Complaint About Noise

　　June 18, 2010

　　Dear Sir or Madam,

　　I am your neighbor living downstairs in the same building. lamjwriting you to complain of the noise you make during the night.

　　Recently the noise during the night disturbed my rest. Almost every night, there comes some noise from your apartment just as I go to bed and am on my way to a dream. I wonder what the noise is. Are you repairing your furniture? Are you doing physical exercises? Whatever you do at that time of the night, you have to take your neighbors’ rest into consideration. In a word, you are disturbing both your other neighbors and me.

　　I heard you are always a friendly and considerate neighbor. Please stojp making noise at night. Thank you. Take care.

　　Directions: Write a composition entitled Telling Lies. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1. 人們對說謊通常的看法;

　　2. 是否說謊都是有害的?說明你的看法。

　　3. 總結全文。

　　Telling Lies

　　Telling lies is usually looked upon as an evil, because some people try to get benefit from dishonest means or try to conceal their faults.

　　However,_I_thinkdespitejits_neg1ative_effects,jsometimes_itjisjessentialto iemigsinour_dailylifei First, the liar may benefit from the lie by escaping from the pressure of unnecessary embarrassment. Meanwhile, the listener may also feel more comfortable by reasonable excuses. For example, if a little girl’s father died in an accident, her mother would comfort her by saying “farther has gone to another beautiful land”. In such cases, a lie with original goodwill can make the cruel nice. Second^thejsk^lsjofJtellingJlies^jtojsome extent,canbe_regard_asja_capacity_ofcreationandjimagination.

　　Therefore,jtakingjallJthese_factor^jntojconsideration,_wecandefinitely come to the conclusion that whether telling a lie is harmful depends on its original intention and the ultimate result it brings.

　　Directions: Write a composition entitled On Disasters. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1. 人的一生中，可能會遇到一些災難事件，給我們的生活帶來意外 的打擊。

　　2. 面對災難，我們應該堅強，不要過于沉湎于悲痛，要積極面對人生。

　　3. 我的看法。

　　On Disasters

　　An old saying goes: Life is full of roses and thorns. As we all know, one’s life is full of unexpected events, some of which are wonderful and some of which are disastrous. Those heavy blows, such as, floods, snowstorms, and earthquakes, threaten to weigh one down.

　　However、it’s even worse if one can’t drag himself out of the grief in that mental break-down is more serious than the disaster itself. Instead of indulging oneself in sadness, one should take positive attitude towards life and contribute to the reconstruction of his or her life and hometown.

　　As for me, if I am lucky enough to survive in a disaster, I will try my best to help those who are suffering by donation blood or money. If I am a victim, I will endeavor to recover from the sadness as soon as possible and be certain to be strong and supportive to the recovery work.