Read the following paragraph and copy the topic sentence on the answer sheet. There were different reasons for the destruction of English religious houses. The official reason given by King Henry was morality: the monks, he claimed, were acting immorally by accumulating wealth at the expense of the poor. However, there were political reasons as well. Thomas Cromwell, the new vicar-general, was opposed to pilgrimages （朝圣） and the worship of holy objects, and Henry did not wish to see his new government split into factions. But the chief reason for the action is financial. The resources of the Crown were no longer sufficient to meet the costs of government and the expenses of Henry’ s overseas campaigns.

Read the following paragraph and find out TWO irrelevant sentences. Copy them on the answer sheet. There’s no buzz （喜悦心情）quite like the one that comes with an impulse purchase. Shopping can indeed improve a bad mood. Most women prefer to do shopping in high streets. In fact, in a survey of over 1,000 American adults, 96% said they had bought something to make themselves feel better. But the perceived benefits of retail therapy often last for only a short time and can give way to longer-term and morale-damaging effects. Negative emotions and sadness can lead to a loss of self worth. And this often is what drives people to turn to shopping when they feel down. However, the positive emotions cannot be ignored, either. The disadvantage: those same negative emotions can come back with great force, along with guilt, if we spend more than we should or plan to.

Write a letter of complaint according to the following situation: You bought a luxurious bag by credit card in a store when travelling in the US. Two days later, you returned it and the salesperson promised to give your money back to your card within 30 days. Now 40 days have passed, yet you haven5t received the refund- Write to the store to describe the situation, express your demand and ask for a quick reply. Please sign your name as Li Fei. （150-200 words）

Read the following paragraph carefully and select the best topic sentence from the four possible answers that follow the paragraph. Write the letter of your choice in the blank provided. These memories of mine have been collected slowly, over a period of years. Some readers, finding them in a magazine, have taken them for stories. The assumption that I have “made them up” is surprisingly prevalent （流行的）, even among people who know me. I do not understand the reason for these doubts. Can it be that the public takes for granted that anything written by a professional writer is necessarily untrue? The professional writer is looked on perhaps as a “story-teller”, like a child who has fallen into that habit and is mechanically scolded by his parents even when he protests that this time he is telling the truth. Topic Sentence: _________

Alice likes to listen to classical music, and Jessica likes to listen to classical music too. （simple sentence）

His investment had been lost in the stock market crash. Smith became another person. （complex sentence）

The next day, Mrs. Harris got up and sat on the edge of her bed. Her head began to swim. She lay down again. （compound-complex sentence）

Jim bought his wife a Christmas gift. He didn’t tell her beforehand. （sentence with a modifying phrase）

Lakey is the most beautiful one of the group of girls. She is also the most intelligent and the most resourceful one of them. （sentence with parallel structure）

I spent almost two hours on the phone yesterday. I tried to find a garage to repair my car. （sentence with “to opener”）