[填空题]The rates at which the use of renewable fuels is growing faster than the use of nonrenewable ones in the world.

[单项选择] The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th century. Historical records document a group-oriented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a communal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates; the eating of meals that included meat, bread, and vegetables served on separate plates; and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guests—living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas— kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms. In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different. Houses are organ
A. rising living standards.
B. new concepts.
C. new customs.
D. new designs of houses.

[多项选择]Part B
Discussion: Which do you prefer to use to get information
Interlocutor: Now, Candidate A and Candidate B, the following list is about advantages and disadvantages of TV, newspaper, and radio. I’d like each of you to choose, at least one and tell each other why you choose it to get information Which do you prefer to use to get information If you hold different opinions you may argue and you may also add your own ideas that are not listed here. You just talk to each other and I won’t join you. You have 5 minutes. All right, would you begin
(Hand out the list to the candidates.)
·TV
Advantages: visual / instant / easy to be absorbed in it / cheap
Disadvantages: shallow / not in-depth / too fast to let you think
·Radio
Advantages: educational / can be interactive
Disadvantages: no visual / can’t check the schedule
·Newspaper
Advantages: mobile / generally high standards / you can select

[简答题] The way in which people use social space (47)______ their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective (48)______ of living, which they retained until late in the 18th century. Historical (49)______ document a group-oriented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests and sleeping. People ate soups from a communal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common toilet. With the development of ideas about (50)______, people soon began to (51)______ to the use of individual cups and plates; the eating of meals that included meat, bread, and vegetables served on separate plates; and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to (52)______ guests—living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas—kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathroom. In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is (53)______ different. Houses are