Actual Test

45/ Describe an important decision made with the help of 
other people 
You should say:
 
- when it happened
 
- who helped you to make the decision
 
- what the decision was
 
- and how you felt about it 
 
Sample 1: 
I’m going to tell you about the stressful period in my life when I had to choose 
which college to go to. As I was accepted to several different colleges in my 
region of the USA, it was no easy task. Actually, I relied on myself quite a bit to 
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feel out (test) what was best for me, but I couldn't have done it without the 
help of my aunt and uncle, as my father doesn’t have any experience with 
college and my mother passed away when I was 13 years old. So, I was very 
fortunate to have two role models (people who i respect and model) to help 
me set of the next stage of my life positively.
This was back in 2010. Oh, how time flies (time goes fast)! I began looking 
for colleges during my senior year of high school, so this search even started in 
2009. My aunt, uncle, and I used to have dinners to weigh the pros and cons 
(count the positives and negatives) of the different options I had. After 
repeating this several times, we finally narrowed it down (came to a few 
options) to 3 different colleges, two public universities in my state and one out 
of state. Since out of state college prices skyrocket, I quickly eliminated that 
option. Then there was the decision between the two in-state colleges. My aunt, 
uncle, and I came to the conclusion that I wanted some distance from my 
hometown, but not too far. As one college was only 40 minutes away while the 
other was 3 hours away on the coast, I chose the latter (the last mentioned).
All in all, I felt extremely satisfied with this decision. After I chose this, I felt 
extremely excited to have space from my hometown, not to mention to be close 
to the beach. However, I was a bit apprehensive because I had heard that this 
was a big party school (a college famous for drinking and parties), but I 
trusted in myself to make good decisions. These ended up (finally) being some 
of the best years of my life. 
Sample 2: 
I’m going to tell you about when I had to make the hardest decision of my life, 
which was whether to get a divorce or not. It was no easy task, as divorce is