WRITING
Write a composition on the ANSWER SHEET in about 150 words, basing yourself on one of the texts you have learned.
TOPIC: Compare the differences between Russell and his sister Doris when they were children. Base your composition on Selling the Post.
【正确答案】：
    RUSSELL AND DORIS WERE QUITE DIFFERENT WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN. THOUGH SHE WAS TWO YEARS YOUNGER, DORIS DID MORE HOUSEWORK. SHE WASHED THE DISHES, MADE BEDS, AND CLEANED THE HOUSE. RUSSELL WAS QUITE INACTIVE, AND DID NOT DO THESE THINGS UNLESS HIS MOTHER TOLD HIM TO.
    ALSO DORIS SEEMED TO HAVE MORE "GUMPTION." WHEN RUSSELL WAS EIGHT, HE BEGAN TO SELL A MAGAZINE AFTER SCHOOL. BUT OFTEN HE JUST STOOD AT THE ROADSIDE WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO COME OVER TO HIM. DORIS PROVED TO BE MUCH BETTER AT THE JOB. ONE RAINY NIGHT WHEN RUSSELL RETURNED HOME WITHOUT SELLING A SINGLE COPY, DORIS WENT BACK WITH HIM. SHE WOULD STRIDE TO A CAR AS SOON AS IT STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT AND KNOCKED AT THE CLOSED WINDOW. WHEN IT OPENED SHE WOULD THRUST A COPY AT THE DRIVER. IN THIS WAY SHE SOON SOLD ALL THE COPIES.
【题目解析】：
建议结合例子分析Russell和Doris孩童时期的差异。
Russell和Doris小时候很不一样。虽然Doris小两岁，但她做的家务活更多。她洗盘子，铺床，打扫房子。而Russell就没那么积极，除非他母亲叫他这样做，否则他不会做这些事。
此外，Doris似乎更具有“进取心”。Russell在8岁时开始在放学后卖杂志，但他常常只是站在路边等人们过来找他。事实证明，Doris在这项工作上做得更好。一个雨夜，Russell一本杂志也没卖出去就回家了，Doris和他一起回到了家。当一辆汽车在红灯前停下时，Doris就会大步走向汽车并敲一敲紧闭的车窗。车窗打开后，她就会塞给司机一本杂志。通过这种方式，Doris很快就把所有的杂志都卖光了。