4) Government is only as good as the man in it--which is why it needs more women.

分号:

1) The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feed.

2) Science needs to live alongside religion, philosophy, history and esthetic¹ experience; alone it can lead to great harm.

3) According to one national survey, high school boys expected a starting salary of $19,500 for their first full-time² job; on the other hand, high school girls expected a starting salary of only $15,000.

括号:

1)  For a long time (too long as far as I’m concerned), women were thought to be inferior to men.

2)  We think (unless we live in a research laboratory), that we have nothing to discover, and the only things of the utmost importance to us concern the present of the man.

 十四、Prep Tips

1. Recite the outlines;

2. Prepare essay frames;

3. Write as many essays as possible according to your conditions;

4. Read and recite sample essays and the materials in the KIT³ of my book;

5. Learn to revise your own essays according to the following checklist:

作文自查清单

1)．是否针对题目写作，有没有跑题？

2)．结构是否合理，有无完整的开头、正文（2到3段）和结尾？

3)．是否在开头段提出了自己的立场？

4)．中间段落每段是否有主题句（topic sentence）？

5)．中间段落每段是否用事例或理由支持该段的主题句？

6)．是否使用连接词使文章上下文连贯、通顺？

7)．每段是否有句式变换？

8)．结尾段是否总结了自己的理由并重申了自己的立场？

9)．语言方面是否有下列错误：大小写错误、标点符号错误、拼写错误、串句、错     位修饰、排比错误、主谓语不一致、定语从句错误、时态错误、名词单复数错误、搭配错误、词性错误、用词不当，等等？

十五、Suggestions

Practice makes perfect.

Where there is a will, there is a way.