Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Knowledge and Diploma. You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1. 目前社会上存在这样一种观点：文凭越高越吃香。

2. 有些人则认为文凭不等于知识

3. 我的看法

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文凭 diploma

Knowledge and Diploma

It is widely believed that a high diploma will bring us a bright future. Many people think high-level diploma is equal to profound knowledge and exceptional ability. Companies are inclined to hire a job candidate according to his diploma. In one word, there does exist a social reality-the higher diploma one gets, the more popular he becomes.

On the contrary, others claim that competence or knowledge means more than diploma. First and foremost, a diploma is only the　acknowledgment of one’s educational experience rather than a guarantee of ability. Thus, the depth of one’s knowledge can’t be measured by the level of one’s diploma. Besides, many knowledgeable people don’t possess a high diploma.

From my standpoint, no one should ever equate a diploma with knowledge, because a diploma is nothing but a proof of a short-term study while your true ability and knowledge come from your hard work and lifelong devotion.