1)要求下學期換一個新房間;

　　2)解釋原因;

　　3)要求單間。

　　參考范文：

　　Dear Sir or Madam,

　　I am writing to inform you that I wish to move into a new room next semester. I would prefer a single room, as I find the present sharing arrangement inconvenient.

　　I must explain that the reason for my dissatisfaction is my roommate’s inconsiderate behavior. For one thing, his friends are constantly visiting him; for another, he regularly holds noisy parties. In these circumstances, I find it difficult to concentrate on my studies, and I am falling behind in my assignments.

　　I am sure you will agree that the only solution is for me to move into a room of my own. Therefore, I would be grateful if you could find a single room for me, preferably not in the same building but as near to the college campus as possible.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Li Ming

　　Directions: The Students’ Union of your department is planning a Chinese Speaking Contest. Write an announcement which covers the following information:

　　1) 比賽目的、時間、地點;

　　2) 參賽者的要求;

　　3) 裁判和獎勵的細節。

　　You should write about 120 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use Department of Chinese Language and Literature at the end of the announcement.

　　參考范文：

　　Chinese Speaking Contest

　　February 3, 2008

　　To improve students’ ability to speak Chinese and enrich after-class activities, the Students’ Union of Department of Chinese Language and Literature is organizing a school-wide Chinese speaking contest to be held on Saturday next week (10 February) at the Students’ Auditorium. Those who are interested in taking part in it may sign up with the monitor of their classes before Tuesday next week. Five professors will be invited to be judges. The first six winners will be given awards. Everybody is welcome to be present at the contest.

　　The Students’ Union

　　Department of Chinese Language and Literature

　　電腦科技的發展體現在社會生活的方方面面，教育作為創造智慧的第一生產線也受到了這種普遍趨勢的影響。筆記本電腦已經悄悄進軍大學校園。

　　參考范文：

　　Laptops Enter into Campus

　　Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them everywhere. They connect people to their work place. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

　　Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program allowing students to study schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are a part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake. Students with laptops will also have access to the Internet.① In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, classmates, or families.② However, the most important part of the program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it anywhere they like!

　　Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students.

　　At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff uses the computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “He ere we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

　　詞匯斟酌

　　?laptop n. 膝上型電腦，便攜式電腦，筆記本電腦

　　?workable a. 可使用的

　　?desktop n. 桌上型電腦

　　?portable a. 手提的，便攜的