( 316 words)
Sample 94
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Do youagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Peopleshouldread only
thosebooksthatareaboutrealevents,realpeople, andestablished
facts.
Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyouropinion.
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
modelanswer:
Somepeoplethinkthatfiction bookshave no useatall.Theyclaimthatpeopleshould
readaboutrealeventsthattook place,realpeople,andestablishedfacts. I haveto
totally disagreewiththisstatement.Frommyeverydayexperienceand observationI
canstandthatfiction,miraclesandfairytailsarerequiredin ourlife.Forseveral
reasons,whichIwill
mention below,Ibelievethatfiction books playanessentialrolein ourlife.
Firstofall,itiskind ofdifficulttoimagineasix yearoldchildreadingabout politicsor
historywiththerealfactsthatarenotalwayspleasant.Ithinkthatchildren need
miraclesandSantaClaus becausetherealworldistoocomplicatedforthem.Theyare
tooinnocentand
inexperiencedto knowtherealfactsand understandwhatareallifeisabout.In
addition,Iamsurethatmakingachildread onlynon-fiction bookscanresultin
shock.
Second ofall,followingthisstatementaboutrefusingfromreading booksaboutfiction
eventswealsoshouldrefusefromfestivals, parades,andcelebrationsuch holidaysas
Halloween becausemostofthecharacterstherearefictional.Moreover,comicbooks
willdisappearaswellasanimatedfilmsandfictionmovies.The disadvantageofnon-
fictionliesinthe
factsthatnothing happenstoexcitethemindandspirit.Fromtheotherside,fiction
providesagreatslopeforamindtothinkcreatively.
Inconclusion,Ithinkthatpeopleneedmiracles.Wecan notbesatisfiedwith
only nakedtruth.Human kindmust believeinsomethingandthisbeliefhelps people
breaklimitsandmakenewinventions.
( 273 words)
Sample 95
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.