1990年6月
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: How to Solve the Housing Problem in Big Cities. Four suggested solutions to this problem are listed below. You are supposed to write in favor of one suggestion (ONE only) and against another (ONE only). You should give your reasons in both cases. You should write no less than 120 words. Remember to give a short introduction and a brief conclusion. Write your composition clearly.
四种可能解决住房问题的方案：
1. 多造高层建筑
2. 向地下发展
3. 建造卫星城市
4. 疏散城市人口
1990年1月
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic according to the following OUTLINE. Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Remember that the contents of the OUTLINE should ALL be included in your composition. But you are not supposed to translate the OUTLINE word for word.
OUTLINE
问题：城市交通拥挤
解决方案（solution）
1. 建造(lay down)更多道路
优点：(1) 降低街道拥挤程度
(2) 加速车流（flow of traffic）
缺点：占地过多
2. 开辟（open up）更多公共汽车线路
优点：减少自行车与小汽车
缺点：对部分人可能造成不方便
结论：两者结合