Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a shortessay on the topic of microblog ( 微博). You should start your essay with abrief account of the increasing use of the microblog and then explain thedefects it may cause. You should write at least 120 words but no morethan 180 words.
參考範文：
With the popularity of the Internet, there are an increasing numberof people using microblog in daily life. More precisely, it has become apart of our factors contribute to the widespread use of microblog. First, it isvery convenient for people to express their instant feelings at any nd, it provides a chance for people to release their inner aling heartfelt emotions on the microblog, people can show their currentsituations :to their friends and receive attentionsandcomfort,loweerMicroblog com alsobe pot entially 'dangerous as it may give away people's privacyand oher significant information. Also it is not uncommon that microblog isused as a channel to spread rurnours and unverified information.
Considering the discussions mentioned above, microblog provides uswith comfort and also inevitably some concerns. Therefore, we need tostrengthen our critical ability to evaluate the microblog information andtake a full account to avoid the defects it may cause.
參考譯文：
隨著因特網的普及，越來越多的人在日常生活中使用微博。更確切地說，微博已經成為我們生活的一部分。
微博能夠廣泛流行，原因是多方面的。首先，人們利用微博可以非常方便地表達自己當下的心情。其次，它為人們提供了一個釋放自己內心壓力的機會。人們可以抒發內心的感受，讓朋友們瞭解他們的'近況，獲得朋友的關注與安慰。然而，微博也有潛在的危險，它可能會洩露個人隱私以及其他有用的資訊。此外，微博會成為散佈謠言和未經核實的資訊的渠道，這種情況也很常見。
綜上所述，微博可以慰藉我們的心靈，同時也令人擔憂。因此，我們要具有批判性思維，理性對待微博的資訊，並在使用微博時考慮周全，避免其可能帶來的弊端。
