【实战考题2】
　　Directions:
　　Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should
　　1)describe the drawing briefly.
　　2)explain its intended meaning, and
　　3)give your comments.　
　　You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)

　　Emerging from the cartoon is an ironic scene that a man is striving to climb up the stairs called "savings", sweat pouring down his face. After a hard journey, he is almost getting to the highest position. He, unfortunately, falls down because of illness. How vivid this drawing is in describing the importance of health.
　　Many people consider social status and wealth as the primary goals of life, but the picture above reminds us that without health, no pleasure can be tasted by man. Good health is essential for everything. First of all, an unhealthy person can hardly surpass energetic ones in his work and thus has little chance to gain great wealth and the consequent higher social status. In addition, even though a person happens to live an affluent life, he cannot enjoy it without health. Many successful entrepreneurs are reported to be harassed by illness and some even die at the prime of life, leaving their luxurious houses, big cars, beautiful clothes and all the great things behind.
　　From the above arguments, we can conclude that everyone, especially those preoccupied with tight work schedules, should realize the importance of good health and spare a little time to take exercises and arrange healthy diets.

（实习编辑：刘佰万）