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2009—2010第一学期硕士研究生英语写作试卷(A) I .Read the following paragraphs carefully and choose an appropriate topic sentence for each paragraph from the choices given ( 2points*5=10 points）. 1. Thousands of new people are born on our planet every day. The number of inhabitants in the world has already reached over six billion. If the present growth rate remains unchecked, the world may soon face wide-spread starvation, poverty, and serious health problems.___ Topic sentence___. A. One of the burning issues is the population explosion in third world countries. B. The rapid growth of the worlds human population is the most important problem the world needs to address. 快速增长的世界人口是最重要的问题,世界需要面对。 C. Therefore, it is predicted that the world will face serious health problems in the near future. 2. No matter how you slice it, there are only 24 hours in a day. Topic sentence___. The first skill is not taking on more than you can handle. If you are a working part-time, have a family and are involved in a community organization, then taking a full course-load at university will be too much. Another time management skill is reasonably estimating the time required to perform each of the tasks at hand. For example, deeply reading a chapter from a course text cannot be completed in between television programmers. Finally, actually doing what needs to be done seems obvious, but is a very difficult skill. You may find that cleaning out your wardrobe becomes vital when you are avoiding study. Procrastination(延迟) is a time managers enemy. A. University study is enjoyable if you have time to perform each task at hand. B. To be successful at university, students need to learn good time-management skills. 想成功的大学生需要学习好时间管理能力 C. University time goes fast 3. Topic sentence __.The most important factor is a students past experience of study. If a student has already developed good study habits, study at university should not be difficult. Good study habits need to be complemented by interest and motiva