四级作文1

1. Certificate Mania 考证热

In the face of the mounting pressure nowadays, many university students take various training courses and sit certificate exams, in order to gain a competitive edge on the job market. They usually spend weekends or vacations in training camps, polishing up on their current skills or aquiring a new one.

A chain of reasons lead to this certificate mania. At the heart of the phenomenon, there is an increasing number of university graduates while that of job vacancies does not grow in proportion to it. As a result, employers have bountiful options and would like to recruit the ones with more related experience and skills. Since exams and certificates in some way reflect one’s mastery of certain skills, many students would like to give them a try.

T o be sure, it is a good thing to be spurred on to learn new things. However, “certificate mania” goes to extremes. It is not only misleading but also places a great burden on students. In my opinion, a certificate does not necessarily reflect one’s ability that really counts, and so we had better keep a skeptical eye on this mania and prevent vain and burdensome efforts.

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mounting 增加的competitive edge 竞争优势polish up 改善job vacancy 职位空缺

in proportion to 按照…的比例bountiful 大量的recuit 雇佣spur 鞭策

go to extremes 走极端count 有重要性keep a skeptical eye on 用怀疑的目光审视

vain 徒劳的burdensome 繁重的

2. Is the Independent Enrollment of University a Good Thing大学自主招生是件好事吗

Many colleges and universities have ploughed into enrolling students independently. Both students and parents are keen on shuttling between those famous universities for taking examinations.

Most of voices are on the side of the independent enrollment of university. Because they regard it as another opportunity for high students to enter into prestigious universities. College entrance examination is no longer the only approach to the university, especially for those students with special talents. However, some people object to it with their own reasons. For one thing, they think those difficult examinations organized by universities for their independent enrollment are bound to make students bear greater burden. For another thing, it might bring about injustice if there is barely strict supervision, let alone whether the examination is authentic enough to select qualified students.

In spite of all this, I am still confident that the independent enrollment is of great benefit to our sociey and examinees. With the perfection of our educational system, the problem as mentioned above will be solved. We have the enough reason to believe that all roads lead to Rome.

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plough 开路，破浪前进be keen on 喜欢，感兴趣shuttle 使…穿梭移动

prestigious 有声望的be bound to 必然injustice 不公正

supervision 监督authentic 真实可信的