六级作文一：

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Too much water drowned the miller.” You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

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Too Much Water Drowned the Miller

There is a famous saying, “Too much water drowned the miller.” It means things will develop in the opposite direction when they become extreme.

A good case in point is excessive use of the Internet. It’s hard to deny the positive changes that the Internet adds to people’s lives. However, like pollution and traffic jams coming with the convenience of cars, the access to the Internet has been so popular that it has given rise to a new kind of social epidemic, the Internet addiction. There are many stories of excellent students who lost their university scholarships, or of other students who failed at the university altogether simply because they spent too much time online.

When it comes to the parents’ love to children, it is also the case. Many parents show too much love to their children, do almost everything for them to wipe away the difficulties, and forgive or even ignore the kids’ faults easily. Yet, when the spoiled children grow up, many of them greatly disappoint their parents. Some of them even commit crimes.

In short, anything too much is no good.

六级作文二：

Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether shared bikes will be the most popular transportation means in the near future. Write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

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My View on Shared Bikes

Shared bikes in different colors have sprung up on the city streets almost overnight. Despite the convenience they offer, it is highly unlikely that shared bikes will be the most popular means of transportation in the near future.

Firstly, equipped with GPS and digital locks, shared bikes are only available to the target customers. That means users must have a smartphone, download apps and know how to unlock the bikes. Moreover, bike-sharing thrives only in traffic-clogged cities where it is the best method to solve the problem of the last-mile transportation. Secondly, as shared bikes pour into or out of populated regions, they, like cars, can inevitably create new traffic problems. Thirdly, huge investments must be used to maintain services, update apps and expand operation. In other words, more and more start-ups will flounder because of the lack of investment.

To summarize, bike-sharing is a must in today’s urban transportation system, but it won’t be a leader among transportation means.

六级作文三：

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My View on Knowledge by commenting on Samuel Johnson’s famous remark, “General principles must come from books, which, however, must be brought to the test of real life.” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

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My View on Knowledge

Samuel Johnson once said that general principles must come from books, which, however, must be brought to the test of real life. The famous remark reminds us that the knowledge we have learnt from books is of great importance, while what’s more important is to put it into practice.

As we all know, most people acquire knowledge about science, society and so on from books and the Internet. Later they start to know the world in general and can deal with some problems properly and reasonably. However, as an old saying goes, “Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.” No matter how brilliant the knowledge is, it must be applied to practice so as to examine whether it works or not.

In a word, what we should pay attention to is not only the comprehension of knowledge but also the application of it. Only through application can we know the truth of knowledge. People who fail to put knowledge into practical use can’t successfully deal with the problems in daily life.

六级作文四：

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Power of Encouragement by commenting on the remark “A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.” You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

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The Power of Encouragement

It’s commonly known that we are faced with countless difficulties in our daily life. I firmly hold the view that encouragement enables us to conquer them. Just as the saying goes, “A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.”

First of all, encouragement is the best means to make us feel better when we are dismayed. When we are in bad mood, an encouraging word can warm us up, motivate us and help us make it through the day. What’s more, encouragement can give us courage and confidence to fight against hardships and motivate us to move on. When we are confronted with tough tasks, encouragement helps us build up our confidence and drives us out of the adverse circumstances we are stuck in.

Beyond our imagination, encouragement arouses magical power which pushes us forward. I believe all difficulties that we face in our lives will be overcome with the encouragement from others. Therefore, from now on, we should express our encouragement to others generously and then we can feel that positive energy is all around us.

六级作文五：

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Adversity Often Leads to Prosperity by commenting on Horace’s famous remark, “Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it.” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

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Adversity Often Leads to Prosperity

Life is always a mixture of sadness and happiness. When confronted with adversity, some people sink while others overcome it with constant painstaking struggle. The latter will henceforth have intense passion and tremendous determination to overcome any difficulties on their way to prosperity.

Jiacheng Lee is a good case in point to illustrate that adversity often leads to prosperity. Lee, who is said to be one of the wealthiest persons in China, had suffered a lot before he made his fortune. He says his success grows from the fertile soil of adversity in his early years. On the contrary, those who haven’t experienced adversity are to some extent content with their present life, and they are unwilling to step out the comfort zone to venture into some unknown fields. Therefore, most of them couldn’t bring their potential into full play. Actually， life is just like a spring; the heavier you push it, the higher it will jump.

In adversity, pessimists think it comes to the end of the world, while optimists remain cheerful. We should bear in mind that adversity reveals genius and fortune conceals it, which will give us some encouragement when we are in trouble.