1992.1

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Is Failure a Bad Thing? You should write no less than 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1. 失败是常有的事;

2. 人们对失败有各种不同的态度;

3. 我对失败的态度。

Sample Composition

Is Failure a Bad Thing?

Failure is a common thing in our daily life. As a student, we sometimes fail to get high scores in our examinations. When we play games we can’t avoid being beaten by the others. And these failures happen naturally and almost everyone of us has such experience.

However there are different attitudes towards failure. Some people lose heart in failure, they think the world is at its end. Some people don’t take failure seriously, they just let it be, while some others learn much from failure and there

fore see the light of hope through failure.

In my opinion, what really counts is not failure itself, but what we think of failure and do after failure. As long as we don’t give up and believe in ourselves

 and in the meantime learn something from failure, we’ll certainly make our marks in the end. So I’m never afraid of failure, for I believe that failure is not

1993.1

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Positive and Negative Aspects of Sprots. You should write no less than 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1. 运动的益处；

2. 运动的不利之处；

3. 你的体会。

 Sample Composition

 Positive and Negative Aspects of Sports

Sports benefit us in many aspects. When taking part in sports, we get the chance to train almost all parts of our bodies. There is no doubt that proper sports  activities keep our physical fitness. Furthermore, sports can enrich our life and maintain our psychological health. Through participation, everyone can learn that on the playground he not only struggles for himself but also fights for his team. Sports teach us from about consideration, cooperation and optimism to failure. But sports can do some harm to those people who can not plan their activities properly. Too hard training may hurt their bodies, exhaust their vigor, and even cause them to be sick.

    In general, I love sports. I enjoy sports. I feel that I not only gain a wellbalanced life through going in for sports, but also get more chances to move closer to nature. Sports add happiness to my everyday life when I perform in decent way.

1994.1

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The World is Getting Smaller and Smaller. You should write no less than 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (give in Chinese) below:

1. 现代化的交通工具日趋发达;

2. 人与人之间的交往日趋频繁;

3. 结论。

Sample Composition

The World Is Getting Smaller and Smaller

Most of us may have such experiences: when you go to some place far away from the city you live in and think you know nobody there, you are surprised to find that you should run into one of old classmates on the street! Perhaps both of you would cry out, “What a small world!”

Why is the world getting smaller and smaller? For one thing, modern technology has made various means of transportation more and more advanced. Buses, trains, planes, taxis, ships are available in most cities of the world. They carry goods and passengers to and from every corner of the world. For another thing, with the development of modern society, people are contacting with one another more frequently. Everyday we must deal with a lot of people known or unknown to us. The more advanced a society, the more contacts with others we make.

1994.6

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My Ideal Job. You should write no less than 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: 

1. 人们的理想职业因人而异；

2. 我的理想职业；

3. 我怎样为我理想的职业作准备。

Sample Composition

My Ideal Job

When people ask us about what we want to be in the future, we usually have different answers.

We might want to be teachers, doctors, scientists, sportsmen and so on.To tell you the truth, my ideal job is on business. This idea came into being when I was a child.

Now, I am majoring in Industry and Foreign Trade. I’m sure what I am learning now will give me a lot of help and preparation for my future job. So from now on, I must study hard, because my future job requires rich knowledge and skills. On one hand, I should master my speciality knowledge. On the other hand, I should have a good command of other knowledge and skills. Besides, I must spend time improving my English because English is very essential in doing business with foreigners. Where there is a will, there is a way. I have confidence in myself that I can be a good businessman.

1995.1

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Can Money Buy Happiness? You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1. 观点之一：金钱是幸福之本(source of happiness);

2. 观点之二：金钱是万恶之源(root of all evils);

3. 我的观点。

Sample Composition

Can Money Buy Happiness?

Can money buy happiness? Various people have various answers. Some people think that money is the source of happiness. With money, one can buy whatever he enjoys. With money, one can do whatever he likes. So, in their minds, money can bring comfort, security, and so on. Money, as they think, is the source of happiness.

  But, there are still a lot of others who think that money is the root of all evils. Money drives people to steal, to rob, and to break the law. A lot of people became criminals just because they were in search of money. And in the western countries, there is nothing that can’t be bought with money. Many people lose their own lives when hunting it.

But, in my opinion, money is useful. The most important thing is how to do with it. People must be the owners of money, not to be the slaves of money. People must let the money work as people want it to. As the old saying goes: Money can’t buy everything, but without money, you can do nothing. So, money, if it is in proper use, may bring us happiness. People must gain money lawfully. So with their money, people may live better. Only in this way can money make people happy.

1995.6

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Advantages of a Job Interview. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1. 现在找工作一般都要进行面试，通过面试面试者(interviewer)和应试者(intervie

wee)可以相互了解情况；

2. 面试者可以向应试者介绍情况，如工作性质、条件、待遇等；

3. 应试者也有机会给对方留下一个好的印象，如可以表现出自信心，可以介绍教育背

景、工作能力等。

Remember to write your composition neatly.

Sample Composition

Advantages of a Job Interview

You may have a job interview first if you want to get a good job before graduation. For an interviewer, he may have a lot of interviewees to choose, and for an interviewee, he may also have many jobs to choose. Therefore, both the interviewer and interviewee should be careful about their decision.

Through the facetoface talk, either the interviewer or the interviewee can know a little about each other. On the one hand, the interviewer will make the interviewee know something about the job such as the property, the working conditions, salary, welfare, etc. He may also ask him the reasons of applying for the job in order to know what he is. All these will help the interviewee to decide whether he is fit for the job or not.

On the other hand, the interviewee will try to introduce himself in order to leave the interviewer a good impression. He will make the interviewer get some idea of his educational background, ability, character, interest and viewpoint of the job. Remember to show your confidence in yourself. All these will help the interviewer to decide whether you are fit for the job or not.

1996.1

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about The Twoday Weekend in three paragraphs. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1. 双休日给大学生带来的好处是什么?

2. 双休日可能给大学生带来的问题是什么?

3. 我该怎样过好双休日。

Remember to write your composition neatly.

Sample Composition

The Twoday Weekend

Generally speaking, twodayweekends are not only a time for us college students to relax, but also a time to improve ourselves to rest from a week’s hard work, we have plenty of recreation opportunities. We can read to our hearts’ content, can go sightseeing, and can play games with our friends. Some students find parttime jobs on weekends so that they can ease their families’ financial burdens. However, some students are just wasting their time on weekends. Some spend their time playing cards, and even drinking and dating with their friends. Some spend the whole weekend going travelling and feel tired when they return so that their studies will be greatly affected.

1996.6

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Global Shortage of Fresh Water. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.

1. 人们认为淡水是取之不尽(如：雨水，河水，井水，…)；

2. 实际上淡水非常紧缺(如：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染，…)；

3. 我们该怎么办。

Sample Composition

Global Shortage of Fresh Water

Many people believe that fresh water will never be used up. They think that fresh water comes from such varieties of sources that it is always sufficient for us. Such opinion leads to surprising waste of water.

As a matter of fact, the earth is short of fresh water. Furthermore, with the rapid growth of the world’s population, the rising demand of water by industry, and the serious pollution of our surroundings, the world is facing the danger of running out of fresh water. Actually, in some big cities, fresh water cannot meetthe daily needs.

Therefore, it is up to us to find new ways to save water. First, we should make the best use of water, and not waste it. Second, scientists must work even harder to purify sea water, polluted water and try to find solutions in industry to reduce the use of fresh water.

1997.1

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Practice Makes Perfect. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1. 熟能生巧是什么；

2. 例如英语学习；

3. 又如，……

Sample Composition

Practice Makes Perfect

By “practice makes perfect”, it is meant that perfection and success stem from enough practice. It highly stresses the significance of practice for whatever one intends to achieve. Practice helps one improve speed and efficiency, and without it, one is sure to fail.

Take English study for example. One needs to have a lot of practice before one can have a good command of English. Without practice one might not be able to spell correct words, write acceptable sentences, and express himself clearly. Through enough practice, however, one keeps improving his work. And it is commonly thought that practice is essential for both accuracy and fluency in using the language. Another good example might be sports. Practice makes one grow stronger and run faster. In ball games, practice helps improve one’s sense and cooperation step by step. Indeed, practice is essential for success in everything.

1997.6

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Getting to Know the World Outside the Campus. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.

1. 大学生了解社会的意义；

2. 了解社会的途径(如：大众媒介、社会服务等)；

3. 我打算怎么办。

Sample Composition

Getting to Know the World Outside the Campus

It’s necessary for college students to know the world outside the campus. For one thing, it can make students know themselves so that they can modify thier way in studies. For another, it will lay foundation for their future career. Finally, they can practise their abilities in management, organization and so on.

There are many ways for students to get to know the outside world. First, they can know the world from mass media, such as newspapers, TV, radio, magazines and advertisements which provide information about political events, social news, the latest development in science and technology and so forth. Second, they can know the world from social services, such as jobhunting, private teaching which offer students themselves the opportunities to know the society. Third, students can also make some investigations in factories and villages talking with the workers or farmers to learn their experiences.

As a student, I think the first thing I should do is to study hard to lay a good foundation for my future job. The other things I can do are to do some parttime jobs to gain personal experience about the world outside the campus.