单选题   Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark 'Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.' You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you will react to your life. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
 
【正确答案】[范文] As for life, it is how you react to it rather than what happens to you that counts. This can be best echoed by the saying 'Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.' Indeed, it is more often that you are defeated by yourself than by your life. We are living in an ever-changing world and we may encounter some unexpected situations, including natural disasters and personal hardship. We've heard about many cases that some miners miraculously survived several days after being trapped underground due to worksite accidents. It is their strong will to live that has supported them to hold on until the rescuers come to help them. By contrast, there are some people who are not brave enough to face the failures or difficulties in their life. Whenever they meet with a setback, they just shrink back. Therefore, it is often impossible for those people to get over the difficulties and learn. Generally speaking, life treats everyone fairly. You may lose something at a time and then you will gain something else at another time. No matter what life changes happen to you, what you should do is just to react to it in a positive way.
【答案解析】对于生活来说,重要的不是你遭遇了什么,而是你如何应对。有一句格言恰好印证了这一观点:“生活的10%在于你遭遇了什么,90%在于你如何应对。”的确,打败你的常常是你自己,而不是你的生活。 我们生活在一个不断变化的世界里,我们可能遭遇一些不测的情况,包括自然灾害和个人困境。我们听到过许多这样的例子:一些煤矿工人因发生工地事故而被困于井下,然而数日之后多名矿工却能奇迹般地生还。正是他们强烈的求生欲望支撑着他们等待救援人员的到来。相比之下,有一些人却不够勇敢,无法面对生活中的失败和困难。当他们遇到挫折时,他们所做的仅仅是退缩不前。因此,那一部分人往往不可能克服困难并从中有所收获。 总体而言,生活对待每个人都是公平的。在某个时候,你可能会失去一些东西,而在其他时候,你将会得到另外的东西。不管你遭遇了何种生活变故,你所应该做的就是积极应对。