A Picture Story by a Student for the 2007 SAT

The following is an essay for the writing task on the 2007 SAT by a student who graduated from NHSH last summer. The essay was graded a 19/20 by his English teacher and commented as "Almost perfect."

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Source: 96 SAT English (CEEC)



As usual, Lucy went to the park in her neighborhood for fun last Sunday afternoon. Unexpectedly, there came a little furry thing—a kitty. To attract its attention, Lucy crouched down slowly, took out a ball, and tried to imitate a meowing sound. “Meow,” it seemed to respond to her, gradually getting close. Shortly, they played together as if they were good friends. As a matter of fact, Lucy had always wanted to keep a cat as a pet so she decided to bring it home. To her surprise, there came more cats, following Lucy on her way home. Hardly could she leave these lovely yet wretched stray kittens behind. Thus, out of compassion, Lucy turned to her mom. 

At home, Lucy begged her nom to take the poor kitties in, and her mom agreed on condition that Lucy would take the full responsibility for them. Hence, that night, Lucy went to bed, feeling contented and blissful. However, the next morning, Lucy rose, finding something bizarre and putrid. There were five cats in the living room! Much to her astonishment, excrement was splattered everywhere and on the ground was an abominable mass. Abruptly, the ceiling began to revolve and everything in her eyes became vague. Soon, the topsy-turvy sight vanished and Lucy truly awoke from her slumber. In truth, what she saw had been a nightmare. Then, Lucy came to realize that it could mean a hard time looking after the kitties. For this realization, Lucy changed her mind about keeping them. Nonetheless, neither should she accommodate nor forsake them. She sent them to her friends who also wanted to have a pet according. Hopefully, the kittens would never be abandoned again. (282 words ) (302黃勁惟) (19)