1.表達你對即將舉行的大學藝術節的看法;

　　2.對藝術節具體內容和組成部分的建議。

　　My Thoughts on the University Arts Festival

　　For our university''s arts festival, I think that the university should hold open competitions and auditions for anyone who wants to take part in the festival''s exhibitions and performances. This would not only increase general interest in and appreciation for the arts, but would also be a good way for our university to show its support for the arts.

　　This arts festival is an excellent opportunity to remind everyone that arts are important for everyone to appreciate and take part in, regardless of major.

　　I think that there should be general, open auditions and competitions in all the major arts. There should be categories for painting and sculpture; classical, folk and modem dance; and instrumental and choral groups, both large and small. The judges should be joint committees made up of both faculty and Students, both experts in the field and novices. Arranging the festival in this way will, I believe, give our student body a greater enjoyment of the arts, a break from studies and a fuller appreciation for what it means to be human.

　　英語四級寫作預測練習：傳統節日遇冷

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a Composition entitled The Prevalence of Western Holidays. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1.我國某些傳統節日受到冷遇，而西方節日卻日益升溫;

　　2.形成這種現象的原因;

　　3.你對這種現象的看法。

　　The Prevalence of Western Holidays

　　Many young people in China today prefer Western holidays to traditional Chinese festivals. Christmas is now celebrated by the younger generation all over China, and it has become especially popular as a romantic holiday for boyfriends and girlfriends or young married couples. Valentine''s Day is also extremely popular, and even Halloween is being celebrated now.

　　This phenomenon has actually developed quite naturally in recent decades due to our educational system''s focus on English study and therefore on English-speaking cultures. To many students, Western culture has become a symbol of self-expression and freedomfrom restraint. Celebrating Western holidays has become a way for students to express their love of something different from traditional Chinese culture, and to have fun together with their own generation.

　　In my opinion, it''s fine for students learning English and studying English-speaking cultures to celebrate Western holidays with their teachers and classmates. However, the way I see it, unless the young people later go abroad to live in those cultures, there is no reason for them to continue to celebrate them. We Chinese should hold on to our traditional festivals, the festivals which we have celebrated for centuries.