Sample 1
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic:
假设你被 选取为交换学生，到美国学习，你会选择什么做为礼物带给美国朋友。
Suppose that I am chosen to be an exchange student, ready to stay and study in the USA for a while, I will show the American people the best of our country and our culture.I think the best way to achieve this purpose is to bing them some souvenirs that can best represent Chinese characteristics.I would choose Chinese Ties.
The reasons for my choice are twofold.First things first, it symbolizes a Chinese dream, a dream deeply rooted in the Chinese culture—a harmonious society.Typically round in shape, a Chinese Tie reflects ancient Chinese outlook on the world, which, they believe, should be round.In turn, round things signify a harmony.Secondly, I think few things are so wonderful as a...., since just in its middle is a square hole, which has another meaning– the idea of order and rule.
Perhaps, there are numerous things that can stand for China, such as …… However, the best that can visualize China, as far as I am concerned, is the Chinese tie.
Sample 2
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Fascinating China.You should write at least 120 words according to the situation given below in Chinese:
一位外国朋友第一次来中国，他想让你介绍两三样极具中国特色的事物(可以是风俗文化等)，你会向他介绍什么?如何介绍?
The Fascinations of China
China, one of the cradles of human civilization, poees so many treasures with Chinese characteristics that numerous foreign friends come to visit her.The first place to go to is, the Great Wall, which is the symbol of China and one of the seven wonders in the world.What\'s more, it is said to be the only construction that can be seen from the outer space.In the imperial periods, it was used in defense of the dynasties.Since liberation, it has become a place of interest.There is a famous saying: \"He who does not reach the Great Wall isn\'t a true man.\"
China is home to Panda, an animal with only two colors, white and black, but very cute.It\'s our national treasure, often functioning as a friendly diplomat.Terracotta-clay warriors unearthed in Xi\'an, a famous ancient city-were sculptured in Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of China.When former U.S.President Clinton came to China, he visited terracotta’s first.
The above mentioned are just a wave of the sea.If you want to know more about this ancient nation, come and be our guest.
1.2010年作文预测--地震慰问信
A Letter of Condolence慰问信
中国青海玉树大地震灾害严重，已造成***多万人无家可归。请你代表 我校写一封慰问信向灾区人民 表示关怀和慰问。
1.简要描述灾区的情况
2.对灾区人民表示关怀和慰问
3.表达灾后重建家园的信心
第一篇(范文)
Dear victims,
A powerful earthquake hit your hometown, Yushu in Qinghai province month ago.It is also a
terrible natural disaster for our whole nation.It has caused both financial and life lo.Until now, approximately seventy thousand people lost their lives due to the earthquake and much more were injured seriously.Six million people have no homes to return as the majority of the buildings were collapsed.
These days we keep watching the staggering death roll(名单) and hearing the heart-wrenching(揪心的) stories from the Yushu earthquake.We are so much saddened(悲哀) that many children lost their parents and many couples lost their lovers.I could not help but cry when hearing of the moving stories that happened during the disaster.And we are so much touched by the true outpouring of effort and emotion from all over the country.You are not alone and you won’t feel lonely.Our whole nation is a big family, and every member would like to give a helping hand by all means, such as donating money, time, energy and blood to the people in the stricken area.We, 1.3 billion Chinese people shed the same tear sharing the same hopes.
A series of actions has been taken since the earthquake happened.A majority of Chinese people are doing whatever they can to lend a hand.I believe, with the aistance of people in all walks of life, your after-disaster reconstruction will be dealt with at a fantastic speed.The stricken area will soon be restored.And I hope you can pull yourself together and muster up courage to face the future.We will overcome any difficulty, because we are Chinese.Ten thousand people beat everything with a single undying heart\".
Try to look on the bright side of things.The future will be bright, cheer up!
Yours sincerely
第2篇(范文)
Dear victims,
The earthquake which happened one month ago in Qinghai province is an enormous disaster for our whole nation.It has caused both financial and life lo.Until now, fifty thousand people lost their lives due to the earthquake and many more were injured seriously.Five million people have no homes to return as the majority of the buildings were collapsed
We are sorry about this accident.It’s a pity that many children lost their parents and many couples lost their lovers.I could not help but cry when hearing of the moving stories that happened during the disaster.
Our whole nation is a big family; every member would like to give a helping hand to the people who suffered from the earthquake.We must show our warm-heartedne and make donations to the stricken area so that their broken heart can be warmed.
A series of actions has been taken since the earthquake happened.I believe the stricken area will soon be restored with the soldiers and other warm-hearted people’s help.The future will be bright, cheer up!
Yours sincerely
Sample 1： Statistics of Family Expenses in Shanghai
As is shown in the table above, dramatic changes have taken place in family expenses in the City of Shanghai within two decades (from 1980 to 2000).The most obvious change is in expense on food and clothing, which has dropped by 48%, while those on recreation, education and health care have increased respectively by 5%, l6% and l0%.Expenses on other things keep rising from 17% to 35%.
The statistics of rise and fall seem to exist in isolation but are in fact closely related to one another.The most likely factors accounting for these changes are as follows:
Development in economy is the fundamental one.The increased income results in the lowering percentage of food and clothing.
Another factor lies in the development of people’s concept.People begin to interest themselves in recreation and education.
These changes should also be attributed to social reforms.In the 1990’s, college education was not totally free as it was before, which also accounts for the rising expenses on education.Soon after, the government gradually stopped offering houses to its citizens without charges.People had to save a large proportion of their money for housing.That\'s partly why the expenses for \'\'others\'\' doubled.As for the more expenses on health care, I figure there are two main reasons: the cancellation of free medical care and people’s awarene of the importance of health.
The changes reflect the development of the city and indicate that people are enjoying more.
Sample 2：
根据国务院发布的：限塑令”，自2008年6月1日起，在所有超市、商场实行塑料购物袋有偿使用制度，超市、商场一律不得免费提供塑料购物袋。请你写一篇英语短文，要求包括以下内容：
现状：目前中国每天消费近30亿个塑料袋，造成了严重的资源浪费和环境污染;
限塑令的意义：减少塑料袋使用量，提高公众的环保意识;
提倡：重拎布袋子，重提菜篮子。
As we all know, white trash mainly refers to the plastic bags we consume everyday.And this pollution has been affecting us for many years.It is reported that 3 billion plastic bags are used on a daily basis.Fortunately, the government has take measures to deal with the increasingly serious problem.A new ban was launched not quite long ago that plastic shopping bags are no longer free.
This ban is significant in the following aspects.First of all, it contributes to the reduced quantities of plastic bags and therefore can relieve the preure of white trash on the environment.
Furthermore, the environmental awarene will be strengthened and thus benefit other aspects of the environmental protection.
In all, we have only one earth, which doesn’t belong to our generation only.It’s the responsibility for every individual to take actions to protect it.Let’s use more cloth bags, baskets instead of plastic bags.Only by taking actions can we really rescue our mother earth from being drown in the trash My View on the Income Gap
Outline: 1.收入差距悬殊是当前社会的一种现象 2.人们对之褒贬不一 3我的看法
Sample
Now the income gap is getting wider and wider.In some privately owned firms, joint-ventures, or foreign-fund companies, an executive’s yearly income is ten times or even a hundred times as much as an ordinary worker’s.
Faced with this situation, people will undoubtedly have different opinions.Some believe that it benefits the social and economic development since driving force is often derived from the gap.In other words, the gap inspires people and gives a push to advancement.Others speak of its side effect: income gap is often the root of social unrest and also contrary to our country’s principle.
From my point of view, while it is true that the income gap may stimulate the social development to some extent, it causes trouble as well.An income gap that is too wide for most people to bear can neither contribute to the stability of a country nor promote its economic development.Therefore, while we are advocating the rapid development of our country, we should
tolerate the narrow income gap but narrow the wide one. 住房话题参考阅读文章
\"To buy or to rent\", that is a question about living for most young people who just graduated from university or who have worked for one or two years in big cities.Many people see it as a torturing choice and feel weak in face of it.
sub-topics:
1.Which one will choose or have you chosen? Why?
2.Discuion: the advantages and disadvantages of buying a house and renting a house.
3.What\'s your expectation about the realty market in the coming 10 years?
Millions of Americans have been unable to pay the mortgage on their houses and have had to leave them.Many are now renting, but are finding it difficult financially
Owning your home was once part of the American dream.But that dream has faded because of the economic receion in the United States.Millions of Americans have been unable to pay the mortgage on their houses and have had to leave them.Without a home of their own, many people are now renting, but this also can be difficult financially.
Until recently, Brenda Ganaway lived in a home of her own in Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb close to Washington, D.C.But then the economic crisis hit and she was unable to keep paying the mortgage on her house.\"We were behind on a few payments and we couldn\'t get a loan anywhere, so they just immediately foreclosed it and told us we had a certain amount of days to leave,\" she explained.
There are millions of people like Brenda Ganaway in America now.Raphael Bostic is the aistant secretary at the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD.He says the number of Americans who own their homes is steadily dropping.\"The homeownership rate in the United States used to be somewhere close to 70 percent.We\'ve fallen off by several million households now,\" he said.\"And so the rate is down considerably.And a lot of those have now gone into the rental market.\"
Renting does have some advantages over home ownership.If a renter wants to move, for example, he does not have to worry about finding a buyer for the house.
Yazgul Odekova manages a rental property in Alexandria.She says the major reason people rent is that it is usually le expensive than owning a home.\"People rent for different reasons.Number one is affordability,\" she said.\"It is cheaper to rent and it is risk-free.\"
Renting is cheaper for many reasons, says Arun Shu.He is an international busineman who rents a home near Washington.He says there are many costs to owning a house besides paying the monthly mortgage.\"If you decide to buy a house, a lot of expenses are involved.Not only payment if you take a mortgage, but also you have to pay property tax, maintenance and upkeep of the house,\" he said.\"You probably will want to spend some money on renovating the house, remodeling parts of the house if you buy [a] used house.\"
But even renting can be difficult in today\'s market, especially in big cities.Danilo Pelletiere is an official at the National Low Income Housing Coalition.He says there just are not enough homes to rent and poor people are the most affected.\"In the United States there has been a focus both at the local level and a national level on home ownership.That affected renters, low-income people and the like and a result you have shortage of three million units of affordable housing for lowest income people,\" he said.
Even if a house is available, Mr.Pelletiere says, being able to pay for it is another problem.
To afford the rent, he says, many poor people work more than one job.\"Today you need multiple minimum wage jobs to be able to afford a two-bedroom apartment,\" he added.\"We calculated about $18 an hour.\"
Even if a person can afford the rent there are other obstacles.Yazgul Odekova, the property manager in Alexandria, says most people just do not meet the neceary qualifications, such as being able to prove they can afford the rental payments.\"Right now from every 10 application we turned down nine.It is not just because people are dishonest.Sometimes people have big medical bills, sometimes people have bankruptcy, because suddenly they became sick and don\'t have health insurance.Sometimes peoples\' income is very low, sometimes it is unstable relationship between people,\" Odekova said.
HUD\'s Raphael Bostic says the U.S.government has programs to help low-income families pay the rent.\"We provide direct subsidy where we try to make sure that families are not overly burdened [so we don\'t wanna go over that 30 percent ratio], but that they can get into some decent high-quality housing,\" Bostic said.
But most analysts agree that until the U.S.economy improves, buying a home or renting one will be especially hard for low-income people. Fast Food
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Fast Food.Your composition should be based on the Outline given below:
1.快餐在中国十分流行
2.快餐受欢迎的原因
3.我对快餐的看法
Fast Food
Fast food is becoming more and more popular in China, especially among children and teenagers.Today, nothing is more representative of the fast pace of modern society than fast food.There are several reasons for its popularity.First, it is quick and convenient.Go into a fast food restaurant, and your food will be ready in a minute.You can satisfy your hunger instantly.Precious time won\'t be wasted in waiting-in-line to order or waiting at your table for your food to arrive.Second, its popularity is also attributed to the clean food, the excellent service and the comfortable environment of the fast food restaurant.
However, I think that fast food isn\'t healthy enough because it does not compose a balanced diet and is low in nutrition.Doctors suggest that people should avoid eating too much fast food.Although home cooking is time-consuming and following washing-u p tiresome, it offers healthy and delicious meals your body likes and needs.
