版本一：【题目】

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

　　【参考范文】

　　For undergraduates college students, deciding what to do upon graduation can be a tough decision to say the least. From my point of view, I prefer to pursuing postgraduate students. My choice can be attributed to the following two driving forces.

　　For one thing, I want to continue my studies for their own sake because I love what I am doing. In fact, having a passion for my subject is possibly the best reason to go into postgraduate education. For another thing, entering into a postgraduate school, I can improve my job prospects. Specializing at postgraduate level can make you a stronger job applicant.

　　Actually, when in comes time for university graduates to decide their next step in life, there is no on right or wrong choice for everyone. Rather, each students must reach his or her own conclusion.

　　【参考译文】

　　对于本科生来说，决定毕业工作之后做什么毫不夸张的说是一个艰难的决定。从我个人而言，我更喜欢读研。以下两点原因可以解释我的选择。

　　一方面， 我是为了想学习而打算继续学业因为我热爱正在做的事情。事实上，热爱学科可能是读研最好的理由。另一方面，通过读研，我们可以提高就业前景。研究生层次的专业学习可以增强你的技能，使你成为强有力的求职者。

　　事实上，大学毕业之际，每个人在决定人生中的下一步时无所谓对和错。更恰当的说，每个学生都必须做出自己的选择。

　　【范文解析】

　　一、写作思路：这次的四级作文再次考了和大学生生活极为紧密的话题大学毕业后的选择：工作还是读研，这是每个大学毕业生都会面临的选择题。构思本题可以从以下思路入手，首先开篇明确自己的选择;中间段落具体阐述自己做出这样选择的原因，例如参考范文做出的选择是读研，中间短路具体阐释之所以做出读研选择的原因是由于兴趣和未来的工作前景。结尾段说明无论哪一种选择本身并无对错之分。

　　二、亮点表达：

　　1. upon graduation 在毕业之时，upon后面加有动态含义的名词，表示在……的时候;类似用法还有on，例如on my arrival 当我到达的时候

　　2. a tough decision 艰难的决定

　　3. A can be attributed to B A可以被归因于B

　　4. driving forces 动因

　　5. continue my studies for their own sake 为了学习而学习

　　6. a stronger job applicant 强有力的求职者

　　7. reach one’s own conclusion 做出自己的决定

　　版本二：【真题再现】

　　Part I Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

　　【参考范文】

　　Facing the two options, I will choose to take a job in a company. There are mainly two reasons for my choice.

　　On one hand, I am eager to apply what I’ve learned to practice since I have got so many years’ schooling. Moreover, I am somewhat tired of the “ivory tower” life and ready for the “real world” life, for I assume that I can learn more from getting in touch with society. On the other hand, my family needs my financial support, because my parents are getting older and older and making less and less. Though it doesn’t take much to pursue my further study, I cannot support my parents financially if I choose to go to a graduate school.

　　To sum up, to take a job in a company meets my desire of learning from practice and support my parents financially, which is a better choice for me.

　　【参考译文】

　　面对两个选择，我会选择去公司工作。作出这个选择，主要有两个原因。

　　一方面，因为接受了这么多年的学校教育，我急于把自己的所学运用到实践中。另外，我有些厌倦象牙塔生活了，准备迎接现实生活，因为我认为从接触社会中会学到更多。另一方面，我的家庭需要我的经济支持吗，因为我的父母变得越来越老，挣得越来越少。虽然继续学业并不会花多少钱，但是如果我去读研究生我就不能从经济上支持我的父母。

　　总之，在公司工作，既满足我从实践中学习的愿望，也满足我从经济上支持我的父母的愿望，对我来说是一个更好的选择。

　　【真题解析】

　　这道作文题目，是一道很好写的题目，跟大学生息息相关。在写作时，我们只需要选择其中一个，并给出做出该决定的原因即可。原因是主观的，每个人做出某个选择都会有理由，所以面对这道题目，每个考生都会有话可说。罗列两个原因时，可以用firstly, secondly, on one hand, on the other hand, for one thing, for another等引出。表达时，逻辑要清晰，语法及词汇要正确。