ich steps to take to get the desired results. 描述一个例子， 你找到相关信息， 确定重点事项， 然后决定了采取哪些步骤来获得满意的结果。

问题分析： 考查意图： 分析—判断—决策能力。关键词： seek out relevant information, define key issues, decide on the steps。面试官希望了解你分析处理一件事情的全过程。和刚才一个题目考查如何争取别人的协助是完全不同的。所以， 你在描述的时候要重点描述你做整个事情的经过， 而不是和什么人一起做。

回答示范：

(1) (what) i organized the first activity of the management school english association.

(2) (situation) as the association is newly founded, not many students show interest in our activities, and we lack efficient ways of helping the existing members to improve their english.

(3) (task) we decided to make some improvements in our association, in order to help more than two hundred freshmen and sophomores with their english while publicizing our group.

(4) (actions: 利用原文的key words)

i. seek out relevant information:

* what kind of entertainment was popular among students that also offered chances for them to learn english most effectively?

* which teacher was suitable for this position?

* when were our members available?

* which place was convenient for a large attendance?

* other related factors, such as the availability of facilities and the layout of the spots.

ii. key issue: what are the weak points of the students' english abilities? vocabulary? listening? speaking? grammar? writing?

iii. decide on the steps to take:

* administer a questionnaire to find out the weak points of the students' english abilities.

* work out some activities with teachers to improve the weak points.

* administer another questionnaire to evaluate the popularity of our activities and choose the top 3 to launch.

* launch the top 3 activities.

(5) (result) the top 3 activities-fun vocabulary recitation, friends mock show, devil english corner-proved highly successful, and we hosted double the number students in our later activities.

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4. describe an instance where you made effective use of facts to secure the agreement of others. 描述一个例子， 证明你用事实去说服别人。

点评： 考查意图： 以事实说服他人的能力。关键词： facts, secure agreements。所以， 你的描述应该非常直截了当， 先把大家的不同意见列出来， 以及他人为什么不同意； 然后逐条以事实进行说服。

回答示范：

(1) (what) i advanced a plan to found an english garden in collaboration with the english association in a neighboring university.

(2) (situation) when i was a member of the english association in our university, i realized that the activities we organized lacked uniqueness and couldn't effectively help the students improve their english. our neighboring university is just a five-minute walk away from us.

(3) (task) i proposed the idea to the president of the association that we found an english garden in cooperation with the english association in the neighboring university.

(4) (actions)

i. (key words: disagreement) the disagreements i met included:

* our school authority may dissent.

* the high cost, and we didn't have enough human resources to carry out this project.

* there were too many english corners; another one was unnecessary.

ii. (key words: facts) the facts i made use of:

* our dean approved this proposal.

* our partner was willing to provide financial assistance, and our members volunteered to design the details of the plan and implement it.

* a poll showed that the current english corners did not meet the students' requirements and lacked uniqueness.

(5) (result) others were convinced and we successfully founded the english garden. it's run once a week now, each meeting attracts over a hundred students.

5. give an example of how you worked effectively with people to accomplish an important goal. 描述一个例子， 证明你有效地与人合作， 共同完成了一件重要的事情。

点评： 考查意图： 团队合作能力。关键词： worked effectively with people。所以， 你的描述应该很清晰： 我做什么+别人做什么。

回答示范：

(1) (what) our team won the 2nd prize in the military songs competition held in our university.

(2) (situation) in total 20 teams joined the competition, each team represented a class.

(3) (task) i was in charge of the project. we decided to make our team's performance unique in order to win a prize.

(4) (actions & key words) worked effectively with people

i. design: i cooperated with my colleagues to plan the climax of the performance, the musical accompaniment of the songs and the whole arrangement of the narrative poem. as three members in our team were good at guitar, i encouraged them to come up with some ideas about how to use a guitar in the military songs.

ii. rehearsal: i worked together with those who were in charge of the lights, sounds and scenes to create the perfect artistic effect.

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iii. on stage: i reminded my fellows with gestures and eye expressions. also, i helped a singer to cope with an emergency.

(5) (result) our military team won the second prize in this competition.

6. describe a creative/innovative idea that