第一章：歷年真題與范文
1999.1真題
directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic. don’t be afraid to say“no”. you should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below:
1.別人請(qǐng)求幫助時(shí),在什么情況下我們會(huì)說(shuō)“不”
2.為什么有些人在該說(shuō)“不”的時(shí)候不說(shuō)“不”
3.該說(shuō)“不”時(shí),不說(shuō)“不”的壞處
[范文]
don’t be afraid to say “no”
sometimes we have to say “no” to others when they ask us for help. why? one situation may be that we are not capable of doing the things they ask us to do. the other situation may be that we are unwilling to do what they ask us to do, BECause their requests may be unreasonable or even illegal. on both occasions we should say directly to them: “no”.
but the case is not always the same in our daily life. some people are afraid to say “no” when they should say so. on the one hand, they are afraid of losing their faces. on the other hand they don’t want to hurt others, such as their family members, relatives, friends or colleagues.
to say “yes” when you should say “no” will eventually do you some harm. if you say “yes” but fail to help them in the end because of lack of the ability, they may think you are not worthy of trust. if you help them do something bad or illegal, you will be punished for what you have done. so, don’t be afraid to say “no” if necessary.
1999.6真題
directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: reading selectively or extensively? you should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below:
1.有人認(rèn)為讀書(shū)要有選擇
2.有人認(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)博覽群書(shū)
3.我的看法
[范文]
reading selectively or extensively?
reading selectively or extensively? what is your choice? perhaps each of us has our choice.
some people think we should read selectively, for there are so many books for us to read. thousands of new books are published every day. how can we cover all these books in our limited time? besides, not all the books are worth reading.
1999.1真題
directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic. don’t be afraid to say“no”. you should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below:
1.別人請(qǐng)求幫助時(shí),在什么情況下我們會(huì)說(shuō)“不”
2.為什么有些人在該說(shuō)“不”的時(shí)候不說(shuō)“不”
3.該說(shuō)“不”時(shí),不說(shuō)“不”的壞處
[范文]
don’t be afraid to say “no”
sometimes we have to say “no” to others when they ask us for help. why? one situation may be that we are not capable of doing the things they ask us to do. the other situation may be that we are unwilling to do what they ask us to do, BECause their requests may be unreasonable or even illegal. on both occasions we should say directly to them: “no”.
but the case is not always the same in our daily life. some people are afraid to say “no” when they should say so. on the one hand, they are afraid of losing their faces. on the other hand they don’t want to hurt others, such as their family members, relatives, friends or colleagues.
to say “yes” when you should say “no” will eventually do you some harm. if you say “yes” but fail to help them in the end because of lack of the ability, they may think you are not worthy of trust. if you help them do something bad or illegal, you will be punished for what you have done. so, don’t be afraid to say “no” if necessary.
1999.6真題
directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: reading selectively or extensively? you should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below:
1.有人認(rèn)為讀書(shū)要有選擇
2.有人認(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)博覽群書(shū)
3.我的看法
[范文]
reading selectively or extensively?
reading selectively or extensively? what is your choice? perhaps each of us has our choice.
some people think we should read selectively, for there are so many books for us to read. thousands of new books are published every day. how can we cover all these books in our limited time? besides, not all the books are worth reading.