Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay commenting on the proverb "No pains, no gains." You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
参考答案:No Pains, No Gains
The proverb "No pains, no gains" has long been familiar to most of us. The message it conveys is that we are supposed to make strenuous efforts whenever we want to succeed in a certain field.
Let's take English learning as an example. If we want to improve our English listening ability, we must keep on listening to English materials, both intensively and extensively, and make notes from time to time. Another case in point is acrobatics. All of us feel excited when acrobats win grand prizes in international competitions, but who knows the hardships they have suffered? Nobody was born a good acrobat, and one can only become a skilled acrobat after countless failures and attempts.
Judging from the examples given above, we may safely come to the conclusion that no pains, no gains. So why not stop idling about and try our best to learn our majors well? I am convinced that we will gradually become experienced and skillful as long as we keep making efforts.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Importance of Compliments by commenting on Mark Twain's remark "I can live for two months on a good compliment." You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
参考答案:The Importance of Compliments
Just as the words Mark Twain even remarked, "I can live for two months on a good compliment." What he said implies that a compliment is a necessity in our daily life.
As far as I am concerned, compliments are essential to our life for the following three reasons. Firstly, compliments from others boost our confidence and explore our potential. Here is a story to illustrate this point. A child was often scorned by others for he was slow in study. However, his mother never gave him up and always paid him compliments. Little by little, he built up confidence and finally entered a famous university. Secondly, compliments in our daily life bring harmony and happiness to us. What's more, the significance of compliments has also been proved by psychological studies that a compliment is to the soul what water is to the body.
In summary, good compliments can help us win others' trust and improve our life. So be generous to give your whole-hearted compliments to the people around you!