（来源：沪江英语）
新浪教育(微博)讯 2015年12月19日全国大学英语四级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月英语四级写作（沪江网校版）：
The Importance of Being Participants in Life
Nowadays it is common to encounter a scene when people want to see things happen but can‘t make things happen for various kinds of reasons. Sometimes， they just refuse to be the change in the world.
As far as I am concerned， we should all have the notion of being the participant in our life. For instance， one can‘t have a healthy body by merely watching others take regular exercises. He must strengthen his body through his own efforts. Another case is that when people intend to acquire new skills， such as public speaking skill， they need to catch every opportunity to speak in the public so that they can achieve success. Furthermore， there are changes we want to see in the world， like protecting the environment effectively， and the only way to make a difference is that each of us should be a contributing participant.
In conclusion， let‘s go out there to make things happen， just as the saying goes： “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
Listening Is More Important Than Talking
As research shows， 70% to 80% of our lifetime is spent on certain kinds of communication， such as writing， speaking and listening. Among these， listening is actually the most important technique.
Then why is it that listening is more important than talking？ Firstly， when we make acquaintance of someone， listening helps us understand others better and thus winning friendship. Secondly， knowing the art of listening can facilitate communication and avoid conflict with people on intimate terms， such as our parents and spouse. Last but not least， if we obey the principle of listening in the workplace， we are more likely to do the right thing and avoid detours.
Therefore， it is safe to say that listening from the bottom of our hearts can bring us a lot of benefits. I would like to quote the legend John Rockefeller‘s words， which I can’t agree more， to end my essay： “A little practice in listening can produce amazing results.”
Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission
Recently， what has become a heated social topic is lifelong learning. Views on that vary from person to person， while I think learning needs continuous accumulation after we have recognized the uncovered meaning of learning.
First of all， what is learning？ It is revealed as a process of gaining knowledge in the dictionary； actually， this process is acknowledged as acquiring academic knowledge， practical living skills as well as life experience by me. However， in practice， we have never failed to absorb enormous knowledge everyday which， to some extent， is beyond our comprehension。 That is to say， digesting those knowledge as well as making the best use of it will undoubtedly take some time. Therefore， lifelong learning consists of daily progress. Moreover， it keeps us refreshing and enrich our mind as time passes by.
From what has been mentioned above， learning is undeniably a lifetime mission which demands daily accumulation and is of great importance.
