8.When he realized the police had seen him, the thief _____ the exit as quickly as possible.

　　A. made off

　　B. made for

　　C. made out

　　D. made up

　　作文:

　　本次講圖表作文.圖表作文是四級考試中經常出現的.這類作文要求大家對已給定的材料做出自己的分析,論述其原因,然后提出自己的看法和對策.

　　這類文章一般為三個段落:

　　第一段:開篇描述背景或介紹情形.也就是分析圖表的內容.

　　第二段:這里是文章的重點部分.本段對第一段中提到的情形或背景做出合乎情理的分析或給出其原因.

　　第三段:就已做出的分析或原因,提出解決問題的措施或看法.

　　范文:

　　Changes in People’s Diet

　　這個表格里有20多個數據,乍一看讓人眼花繚亂,其實從縱橫向比較極有規律.橫向比較,不難發現糧食(grain)的消費量逐年下降,5年間減少了4%,而牛奶(milk)的消費卻逐年增加,肉類(meat)也在增加;縱向看,milk和meat變化趨勢相同,占總消費的比例在增大,而grain比例變化正相反.從而歸納出一個總的變化規律:grain的消費量在減少,而milk和meat的消費量在增加.

　　As we can see from the table, great changes have taken place in people’s diet over the period from 1986 to 1990. While more and more high-calorie foods such as milk and meat are consumed by people, the amount of grain consumption, once the main or even the only food for Chinese people, is continuously decreased.

　　There are several reasons for such changes. Firstly, with the development of our country’s economy, people become more and more wealthy, so they can afford to buy expensive high-energy food. Secondly, nowadays, people believe that certain amount of these high-calorie food is quite necessary to their health, although it may not necessarily be true. In order to keep their body sound, they should add these food to their traditional diet.

　　So, from the above table, we see that people’s living conditions are believed to have been improved a lot,and we can expect for a more scientific and reasonable diet for Chinese people in the future.

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