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Model Test-01 Part ⅠWriting New Ways of Selecting Students for Higher Education In recent years quite a few famous universities, like Peking University in China, piloted some programs to enroll new students, which brought about some public controversy. Some hail these measures as an important reform of the traditional college entrance system, which has emphasized the academic performance in the exam. According to them, in the old system students with multiple intelligences were often overlooked. On the contrary, the new system makes it possible for those with different or special talents to stand a better chance of going to college. Others do not support the new way of thinking. They argue the old traditional college entrance exam is the only way to ensure the fairness of college enrollment in that everyone is judged by the same criterion, that is, marks in the entrance exam. This will remove abuse by people in power. I have mixed feelings about this reform and I would prefer a wait-and-see attitude. On the one hand, the present system does have some drawbacks, among which test-oriented teaching has been severely criticized over the years. On the other hand, it is a major concern in a populous country like China how to guarantee the fairness of the reform. Only time will tell if the reform has been successful. 点评①文章开篇从现象——名校新的招生方式——入手，引出话题：新的招生方式引发社会争议。bring about 意为带来；引起。 点评②讲述另一种看法，即不认同新的招生方式。in that意为因为。in power意为掌权。 点评③讲述一部分人对新的招生方式的看法一一是高考改革的重要举措。hail...as…意为把……称作，把……誉为”. according to 意为根据。on the contrary意为恰恰相反”。stand a chance (of)意为 “有……的希望。 点评④讲述作者的矛盾心理。have mixed feelings意为“心理矛盾；感觉（想法）混乱。wait and see意为耐心等待；等着瞧。on the one hand 意为“一方面”。on the other hand 意为“另一方面。 only time will tell/ time (alone) will tell意为（只有）时间会证明。 Model Test-02 Part Ⅰ Writing 第一段指出是否推迟退休年龄（postpone retirement age)这一问题引起了人们激烈的讨论（heated debate)。 第二段分析了人们对这一问题的不同观点：有人认为推迟退休年龄有助于缓解老龄化社会带来的劳动力短缺问题(a drop in the labor force supply)，而也有人认为推迟退休年龄会增加就业压力(pressure of social employment)，减少老年人享受养老