1（2005Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanopenletteronbehalfoftheStudentUnionaskingpeopletogivehelptoastudentwhoisseriouslyill.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:DearIamwritingtoyou,onbehalfoftheStudentUnion,toaskforyourhelpforLiMing,aschoolmateofoursfromtheDepartmentofComputerScience.Heisseriouslyillnowandhastohaveahearttransplantatonce.Tomakethingsworse,hecomesfromthewestofourcountryandhisfamilyisquitepoor.LiMingisnowconfrontedwiththefollowingdifficulties.Tobeginwith,hecan’taffordthemedicalexpenses.Hisfamilydoesn’thaveagoodfinancialbackground.Moreover,hisparentshavealreadybeendeepindebtinordertosendhimtouniversity.Inaddition,hisfamilyisfarawayandheneedssomeonetotakecareofhimdayandnight.Onlywithintensecarecanourfriendrecoverfromhisdisease.Onnoaccountcanweseeourfriendsufferordie.Heisindesperateneedofyourhelp,especiallyfinancialdonationstohelphimpayforhisexpenses.Let’sallgivehimourhands.Anyonewhowantstoofferhelpcancontactusat88588858oryoucanemailusbylove@.Pleaseactwithoutdelay.ZhangChairmanoftheStudent2（2005Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledSayNotoPiratedProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:Usefulwordsand盜版：piracy盜版產品：pirated知識產權：intellectualproperty侵犯版權：infringesb’scopyright;copyrightSayNotoPiratedPiracyisaseriousproblemwithwhichthiscountryisconfronted.Inmanyplacesweseepeoplepeddlingpiratedbooksordisks.Actually,piracyhasbecomesowidespreadthatithasseverelyhinderedthedevelopmentofthenation’sAnumberoffactorsaccountfortheproblem,butthefollowingarethemostcriticalones.First,piratedproductsaremuchcheaperthancopyrightedones,sotheyareveryattractivetopeople,especiallyyoungsters,whoarenotfinanciallywell-off.Secondly,withhighlydevelopedtechnology,itisnotdifficulttomanufacturepiratedproducts.Withoneauthorizedcopy,theillegalproducerscanmakethousandsoffakeonesataverylowcost,thusmakinghugeprofits.Asaresult,intellectualpropertyrightsareseverelyinfringedupon.Honestproducerswilllosethemotivationdevelopnewproducts.Meanwhile,piratedproductsareoftenoflowquality,thusdamagingtheinterestofInviewoftheseriousnessoftheproblem,itisessentialthatlawsandregulationsbeformulatedandenforcedtobanthemanufactureandcirculationofpiratedproducts.Meanwhile,peopleshouldbeeducatedtosaynototheseproducts.Withthesemeasurestaken,wehavereasonstobelievethattheproblemcanbesolvedinthenearfuture.3（2005Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealettertoacompanydecliningajoboffer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:DearSiror

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December24,IamrespondingtoyourjobofferonDecember20,2005.IwasinformedthatIwouldbeofferedthepositionasaninterpreterforyourcompany.IcordiallyappreciateyourtrustandIammuchobligedtoyouforprovidingmewiththisvaluableopportunity.However,IhavetotellyouthatIcannotacceptit.ThemajorreasonisthatIdon’tthinkIamthemostappropriatecandidateforthispost.Asanon-Englishmajor,thoughmywrittenandspokenEnglishareoutstandingthanmostofmypeers,Iamnotwelltrainedintranslation,nottomentioninterpretation,which,Ibelieveishighlydemanding.Maybemyperformanceintheoralexaminationhasmisledyou.Actually,Iammoreinterestedandmorecompetentinmyownmajor,thatis,programdesigning.Lastbutnotleast,IhappenedtohavebeenofferedsuchapositionwithanotherNonetheless,I,again,wanttoexpressmysinceregratefulnessandIearnestlyapologizeforanyinconvenienceherebycaused.Finally,Ihopeyoucanfindtheidealcandidateassoonaspossible.Best4（2006

LiDirections:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTravelingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandtheoutlinegivenbelow:0 NumberofpeopleinCityXtravelingabroadin1995,2000and近十年來XItcanbeseenfromthechartthattherehavebeensharpincreasesinthenumberofpeopletravelingabroadinXinthepastdecade.Asthechartshows,theyear1995witnessedonlyabout10,000peoplefromthiscitytouringabroad.In2000,thenumbersoaredtonearly40,000.Lastyear,morethan120,000peopleinthecitychosetospendtheirvacationsoutsideChina.Anumberoffactorsaccountforthechangeinthechart,butthefollowingarethemostcriticalones.First,thankstothepolicyofreformandopening-up,thenation’seconomyhasbeendevelopingataconsiderablyhighspeedinthepastdecades.Therefore,thepeoplehavemoreextramoneyfortraveling.Secondly,otherrelevantstatepoliciesandtheboomoftouringindustryprovidecitizenswithmoreopportunitiestogooutandseetheworld.Lastbutnotleast,peoplehaveattachedgreaterimportancetothequalityoflife,thustheyspendmoremoneyandtimetravelingandsight-seeing.Inaword,thischartisaperfectindicatorofChina’sfastexpandingeconomyandpeople’srisingstandardofThetrendoftravelingabroadwillfurtherstimulatethedevelopmentofoureconomyandbroadenpeople’s5（200612月老六級真題Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheCelebrationofWesternFestivals.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.TheCelebrationofWesternNoonecanhavefailedtonoticethefactthatanincreasingnumberofChinesearefondofcelebratingsomeWesternfestivalstoday.Forinstance,onValentine’sDay,manypeoplegiveflowersorchocolatetotheonetheylove.AnothercaseinpointisChristmas.Itseemsthatpeoplearoundthecountrynowlovetocelebratethefestival.Anumberoffactorsaccountforthephenomenonmentionedabove,butthefollowingmightbethecriticalones.Inthefirstplace,duetothepolicyofreformandopening-up,ChinesepeopletendtoknowmoreaboutWesterncultureandbeinfluencedbyit.Secondly,somebusinessmenwishtomakemoneybyencouragingpeopletocelebratethoseWesternfestivals.Lastbutnotleast,astraditionalChinesefestivallosetheirattraction,manypeopletendtofindjoyinWesternThoughweneednotcriticizepeoplecelebratingWesternfestivals,norcanwestopthem,wehavetobewareofthedangerbehindit.WhileenjoyingtheatmospherebroughtbythoseWesterncustoms,wemightwellloseourowntraditionandidentity.6（200612月新六級真題Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.TheImportanceofReadingReadingclassicsplaysavitalroleinaperson'sgrowth.Byreadingclassicworks,eitherChineseorforeign,onecanlearnagreatdealabouthistory,geography,politics,warsandcustoms.Besides,astheseclassicsaretheoutstandingrepresentativeshumanlanguage,readingthemcanenormouslyimproveourabilitytoreadandwriteandtoinheritculturaltraditions.However,adiminishingnumberofpeoplewouldliketoreadclassicsnow.Avarietyoffactorsmayhavecontributedtothisphenomenon,butthefollowingarethecriticalone.Inthefirstplace,asthepaceoflifeandworkquickens,peoplecanfindlittletimetoindulgethemselvesinthickandseriousworks.TheywouldratherreadlightandeasymagazinesorsurftheInternetanddoonlinereading.Inthesecondplace,mostclassicsdepictthingsfarawayfromourreallife,whichmakesreadingthemseemirrelevant.Ascollegestudents,weshouldshouldertheburdenofinheritinganddevelopingculturalheritage.Therefore,itisessentialthatweshouldmakeplanstoreadclassicsregularly.Besides,weshouldtrytoinfluencepeoplearoundusintoreadingKeepingThereisnodenyingthefactthatkeepingpetsisahotlydebatedtopictoday.Somepeoplethinkkeepingpetsisagoodthingtodo.Theybelievethatpets,likecatsanddogs,canhelprelievethelonelinesssufferedbyseniorcitizensandothersocialmemberswhoareconfinedtotheirhomesforthisreasonorthat.Theyalsoarguethatkeepingpetshelpsmankindunderstandanimals’worldanddeveloppositivefeelingstowardthem.Others,however,holdtheoppositeview.Theyregardkeepingpetsasauselessbutharmfulthingtodo.First,petscantransmitdiseases.Secondly,thenoisesanddungofpetsaresourcesofpollution.Lastbutnotleast,asmanyrarebirdsandanimalsarekeptaspets,theywillsurelybehuntedonalargescale,whichmeansathreattothebalanceoftheWeighingtheprosandconsofthesearguments,Iaminclinedtoagreewiththelatter.Anyway,wecanlessenourlonelinessandexpressourlovetowardanimalsinotherways.Anditismybeliefthatonlybyplacingmanandotherspeciesonanequalbasiscanweexpecttohavealivelyandcolorfulworld.WhereThereIsaWill,ThereIsaAwell-knownproverbgoesthat“wherethereisawill,thereisaway”,whichmeansthatonecanfindawaytosuccessaslongasheorshehasastrongwill.Withastrongwill,onecanfocusallhisenergyononepoint,whichmakeshissuccesspossible.Withoutastrongwill,however,onecanbeeasilydistractedfromhisgoalordiscouragedbysetbacks,whichleadstohisultimatefailure.Historyaboundswithexamplesofstrong-willedfigureswinningsuccess.Actually,thereisnobetterillustrationoftheproverbthanthedeedsofGouJian,kingofYueinancientChina.DefeatedbyFuChai,kingofWu,Goutriedeverymeanspossibletosteelhiswill.Eventually,withthehelpofFanLiandXiShi,hemanagedtorebuildhiscountryandhisarmiesandhadFuChaitastethebitternessoffailure.Inshort,astrongwillisessentialifwewanttomakeachievementsinourstudiesorwork,orindeedinanyotheraspectofourlives.Oneshouldlosenochancetostrengthhiswillandremember,Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.MoreStudentsPursueMasterItcanbeseenfromthechartthattherehavebeensharpincreasesinthenumberofstudentsattendinggraduateentranceexamsinacollegeinthepastdecades.Asthechartshows,theyear1996witnessedonly200studentstakingpartintheexams.In2001,thenumbernearlydoubled.In2006,farmorestudentspreparedthemselvesforgraduateAnumberoffactorscouldaccountforthechangeinthechart,butthefollowingarethemostcriticalones.First,thankstothepolicyofreformandopening-up,thenation’seconomyhasbeendevelopingataconsiderablyhighspeedinthepastdecades.Therefore,thepeoplehavemoreextramoneyforeducation.Secondly,otherrelevantstatepoliciesandtheboomofhighereducationprovidestudentswithmoreopportunitiestopursuehigherdegrees.Lastbutnotleast,theincreasinglyfiercecompetitionforcescollegestudentstofurthertheirstudyinordertogainmoreedgeofcompetition.Inaword,thischartisaperfectindicatorofChina’sfastexpandinghighereducation.Althoughmanyproblemshavearisenintheprocess,wehaveeveryreasontobelievethattheycanbesolvedinthenearfuturewitheffectivemeasurestaken.StudyingAbroad:HardshipsandTherecentyearshaveseenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofChinesestudyingabroad.Obviously,studyingabroadhasitsrewards.Inthefirstplace,astudentcanhaveaccesstoadvancedscienceandtechnologyaswellasdesirableworkingconditionswhichmightnotbeavailableathome.Inthesecondplace,hecanbeexposedtoentirelynewideasandtrends.Lastbutnotleast,bylivingandstudyinginaforeigncountry,onecanimprovehisforeignlanguagemuchfasterthanathome.However,justaseverycoinhastwosides,studyingabroadmayalsoconfrontonewithaseriesofhardships.Foronething,learningaforeignlanguageisfarfromaneasythingatthebeginningformostpeople.Foranother,acompletelynewenvironmentwithdifferentcustomsandhabitsmayalsobeabarriertooverseasstudents,especiallytotheyoung.Anaddeddifficultylieswithfinance:itcancostalottostudyabroad.Frommypointofview,theadvantagesofstudyingabroadoutweighitsdisadvantages.Butitisabigdecisiontogoabroadtostudyandoneshouldtakeintoconsiderationhisfinancialconditionsandhisabilitytoadapttonewsurrounding.Personally,IchoosetogoabroadandstudyifIfinditnecessary.Directions:Writealetterofcomplaintaccordingtothefollowingsituation:YouboughtanairconditionerinSunApplianceandhaditinstalledtheotherday,butyoufoundthatthefanmadetoomuchnoisewhenthemachineoperated.Youdemandthestoretosendarepresentativetocheckitup.Writeyourletterinnolessthan150words.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter;useLiMingYoudonotneedtowritetheJune23,DearSirorI’mwritingtolodgethecomplaintaboutthepoorqualityofanairconditionerthatIpurchasedfromSunApplianceFranklyspeaking,SunAppliancehasalwaysbeenmyfavorite.OnApril4,2007,Iboughttheairconditioner(serialnumber12345)fromoneofyourchainstorelocatedinLangFang.Themachineoperatedwellatfirst,buttendayslater,therewasafaultthatbotheredme,thatis,thefanmadesomuchnoisethatIcouldnotsleepwellatnight.Worsestill,thecoolingsystemdidn’tworkwellandthemachinebegantoleakrecently.Itspoorqualityruinedalmostallmypreviousimpressiontowardyourproducts.Istronglysuggestthatarepairmanoraserviceengineershouldbesenttomyhomewithoutdelay.Iwonderifyoucouldpinpointtheexactcauseofthemalfunctionassoonaspossible.Ifyoucan’t,IamafraidthatIwillrequestforfullamountofrefundoranewairconditioner.Iwouldappreciateallyourassistanceinthismatter.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactLookforwardtoyourLi12（Directions:SupposeyouarethedeanoftheHistoryDepartment,PekingUniversity.YouwanttoinviteProfessorHerbJason,awell-knownscholarofChinesehistory,tocometoattendaninternationalconferenceonChinesehistory.You’llcoverthefollowingpoints:ThepurposeoftheThetimeandplaceoftheAskhimafavorofpresentingalecturetoyourstudentsduringhisWriteyourletterinnolessthan150words.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter;useLiMingYoudonotneedtowritetheJune23,DearProfessorHerbIamLiMing,deanoftheHistoryDepartment,PekingUniversity.IamwritingtoinviteyoutoparticipateinaninternationalconventionthatistobeheldinBeijingfrom22thto25th,July,2007.SinceyourvisitinBeijinglastyear,alltheteachersthatattendedyourlecturehavebeendeeplyimpressedwithyourthoroughknowledgeandprofoundunderstandingofthesubject.Wewouldbepleasedifyoucouldcome,asourguestofhonor,totheInternationalConferenceonChineseHistory,Ifpossible,wouldyoupleasedeliveraspeechonwhateversubjectthatinterestsyou.Enclosedinthisletterisatimeschedulefortheevent.Youwould,ofcourse,receiveourstandardhonorariumtocovertraveling