For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on parents' role in their children's growth. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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Let Children Decide by Themselves

The picture ironically depicts a girl who was happy because she was accepted by the college of her mother’s choice. In my opinion, parents should let their children decide by themselves rather then decide for them.

First of all, parents can’t always accompany their children in the long journey of life. Children have to grow up and live by themselves some day. They will never be independent if they even can’t make decisions for themselves. Secondly, children can learn success and failure through making decisions. Maybe children can face more failure if they make decisions by themselves. But at least they gain more experience. And just as the saying goes, failure is the mother of success. One can’t get success without failure.

Letting children make their decisions is also parental love; although it may mean children may experience a tough life. But as a result, they will become brilliant people in the future.

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让孩子自己做选择

这张图片讽刺地描绘了一个因为被她的母亲所选择的大学录取而高兴的女孩。就我个人而言，父母应该让孩子自己做选择，而不是替他们选择。

首先，在漫漫人生路中，父母不可能总是陪在孩子身边。孩子们总有一天要长大，并独立生活。如果他们连做决定都做不了，就永远不可能自立。第二，孩子们可以通过做决定学会成功和失败。如果孩子自己做决定，他们可能会面临更多的失败。但至少，他们获得了经验。就像那句名言一样，失败是成功之母。没有失败，就不会有成功。

让孩子独自做决定也是一种父母的爱——虽然这样的结果可能会让孩子经历艰难的人生。但最终，孩子会在未来变得出色。

[解析]

这篇作文的题目要求中写道：comment on parents role in their children’s growth（就父母对孩子的成长所起的作用进行评论），因此文章要围绕这个主题思想写，切记不可跑题。文章可从“父母应该让孩子自己做选择”来写，并在第二段通过陈述几点原因进行论证。在文章末尾，可重新强调主题，也可对主题进行适当引申。

[文章大纲]

一、描述图片，并阐述个人观点，把握图片主旨：有些父母总是喜欢为孩子做主，引出自己论点：父母应该让孩子自己做选择；

二、陈述“父母应该让孩子自己做选择”的原因

三、总结文章的论点，然后引申主题：让孩子自己做主他们也会做到很好。

[写作常用句型]

1. The picture ironically depicts...：这张图片讽刺地描绘了……

2. In my opinion：就我个人而言

3. First of all... Secondly...：首先……第二……

4. never...can’t、can’t...without

英语中常常会用到双重否定句从而达到强调的效果。

5. As the saying goes...：就如那句名言一样……

文章中可适当加入名言提高论点的说服力。