Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Helping¹ Others in Need. You should write at least 120 words and base you composition in the outline below:

1. 现在，在看到他人遇到困难时，很少有人去伸出援手；

2. 这个现象产生的原因；

3. 我的看法。

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My View on Helping Others in Need

In modern society we are often sorry to see that people are reluctant to help others out, not to mention helping a stranger; offering a helping hand seems to be out of accord with the times.

Then what’s wrong with our society? Some people may say that facing skyrocketing housing prices, expensive medical expenditure² and soaring commodity prices, they have no choice but to struggle to make a living, and thus it would be impossible to spare a hand to help others because it may bring them into trouble. Therefore, standing³ by indifferently is their only choice.

However, is it necessary to be selfish in order to survive, or in order to ensure that people do not take advantage of you? In my opinion, helping others brings a strong sense of accomplishment⁴. What’s more, the evaluation⁵ criteria⁶ for judging one individual’s success should be modified so that offering a helping hand to people in need is encouraged and welcomed in our society all the time.