TOPIC: What kind of mother was Mrs. Baker in the story "Selling thePost"? Mrs. Baker was a good mother. First of all, she was sensible. She loved her children, but never indulged them. She hoped her son would become a businessman. But when she found that her boy was not a bit interested in business, and that he had talent for writing, she encouraged him to become a writer instead. Secondly, Mrs. Baker was very strict with her son, but she was not always criticizing him. She educated the boy in a proper way. She criticized the boy for staying up late. When the boy failed to sell a single copy of the magazine, she encouraged him to try again. When he bought apples instead of candy with some of the money they bad earned, she praised him, saying apples were good for children. She was the person who influenced the boy a lot in the course of his growth.
【评分参考】优秀（13——15分）（1）内容涵盖参考答案中所提及的要点。（2）语言通顺，无重大语法结构错误，用词恰当，允许有少量拼写错误。良好（11——12分）（1）内容涵盖参考答案中所提及的主要内容，但不够清楚，或不够透彻。（2）语言较通顺，可有1个重大语法错误，用词较为恰当，不得超过5个拼写错误。及格（9——10分）(l）内容基本都能点到，但比较粗浅。(2）语言尚可，基本能表达思想，但错误较多。不及格(6——8分）字数不够，语言质量较差，但尚能表达一些思想。(2——5分）字数不够，涉及到一些内容，但语言质量较差，表达不清楚。(0——1分）白卷或文不对题。
