PART IV TRANSLATION来源：考试大

　　Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET.

　　我接触过不少老人，其中有的是我的好朋友，只要一见面，就会天南地北，无所不谈。从这些老人的谈话中，我感到他们常常为“闲得无聊”而发愁。这些老人的空闲时间特别多，同外边接触的机会又比较少，常常会被忙碌的晚辈忘记。不少年轻人，在家中可以同朋友和同事们兴致勃勃的谈个不休，却把自己的长辈丢在一边；有时老人偶儿插上几句，就会受到很不礼貌的责备。我们不理解老人喜欢家里热闹的心情，更不理解这种冷漠的态度会使老人多么伤心。

　　SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

　　Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　

　　PART V WRITING

　　Directions: For this part you are allowed 60 minutes to write an essay on this topic. Give your view on this by writing an essay of about 300 words.来源：考试大

　　What are the qualifications for a good youth of today? In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate reason. Marks will be awarded for content, organization as well as for syntactic variety and appropriate word choice. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.