Directions
You have an appointment next Friday with your supervisor about your thesis but you are unable to keep it bemuse something unexpected has happened: Write a letter to him according to the following outline:
1) express your apology for your inability to keep it;
2) give your reasons for it;
3) suggest other remedies.
You should write about i00 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Xin" instead. You do not need to write the address.
Directions:
You have made an appointment with Prof. Li, but failed to keep it. Write a letter to your teacher to
1) apologize for your failure to keep the appointment;
2) explain your reason to your teacher;
3) express your wish to make another appointment.
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead.
In recent years, railroads have been combining with each other, merging into super systems, causing heightened concerns about monopoly. As recently as 1995, the top four railroads accounted for under 70 percent of the total ton-miles moved by rails. Next year, after a series of mergers is completed, just four railroads will control well over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.
Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.
The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served by only one rail company. Railroads typically charge such "captive&quo
A. shippers will be charged less without a rival railroad
B. there will soon be only one railroad company nationwide
C. overcharged shippers are unlikely to appeal for rate relief
D. a government board ensures fair play in railway business
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