Ⅳ .Topic Discussion (20 points in all, 10 for each)

   Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

49.In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen explored three kinds of motivations of marriage the middle-class people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel. Make comments on Austen’s attitude towards these motivations.

50.Retell in a few sentences the story of the last chapter (Ch, 135) “The Chase － Third Day” of Melville’s novel Moby-Dick. Discuss the meaning of the ending of the story.