Topic(题目)：
You have been told that dormitory rooms atyour university must be shared by twostudents. Would you rather have the universityassign a student to share a room with you, orwould you rather choose your own roommate? Use specific reasons and details to explain youranswer.
Model Essay(范文)：
I'd rather have the university assign a roommateto share a room with me. As far as I'm concerned, this is part of the university experience. Students should meet new people and be open to new experiences. I like leaving this up tochance.
Actually, even though the university will choose, it's not totally a matter of chance. We allfilled out information sheets. The school knows what we're majoring in, what our interests are, and our study habits and our goals. I think they're probably very good at matching roommatesusing this information. They've had a lot of practice. Besides, if a mistake is made, I can changemy room assignment next semester.
If I did want to choose my own roommate, I'd first pick some candidates from the listsupplied by the university. Then I'd write to them and they'd write back. Through our letters, we'd find out if we shared common interests, such as sports or movies. More importantly, we'dfind out if we like doing the same things in our free time. Because my investigation, I'dprobably get someone compatible with me. It's a lot of work to go through, though. Besides, the process of finding similar interests isn't all that different from what the university does.
Trying to predict whom I'm going to get along with is not a science. I might choosesomeone who sounds just like me and still find that the two of us just don't get along asroommates. Besides, I think it would be boring to room with somebody who's just the same asme. I'd rather be with someone who has different interests and likes to do different things. Maybe I'd even get a roommate from another culture. After all, one of the reasons I'm going tothe university is to be exposed to a lot of new experiences. So, I'd rather have the universitychoose my roommate for me.
重点单词 全部解释
dormitory['dɔ:mitri]n. 集体宿舍
boring['bɔ:riŋ]adj. 令人厌烦的
predict[pri'dikt]v. 预知，预言，预报，预测
compatible[kəm'pætəbl]adj. 能共处的，可并立的，适合的，兼容的
concerned[kən'sə:nd]adj. 担忧的，关心的
assignment[ə'sainmənt]n. 分配，功课，任务，被指定的(课外)作业;(分派的)
exposed[iks'pəuzd]adj. 暴露的，无掩蔽的，暴露于风雨中的 v. 暴露，
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
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