Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay that begins with the sentence "Nowadays more and more people take delight in offering help to the needy. "You can make comments, cite examples, or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.__________

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Currently in our society, it is quite prevalent for citizens to give a hand to those who are in need of help.Apart from this trend, what encourages people is that people in growing numbers find it delighted to help the needy. The reasons, from my per-spective, can be listed as follows.

The first motivation behind this trend lies in the growing abili-ty of average people to help others. Unlike those in the early 21st century, people in current society are equipped with knowledge,skills, and even economic strength to provide more assistance to help the needy. What is more, this trend is largely associated with the sense of satisfaction of the public. When offering help on time, those who lend a hand realize their own value and thus part of the meaning of their life, which further strengthens similar behaviors in their daily life. The last factor is about positive energy in the mass media.In China,a country with traditional virtues of helping the disadvantaged, matters of the help among common people are great ingredients for the publicity of both tradition virtues and modern values.

For me, it is much delighted to see that the public are more likely to lend a hand to others voluntarily.With people´s growing ability, the sense of satisfaction, and the spread of good deeds in the mass media, this trend will inevitably become a norm in our society.

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