2014 Section IV Writing
Part A
Dear John,
I am so happy to know that we will be roommates in Harvard University. My name is Li Ming, a Chinese girl, living in the North Part of China. Today I am writing this letter on the purpose of telling you some Chinese habits in order to reach a warm gathering in the next 2 years.
4 years’ living in university, I have developed a habit that get up at 7 a.m. and go to bed at 10 p.m. And as we know,sleeping is very important to us. Thus, I hope you can understand me and tell me whether you can keep this time.
Also, please kindly give me some advice about living there. Your early reply will be appreciated. Thank you!
Yours,
Li Ming
Part B
What is shown in the picture tells us that a trend has taken place in the past 20 years in China. According to the figures given in the bar chart, the population in cities had a sharp rise from 300 million to 666 million. In contrast, the population in rural area decreased from 834 million to 674 million In 2010. each of then almost shared half of the total population. What can account for this change?
Obviously, some driving reasons that lead to the above tendency may be summarized as follows. First of all, with the development of economy, more people would like to choose to go to cities for a more comfortable and convenient life. In addition, cities can offer more work opportunities. In order to have more chances to improve themselves, more people are willing to leave their hometown to pursue her career. Last but not least, their attitude towards living and working have a great change, compare with that 20 years ago.
Along with the advancement of our society, the trend is bound to continue for the
coming years.
