Directions:　

　　Study the following picture carefully and write an essay in which you should　　 

　　　1) describe the picture,　　 

　　　2) interpret its meaning, and　　 

　　　3) point out its implications in our life.　　

　　You should write about 160―200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points) 

　　人生處處面臨選擇　　 

　　范文：　　 

　　In the picture we can see a man standing at a crossroad with two similar roads, and trying to decide which way to take. In daily life we are often faced with such choices.

　　More often than not, we have to make cardinal decisions indepentently. This moment is very important for everyone to go through. 　　

　　In order to make a decision that we will not regret, we should bear these two principles in mind: thinking before acting, and never missing any opportunities that arise.

　　On one hand, we should have an apparent, objective judgment about ourselves while maintaining a clear idea about the world around us. On the other hand, we should also think about opportunity. Many people may not quite agree with this and think that opportunity is so rare that only the luckiest people come across it. However, opportunity is open to everyone and one should make good use of it when confronted with it.

  One should take advantage of it just like the proverb states: “Opportunities are  only from the prepared minds.” 　　 

　　So when one is faced with choices the next time, remember that using the mind and taking advantage of good opportunities will pave the way to success.　

　　譯文：　　 

　　從這幅畫中我們可以看到，一個人正站在叉路岐途之前，等待他的是要決定究竟走哪條路。人生中我們經(jīng)常會面臨這樣的選擇。我們還時常必須獨立做出重大決定。這是我們每個人都要經(jīng)歷的重要時刻。

　　如果我們不想為自己做出的決定而感到后悔，就必須遵循這兩個原則：一是三思而后行；二是不要錯過任何機會。一方面，我們要對自身做出客觀公正的判斷，同時還要對我們周圍的世界有一個清醒的認識。另一方面，我們對待機遇要用心思考。有些人可能不太承認機遇，認為機遇太少，而且只是那些幸運兒的專利。然而，機遇是屬于每一個人的，所以在面對機遇時我們要充分利用它。每個人都應(yīng)利用機遇，正如這句名言所說：“機遇只留給那些做好準(zhǔn)備的人。”

　　所以當(dāng)你再一次面對機遇時，請不要忘記開動腦筋，莫失良機，成功一定屬于你。