Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled It Pays to Plan by commenting on the humorous saying, It wasnt raining when Noah built the ark. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

　　范文：計劃的制定

　　It Pays to Plan 　　It wasnt raining when Noah built the ark. I assume that you are familiar with the humorous and commonly-heard saying. Its still sunny and peaceful when Noah commences building the ark. It is obvious that Noah is planning for the unexpected weather.

　　Simple and humorous as the saying may sound, it contains abundant life philosophy and informs us of the significance of plan. why does plan play an indispensable role in our life ? Making plan will enable us to achieve our objectives more smoothly and realize their dreams more rapidly. The more detailed plan we make , the more likely we are to make full use of time, enhance our work efficiency make full preparation in advance for unexpected cases. To further demonstrate the importance of unity, I would like to take CEO as a case in point, how could a CEO, the head and decision-maker of a corporation , deal with all sorts of complicated things smoothly if he fails to draw up a detailed plan for routine work ?

　　From my perspective, at no time should we ignore the importance of making plans. Accordingly，we should draw up detailed plans before we start to do anything and do things as planned . He who fails to plan, plans to fail. A famous philosopher also once said.

　　參考譯文：

　　諾亞在建造方舟的時候，并沒有下雨。我認為你應該很熟悉這句幽默而又耳熟能詳的俗語。當諾亞開始建造方舟的時候，還是晴空萬里、風和日麗。很明顯，諾亞是在為難以預料的天氣做了計劃。

　　盡管這句俗語聽起來簡單而又幽默，但是她卻包含了大量的生活哲理，并告訴了我們計劃的重要性。為什么計劃在我們的生活中扮演如此重要的角色呢?制定計劃能使我們更順利地達成目標、更快速地實現夢想。我們制定的計劃越詳細，我們就越有可能充分地利用時間、提高工作效率并為未知的事件提前作好充分的準備。為了記憶不證明計劃的重要性，我想用CEO的例子來說，一個企業的領導者和決策者，如果部位日常工作制定詳細的計劃，如何才能順利地處理各種復雜的事情呢?

　　在我看來，我們任何時候都不能忽略制定計劃的重要性，因此，我們在做任何事情之前都應該制定詳細的計劃，并盡量按計劃執行。一位著名的哲學家也曾經說過一個人如果沒有成功地制定計劃，他就是在計劃著失敗。

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled It Pays to Plan by commenting on the humorous saying, It wasnt raining when Noah built the ark. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

　　范文：計劃的制定

　　It Pays to Plan 　　It wasnt raining when Noah built the ark. I assume that you are familiar with the humorous and commonly-heard saying. Its still sunny and peaceful when Noah commences building the ark. It is obvious that Noah is planning for the unexpected weather.

　　Simple and humorous as the saying may sound, it contains abundant life philosophy and informs us of the significance of plan. why does plan play an indispensable role in our life ? Making plan will enable us to achieve our objectives more smoothly and realize their dreams more rapidly. The more detailed plan we make , the more likely we are to make full use of time, enhance our work efficiency make full preparation in advance for unexpected cases. To further demonstrate the importance of unity, I would like to take CEO as a case in point, how could a CEO, the head and decision-maker of a corporation , deal with all sorts of complicated things smoothly if he fails to draw up a detailed plan for routine work ?

　　From my perspective, at no time should we ignore the importance of making plans. Accordingly，we should draw up detailed plans before we start to do anything and do things as planned . He who fails to plan, plans to fail. A famous philosopher also once said.

　　參考譯文：

　　諾亞在建造方舟的時候，并沒有下雨。我認為你應該很熟悉這句幽默而又耳熟能詳的俗語。當諾亞開始建造方舟的時候，還是晴空萬里、風和日麗。很明顯，諾亞是在為難以預料的天氣做了計劃。

　　盡管這句俗語聽起來簡單而又幽默，但是她卻包含了大量的生活哲理，并告訴了我們計劃的重要性。為什么計劃在我們的生活中扮演如此重要的角色呢?制定計劃能使我們更順利地達成目標、更快速地實現夢想。我們制定的計劃越詳細，我們就越有可能充分地利用時間、提高工作效率并為未知的事件提前作好充分的準備。為了記憶不證明計劃的重要性，我想用CEO的例子來說，一個企業的領導者和決策者，如果部位日常工作制定詳細的計劃，如何才能順利地處理各種復雜的事情呢?

　　在我看來，我們任何時候都不能忽略制定計劃的重要性，因此，我們在做任何事情之前都應該制定詳細的計劃，并盡量按計劃執行。一位著名的哲學家也曾經說過一個人如果沒有成功地制定計劃，他就是在計劃著失敗。