Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Purpose of College Education. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.

1.目前，中國高等教育不再是少數人享有的教育，擁有大學文憑的人數日益增加

2.大學生失業不再新鮮，因此有人認為讀書無用

3.我對大學教育目的的認識

參考范文

Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Purpose of College Education. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.

1.目前，中國高等教育不再是少數人享有的教育，擁有大學文憑的人數日益增加

2.大學生失業不再新鮮，因此有人認為讀書無用

3.我對大學教育目的的認識

參考范文

The Purpose of College Education

Nowadays, with the policyof collegeenrollment expansion inChina,higher education is no longer the privilege only enjoyed byminorities. The past decade has witnessed a steady increase in the percentage of people owning college diploma, from 8.3% to 23.5%.

However, every coin has two sides. Everyyear so many graduates pour into the employmentmarket and greatlyintensify the competition in job market. Plenty of themremain unemployed. Consequently,the concept of "uselessness of study" prevails among the people who adoptanegative attitude toward higher education and believe it futile to pursue a degree.

As far as I am concerned, the purposeof university education is not only to equip studentswith knowledgeandprofessionalskills, butto cultivatequalified citizenstodealwith variouschallenges with full developed character and talent. Therefore, as college students, we shouldvalue the learning opportunity to perfect ourselves for the future competition.