2007年12月的英语四级考试，作文题没有任何新意。关于选修课的话题是老生常谈，历史上也曾经出现过。这从一个侧面反映了在准备考试时历年真题的重要性。而且也揭示了四级考试写作部分将来的一种可能的发展方向，即，相对固定的校园话题。这也让我们的备考相对容易一些。

1. 各学校开了各种各样的选修课
2. 学生选课有不同的原因

3. 就我而言

What Electives To Choose

With the reform of Chinese higher education, more and more colleges and universities put emphasis on nurturing students’ abilities. As a result, elective courses are available not only for excellent academic performers but also for students about the average level.

Certainly, students have different reasons to choose their own electives. For some, practical skills are the essence of college education, and therefore, courses on computer science, marketing, and finance are highly preferred. On the other hand, others may hold the idea of liberal education and electives concerning literature, history, and philosophy are the most welcome.

Take me as an example: being a disciple of free education, I stand for the notion that university is not a place for survival skills, but a palace of knowledge and critical reasoning. Although my major is chemistry, the electives I attend most frequently are English literature, an Introduction to Classic Music, and Different Schools of Western Painting. They really widen my horizon.