Letters of recommendation may touch on the following points of potential interest to graduate admissions committees:
How good are your research skills (of great interest to most graduate programs)?
Do you offer thoughtful contributions to class discussions?
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考试日近，许多同学问同样一个问题，会考什么类型的文章呢？能不能预测几个题目？昨天在苏州上完课之后，一位同学很神秘地说：“老师，你是不是知道作文的题目不告诉我们啊？”当即无语。大家急切的心情我能够理解，但是试题的保密性却也是人所共知。我认为，除了极少数的情况，文章类型对文章的整体结构与最后的成文影响甚微。
文章分为开头的起始段、中间的核心段和结尾的结束段，最常见是三个段落，也有四个段落和两个段落，但并不多见。文章最终的具体模样变化极大，但结构却较为固定。开头和结尾中间的核心部分大多时候是一个段落，也有的时候是两个段落。开头和结尾有可能与中间的核心部分融为一段，但前者的可能并不大，更不存在两者都融合的情形。开头总是引入主题的段落，所以不管是书信还是图表关系都不大（主要只影响第一个段落），只要符合各自的情形即可。
...听力理解部分测试学生获取口头信息的能力。录音材料用标准的英式或美式英语朗读，语速约为每分钟130词。听力部分分值比例为35%，其中对话占15%，短文占20%。考试时间为35分钟。各部分测试内容、题型和所占分值比例如下表所示。（略）
提问者已经开始练习听写了，值得肯定。没有思考和痛苦就没有进步。你的问题是，双手和耳朵之间没有默契，或者是手太慢，或者是单词的拼写不够熟练。在四六级考试前的一段时间里，请大家静下心来，多做一些篇章的听写训练，把句子多放几遍，直到自己能够全部写出为止。听写更需要熟练度而不是技巧。 不要懒惰，一定不要懒惰。
口语一直是困扰大多数人的问题。对于初学者尤其如此。理由归纳有三：缺乏语言环境；难以所学为所用；基础薄弱，词汇量少，句型单调。以下将对自身英语学习、教学中出现的问题和一些经验进行总结，希望能帮助更多人更有效合理的提高自己的英语口语水平。
常听到英语学习者们抱怨自己不是在英语国家，没有语言环境。当然，我们不否认在英美国家生活对于英语口语的提高会起到潜移默化的作用。可是王铁人说过：“有条件要上，没有条件，创造条件也要上。”这对于英语口语学习尤其适用。做任何事情，若想要做好，关键就是一个决心。前辈们英语学得呱呱叫的例子不胜枚举，一本教科书，一部收音机，一台复读机，一本词典，也曾经成就过很多外交官。总言之，英语环境要自己创造，英语角，口语搭档，独自练习都不失为良策。在此主要说说独自练习的方法，因为其可操作性较强。
...6月份考完六级，陕西科技大学大四学生小赵就一直等着成绩单，因为找工作开始了。哪知拿到成绩单她和同学都傻眼了，成绩单里将她的系别“生命科学与工程学院”弄成了“陕西服装职业技术学院”，“这风马牛不相及的两个专业，让我们怎么找工作啊？”
女儿过了六级 爸爸质疑成绩单
小赵是陕西科技大学生命科学与工程学院的大四学生，今年6月份，她和同学一起参加了全国英语(论坛)六级考试。11月底，成绩报告单下来了，小赵及格了。
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Since early times, people have been fascinated with the idea of life existing somewhere else besides earth. Until recently, scientists believe that life on other planets was just a hopeful dream. But now they are beginning to locate places where life could form. In 1997, they saw evidence of planets near other stars like the sun. But scientists now think that life could be even nearer in our own solar system. One place scientists are studying very closely is Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Space probes have provided evidence that Europa has a large ocean under its surface. The probes have also made scientists think that under its surface Europa has a rocky core giving off volcanic heat. Water and heat from volcanic activity are two basic conditions needed for life to form. A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. Scientists believe there might be such chemicals lying at the bottom of Europa’s ocean. They may have already created life or may be about to. You may wonder if light is also needed for life to form. Until recently, scientists thought that light was essential. But now, places have been found on earth that are in total blackness such as caves several miles beneath the surface. And bacteria, primitive forms of life, have been seen there. So the lack of light in Europa’s sub-surface ocean doesn’t automatically rule out life forming
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1. It's really simple. 很简单。
2. It's a piece of cake. 小事一桩。
3. It's as easy as pie. 真是易如反掌。
4. It's no big deal! 没什么大不了的！
5. It's a no-brainer! 这很简单，不用动什么脑筋的。
6. I can do it with my eyes closed! 我眼睛闭起来都能做！
...09年12月六级听力短对话
11. W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?
M: Sure did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people travelling abroad.
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