范文（三）
Direction:
A. Write an essay that conveys the information in the following cartoon accompanied by your comments.
B. Word Limit: about 200 words
C. Your eassy should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2
营生 祖上以打猎为生
爷爷以卖上等木材为生
父亲以卖劈柴和柴墩为生 儿子以卖根雕原料为生
孙子以卖黄沙为生
……
例文： Preserving Natural Resources
Through the changes in the ways of making a living in a family over several generations, the cartoon aims at sounding a warning against man's wasteful use of natural resources and emphasizing the urgent need to preserve these resources.
Ever since man appeared on the earth, man's survival has been heavily relied on nature. Almost everything we use in our everyday life comes from nature, ranging from the food we eat, the water we drink, to the wood which is turned into furiture. With the development of technology and population growth, the amount and range of materials used has increased at an alarming rate. However, natural resources are not inexhaustible. Some reserves are already on the brink of exhaustion and there is no hope of replacing them. The widespread water shortage is an example in point. If man continued to squander natural resources with no thought for the future, the later generations would end up selling sand, as is the case in the cartoon, and the whole world would be in a mess.
Time is running out. It is up to us to take effective measures before the situation gets out of hand.
范文（四）
Directions:
A. Title:Globle Shortage of Fresh Water
B. Word Limit: about 200 words
C. Your composition should
be based on the Outline given in Chinese below:
1. 人们认为淡水是取之不尽的（提示：雨水，河水，井水）
2. 实际上淡水是短缺的（提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染严重）
3. 我们应当怎么办（提示：节约用水，开发新水源）
例文： Global Shortage of Fresh Water
People often think that water will never be used up. There is plenty of water, such as rain, water from the rivers and wells. It seems as if water is always available around us and we never have to worry about water shortage.
In fact water is rather limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of population and fast development of industries, water is more needed than before. At the same time, a large amount of water has been polluted and wasted every day. Some big cities in China are facing the problem of water shorage already. There, water supply is controlled and industry has been restrained.
What should we do about the water shorage? I think, first, the people should be made aware of the real situation about the water. Everyone should consciously save on water and certain law should be made that no water will be polluted. We have to protect the existing water resources and develop new ones. In this way I believe that our cities will not be thirsty for water in the future.
