下面是2014年英語四級寫作必備范文：考證熱。
　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Certificate Craze on Campus. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline below:
　　1)近幾年大學校園內出現“考證熱”，
　　2)產生這一現象的原因，
　　3)你的看法。

　　Certificate Craze on Campus
　　In recent years, to get a certificate has become a new craze among college students. Just randomly ask a student on campus what he or she is busy doing, quite possibly, you may get the answer that he is preparing for a certificate of some kind. Why does this craze appear?
　　There are mainly two reasons behind this phenomenon. To begin with, it is the employment pressure that forces college students to get more certificates. With the admission expansion of colleges, a lot more graduates have to face the fierce competition in the job market. How can one make himself more competitive? More certificates at hand, maybe. Furthermore, diploma and certificates are still vital standards by which a good many employers measure a person’s ability. In order to increase the qualifications for a job, the students compel themselves to run from one exam to another.
　　From my point of view, we should be more rational when it comes to certificates, since certificates do not necessarily prove one’s ability. Being crazy in getting certificates blindly is nothing but wasting time. To conclude, we should focus on improving our ability but not getting a certificate of no practical value.

　　參考譯文：
　　近年來，考證在大學生中已經變成一種新的熱潮。只是在校園中隨機詢問一位學生他或她在忙什么，你可能就會得到這樣的答案：他正在準備考取某種證書。為何出現這種熱潮？
　　這種現象主要有兩點原因。首先，正是就業壓力使得大學生去考取更多證書。隨著大學的擴招，更多畢業生不得不面對就業市場的激烈競爭。一個人如何使自己更具競爭力？可能就是更多證書在手。此外，學位和證書仍是很多單位衡量個人能力的重要標準。為了改善就業條件，學生們迫使自己不斷參加考試。
　　在我看來，由于證書并不一定證明某人的能力，我們應該更加理性面對證書。盲目地熱衷于獲得證書只是浪費時間。總之，我們應該重視提升能力，而不是獲得沒有使用價值的證書。