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Before writing a draft, select a topic that you are familiar with, such as accomplishments other than academics, or successes/failures that have altered your lifestyle and outlook. Try to choose a topic that is interesting to the reader. The college essay is a practice used to elicit the real you, it is not the forum for penning your darkest secrets or hidden fears (anything too personal will only bore the reader). General essays with no topic restrictions are common ground for such blunders. To avoid them, a great deal of thought and brainstorming must go into topic selection.

The essay should convey to the reader acts, thoughts, and people that you cherish most, with believable backing using real-life incidents. Thus, the topic you select must highlight the following three aspects of your personality.

1. Your preferences: what you are for or against.

2. Your values: what matters to you most.

3. Your though-process: a focused and sincere essay signifies planning and effort.

Deciding what to write is the most important step of the whole essay writing process. A common mistake made by applicants is trying to include all sorts of wild ideas into the essay, without proper brainstorming and selection of key points. Thus, what starts off as an essay on your role model quickly turns into an in-depth account of your personal likes, strength, traumas band all other aspects of the eating habits of your pet canary!

While you compose your thoughts, don’t forget the real purpose of the essay writing exercise! The essay must divulge a lot about the personality of the writer, yet should not put the admissions officer to sleep. Don’t forget to mention details/facts/points that you consider important in affecting his decision regarding your admission.

61. The passage is mainly concerned with _____ .

A. what a topic of an essay should deliver

B. what the readers are interested in an essay

C. what mistakes a writer usually makes in writing an essay

D. what the real purpose of the essay-writing exercise is

62. According to the passage, what are the correct methods in selecting a topic of an essay EXCEPT _____?

A, selecting a familiar topic to you

B. choosing an interesting topic to the readers

C. selecting an exhaustive topic

D. choosing a topic focusing on some aspects of your personality

63. What is the most important step in ensuring a good topic selection?

A. Altering your lifestyle and outlook.

B. Proper brainstorming and selection of key points.

C. Writing your darkest secrets or hidden fears.

D. Brainstorming all the prospective readers.

64. What is probably discussed in the following part of the passage?

A. What an essay is mainly made up of.

B. How to write an essay in an effective way.

C. how to make your essay more attractive.

D. Why the admissions officer will go to sleep.

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　　Beatrix Potter was a great English writer and artist, best known for her children's books featuring animal characters such as in the children's classic-The Tale of Peter Rabbit．

　　Beatrix was born into a rich London-based family where she was tutored by very strict private teachers and so spent her youth isolated from other youngsters．

　　During her youth she had a lot of pets and spent vacations in Scotland and also the Lake District．It was at the Lake District that she developed a love of wildlife．She studied the area's natural wonders carefully and painted them continuously．But her old-fashioned, Manchester-born parents discouraged her intellectual improvement, thinking it inappropriate for a young lady．However, her study and watercolour paintings of wild mushrooms made her widely respected within the field of biology．

　　In her 30's, Beatrix Potter wrote the remarkably successful kid's book, The Tale of Pew Rabbit．Close to that time she became secretly engaged to her publisher Norman Warne．This caused a great disagreement with her parents, who did not approve of Beatrix getting married to somebody of lower social status．Sadly, Warne died before the marriage ceremony．

　　Ultimately Beatrix Potter began writing and also illustrating(绘图)kid's books full-time．Using profits from her books, Beatrix grew to become economically independent of her parents and was eventually in a position to buy Hill Top Farm in the Lake District．She extended the property with additional purchases of neighbouring land over time．In her 40's, Bestrix married William Heelis, a local lawyer．She ended up becoming a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to publish as well as illustrate books for children．In all she authored 23 publications．

　　Beatrix died on December 22, 1943, and left the majority of her property to the National Trust．Her books carry on selling well globally, in many different languages．Her stories have been retold in numerous formats including a ballet, movies, and cartoons．

　　Such is her reputation, and that of the characters from her publications, that many Beatrix Potter statues have been created．These tiny Beatrix Potter statues which include pretty much all the actual characters in her publications have become highly valued by art collects and fans of her literature throughout the world．

(1)

What can we learn about Beatrix Potter's early life?
[　　]
A．	She learned drawing skills from her tutors．
B．	She was very sociable and outgoing．
C．	She was greatly inspired by the beauty of nature．
D．	She was encouraged to think creatively and independently．

(2)

Why did Beatrix Potter's parents oppose the idea of her marriage to Norman Warne?
[　　]
A．	They did not believe she was mature enough to get married．
B．	They thought Warne was only interested in Beatrix Potter's wealth．
C．	They believed that the couple's characters were mismatched．
D．	They considered Warne to be too common for their daughter．

(3)

According to the passage, which part of the UK did Beatrix Potter love most?
[　　]
A．	Manchester．
B．	Scotland．
C．	The Lake District．
D．	London．

(4)

In which of the following areas did Beatrix Potter show an interest during her life?
[　　]
A．	Writing, biology, farming．
B．	Drawing, nature, ballet．
C．	Movies, farming, drawing．
D．	Writi ng, mushrooms, travel．

(5)

What is the function of the last two paragraphs of the passage?
[　　]
A．	To describe the consequences of Beatrix Potter's death．
B．	To present the lasting cultural influence of Beatrix Potter and her works．．
C．	To show the changes in attitude towards Beatrix Potter's works over the past years．
D．	To criticize the commercialization of Beatrix Potter's characters since her death．

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