2014年5月托福考试模拟试题及答案(第四套)

　　CELEBRATION

　　Festival

　　Chinese Spring Festival is a traditional festival and, moreover, a crucial time for a family to get together to have a big meal and catch up. During spring festival, the whole family will dress up themselves and decorate the house with red lanterns and plants, especially kumquat, which is a symbol of fortune. One of the most primary activities of spring festival is setting off firecrackers and watching fire work display in the open air. In addition, visiting relatives and exchange best wishes is also another indispensable tradition in this festival for reunion of the family.

　　A wedding ceremony

　　A traditional Chinese wedding ceremony. On the ceremony, the bride dressed up herself wearing Qipao, the traditional folk costume. After the groom and the best man picking up the bride from her parent`s home to their new apartment, the whole family and their friends get together to enjoy a grand banquet. In addition, they set off firecrackers and watch fire work display in the open air, which is an indispensable activity of a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony.

　　Experience

　　Challenging successful disappointing

　　…….i would like to talk about my college entrance exam. The preparation for this exam is as long and as arduous work for me. In those torturous days, it is common for me to stay up late to finish tons of paper so that I barely had enough time to sleep. When I entered the examination room, my heart was pounding fiercely that I almost throw up. Fortunately, I succeeded in the exam, and got an offer from my desired college, which paid back all my efforts and suffering. It was really a challenging experience of my life. ( in spite of all the torments, it was really a successful experience of my life.)(unfortunately, I failed the exam and miss the offer of my desired college, this disappointing experience frustrated me badly.)

　　Learning new things.

　　Today I would like to talk about the process of learning playing guitar. The process of learning playing guitar is as long and as arduous work for me. Before that, I know nothing about instrument and I even can`t read the music score. In order to conquer these difficulties, I spent all my afterschool time in practicing and signed up for a training class. At those days, I often stayed up late to play and listen to the tapes from prominent players. Eventually, my great effort was paid off and I possess the skill of playing guitar.