Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled It Pays to Plan by commenting on the humorous saying, “It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

　　范文：计划的制定

　　It Pays to Plan

　　“It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.” I assume that you are familiar with the humorous and commonly-heard saying. It’s still sunny and peaceful when Noah commences building the ark. It is obvious that Noah is planning for the unexpected weather.

　　Simple and humorous as the saying may sound, it contains abundant life philosophy and informs us of the significance of plan. why does plan play an indispensable role in our life ? Making plan will enable us to achieve our objectives more smoothly and realize their dreams more rapidly. The more detailed plan we make , the more likely we are to make full use of time, enhance our work efficiency make full preparation in advance for unexpected cases. To further demonstrate the importance of unity, I would like to take CEO as a case in point, how could a CEO, the head and decision-maker of a corporation , deal with all sorts of complicated things smoothly if he fails to draw up a detailed plan for routine work ?

　　From my perspective, at no time should we ignore the importance of making plans. Accordingly，we should draw up detailed plans before we start to do anything and do things as planned . ““He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” A famous philosopher also once said.(218 words)参考译文：

　　“诺亚在建造方舟的时候，并没有下雨。”我认为你应该很熟悉这句幽默而又耳熟能详的俗语。当诺亚开始建造方舟的时候，还是晴空万里、风和日丽。很明显，诺亚是在为难以预料的天气做了计划。

　　尽管这句俗语听起来简单而又幽默，但是她却包含了大量的生活哲理，并告诉了我们计划的重要性。为什么计划在我们的生活中扮演如此重要的角色呢？制定计划能使我们更顺利地达成目标、更快速地实现梦想。我们制定的计划越详细，我们就越有可能充分地利用时间、提高工作效率并为未知的事件提前作好充分的准备。为了记忆不证明计划的重要性，我想用CEO的例子来说，一个企业的领导者和决策者，如果部位日常工作制定详细的计划，如何才能顺利地处理各种复杂的事情呢？

　　在我看来，我们任何时候都不能忽略制定计划的重要性，因此，我们在做任何事情之前都应该制定详细的计划，并尽量按计划执行。一位著名的哲学家也曾经说过“一个人如果没有成功地制定计划，他就是在计划着失败。”