__point of view, removing four from license plates is just a　 practical step because people will feel__9__positive and confident and__10__drive more safely.

答案：1. to　2. unlucky　3. tend　4. a　5. although/but　6. enthusiastic　7. untrue　8. their　9. more　10. therefore

第一节：基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

下面表格为某市2000年到2007年人们度假方式的比较。

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请按以上表格内容用英语写一篇短文，内容包括：

1．从2000年到2007年人们在国内旅游人数的变化及原因；

2．去国外旅游人数的百分率的变化及其原因；

3．旅游方式的变化及其原因。

4．简要评述。

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只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

参考范文：

pared with 2000，the number of people who go sightseeing at home doubled，from 15% to 30%，the reason for which is because people enjoyed longer holidays during both May Day holiday and National holiday.At the same time the percentage of people who go sightseeing abroad also increased greatly，from 8% to 13%，which may be accounted for by the increase in people's income.What's more，about 8% of the people go sightseeing driving their own car，which is a new phenomenon and may be explained by the fact that it is convenient and that the prices of cars have been greatly reduced.By contrast，the number of people who go to the seaside to spend their holiday decreased sharply，from 35% to 24%，owing to the pollution of sea water.