Directions:
A. Study the following pie charts carefully and write an essay in about 200 words.
B. Your essay should cover these three points:
① current fact about graduates who take jobs irrelevant to their majors
② possible reasons for the fact
③ your suggestion for the problem
2) 习题2 （提纲+书信题型写作）
Directions:
A. Read the following letter carefully and write a reply letter in about 200 words.
B. Your letter should cover these three points
① your own view on fate
② possible examples about setbacks (挫折) before achieving success
③ positive effect of setbacks
Jan. 15th, 2004
Dear Abe,
I am a student at a university. These days I have been overwhelmed by a problem. Please give me some wise advice to help me out of it.
I had thought that I would achieve a degree this year after three years of studying. This degree was my hope for the future. I had been sticking to the ideal that if I worked hard, I would be rewarded. I did not consider myself to be an ordinary college student. With this belief I have devoted myself to my studies and for many nights I burned the midnight oil. I had made much progress and did well on many exams. However, my recent failure in one exam stopped me from realizing my plans. I still have to wait for another year or two to obtain my degree. This was a great blow to me and damaged my ambitions for the future. I have become very depressed and cannot study. Why did I fail? Why am I not able to succeed like my fellow students? A fortune teller once told me that my “destiny wasn”t good.” I want to know if I should continue to study. I wonder whether my fate is bad or not.
Sincerely
Guo
3) 习题3 （情景题型写作）
Directions:
Study the following topic carefully and write an essay in about 200 words.
Why do you think some people are attracted to dangerous sports or other dangerous activities? Use Specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
4) 习题4 （摘要题型写作）
Directions:
Study the following essay carefully and write a summary in about 120 words.
Student RightsBy Jeff Bakersfield
Who knows better than the students themselves what a university should do for them and how they should be treated? Yet how often do students have any say at all in such important issues as faculty selection, curriculum planning, and scheduling? The answer is obvious: never. If university administrations refuse to include student representatives in the decision-making process, something drastic must be done.