2002年12月全國大學英語四級考試作文

四級作文題：

　　Directions： For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic It Pays to Be Honest. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese： 1.儅前社會上存在著許多不誠實的現象 2.誠實利人利己，做人應該誠實

　　範文：

　　From the mass media and also with our own eyes, we know much dishonest behaviour existed in our society. For example, businessmen sell fake products to cheat their customers； students copy other one's homework or download illicit paper from Internet to cheat their teachers； and even worse, there are medical person produce fake medicine harming the patients. Seeing our society is filled with so man y dishonest phenomena, I can't help asking myself what's wrong with us ？

　　When we were very young we were taught the importance of being honest. I am sure everyone must still remember that story “wolf is coming”。 In the story the child kept cheating other people that wolf was coming, but when the wolf really came, nobody trusted his words and he finally suffered his own dishonesty. Also w e have heard many stories that people benefit from their virtues of honesty.

　　So since we have already known being honest benefit both ourselves and othe r people, why many of us are still dishonest？ I hope everyone to bear in mind th at being honest is the basic quality of human being and then we won't be afraid of any “wolf”。