Writeacompositiononeitherofthefollowingtopics.Useatleast6wordsorphrasesinyourcompositionfrom

thelistbelow.

1)MyFavoritePastime

2)HowPeopleSpendTheirLeisureTime

MyFavoritePastime

Myfavoritepastimeiswriting.Youmaynotthinkitisapastime.Buttomeitis,becauseitisaformof

relaxationthattakesmymindawayfromotherthingswhenIfeeltired.

IbegantolikewritingwhenIwasapupilinprimaryschool.Iwasimaginativeandcreatedmany

interestingstoriesatthattime.WhenItoldmystoriestomyfriendsonourwayhomefromschool,theyenjoyed

them.ThentellingastoryIwroteonthewaybackhomesoonbecamemyregularpractice.Thatmademereally

happy.Ihadneverthoughtofwritingasentertainmentbefore.SometimesIwrotedownmystoriesandpassed

themaroundamongmyclassmates.

WhenIwasinhighschool,Ibegantolikepoems.Thiswasbecauseoftheinfluenceofmybestfriend.

Shelikedpoemsverymuch,sograduallyIlearnedtoappreciatepoems.WhenIamwritingpoems,Ican

concentrateforalongtime,totallylosingmyself.NomatterwhetherIamhappyorsadIstartwritingpoemsto

expressmyself.

Letmetellyoualittlesecret.NowI'mwritingasciencefictionabouttimetravel.I'msureitisoriginal

andinteresting.However,writingdefinitelytakestime,andhowIwishIcouldhavemoretimetopursuethis

hobby.Imaynotbecomeaprofessionalwriter,butIwillalwaysenjoywriting.(238words)

MyFavoritePastime

IusuallyspendmyleisuretimeonvariousthingssuchaswatchingTV,reading,swimmingandplaying

tabletennis.Butifyouaskmewhat'smyfavoritepastime,Iwoulddefinitelysaythatitisplayingcomputer

games.

IlikecomputergamesandsurfingontheInternet.Manypeoplebelieveplayingcomputergamesisharmful

toone'shealth,especiallytotheeyes.ButIdon'tquiteagree.Ithinkplayingcomputergamesbenefitsme.

First,asawayofrelaxation,italsogivesmeasenseofaccomplishment.Secondly,Igainalotofknowledge

Icannotfindintextbooks.Forinstance,whenIplayedCivilizationII,Ibegantorealizetheimportanceofscience,

becauseitwasimpossibletodefeattheenemyinthegameifyoudidn'tdevelopscience.Finallyandmost

importantly,IhavetouseanEnglish-Chinesedictionaryfromtimetotimebecausemostofthegamesarein

English.SothemoregamesIplay,thegreaterprogressImakeinEnglish.Thegamesareentertainingand

instructive.

IalsolikesurfingontheInternet.Thereisahugeamountofinformationthere.Ithasbecomemoreandmore

popularandimportant.ItissaidthatthosewhocontroltheInternetwillconquertheworldinthefuture.Thatis

perhapsanillusionbutIwanttobeamasterofthefuture.

Inaword,Ilikeplayingwithmycomputerverymuch.Itappealstomycuriosityandmydesiretoescape

fromthelimitedworldofmyroom.

HowPeopleSpendTheirLeisureTime

Manypeopleareoftenverybusywithvariousthingsatworkorathomesotheyhavenotimefor

entertainment.Butthisisreallybadforone'shealth.Soweshouldmakeanefforttolookforrelaxation.Aproverb

says,"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."

Peopleindifferentregionsmayhavedifferentformsofactivities.InChinaoneofthemostpopular

activitiesistraveling,especiallygoingtotheremoteareaswhicharenotseriouslypolluted.Theseisolated

locationsappealtotravelerswhowanttogetclosetonaturebecausetheyaretiredofstressfulcitylife.

Otherpeoplewhocanaffordneitherthetimenorthemoneyfortravelwillstayathome,watchingTV,going

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tothemoviesorconcerts,orinvitingsomefriendsoverforaparty.Childrenliketogotothepark,playcomputer

games,andparticipateinsports.Youngwomenliketogoshoppingwhileyoungmenprefertostayathome,

watchingTVanddrinkingtea.

Thepopularityofpastimesvariesaccordingtoage,sex,personalityandfinancialsituations.Whateverone's

pastimeis,I'msurethatafteritheorshewillfeelrelaxed,morerefreshedandreadytostartanewday'swork.

Pastimesofferawaytotakeone'smindawayfromthestressesofeverydaylife.(220words)

HowPeopleSpendTheirLeisureTime

Nowadaysleisureactivitiesarepopularnotonlywithwealthypeoplebutalsowithpeoplewithlowincomes.

Thereareentertainmentpagesinthenewspapersthatgiveinformationonhowyoucanspendyourleisuretime.

Differentpeoplepreferdifferenttypesofentertainmentdependingontheseason,theirpersonalityandincome.

Somepeopleliketospendtheirleisuretimerelaxingindoors,pursuingtheirhobbies.Otherslookforoutdoor

relaxation.

Inthespringwhenitiswarm,naturebecomesmoreandmorebeautifulwithtreesandgrassturninggreen

andflowersblossoming.Itisagoodtimeforpeopletogosightseeing,boating,andpicnicking.Insummer,itistoo

hotoutdoors,sotheyliketostayathome,enjoyingcoldwatermelonoricecream.

Peoplewholikereadingwillgotothelibraryinsteadofvisitingscenicspots.Forthem,booksare

everything.They'dliketoburytheirheadsinbooks,ignoringeverythingelse.Contrarytothesepeople,thereare

alwaysindividualswhorequiremoreexcitingactivitieslikerockclimbing,bungeejumping,ballooningandsoon.

Theseattractionsappealtothesenseofadventurethatistypicalofthem.(190words)

Directions:Writeacompositiononeitherofthefollowingtopics.Useatleast6ofthewordsandphrasesfromthe

box.

1)IsWritingBetterthanCalling?

2)WordsIWillNeverForget

Arelettersbetterthantelephonecalls?Myanswerisyes.

Myfirstreasonisthatletterscanbekeptforalongtime.Itreasureallthelettersfrommyfriendsandreread

theminmysparetime.Tometheyarethesymbolsoffriendship.EverytimeIfeelexhaustedorlonely,theygive

meencouragementandstrength.Lettersareaninspiringsourceofcourage.

Mysecondreasonisthatthewordsinthelettersarewrittenafterrumination,whilecallsarenot.

Whenyouwritealetteryouhaveenoughtimetothinkabouthowtoexpressyourideas,soyouwon’tsayanything

thatshouldn’tbesaid.Butwhenyouaretalkingonthephone,sometimesyousaysomethingunconsciouslythat

mayregret,oryoumaymakeacommentthatismisunderstoodorthathurtsyourfriend.

Forsomecases,suchasloveletters,writingismoreromantic.Wordsonapageseemmoreexpressive.

Sometimesyoufeelmoreconfidentwritingyourfeelingsthanconveyingthemoverthephone.

WheneverIlistentotheinspiringsong“CordialHero”,Iescapeintothepast.Ithinkaboutmany

extraordinarydaysIwentthrough.InthosedayswhenIwaspessimistic,overwhelmedwithdifficulties,thesong

wouldsummonupmycourageandupliftme.Then,Icouldfeelthatmystrengthwasreinforcedandthatmybody

hadarenewedoutburstofenergy.Iwouldbemoreconfidentandreadytohandleeverything.

Thefollowingwordsgavemegreatencouragement:“Howcanweseetherainbowwithoutastorm?Noone

cansucceedwithout

effort”.WhenIwasworriedabouttests,whenIwasmisunderstoodorcriticizedbyothers,orwhenthingswent

againstmyexpectations,thesongseemedtosaytome:Listen,lifeisnotasmoothwideroad,therewillbesome

muddypathsahead.Noonecanavoidthis.Insteadweshouldbegratefultodifficultiesbecausetheyenableusto

mature.

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Witheachchallengewelearntogetoverourproblemsmoreeasily.

Manyyearshaveflownby,andmanythingshavepassed.Butthisbeautifulsonganditsexpressivewordsare

alwaysaroundmeandencouragingmetobravethestorm.

“HowtoEncourageCreativityinStudents?”

Successhasoftenbeenlinkedtocreativity.However,moreandmoreevidenceprovesthatschooleducation

seemstodiscouragecreativityinstudents.First,studentsshouldbeallowedtofreetheirimagination.Studentsalso

haverightstoproducestrangedrawingsandaskfoolishquestions,fortheycansometimesleadtocreativity.

Don’tlookdownonchildren’stricksandgames.Playisanimportantstepontheroadtothesuccessofthe

greatestscientistsandartists.Accordingtoresearchonthehumanbrain,thetwohalvesofthehumanbraindo

differentkindsofworkineverydaylife.Thelefthalfmanagestasksrelatedtologicalreasoningandlanguage

skills.Therighthalfcontrolsthingslikedrawing,music,imagination,andevendreams.

Ofcourse,praisinggoodideasandencouragingunusualpointsofviewareimportantwaystoencourage

creativethinking.However,therealanswerliesinencouragingstudentstothinkinpicturesandtoexpress

themselvesinsimpledrawings.Itmightbeagoodwaytolettherighthalfoftheirbrainsdoexercise.Besides,

lettingstudentsdoimaginativeassignmentslikemakingupstoriesandencouragingthemtodaydreamwhenthey

arefreearealsoeffectivewaystowakeuptheircreativity.

Firstofall,studentsshouldbeencouragedtohavehands-onexperienceasmuchaspossible.Ifastudentis

interestedinmachines,lethim/hermakecarmodels,forexample.Ifastudentlikesclothes,he/sheshouldhavethe

opportunitytosewagarmentforhimself/herself.Studentscanalsobeencouragedtodesignsomethingtheyhave

neverseenbefore.Inbrief,theycanusetheirimaginationandknowledgetodowhatevertheycanandwhatever

theylike.

Ofcourse,whentheyencounterdifficulties,astheirteacher,I’llbereadytohelpthemiftheyneedmyhelp.

Butitdoesn’tmeanIwilldoeverythingforthem.

Insteadoftellingthemtheanswerrightaway,Iwillengagethemtosolvetheproblemthemselves.Whenthe

studentmanagestosolvetheproblem,hewillgainmoreconfidenceandwillbemorewillingtoreplyon

himself/herselfforsolutionsinthefuture.Thusthestudentwillbecomemoreandmorecreative.

Atthesametime,studentsshouldread,thinkanddiscusswithothers.Thisprocesswillenablethemtogain

inspirationfromotherpeople.Forexampletheycanreadaboutfamousinventorsandexamplesofcreativity.In

addition,studentsshouldbeallowedtohavefoolishideasandmakemistakes.Thiswillhelpcreateagood

atmosphereforcreativethought.

Directions:Writeacompositionentitled

“AreEnvironmentalRisksWorthTaking?”

basingontheresultsofyourdiscussioninWeighingtheRisksinPartThree.Yourcompositionshouldbeno

lessthan120words.Remembertowriteneatly.

AreEnvironmentalRisksWorthTaking?

Itseemsthatenvironmentalrisksareworthtaking.Chinaisagreatnationandshemustcompeteinthe

modernworld.Inordertodothis,shehastotakerisksofallkinds.Pollutionisoneofthemajorconsequencesof

technologicalandeconomicgrowth.

Ifstrictercontrolsareplacedoncompaniesandiflawsaremadetohelplimitpollution,wecanreducethe

risksontheenvironment.Unfortunately,installinganti-pollutiondevicesonchimneysandcleaninguptherivers

andlakesareverycostly.

Itistoolatetoturnback.Themarketeconomyhasbroughtmanygoodchangesthathaveimprovedpeople’

slives.Progressofanykindhasalwaysinvolvedrisks.Wemustbepreparedtotakerisksinordertomoveahead.

However,wemustnotmoveblindly.Wemustremainvigilantwithregardtotheenvironmentalconsequencesof

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oureconomicdevelopment.Wemustnotproceedsoquicklythatweputthehealthofthepopulationatrisk.

AreEnvironmentalRisksWorthTaking?

Idon’tthinkenvironmentalrisksareworthtaking.Manhasalreadydonemuchdamagetotheplanet.We

willallsuffertheconsequencesofincreasedglobalwarming,massivepollutionofriversandoceans,and

continueddestructionofforests.Wemuststartlookingformorewaystoimprovetheenvironmentratherthan

continuingtodamageit.

Ofcourse,weallwanttohaveamorecomfortablelife.Wewantrefrigerators,televisionsets,andother

householditems.Wewantcarsinsteadofbicycles.Wewanttobeabletobuymoreandmorethings.

Butatwhatcost?Ifweproducemoregarbage,ifwepollutetheair,thelandandthegreatrivers,wewillsuffer.We

willnotbeabletobreathefreshairordrinkcleanwater.Healthriskswillincreaseandourlifespanwilldecrease.

Theenvironmentalriskswearetakingtodayarenotworthtakinginthelongrun.Theshort-termgainscan’t

outweighthelong-termpainandsuffering.Weshouldn’tuseourownhandstodestroytheplacewearelivingin

andourfuturegenerationswilldependonfortheirliving.

1)Directions:WritealetteroressayasaresponsetoBobGreene’s“ThoseCollegeFinals”.Explainwhyyou

agreeordisagreewithhim.

(Apossibleoutline:

A.SummarizeGreene’spoints.B.Commentoneachofhismainpoints.

e.g.Canonealwaysbringabookalonginreallife?

Isreallifemucheasierthancollegelife?

Isreallifeanopen-booktest?

C.Conclusion)

Dearfriend,

AfterIreadyouressay"ThoseCollegeFinals",somequestionspopintomymind.Yousaidthatthemost

miserablemomentofacollegestudent'slifeisduringfinalexamweek,thatreallifeisanopen-booktest,andthat

reallifeismucheasierthancollegelife.

However,Idon'tquiteagreewithyou.Firstly,thepurposesoffinalsaretoshowhowstudentsaregettingonwith

theirstudies,helpthemfindtheirweaknessesandhaveabettergraspofwhattheyhavelearned.Ifoneworkshard

atothertimes,oneshouldn't