1995年1月
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition
on the topic Can Money Buy Happiness?
You should write no less than 100 words and you should base your composition
on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1.有人认为金钱是幸福之本(source of happiness)
2.也有人认为金钱是万恶之源(root of all evil)
3.我的看法
[范文]Can Money Buy Happiness?
Can money buy happiness? Various people have various answers. Some p eople 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 c an 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 evil. 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 by money. Many people lose their own lives
when hunting it.
I think that money is essential to life and we cannot do without money. But even though money is necessary to life, it can’t buy happiness. Happiness is not something that can be measured by money. It is a state of mind. One can have plenty of money, with which he can buy whatever he wants, and at the same time he is not
happy because he is never satisfied or he is troubled by various kinds of problems. Therefore, although money is necessary for a happy life, it can’t buy happiness.
1996年1月作文题目及范文
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic The Two-day Weekend. 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。
2. 双休日可能给大学生带来的问题。
3. 我应当怎样过好双休日。
[参考范文]The Two-day Weekend
The two-day weekend has brought a lot of benefits to college students. It not
only offers us more time to get rid of tiredness and have a good rest, but also gives us more chances to take up some hobbies, such as fishing, reading, or gardening.
From these activities we can learn many things outside the classroom, which will
add to our knowledge.
Despite the convenience it brings us, the two-day weekend has also given rise
to quite a few problems. The most serious one is that the weekdays are filled with
more lesson, sometimes too many. Because our classes are limited to Monday through Friday, we have to take more lessons each day than in the past. This leaves us little time to catch our breath during the weekdays.
In order to benefit most from the two-day weekend, I have decided to make a good plan for the two-day weekend. Of course I should take this chance to relax. But during
