directions: for this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic is stress a bad thing? you should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below:
1.有的人害怕压力
2.有的人认为压力并不是一件坏事
3.我的看法
范文:
“i can't stand the pressure and competition,” explained one friend of mine when asked why he decided to quit his highly-paid but demanding position in his company recently. my friend may have his own reasons, but i don't think his decision is wise in reality.
it's true that my friend's case is not unique. in the last few years quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive at the cost of a comfortable, easy life a highly-paid job can obtain. they are afraid that the stresses and strains of work will rob them of joy and happiness and do them harm both physically and mentally