Write a composition on the answer sheet in about 150 words, basing yourself on one of the texts you have learned.
TOPIC: What kind of mother was Mrs. Baker in the story “Selling the Post”?
I THINK MRS. BAKER WAS A GOOD MOTHER. FIRST, SHE WAS SENSIBLE. SHE LOVED HER CHILDREN, BUT NEVER INDULGED THEM. SHE WANTED HER SON TO BECOME A BUSINESSMAN. BUT WHEN SHE FOUND THAT THE BOY WAS NOT A BIT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS, AND THAT HE HAD TALENT FOR WRITING, SHE ENCOURAGED HIM TO BECOME A WRITER.
SECOND, 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 WHEN HE WANTED TO STAY 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 HAD 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 GROWING UP.
