今天做了Official SAT Study Guide上的Practice Test #2

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上星期做Practice Test #1
$ \7 e4 i$ F7 p8 _( @' i* h% E- TCritical Reading: 720   Math: 700  Writing: 640 (essay 按4分算的）

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* D! j4 q3 F- I5 L4 ?9 p7 T  HCritical Reading: 700  Math 720  Writing: 660 (essay 按3分算）， 700(essay 按4分算）
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Technology promises to make our lives easier, feeing up time for leisure pursuits. But the rapid pace of technological innovation and the split second processing capabilities of computers that can work virtually nonstop have made all of us feel rushed. We have adopted the relentless pace of the very machines that were supported to simplify our lives, with the result that, whether at work or play, people do not feel lie their lives have changed for the better.
Adapted from Karen Finucan. “Life in the Fast Lane”
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Assignment: Do changes that make our lives easier no necessarily make them better? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience. Or observations.
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Society is progressing at such a fast pace that changes occur all the time. Changes definitely have both positive and negative effects on our lives. Some changes do serve the effect of making our lives easier, but not necessarily better. Events in our lives always do not have perfect benefits, so do changes.

% s* f: Q, K3 m. W" XIn the 21st Century, there are so much advancements in technology which all can , have brought convenience and make our lives easier. However, it is hard to argue that technological conveniences have made us happier, allowing us to adopt a better lifestyle. Changes and progress in technology is a double-edged sword, for some technological products are proved to have detrimental effects in our health. Cell-phones are found to emit harmful radiation, which may contribute to cancer. Event the hairdryer that we all use, expose our head to an electromagnetic field and heat, which may kill our brain cells. The number of computer and cyber-space addict are also on a rising trend. Technology has not kept up to its promise of simplifying our lives but instead posed health and social problems of global concern.
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4 G, s; V4 k0 L: }$ Q1 `1 eFor the simple fact that there is no definite good or bad, and this applies to the changes that we encounter. The seemingly beneficial decisions and changes that we make may cause harmful drawbacks in the long run. Another issue of great global concern is the world’s nuclear policy. Nuclear energy is a source of energy that seem to bring phenomenal benefits, but has proved to have more detrimental effects, causing global crisis such as the cold war.

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明年上11年级了，打算3月和11月考2次，估计多练练还行

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CR很不错,加强Math和Writing

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嗯，数学应该拿满分，Writing 还要苦练。

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Reading 不错， 数学尽量得满分吧