【實戰考題三】

　　Directions:

　　Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay,you should

　　1)describe the drawing briefly.

　　2)explain its intended meaning, and

　　3)give your comments.

　　You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)

　　Emerging from the cartoon is an eye-catching scene that the parents are willing to have a second child, while their only child do not agree because of his worry that he doesn't want to have another child, evenhis own sibling, share toys with him. Simple as it is, the symbolic meaning revealed is profound and thought-provoking.

　　We are supposed to place our attention on, instead of its funnyappearance, the implied meaning of the cartoon: as the overall second-child policy expandsthroughout China, some only children are so selfish that they cannot accept the second child in their family. What can account for this undesirable situation? For one thing, they, as the only child at home all the time, have no awareness of sharing what they like with others due to the fact that all the family members give their love to the only child. As a result, when faced with the problem of whether they are willing to have a sibling, their first response is to refuse it. For another reason, some couples are eager to have a second child as soon as possible, which makes them neglect to communicate with their only child to let them realize the advantage of having a sibling companion in their childhood.

　　From what has been discussed above, it's safe for me to conclude that it is urgent to take some immediate and effective measures. What I recommend is that parents should let child know the importance of sharing with others, which is beneficial for them in future life. In addition, it's better for parents to have more communication with their only child once they want to have a second child.

　　【實戰考題四】

　　Directions:

　　Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay,you should

　　1)describe the drawing briefly.

　　2)explain its intended meaning, and

　　3)give your comments.

　　You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)

　　Success is always described by the old as something relevant to patience. In the picture, a man sits with a dozen of clocks around him. Beside him is the subtitle saying that "success means persisting five minutes more than others". We can infer from it that the man sets these many clocks just to remind himself that he should never give up.

　　It is very true that success derives from persistence, for which there are several reasons. Firstly, no accomplishment can be achieved in a short time, and success asks for continuous industrious work and efforts. Secondly, when one is able to insist in stepping towards achievement, he must believe what he dedicates to. This belief is the source of persistence that paves the way to success. Thirdly, just as the saying goes,"Rome was not built in one day".

　　To conclude, I would like to borrow another ancient saying that "he laughs best who laughs last". Laughing symbolizes the confidence for success, and confidence always yields patience and insistence. Hence, I firmly believe that if everybody applies what the picture conveys into actual practice, they will surely reap alot.