WRITING1.
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of "A Gift to My Parents." Your writing should cover the following items: 1. What gift do you think is most appropriate to your parents?
2. Why do you choose such a gift?
3. When do you think is the most appropriate time to give it?
[范文]
As the Lunar New Year is drawing near, I feel homesick again. I can't wait to see my parents who are still living in a small village in Shandong Province. I've decided to buy them a cell phone as a New Year gift with the money I made from my part-time jobs.
I'm going to buy a cell phone for them for the simple reason that I hope to stay in contact with them. I thought about opening the telephone service for them, but they objected to my idea with the belief that it was too expensive to make long-distance phone calls. Then, it occurred to me that a cell phone would be more preferable. With the cell phone, I can call them anytime. I always feel happy when I hear their voice and I believe that they are happier to hear mine. Besides, I can send them text messages when necessary.
The best time to give this gift to my parents is the Eve of the Lunar New Year, when the whole family will get together to enjoy the happiest time of the year. I want to give them a pleasant surprise, so I have never mentioned the gift to them. I'm sure they will feel proud to have a daughter like me.
2.
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of "Is English Grammar Important" You are advised to give examples and avoid using any stereotyped expressions or sentences, such as "last but not the least".
[范文]
One of the major concerns of college graduates is their own prospects of development. Graduates of well-known schools are more likely to become successful and famous, but academic degrees will not necessarily shape (determine) your future. There is a saying that people from all walks of life can become great masters/everyone has the potential to excel in whatever he does/each occupation can produce its own masters. People no longer care about their social status as much as they used to. Far more people engage in jobs they enjoy than seek fame and wealth.
Many graduate students have had such an experience—they submitted a research paper to an SCI journal, only to be told to have the language polished by a native speaker of English. In most cases, the problem arises from grammar.
Whatever you write in English can be compared to a house. Grammar is the framework of the house while individual words serve as the bricks or wood. A weak or feeble framework can never leave the house firm and strong against wind. In this sense, a good knowledge of grammar underlies any effort to write anything. Your writing will seem more acceptable and comprehensible if it is free of grammatical errors, to which Chinese students are quite prone. Flexible use of grammar can make your writing more enjoyable.
I believe in neither grammar-related exercises nor prescriptive grammar books. To improve one's proficiency of grammar, it is necessary to read extensively while paying particular attention to how rules of grammar are used actually. The ability to use rules of grammar correctly in writing goes a long way towards making your English more accurate.
3. 1.Show the problem presented by the picture.
2. Give reasons to support your argument.
3. Conclude with the best solution to the problem.
[范文]Net-bars Need to Be Put in Order
With the popularization of Internet, net-bars are thriving in China nowadays. To some degree, net-bars are beneficial and helpful for they provide opportunities to get linked with Internet. However, every coin has two sides. Just as is shown in the pictures, the schoolboy has stayed at a net-bar day and night for a couple of days without anybody ever stopping him or searching for him and some bars have unhealthy practice. Therefore, net-bars need to be put in proper order.
The reasons for this phenomenon are complicated and such behavior is very harmful not only to the agent concerned but also to our society. Net-bar is a newly emerging thing and the standing laws can't keep up with the change, without law enforcement on it, net-bars' management couldn't be standardized. Schools, on the one hand, fail to organize vivid and vigorous extracurricular activities to attract teenagers' attention out of unhealthy things. On the other hand, the communication between school and parents are not adequate. Parents are also to blame for the indulgence. Most of them only restrict their children but fail to guide them to the proper use of Internet.
Fortunately, the government has realized the existing problems concerning net-bars and strengthened the management of net-bars. The most effective measure is to close down any net-bar that is open to schoolchildren. Hopefully this will stop the impressionable teenagers from going astray.
4.
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of "A Life I Dream About" You are advised to avoid using any stereotyped expressions or sentences, such as "last but not the least ".
[范文]
It's half past six in the morning. I get up and have breakfast prepared by my wife. Then, my wife takes our son and daughter to the same elemental school that is within walking distance from my house located in a good neighborhood. I leave for the hospital around 7:30 a.m., where I have worked as a surgeon for over 10 years since I got my doctorate degree in Peking University.
I begin my routine work by looking at the schedule. I have operations to perform each week. When I have some free time, I enjoy talking to my patients who can never ask enough questions. I work in a relatively well-known hospital in China, so I have been well-paid. I am often invited to give some lectures or presentations at academic meetings, which is why I have a large number of friends across the country.
Each summer, my family will take a trip abroad. I prefer visiting New Zealand, where we can see landscapes of natural beauty. Normally, we rent a motorhome on our tour. These are the happiest clays for my kids, who forget about their school work all day long.
This is a life I have been dreaming about. I hope my dream can come true sooner or later. I know clearly that a dream will remain a dream unless I do something about it. Each of us should have a dream, but what counts is to try to make it come true.