PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthechartbelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabri�fdescriptionofthechartandcommentonChina'sachievementsinpovertyalleviation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Part][Ruralpopulationinpovertypovertyheadcountratio(%ofruralpopulation)(Millionpeople)100.---����������������-.12155025Sources:China'sNationalBureauofStatistics,China'sStateCouncilLeadingGroupOfficeofPovertyAlleviationandDevelopmentListeningComprehension(30minutes)i,Jigij:EEi20216�/,��"Jat�ij��T2�l!Jrf1'*�1tlfffi11Jrj;J�mf2i:*1�1c�-�,flJl!:J®rJ¥�-�,lz;l.tlt:f:E*�•MIIP�JHlU!iliJ?-\LPart][SectionAReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninaword.bankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices;Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2with.a.singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.At43,I'vereachedthestagewherewomenarewarnedtowatchoutforthecreepingsadnessofmiddleage.We'reservedupanendlessstreamofadviceon"howtosurviveyour40s",asifwe'reintheendurancestageofaslowlimptoward26.Thisistheagewomenstarttobecome"invisible"-ourvalue,attractivenessandpowersupposedly27bythevanishingofyouth.ButIdon'tfeellikeI'mfadinginto28.IfeelmoreseenthanIeverhave,andfor.thefirsttimeinmylife,Ihaveaclear-eyedviewofmyselfthatis29,compassionateandaccepting.WhenIlookinthemirror,I'mproudofwhoIam-eventhose"broken"partsthatforsolongseemedimpossibletolove.Sowhenadvertiserstrytosellmewaysto"turnbacktheclock",Ihaveto30alaugh.Iwouldn'tgobacktothecripplingself-consciousnessofmyyouthifyoupaidme.Thishard-wonsenseofself-acceptanceisoneofthejoysofbeinganolderwoman.Butit'sanarrativeoften31outbytheshamethatmarketersrelyontopeddleustheirdietpills,miraclefacecreamsandbreathableyogapants-asifself-loveis...
