coorperations. By 1863 the Northern war economy was rumbling along in high gear. Everything from steamboats to shovels was needed and produced. Denied Southern cotton, textile mills turned to wool for blankets and uniforms. Hides by the hundreds of thousands were turned into shoes and harness and saddles; ironworks manufactured weapons, engines and plate. Where private enterprise lagged, the government set up its own factories. Agriculture boomed, with machinery doing the job of farm workers drawn into the army. In short, everything that a nation needed to fight a modern war was produced in uncounted numbers.
正确答案： scholars
正确答案： fascinated
正确答案： spectacular
正确答案： uncertainty
正确答案： victories
正确答案： respective
正确答案： demands
正确答案： cooperations
正确答案： blankets
正确答案： boomed
Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )
Section A
Interpret the following Chinese passage into English. You can either interpret it sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words.
You will have two minutes for preparation and three minutes for interpretation. 41.
奥林匹克精神的实质（essence）和普遍价值观
——团结、友谊、进步、和谐、参与和梦想，表达了全世界在奥林匹克精神的感召下，追求人类美好未来的共同愿望。
思考/准备
Section B
The use of cutlery (餐具) in eating may differ from culture to culture, influenced by a thread in another form; I'm interested in knowing how your culture eats \at someone's house in Europe, you will be given a fork and knife to use while eating while in China you would be given chopsticks. How is the standard method in eating in your culture and how does the culture, in general not as individuals, feel about people who request different cutlery when dining with you? Would you feel insulted or indifferent? You will have two
minutes for preparation and three minutes for presentation. 42.
思考/准备