WRITING1.
Directions: For this part, you are to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of "Never Too Old to Learn." You are advised to avoid using such stereotyped expressions or sentences as "last but not the least."
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There is a well-known saying that one is never too old to learn. This saying is beginning to assume new importance in the age of knowledge explosion. I believe in this saying, which holds true for everyone in the contemporary world.
To start with, knowledge explosion is taking place along with the fast development of technology, making it necessary for us to keep learning in order to keep up with the times. One has to learn more about related fields to facilitate his research. One can never remain well-informed without updating his knowledge constantly.
Secondly, learning something new can help keep one mentally alert so that aging is slowed down and life quality can be improved. New knowledge is likely to force one to think more for himself. In this way, one can remain active in thinking.
Finally, one can never learn enough. To go very far, we have to spend all our lives reading and learning. We have to make uncompromising efforts to become really knowledgeable.
I'm a graduate student now. Young as I am, I have to keep this saying in mind. I'll try to learn as much as possible while young and I'm determined to continue to learn until the end of my life.
2. 1.Man is beginning to realize the importance of environment protection.
2. There are many problems concerning environment at the present: destruction of forests, air pollution, water pollution, etc.
3. Man must protect the natural environment.
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Man and Nature
In recent years we have become increasingly conscious of our duty towards the environment. People have begun to realize that just because we are so dependent on natural resources,we must learn to conserve them,so that they will still be available for future generation.
In modern times,man has exploited the earth to an alarming degree with the effect that he is in danger of destroying the very environment that gives him life.An example of over exploitation is the destruction of forest reserves,which play a vital part in the ecology of the earth.Not only are our forests in danger,but also as a result of industrialization,sea and river have become polluted, and this is causing the fish in them to be poisoned and drinking water to be contaminated. Pollution of the atmosphere with the gases is not only affecting the quality of the air we breathe, but may also resulting in raising the temperature of the earth to the dangerous level.
In view of the seriousness of this problem, people are starting to take measures. They are now getting to know that it is man's responsibility to conserve nature in order to ensure his own survival and well-being.
3.
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of "Honesty Is the Best Policy". You are advised to give examples and avoid using any stereotyped expressions or sentences, such as "last but not the least".
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In this fast-developing world, behaviors of dishonesty are gaining weight, such as cyberdeception, plagiarism, cheating on a test and marketing of fake medicines. The increasing divorce rate in China is largely due to the dishonesty or infidelity of the spouse. Does honesty remain one of the most cherished values?
Yes, definitely. First of all, honesty underlies long-lasting friendships or relationships. No one is likely to make friends with those who often tell lies. Each of us makes mistakes sometimes in our life, but our friends and family members can be forgiving if we are honest enough to admit our mistakes. Secondly, take the time-honored enterprises for example. The reason we believe in these enterprises is that they are so honest that no defective products will be put on the markets and no fake materials will be used. In other words, their profitability arises from their honest practices.
Honesty is the best policy whatever we do. By contrast, dishonesty can never win any respect or reputation. Abraham Lincoln once said, "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time."
4. Topic: A great number of people think that those with university education should get higher pay than those without, for they believe that the former have sweated and sacrificed more. To what extent do you agree with this point of view?
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Many people believe that those who received higher education should earn, far more than those who have not,because the former have exerted more efforts than the latter.Personally I do not agree with this opinion,for the following reasons:
In the first place,one's individual income does not wholly reflect the extent to which one's self-value and social value are realized.A person who has received higher education may offer more social value than one who has not.Economists and merchants may serve as in the economic sphere.Nevertheless,the former might create more economic returns for society,while the latter might bring himself more economic profits.Although the economist may not be as wealthy as the merchant,his work is more meaningful to the society he lives in.
In the second place,some people who has admirable capabilities have not had the opportunity to receive higher education.Then,after years of exertions and hard struggle,they secure a proper place for themselves in society and realize their own self-value.Such people have received no college education, however, they deserved have earned.
All in all, it is ridiculous to rack one's brains about who, a man with a higher education or another one without it, should earn more money than the other. One's earnings cannot be solely determined by his or her educational background. We should observe what kind of effort a person has made and decide how we are to define "personal income" before finally judging who should earn more.