Writing#1

Whatarethemajorobstaclespreventinggirlsfromgettingeducation?
Nowadays,educationforgirlsisstill
extremelydifficultinmanyareasaroundthe
world.AccordingtotheWorldEducation
Blog,eventhemostbasiceducationarenot
providedinmanyruralareas.Manyrural
womeninpoorcountrieslackeventhemost
basicskillslikeliteracyandnumeracy,
withoutwhichitisdifficulttolearnmore
jobspecificskills.So,whatarethemajor
obstaclespreventinggirlsfromgetting
education?
Oneofthemisearlymarriage.(1)
Underthe
pressureofoldtraditionandthelureof
money,earlymarriagesstillexistinmany
areas.
AccordingtotheXinhuanews,inone
villageofGuangXi,China,someparents
havealreadysettledthemarriagefortheir
daughters(2)
,s
omeofthemasyoungasten
yearsold.Manysecondarystudentswerealso
forcedtodropoutofschoolandhaveearly
marriages.Thoseunfortunategirlswereput
intothecagesofmarriageatsuchearly
ages,theyaredeprivedofeducation.They
havetodiscontinuetheirstudiesandstart
workingforsurvival.Whilethegirlswere
sufferingfromthepainofearlymarriages,
theirparentswereenjoyingthebenefits.
Someofthoseparentsplannedtocollecta
largepieceoflandfromthemarriagesothers
plannedtogainmoneybyreceivingbetrothal
gifts.Thoseparentsarenowonderblindand
insanetheyexchangedthehappinessoftheir
daughtersforabetterlifeofthemselves.But
theydidntseethatgivingeducationtotheir
daughterswouldlaterbringthemmore
advantages.Girlswithearlymarriageslost

1.Thewriterisconsideringdeletingthe
underlinedsentence.Shouldthewriterdo
this?
A.Yes,becauseitdoesnotprovide
transitionfromthetopicsentencetothemain
paragraph.
B.Yes,becauseitfailstosupportthetopic
sentence.
C.No,becauseitsupportsandtopic
sentenceandittransitstothemainparagraph
well.
D.No,becauseitexplainswhyearly
marriageisanobstacleinpreventinggirls
fromgettinganeducation.

2.A.Nochange
B.some
C..Some
D.:some

thechanceofgettinganidealjoband
considerablepaymentaftertheygrewup.(3)
So
,wecanseethatparentswhodecidedearly
marriagesfortheirdaughterwerelackof
foresight.Theypreventedtheirdaughters
frombringingmorebenefitstothefamily.In
myopinion,earlymarriagesshouldbestrictly
forbidden.Girlsarenotgettingeducationnot
onlybecauseofthehideboundtradition,but
alsothegreedinessoftheirparents.Early
marriagesarenowonderoneofthetop
obstacleswehavetoeliminateinorderto
provideeducationforallgirls.
Secondly,religionsinsomecountriesarealso
barrierstoeducationforgirls.Islamisoneof
them.AccordingtoKoran,womenaremuch
lessimportantcomparedtomen.Withso
manyrestrictionscausedbythegender
disparity,womenarealmostimpossibletogo
toschool.Studieshaveshownthatmanyparts
ofAfricaandSouthEastAsia,therightfor
womentogainknowledgewasbanned
becauseofreligiousreasons.Thoselawsof
thosereligionsoftensuggestthatwomenare
inalowerpositionthanmen.Womenhaveno
rightstodisobeytheordersofmen.Inold
China,womenwereonceinthesame
situation,theywerekeptawayfrom
knowledge,andtreatedunequally.But
nowadays,womeninChinabegantowalkout
oftheoldtraditionandtakepartinthe
society.Withthehelpofwomen,alotofnew
jobpositionswerecreatedandourtechnology
improved.Insomeareas,womenhavemore
carefulthoughtsthanmensotheycanevendo
abetterjob.Inmyopinion,wewomen
certainlyhaveourownstrongpoints.After
receivingeducation,womenwouldbeableto

3.A.Nochange
B.Therefore
C.Also
D.Forinstance

createnewideasandgreatlydevelop
countries.Religionsshouldmakecertain
changestotheirlawsandmakethemmore
reasonable.Ifwomenarestillnotallowed
receivingeducationbecauseofantiquated
religiouslaw,itwillbevery(4)
easy
forthese
countriestomakeimprovements.
Thethirdreasonispoverty.Accordingto
study,Inmorethan100countries,schoolis
notfreeandmanyparentscouldnotaffordthe
tuitionandthecostofuniforms.With
economicdifficulties,parentsoftenchoseto
investintheirsonsbutnotdaughters
education.Thisisunderstandablebecause
mostparentsbelievethatboyshavemore
potentialandwillbeabletomakebetter
achievements.Ifenoughamountofmoney
wasputintoeducation,familiesnolonger
willneedtomakechoicesbetweenboysor
girls,bothofthemwouldbeabletogoto
schoolandaccepteducation.Modern
countriesareabletoprovidefreelocal
schoolsforchildren.ForexampleinChina,
childrencanenjoyfreeprimaryand
secondaryeducation.ThisiscalledTheNine
YearCompulsoryEducation,(5)
sothat
Chinesestudentscanatleastgetfree
educationfornineyears.Inmyopinion,Iam
reallyfortunatetobeborninChinaandto
receivegoodqualityofeducation.Children
withouteducationarefacingadifficultfuture,
theyareverylikelytopassthistotheir
children,formingaviciouscircle.Povertyis
notonlyanobstacleofeducation,butalso
obstaclesofmanyotherareas.Ifthereisnta
solutionforpoverty,educationforallgirls
willbeimpossibletoachieve.

4.A.Nochange
B.Difficult
C.Perfidious
D.Repugnant

5.A.Nochange
B.Meaningthat
C.So
D.Assuch

Overall,ifwewanttoachieveeducationfor
allgirls,westillhavealotofareastowork
on.Forexample,ifgirlsarenotallowedto
stayclosewithboysbecauseoftraditionor
religiousrules,governmentscanbuildup
singlesexschoolstosupportthem.Andfor
thecountries,whichcannotaffordfree
education,peoplefromallaroundtheworld
shouldgivethemahand.Moreorganizations
shouldbesetuptosupportgirlsfromgetting
education,charityservicesmaybeorganized
andpeopleshouldbeclearlyinformedthe
importanceofeducationforallgirls.Ithink
thatwhenallnationsputineffort,difficult
problemswillbesolvedandeliminated.
Educationforallgirlsisaformidableaim,but
Ibelievewewillsuccessoneday.

Writing#2

Europeanappetiteforspiceswaasignificant
driverofimperial(1)
enigma
.Spiceswerenot
onlyusedincooking,butalsointhe
manufactureofperfumes.SoEngland,
RomanandPortugalallwantedtotradewith
Indiaforthenaturalresourcesthespices.That
iswherecertainwordsinEnglishcamefrom.
IndiasetuptheeastIndiacompany.Voyages
areprofitable,andtheprofithadbeenraising.
EnglandbuiltafactoryinSurattotradewith
Persia.(2)
Andit
becametodaysIndonesia.
Indigoandcottonwerethemostcommon
materialthataretransportedbacktoEngland.
Englishdomesticliferequiredmanyproducts
thatusedcottonformaterial,suchasbed
sheets,tablecloths(3)
andsoon
.Forces
undertheeastIndiacompanywonthebattle

1.A.Nochange
B.Expansionism
C.Heresy
D.Impetus

2.A.Nochange
B.Thereforit
C.Asit
D.It
3.A.Nochange
B.andsoon
C.,andsoon
D.:andsoon

ofPlasseywhichincreasedthepoliticalpower
ofEastIndiaCompany.Williamsonsbook
VadeMecummarkedthegreatperiodof
borrowingIndianlanguages.Duringtheyear
ofVictoria,Englishlanguageroleheldanew
erainIndia.TheyusedEnglishlanguageto
educatetheyouth,teachingthemthe
Europeanliteratureandscience,andother
usefulknowledge.InawayEnglishmoved
Indiaintothemodernage.[1]Greattrading
opportunitylayinChina,Portuguesestarted
tradingwithChinain1540andestablished
themselvesinMacao,andsodidmany
Englishtravelers.[2]Foralongtime,China
remainedmysterious.Beforethe19th
century,theonlyimpactonChinawas
Buddhism,whichoriginatedfromNorthern
India.SomeofChinesecivilizationfilteredto
thewest,forexamplethegunpowder.Paper,
compass,andprintingarethethreeother
inventionsthatareoriginatedfromChina.[3]
Gunpowderwasinventedin1044,butthere
wasnoEuropeantechnologytomanufacture
until13century.Thefirstappearanceof
ChinesewordsinEnglishbeganbecauseof
theEastIndiaCompanytradingopium.
IndianopiumpaidforChinesetea,millionsof
poundsofteawereimportedbythecompany.
(4)
Therefore
wecanseethatmostChinese
wereintroducedintoChinesewhenthetwo
countriesweredoingbusinesstogether.(5)
ClearlyChinesewordsthatareintroduced
intoEnglishbyusingEnglishalphabetthat
havethesimilarpronunciationsuchaskung
fu,fengshuiandtyphoon.
Englishand
Chinesewerethemostpowerfullanguagein
theworldanditwouldfurtherinfluenceone
anotherinthefuture.

4.A.Nochange
B.Furthermore
C.So
D.As

5.A.Before[1]
B.Before[2]
C.Before[3]
D.Nochange