Part I. Writing (30 minu tes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My best friend. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: 1. 你最好的朋友是个什么样子的人。 2. 你们如何成为好朋友的。 Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minu tes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Tu rning Failu re into Su ccess Vicky---beautiful, talented, very bright, voted “Most Likely to Succeed” in college---got a promising job with a large specialty store after graduation. Then, after two years without promotions, she was fired. She suffered a complete nervous breakdown. “It was panic,” she told me later. “Everything had always gone so well for me that I had no experience in coping with rejection. I felt I was a failure.” Vicky’s reaction is an extreme example of a common phenomenon, In a society that places so much emphasis on “making it,” we fail to recognize that what looks like failure may, in the long run, prove beneficial. When Vicky was able to think coolly about why she was fired, for example, she realized that she was simply not suited to a job dealing with people all the time. In her new position as a copy editor, she works independently. S...
