Writing

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "An In-creasing Number of People are Studying for Master Degrees". You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

　　1.越来越多的人在读硕士学位;

　　2.其中的原因;

　　3.你个人的看法。

　　范文

　　Need A Master Degree or Not

　　Nowadays, most people want to enter graduate school. In fact, this desire has grown considerably in the past few years. Students struggle to pass the graduate school entrance exam, to survive the pro-gram, and find a job at the end of it. They read many exam preparation books. They may also attend special "exam preparation" seminars and courses. There are some reasons for such phenomenon.

　　First is the general perception that a graduate school diploma, a master's degree, is needed for getting a better job. Second is that some students might not be sure what they want to do, and a few more years inside the courtyards of academic seems desirable.

　　In my opinion, this is not reasonable. I don't deny that a few passed and went on, but the majority failed and finally wiped away their valuable times. So we don't have to study for the mas-ter degree. Never forget the old saying: every road leads to Rome!