英语考试作文锦囊（四）

　第七篇
　　Directions： The summer vacation is drawing near. You， Liming by name， want to find a part-time job. Write an application letter of about 120-150 words within 30 minutes.
　　Dear Sirs，
　　I'm Li Ming， a sophomore majoring in English at XX University. I read in yesterday's newspaper that you are looking for a part-time secretary and I think I'll prove to be a real find for you.
　　During the past two years at university， I've taken over 18 compulsory and optional course， and have according improved my ability of English listening， speaking， reading， writing and translation considerably. Besides， I have learned a lot about foreign relations and trade. At leisure， I always try to grasp every precious opportunity to practice English with native speakers. As a matter of fact， I've already tried some translation and interpretation jobs. I once worked as a temporary interpreter at the East China Export Commodities Fair. In addition， during the past two years， I have been working as a part-time tour guide. My jobs offered me good opportunities to improve my English and work competence and I enjoy them very much.
　　Two weeks from now， I will be on holiday again. If you can grant me the honor to work for your company as a secretary for two months， I'd feel obliged. Thank you for reading my application letter. I'm looking forward to your reply.
　　第八篇
　　Directions： For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My Opinion on Advertisement. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline below：
　　Some people hold the idea that the advertisement is a necessary evil in modern life.
　　What do you think？
　　My Opinion on Advertisement
　　As is known to all， angels and evils are poles apart. But is there anything that combines the two perfectly？ Some there is-the advertisement. With the growing influence of mass media， advertising invades every aspect of our lives. Whenever we turn on the TV， look through a newspaper， open the mailbox， or surf on the Internet， advertisements would immediately jump into our sight. As they make things so attractive， we often end up buying things that we do not really need. Advertising not only adds to the price of the goods， thus harming the consumer's interest， but also imposes a kind of materialistic value upon the audience. But that is only part of the story-advertisements are informative as well as persuasive. They provide us with up-to-date information about the latest products. Some advertisements are so elegantly presented that we are inspired or even moved. No matter it is an evil or an angel， advertisement has become an indispensable part of our modern life.