下文是一篇專業英語八級漢譯英的樣題和答案，提供給諸位考生參考。
近讀報紙，對國內名片和請柬的議論頗多，於是想起客居巴黎時經常見到的法國人手中的名片和請柬，隨筆記下來，似乎不無借鑑之處。
在巴黎，名目繁多的酒會、冷餐會是廣交朋友的好機會。在這種場合陌生人相識，如果是亞洲人，他們往往開口之前先畢恭畢敬地用雙手把自己的名片呈遞給對方，這好像是不可缺少的禮節。然而，法國人一般卻都不大主動遞送名片，雙方見面寒喧幾句甚至海闊天空地聊一番也就各自走開。只有當雙方談話投機，希望繼續交往時，纔會主動掏出名片。二話不說先遞名片反倒有些勉強。
法國人的名片講究樸素大方，印製精美，但很少有鑲金邊兒的，閃光多色的.或帶香味兒的，名片上的字體纖細秀麗，本人的名字也不過分突出，整張紙片上空白很大，毫無擁擠不堪的感覺。
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In reading recent newspapers, I have come to find that people in China have become more and more interested in discussing about name cards and invitation letters. This has triggered my reminiscences of the name cards and invitation letters of the French people that I saw when I was residing in Paris. In writing down those random reminiscences, I believe that they might provide some useful information for us to learn from.
In Paris, all the wine parties and buffet receptions held on various occasions provide optimum opportunities to make friends with all varieties of people. When encountering a stranger on such an occasion, an Asian would invariably hand over his name card to the newly-met stranger with full reverence, with both of his hands, even before he starts to converse with the stranger. Such an act seems to have become an indispensable ritual (formality/ etiquette). By contrast, an average Frenchman seldom takes the initiative to (offers to / volunteers to) present his name card. Instead, he would simply walk away after an exchange of routine greetings or even some aimless (random/ casual) chat. Only when both sides become deeply engrossed (engaged / involved) in their conversation and have the intention to make further acquaintance with each other would they offer to give their name cards. It would seem somehow bizarre if a French person offers his name card without saying anything to the stranger in the first place.
The French tend to take extraordinary precaution to make their name cards simple yet elegant. Exquisitely designed and printed, their name cards are seldom golden-framed, or colorfully shiny, or tinted with fragrant smells. The letters as appear on their name cards tend to be diminutive but beautiful, not allowing the name of the card-bearer to be overly prominent/salient. The entire card contains much empty space, imparting no sense of over-crowdedness.
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完形填空的每一個空格都不是孤立存在的，它是整個篇章的一部分，與上下文有着明顯或微妙的關係，因此在選擇時就要考慮到各選項與上下文的聯繫。通常這種聯繫或關係爲考生做出正確選擇提供了各種線索，比如語義邏輯、語法框架、詞彙搭配及詞義的應用和概念，還有些是非語言性的一些知識等。
1. 語義線索：在完形填空中，某些項的選擇可以根據“語義”來決定，既已有的詞或句子的語義決定着必須選擇某個選項，否則整個文章的語義邏輯就不通，內容就與作者的原意不一致。
2. 語法線索：指所填入的詞與上下文可能發生的語法方面的聯繫。
3. 詞彙線索：有些完形填空要填入的詞與上下文其他詞有各種聯繫，文中的詞往往在詞義上或搭配上決定了應填入的詞。
4. 概念線索：在完形填空題的上下文中，有時會出現一些詞與空格內需要填的詞同指一個人或事物，甚至可以在上下文中找到應填的同一個詞。
5. 語篇線索：有時完形填空的各選項同爲表示一定邏輯關係或承接關係的詞或詞組。選項同爲單詞時首先看四個選項是否詞性相同。若連詞、副詞混雜，先分析原句成分是否完整，可參考標點符號或其他連詞的存在。確定所需的詞性後，再判斷邏輯題在原文中所涉及的範圍。有時只是幾個詞之間的關係。常出現在完形填空部分的邏輯關係表示方式有連詞、副詞、語氣詞及插入語、詞組(介詞詞組)等。
6. 超語言線索：在完形填空考題中，有時不是利用以上幾種線索便可以決定選項，這時往往要根據自己對試題內容的有關背景知識的瞭解來決定填入的選項。
