Writing Task 1 For Writing Task 1, you will have three minutes to read a short academic passage. You may take notes. The passage will be removed and you will listen to a lecture about the same topic. Again, you may take notes. Reading: 托福写作-作业-20200228.docx A new study has revealed that in America, less than a quarter of newly qualified doctors go into primary care. This finding suggests that the number of new primary care doctors falls short of what is needed and fails to satisfy the growing demand. This declining rate of primary care physicians can be linked to several shortcomings of America’s medical school system. There are three main hurdles that medical students face that hinder the appeal and practicality of entering the field of primary care. To begin with, medical school is getting more and more expensive. The current price of medical school means that most medical students can expect to have significant school loans and debt by the time they graduate. In order to pay off this debt, medial students are turning toward more lucrative specialties instead of pursuing primary care. The rise in tuition costs has also priced out many talented but low-in-come students who might have chosen primary care as a profession. In this case the tremendous cost of tuition scares off potential doctors. A key component of medical school is a period of hospital residency. This internship is a period of training that must be completed after a student graduates from medical school and typically lasts three years. The hospital residency application process is particularly grueling and competitive. The best residency programs attract the most exceptional and talented applicants who all compete for a limited number of openings. Because primary care residency openings are so limited and competitive, many medical students prefer to pursue less competitive specialties. All of the above mentioned hurdles add to the already significant levels of stress that medical students face. Medical doctors and students are under a huge amount of pressure from multiple sources. Emotional exhaustion, the feeling of lack of personal accomplishment, and dissatisfaction of work-life balance all contribute to physicians’ level of stress. In light of this, it is no wonder that many possible primary care doctors are choosing not to follow this career path. Begin reading now. Narrator: Now listen to part of a lecture on the same topic. Directions You will have 20 minutes to write a response about the relationship between the lecture and the reading. Try to answer the question as completely as possible using information from the reading passage and the lecture. Do not give your personal opinion. You will be able to see the reading passage again. You may use your notes. An effective response will be 150 to 225 words. You will be rated on the quality of your writing and on the completeness and accuracy of the content. If you finish your response before time is up you may go on to Writing Task 2. Listening Narrator: You have 20 minutes to write Task 1.