PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutetowriteashortessayonthetopicofFascinatingChina.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow:一位外国朋友第一次来中国，他想让你介绍两三样极具中国特色的事物（可以是风俗文化等），你会向他介绍什么？如何介绍？FascinatingChinaPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthethreechoicesmarkedA),B)andC).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.WrittenandUnwrittenRulesinSwedenInanysocietythereareasetofrulestoabidebyandconformtoinordertoblendinorstayoutoftrouble.Theformalrules,likelawsandwrittenregulationsareeasytofindoutaboutandeveryoneknowsyouhavetofollowthem.However,theunwrittenrulesorcustomsofaforeignsocietymightbehardertofindoutaboutandunderstand.Onthispage,wewillprovidesomeinformationaboutlaws/regulationsandcustomsthatyoumayfindusefulwhileyouarehere.Arms-lengthDistanceThisisthedistanceSwedishpeoplenormallystandapartfromeachotherwhentalking.Swedesarequitereservedaboutpersonalspaceandifyougettooclose,youwillprobablyseethattheSwedewillstarttobackoff.Donotfeeloffendedbythis,asitisjustnormalforustokeepsomedistancebetweeneachother.ConflictsSwedishpeoplelikeconsensusanddonotlikeopenconflicts.IfyouhaveaconflictwithaSwede,itwouldbebettertohaveadiscussionaboutitratherthantoshowagreatdealofemotionortobecomeopenlyangry.Walking,BikingandDrivingWhetheryouareonabicycle/walkingatrackordriving,youwillbeexpectedtowalkontheleft-handsideandbicycleontheright.Keepingthisinmindmightsaveyoufromunexpectedcollisions.Motorvehiclesarealwaysdrivenontheright-handsideoftheroad.EscalatorsOntheotherhand,whenridinganescalatoryouwillbeexpectedtostandontheright-handsidesothatpeoplewhoareinahurrycanwalkuptheleft-handside.TakingyourShoesoffThisisastrangehabitformostforeigners,butwhenyouentersomeone’shouseorflat,youwillhavetotakeyouroutdoorshoesoffintheentrance.Itisnormaltowalkaroundinyoursocks,evenatsomeoneelse'shouse.SmokingSmokingisnotallowedinrestaurants,pubsorinpublicbuildings.Ifthereisadesignatedsmoker’sarea,usuallyoutside,thisistheonlyareathatyouareallowedtosmoke.Ifthereisadesignatedareaforsmokinginsidebarsandclubs,nodrinksorfoodcanbeservedorbroughtintoit.Pleasemakeitahabittoaskbeforeyousmoke,andespeciallyinotherpeople’shomes.TheNumberthatMakesourCountryTickAfteryouhavelivedinSwedenforashortwhile,youwillnoticethattenlittlenumbersmaketheworldgoround,oratleastmakelifeinSwedenagreatdealeasier.ThosearethenumbersthatmakeuptheSwedishpersonalIDnumber.InSweden,thisnumberisusedforjustabouteverythingthatinvolvestheneedtoidentifywhoapersonis.Thingslikeopeningabankaccount,buyinginsurance,usingon-linebookingsystemsandservicesorsubscribingtoamagazinearemademuchmoreeasierifyouhavethesetenlittlenumbers.However,donotdespair,thereareusuallywaysaroundit.TVLicenseIfyouownaTVinSweden,youarerequiredtoreportthistotheTVlicenseauthorityandpaytheTVlicense.Everynowandthen,theTVlicenseauthoritysendsoutcontrollerstovisitpeoplewhohavenotreportedthattheyhaveaTVinordertomakesurethattheirinformationiscorrect.DrugsandAlcoholThepurchaseandconsumptionofalcoholissubjecttoanumberoflawsandrules.Onlypersonsof18yearsofageorolderareallowedtopurchaseorconsumealcoholicbeverages.Onl...
