BEC段落写作训练（三）

　　6） Opportunities don‘t come often. They come every once in a while. Very often， They come quietly and go by without being noticed. Therefore， it is advisable that you should value and treat them with care.

　　When an opportunity comes， it brings a promise but never realizes it on its own. If you want to achieve something or intend to fulfill one of your ambitions， you must work hard， make efforts and get prepared. Otherwise， you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you.

　　The difference between a man who succeeds and one who does not lies only in the way each treats opportunities. The successful person always makes adequate preparations to meet opportunities as they duly arrive. The unsuccessful person， on the other hand， works little and just waits to see them pass by.

　　In my opinion， there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society， but only those who are prepared adequately and qualified highly can make use of them to achieve their purpose.

　　7） EDUEATION IN CHINA

　　In the wave of the economic reform， many scholars and educators have realized that China‘s education system， especially the higher education， has to gear itself to the market economy.

　　First of all， the present college education system cannot meet the needs following the development of the market economy. For example， the enrollment and job assignment which are carried out in the conventionally planned manners， should be reformed.

　　The competition in the next century will be based on national strength and on science and technology. Therefore， training high-calibre Professional is important. Someone suggested to build 20 to 30 quality universities in a bid to train high-level professionals. But this is far from enough. If the state wants to succeed， it has to develop applied science， high-tech， inter-disciplinary sciences and engineering technology. The universities should try to readjust their syllabus in order to meet the needs of economic and social development. The reform is a long-term job. The second problem is concerning the expenditure of universities and colleges. The expenditure comes mainly from the State and the marketing of research findings： But it is not enough to rely on allocations from the state and the income of the school. Now many schools have asked the students to pay a certain amount of fees. This is workable because China‘s college education is not compulsory and with the improvement of people’s living standards， parents are willing to pay for education， colleges can set up scholarships and students loans for outstanding students from low- income families.

　　From a strategic point of view， the country should increase expenditure on education. If China want to strengthen her overall national strength， the best way is to start from education.