Part 1V                  Error Correction            (15 minutes)
     This  passage  discusses  one  way  methane(甲烷)  gas
is made.  And it has something also to do with the work       71.
of termites(白蚁).
     Termites  can  ruin  a  health  tree  or  a  costly  home.        72.
They eat the wood.  This causes the tree or building to
collapse.   But  termites  also  have  a  useless  purpose  on       73.
earth.
      Nearly   half  of   the   methane   in   our   atmosphere
come  from   temites.   Methane  gas,   by  turn,   makes       74.
other  gases.   It  also  aids  in  the  greenhouse  effect,
which keeps warm air close the earth.                                 75.
      Scientist  Pat  Zimmerman  made  the  discovery.   He
found  that  methane  gas  is  given  up  when  termites       76.
digest   their   food.    Zimmerman   thinks   that    there
are   about   240,000,000   billion   termites   on   earth.
They   produce   8,000   billion   cubic   foot  of   methane       77.
each    year,    he    believes.    That    is    half    the
number   of   gas   drawn   yearly   from   natural   gas       78.
wells in the U. S.
     Perhaps    we' 11    treat    termites    for    friends.        79.
We' Il   offer   them   a   piece   of   our   house,    and
they' Il offer us a new way to keep us warmly!                           80.

Part V                     Writing                (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition based on the
following graph which shows the change in the number of filmgoers and TV watchers in
a certain city. The title of' the composition is: Film Is Giving Way to TV.
        You should write no less than 120 words for your composition and it must include the
following ideas (given in Chinese ):
  1．电影观众越来越少
  2．电视观众越来越多，因为……
  3．然而还是有人喜欢看电影，因为……
 
       Quote as few figures as possible. Remember to write your composition in
readable handwriting.