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目前，我国申请留学人员的情况与以前相比发生了两个明显的变化：申请人的数量迅猛增加；申请人的年龄趋于年轻，如二十出头的大学毕业生，不足二十的高中生，甚至十几岁的初中生。由于申请者年龄小，受教育背景单一，他们往往不了解国外的学校或大学的真正要求。而一味地用国内学校选拔的标准—高分数作为努力的唯一方向。殊不知国外的大学要综合考虑申请人的方方面面，如学业成绩，个性品德，社会活动等。在不了解这些的情况下，任何准备工作都是盲目的。
我多年在全国各地开办讲座，引导同学们或是申请者正确认识这些问题，弄清自己所要申请的学校的要求，然后认真充分地写作文书，但遗憾的是...
在中学英语课上我们学过很多词，这些词在我们看来已经是再熟悉不过了，如face, shoulder等。可是大部分同学只是知道这些词的一到两个词义，而这些词其它的意思、用法，同学们要么是不予以注意，要么是根本不知道，导致了这些词成了我们熟悉的陌生人。就拿face来说，提到这个词，同学们脑子里蹦出来的第一个意思就是名词“脸”，而总是想不到它还能用作动词有“面对”的意思。这些词的这些意思其实都是常见义，用法也是常见用法，而且这些词还广泛用于成语，词组中。由于没有掌握它们，导致同学们在各种考试中遇到障碍，特别是国外语言考试，诸如托福、雅思等。从今天起，我的博客会陆续介绍一些这样的词，帮助大家学习。...
To Build a Community Shopping Center – YES
Topic: It has recently been announced that a large shopping center may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your ...
Best to Study at Home or School – SCHOOL
Topic:In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such as computers or television or of studying at traditional schools. Which would you prefer? Use rea...
Study at Home or in School – HOME
Topic:In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such as computers or television or of studying at traditional schools. Which would you prefer? Use reasons and specific details to explain your ch...
Work for a Small or Large Company – LARGE
Topic: Some people prefer to work for a large company. Others prefer to work for a small company. Which would you prefer? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
Some people hold the opinio...
Newspaper or TV as Dominant Medium – TV
I. Essay
Topic: In your opinion do you think newspapers or television is the most dominant medium of commouncation today?
Accustomed though we are to speaking of newspaper as the dominant
medi...
SAT（Scholastic Assessment Test)是美国高中生进入美国大学需要参加的考试，也就是美国的“高考”。近年来，越来越多的准备去美国读本科的中国高中生开始参加SAT的考试。SAT写作是整个SAT考试的第一部分，要求在25分钟内写完。很多高中生反映写不好SAT作文，得分很低。在接下来的几天里，我会将我评改的一些SAT习作放到这里，供同学们学习和借鉴，希望对准备参加SAT考试的同学有一些帮助。
Topic: Teaching something to another person can help you
to learn or master a subj...
Fantasy and Imagination
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below.
“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowl...
Both Sides of an Issue
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below.
“In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.”
- Walter Cronkite
Assignment: Do you agree with Walter Cronkite that it’s necessary to see both sid...