1. “永不言弃”一直被认为是一种积极的生活态度，是个人成功的关键因素

　　2. 但是，也有人认为适当的放弃才是明智的选择

　　3. 你对此的看法及理由

　　【范文】

　　Do We Need “Never give up”?

　　It is widely accepted that “Never give up”, a strong and positive life attitude, is the key for individual success on the grounds that permanent persistence may boost our confidence, strengthen our will, and provide us a second chance for success when we are in hardship. However, others argue that sensible abandonment is more precious than blind persistence because the wise one should choose the most suitable area for himself/herself.

　　In my opinion, we need to learn to give up timely. The most immediate reason is that we should adjust our aim carefully in order to go ahead continuously. Sometimes, to give up those unrealistic targets is essential for success. Besides, the attitude “Never give up” exhausts us both mentally and physically. Only through learning to give up can we lead a pleasant and relaxing life. Finally, the temporary comprise means a new start, a beginning bringing new hopes, expectations and opportunities for us.

　　Passive as giving up sounds alike, it represents a more mature and realistic mentality. If those opposing this attitude can take into consideration of its benefits, then this may seem acceptable in our lives.

二十二、

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How to Solve the Housing Problem in Big Cities? You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1. 住房问题在大城市变得越来越严峻

　　2. 住房问题产生原因及给城市带来的影响

　　3. 建议一个解决办法(如：多造高层建筑;向地下发展;建造卫星城市;疏散城市人口等)

　　【范文】

　　How to Solve the Housing Problem in Big Cities?

　　With the development of modern industry, more and more people are flowing into big cities. Accordingly, the housing problem in big cities is becoming much more serious. People in the big city are complaining housing shortage and roaring price of the housing.

　　As we know, the temptation and opportunities provided by big cities attract people who want to make a fortune in big cities, which is the major cause of housing problem in big cities. Besides, house vacancy and speculating in the housing market are becoming the tough problem. We can’t deny the housing problem has brought about great pressure to the low-income families. Meanwhile, solving this problem will affect the public’s confidence on the government.

　　To solve this problem, I think building satellite cities in the suburbs is more practical. The fresh air and beautiful scenery in the suburbs will pull many people from the overcrowded city and alleviate the pressure of housing.

二十三、

　　Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How to Eliminate Fake Diplomas? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

　　目前假文凭现象屡见不鲜

　　这种现象造成的危害

　　我们应该怎么做

　　【范文】

　　How to Eliminate Fake Diplomas?

　　There has been a serious epidemic of fake diplomas in some big cities recently. Usually a certificate of Bachelor’s Degree costs about 200 yuan, which is really cheap compared with the 4 years of hard work and the pretty big sum of fees involved in normal ways of getting the diploma.

　　The victims of fake diplomas are first of all employers, who pay high salaries but do not get real talents. People who have genuine diplomas are also hurt greatly. They have honestly spent 4 or even more years and great energy working hard in schools, but cannot get any advantage in job hunting.

　　To combat the epidemic, practical ability and individual personality should be recognized as important factors of excellent job performance. Besides, effective measures supported by advanced IT technology should be introduced and taken to help employers distinguish genuine diplomas from fake ones.

二十四、

　　谈谈你对选秀节目的看法 On TV Show

　　时下电视选秀节目非常流行

　　有人认为选秀很好，能给普通人展示自己的机会

　　我的观点

　　【范文】

　　On TV Show

　　TV has been one medium of communication that has connected millions. And it is this link that makes talent hunt shows on the tube amazingly influential. Young faces conveying disappointment or even overwhelming joy have become a common sight on as many channels as your remote allows you to surf.

　　Some people have their opinions on the TV shows. The advantages of the shows are clear to some people. For one thing, in terms of business, the increasing popularity of talent shows has helped the channels in generating huge income by way of advertising and promotions. For another thing, the TV shows can make the common people have opportunity to show themselves.

　　Personally, I side with the former opinion. It is a wonderful feeling and a great way to relax for me to watch talent shows and see ordinary people like myself become famous and win cash prizes. As long as talent shows are entertaining and inspiring us, there is great sense in keeping and encouraging them.

二十五、

　　A Letter of Advice

　　假设你是一名大四学生，即将毕业离校，请你根据四年的大学生活的经历给大一新生写一封忠告信：

　　1. 作简单介绍

　　2. 大一新生如何适应大学生活

　　3. 强调学习英语的重要性

　　【范文】

　　A Letter of Advice

　　Dear Freshmen,

　　I, the undersigned, am a senior in the Computer Science Department of Peking University. I would like to say a few words to you, which I hope would be helpful to you.

　　To begin with, the change of ideas is of most importance for freshmen to adapt themselves to campus life. During the middle school days, we usually depend upon our teachers at school and parents at home. However, the life and study on university campus features independence, which is essential to our psychological development. In my view, we had better always bear in mind the idea of independence.

　　What’s more, English learning is a must. On one hand, without CET 4 certificate, we can not get our degree when we graduate from university. On the other hand, when we hunt for job, English level is a deciding factor. Therefore, I do hope that all of you will have a good understanding of the necessity of learning English well.

　　Good Luck to you!

　　Sincerely Yours

　　Li Ming

二十六、

　　Internet Harmony

　　1.随着社会和经济发展，网络成为了每个人必不可少的获取信息的工具

　　2.但是，在网络上也出现了一些不和谐的因素，如垃圾信息，黄色网站，虚假新闻，网络炒作等

　　3.如何采取措施制止和消除这些现象

　　【范文】

　　Internet Harmony

　　The advent of the Internet ushered in a new era of interpersonal communications and business operations. Undoubtedly, the Net are revolutionizing the daily lives of the people who have an access to it. The primary reason behind the Internet boom roots in its multifunction.

　　A range of problems lurking behind the frenzy of Internet impressively stand out. A vast majority of Internet users’ mail boxes are saturated with junk mails, an issue which sparks strong criticism and generates the loss of corporate productivity. Porn websites lure a growing number of young people’s visits. False news via the e-mail, BBS and chat room increasingly poses a threat to the social prosperity and stability.

　　To crack down them, we should push for a more effectively tough law. We should join our forces to launch a nation-wide campaign, including imposing stiff penalties on spammers, shutting down or blocking the lewd sites and introducing a real-name registration system to curb fraudulent messages. We can fully believe that our combined efforts will reap rewards. A clean cyberspace will paint our lives more colorfully.

二十七、

　　Living on-campus or off-campus?

　　1. 分别阐述住校的好处和在外租房的好处

　　2. 你对在校住和在外租房的看法

　　【范文】

　　Living on-campus or off-campus?

　　Living on-campus makes it easier to get oriented to the way things are done. Plus, you interact more with other students. Keeping up with studies in your first year is hard enough. You should not have to worry about finding your way around and figuring out the university bureaucracy. Living in the dormitory also make a student feel more a part of the university community. There are more opportunities for you to involve in university activities and networking with students and university administration.

　　Living off-campus, however, is a definite advantage for older students. Finding an apartment, dealing with leases and the landlord’s regulations, cooking meals, and figuring out budgets are all good practice for life after graduation. Off-campus housing also gives students a better perspective on what is going on around them. Campus can be like little worlds. Getting to know neighbors who are not students is good for students coming from difference places.

　　I think it is better for college students to live on campus during their first two years, and then move into an apartment for off-campus life, while juniors and seniors need the independence of off-campus life.

二十八、

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on Green Olympics，You should write at least 120 words according to the suggestions given bellow in Chinese;

　　1. 现在社会上有很多环境污染和精神污染的现象，提出你对“绿色奥运”的看法。

　　2. 为什么要提倡“绿色奥运”。

　　3. 提倡绿色奥运，从自己做起。

　　【范文】

　　Green Olympics

　　Olympic Games, as we all know, is a historic sports meeting. “Green Olympics”, is one of the three themes of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. At present, people's life is being flooded with exhaust gas from automobile, blue film, waste water and so on. Owing to these phenomena, we should advocate “Green Olympics”, and I am positive of this point.

　　Two possible reasons are as follows. Firstly, environmental protection benefits people's health. In terms of increasing number of trashes around us, such as white plastic bags, one-off cups and chopsticks, it is sensible of disposing of them reasonably. So we ought to use clean technology, renewable and recyclable materials. Secondly, environmental protection is crucial to our country, and even to the world. Lots of countries attached more attention to embrace the Olympic spirits—“higher, faster, and stronger”.

　　In conclusion, as college students and the young generation, we should try our best to advocate “Green Olympics”. The 2008 Olympic Games will be a green and unique Olympics.

二十九、

　　Should grad student be paid higher than non-grads?

　　1. 大学生目前存在错误心理“大学生应比非大学生挣钱多”

　　给出大学生会有这种错误的心理的原因

　　从非大学生的发展状况来批判大学生这种错误的心理

　　【范文】

　　Should grad students be paid higher than non-grads?

　　In our country, it is obvious now that the university graduates earn more money than non-graduates. I quite agree with those graduates who have paid a lot for their studies and expect to make more for either himself or his family.

　　However, it is not so optimistically for those who hope to make it. The critical career competition makes them frustrated due to many factors involved. One of the utmost factors is that they feel what they anticipate is not matching up with what they have found in reality. Many university graduates are not satisfied with what they get for what they have done. As a matter of fact, some of them expect so unrealistic that they immediately lose the credit to the workforce they belong to.

　　On the contrary, some of the non-grads who are more realistic in career hunting tend to get more satisfied job compared with graduates. Thus what really matters here in salary balance is how one can contribute to the organization rather than what background they hold. The tuition is really high in China. Many high quality students due to this have lost their academic pursuit. Any responsible government should inevitably take this burden and put more money in order to bring up better next generation for the nation.

三十、

　　Students’ Rating of Their Teachers

　　学生给老师打分已很普遍

　　人们对其持不同态度

　　我的看法

　　【范文】

　　Students’ Rating of Their Teachers

　　Nowadays, it has become as common in colleges and universities for students to grade teachers as for teachers to grade students. In some universities students’ rating has even become the only source of information on teaching effectiveness.

　　This, however, has caused great controversy. Some are in favor of the rating system. They hold that since students attend the teachers’ classes everyday, they should have their opinion about their teachers’ effectiveness. Others, on the contrary, are strongly against it. They believe that there is much more to teaching than what is shown on students’ rating forms. Students should not be expected to judge whether the materials used are up to date or how well the teacher knows about the subject. These judgments require professional knowledge, which is best left for the teachers’ colleagues.

　　I think students’ rating of their teachers is necessary, but it should be conducted in a way that can really shed meaningful light on teachers’ performance. Instead of rating the teachers’ knowledge on the subject, students should be asked to estimate what they themselves have leaned in a course, and to report on such things as a teacher’s ability to communicate with students, his relationship with students, and his ability to arouse interest in the subject.