Part B

Directions:
Read the following article in which five people talk about their ideas of marriage. For questions 61 to 65 , match name of each speaker to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

Lisa

Sometimes I think that successful marriages are an endangered societal species. It seems as though every time I turn around, another couple I know is getting divorced. It' s a shame because marriage is very important. I believe that if people put more effort into making their marriages work, there would be fewer divorces. Marriage takes certain qualities to make it a success, such as responsibility and a sense of humor. If partners all understand this, more happy marriages will be maintained.

Wendy

One thing I think that is important to successful marriage is that you should not always think of yourself. My husband and I have stayed happily for about ten years. He makes me want to do things for him because of his generous nature. I know there are many times he would rather be reading, relaxing , or working on the car, but he only does something for himself when all the household chores are done and the kids have been taken care of. In return, I bake him all his favorite home-made cakes and cookies and try to go out of my way to do special things for him. I feel very fortunate to have married him.

Catherine

My husband is my best friend, with whom I share most of my thought. We find it easy to talk about most things, so we don ' t have many secrets from each other. When my mother makes him upset , he tells me about it. Things like that are easier to deal with when they ' re out in the open than when they're kept inside. Thus, we have a very open, comfortable relationship.

Arlene

I feel sorry for what my divorced friends have lost. No matter how earnestly the former spouses try to "keep in touch", no matter how generous the visiting privileges for the parent who does not win custody of the children, the continuity of their lives has been broken. The years they spent together have been cut off from the rest of their lives; they are an isolated memory, no more integral to their past than a snapshot.

Kelicr

The very first trick to a happy marriage is to be a person of yourself who does not imagine a husband is necessary to make you magically complete. Successful partnerships are not between those who cannot live without each other, but between those who can live with each other. There is no room even in daydreams for the stupid idea that there is on earth only one mate intended for another.

Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement.

Note: there are two extra statements.

Statements

61. Lisa                 [A] Being unselfish is very important to make a marriage work.

62. Wendy               [B] Becoming a person of independence and pride leads to
successful marriage.
[C] Being able to communicate makes our marriage happy.
63. Catherine
[D] Divorced people will live an incomplete life.
[E] Marriage is the result of extended love.
[F] Divorce results from a lack of responsibility.
65. Keller               [G] Divorces can be avoided.

Section IV Writing

(40 minutes)

You should write your responses to both parts on ANSWER SHEET 2.

Part A

66. You are to write a composition of about 150 words about Family Life in China. In the composition you should write about:

1 ) difference between family life in China and family life abroad;
2 ) pride of Chinese families on their hospitalities;
3 ) unification of Chinese families.

Part B

67. The two charts below show the proportion of family income that is spent of four major aspects of family life in the two countries. What do the graphs tell you about lifestyles in the two countries?

What differences in lifestyle might you find between the two countries?
Country A Average Yearly Income =$15,000

Housing42%
 Education5%
 Leisure 5%
 Food 45%
 Other 3%
 

Country B Average Yearly Income =$40,000

Housing 30%
 Education 15%
 Leisure 15%
 Food 28%
 Other 12%