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be a
sport you are good at: Tennis
I
would
like
to
talk
about
tennis,
which
is
my
best
love
among
all
the
popular
sports.
Tennis is popular all over the world,
especially loved by teenagers. There is a comic
book
named, Prince of Tennis,
illustrated by a Japanese artist. The spread of
this book made
tennis more popular.
The spirit of
tennis is practice makes perfect, and we should
never give up. When I was in
sixth
grade, I began to learn how to play tennis because
I was a fan of the comic book.
When I
play tennis, I will devote myself to it. I have
entered for many tennis competitions.
I
like winning so the procedure seems exciting. At
that time, I was not good at sports. But
after playing tennis, my PE grades
became the best in my class.
Because of tennis, I learned that I
should never give up when I face difficulties. I
still have
lots more to work on. Tennis
is my favorite outdoor sport.
---starstruck
I
recently
watched
a
movie
called
Starstruck,
which
was
a
Disney
movie,
talking
about
how
a famous pop star, Christopher, fell in love with
an ordinary girl, Jessica. The movie
was filmed in Los Angeles and was on in
February 2010, not too old.
I chose it because of the
ranking, but when I actually watched it, I
realized that it was a
teen’s
movie.
However,
I
didn’t
regret
watching
it
because
I
think
I
learned
something
from the movie. It
is interesting because it sees celebrity life from
another angle and tells
us
that
we
are
blessed
to
be
common
people
because
there
is
more
freedom
for
us
to
enjoy. In
the film, it shows us how hard it might be when a
person can’t make his own
choices and
decisions. At that point, material wealth will not
matter to them because they
can’t live
their life the way they really want to.
It
helped
me
to
reflect
on
my
own
life.
Now
I
see
I
should
just
enjoy
my
life
because
everyone has the right to enjoy his or
her life no matter who he or she is.
3. A traditional story
:Chang’e and Houyi
Chang'e
is the Chinese goddess of the moon. The lunar
exploration-orbiting spacecraft
Chang'e
1 is named after her.
According to
legend, Chang'e and her husband Houyi were
immortals living in heaven.
One day,
the ten sons of the Jade Emperor transformed into
ten suns, causing the earth
to scorch.
Having failed to order his sons to stop ruining
the earth, the Jade Emperor
summoned
Houyi for help. Houyi, using his legendary archery
skills, shot down nine of
the sons, but
spared one son to be the sun. The Jade Emperor was
obviously not pleased
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with Houyi's
solution to save the earth: nine of his sons were
dead. As punishment, the
Jade Emperor
banished Houyi and Chang'e to live as mere mortals
on earth.
Seeing that Chang'e felt
extremely miserable over her loss of immortality,
Houyi decided
to journey on a long,
perilous quest to find the pill of immortality so
that the couple could
be immortals
again. At the end of his quest he met the Queen
Mother of the West who
agreed to give
him the pill, but warned him that each person
would only need half the pill
to become
immortal.
Houyi brought the pill home
and stored it in a case. He warned Chang'e not to
open the
case and then left home for a
while. Chang'e became too curious: she opened up
the case
and found the pill just as
Houyi was returning home. She either accidentally
or purposely
swallowed the pill.
She started to float into
the sky because of the overdose. Chang'e
kept on floating until she landed on
the moon.
While she became lonely on
the moon without her husband, she did have
company
，
a jade
rabbit.
4. A
favorite
subject
I
think
the
most
interesting
subject
in my
high
school
is
geography.
I
have a
dream
to
travel around the world since I was a
child. At that time, I would always wonder where
exactly some famous cities were on the
map, such as London, New York, so I am really
interested in geography.
I
had
a
great
geography
teacher
in
my
high
school.
She
was
knowledgeable,
hard-working
and
devoted
to
the
students.
I
always
felt
very
excited
when
I
had
geography
classes because I couldn’t wait to
learn more about the world. Besides that, I
also liked reading atlas and other
books about geography during my spare time. I
would
always have good marks/grades on
geography throughout my high school years.
When I talk
about geography with my classmates or even
parents, I can always impress
them with
my knowledge. I still like geography and hope I
can travel around the world in
the
future.
5.
sports :Jogging
Nowadays
many people spend too much time indoors working or
studying, but outdoor
activities
are
very
important
for
us
to
keep
healthy.
I
like
many
outdoor
activities,
especially jogging.
I often jog in the park
near my home on sunny days. I can listen to music
and breathe the
fresh air while I jog
so I can feel really relaxed. When I jog in the
park, I can also see the
green trees
and beautiful flowers. I can feel close to the
nature. It’s also a good time for
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me
to
think
important
things
in
life.
I
feel
it’s
an
important
part
of
my
daily
life.
Sometimes,
I
would
ask
my
friends
or
parents
to
join
me.
It’s
also
a
good
time
to
communicate with others.
It’s a simple activity; you only need a pair of
good sneakers. It’s
also suitable for
many people, from children to old people. They can
enjoy this activity.
I think
everybody should do
some outdoor activities because it’s a great way
to help us get
close to the nature.
It’s not only good for our physical fitness but
also good for our mental
health.
6.
A Toy
I want to describe a
toy in my childhood. Actually, it was not a girly
toy. It is a model car.
When I was a kid, I acted like a boy
and I was very interested in car models and guns.
But
my mother didn’t know that and she
bought many dolls for me. To tell you the truth,
my
father found that I liked model
cars, so he bought me one as a little present.
It’s as big as
a book and the color was very bright, it was red.
I think the car was cool and
I liked it
very much. I would always take it out and study
it. I figured out many functions
of the
car. I felt it was amazing that people could
invent this tool for transportation.
Since it was the gift that
my father gave me, I kept it very carefully. Even
now, it still looks
like
a
brand new
car.
I
think it’s very meaningful for
a
kid
to
own
something
that
they
like.
7. A practical
skill
I’d
like
to
describe
a
skill
I
learned,
which
is
to
edit
songs
on
computer
by
using
the
software, called cool edit.
I love singing, so a skill
to edit songs is very
practica
l and important for me. I first
heard
about it when I was
eleven
years old. When I was
surfing the internet, a net friend
told
me
about
this
software.
I
began
to
learn
how
to
use
at
once
by
watching
many
online
classes about it.
Soon I can record my voice on the computer and
after a lot of practice; I
can edit
man
y audio files perfectly. For
example, I sang a song named “take me away”,
after being edited, it sounds just like
the
original
singer’s singing. It is amazing,
because
I can even change a girl’s
voice into a boy’s voice.
I like to play with it in
my spare time, so my skill has improved a lot.
When I t
old
my
friends about it, all of them were
really impressed.
8. A piece of equipment----
airconditioner
I’d like to talk about a
piece of advanced equipment in my home, an air
conditioner. My
parents bought it in a
department store when I was sixteen years old to
replace the old
one.
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I
think it is interesting to use this equipment,
just like magic. Because when we use it, it
can
change
hot
air
to
cold
air. When
we
are
cold, we
also
get
warm
by using
it.
I
ca
n’t
imagine what our life will be if we
don’t have it.
Of course we don’t use it all the time.
Because when in spring or autumn, the weather is
very
comfortable,
it
isn’t
necessary
to
use
it.
If
we
use
it
all
the
time,
it
is
not
environmental friendly. Also, it is not
good for our health if we stay in an air-
conditioned
room for a long time. When
I feel very hot or cold outside, I will miss my
air conditioner.
9.A person who speaks a foreign
language
I’d like to describe a foreign
teacher of mine, Bob.
He is tall and
strong, with strong
muscles. He is a
typical American
—
confident
and humorous. He is a very attractive man.
A lot of my
classmates liked his class very much. I also chose
his course in the second
year of my
university. At first, I didn’t fe
el
there was anything special about him. Later, I
found that he really had the ability to
make his class interesting because he was so funny
and
good
at
telling
jokes.
He
was
also
creative.
He
had
so
many
new
ways
for
us
to
practice our English.
After
class,
I
like
talking
with
him
in
both
Chinese
and
English
because
he
also
learned
some Chinese. Through communicating with him, I
learned a lot about western
culture.
I need to thank
him. Because of him, I feel that English is
actually a fun subject to
lea
rn. My interest in
English grew and now I’m still interested in
learning language.
10. A family but not yours
I’d like to talk about my uncle’s
family. I think the life style in this family is
very different
from mine because as a
big family, they can do
many things
together. It’s very different
from my
family; they have three children, two boys and one
girl.
This is
big family is always very lively. I’m the only
child, so sometimes I feel lonely. But
in this family, you will always hear
the laughter and everyone will be influenced by
their
cheerfulness.
They
always
do
some
outdoor
activities.
For
example,
they
would
have
picnic
on weekends and go mountain climbing at the nearby
places. They sometimes go
far away
places for long trips. I admire them because when
I look at their pictures, I could
see
how happy they are.
Usually I think it’s a good thing to be
the only child because I could have my parents’
full
attention. However, sometimes,
when I look at their family, I will feel it might
be even
better if I have brothers and
sisters.
11. A
friend you admire
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I
want
to
talk
about
one of my
playmates
in my
childhood. Her name
is
Su.
She’s
very
beautiful. She had long black hair and
big eyes. She looked like a Barbie doll.
However her
personality was very different from her
appearance. I like her because of her
strong
personality
and
her
kindness
to
others.
She
never cried
even
when she
hurt
her
knees badly and would always help and
comfort others just like a big sister.
I always knew she’s a
strong girl, but later I realized that she’s
stronger than I thought.
When we were
in primary school, one day, my teacher asked her
out and told her that her
father
died
in
a
car
accident.
She
came
back
to
our
classroom
to
get
her
school
bag
without crying. When I
went to her home to ensure she was ok, I saw her
comforting her
mother. She was like an
adult, still without crying.
Later she went to Canada
and we haven’t seen each other for about five
years. I can still
her
beautiful
appearance
and
her
strong
personality.
When
I
feel
discouraged,
I
will
always remember her and
I can become strong because of her influence.
12. A successful foreign
person
There
are many
successful
people
in
the world.
Since
I’m
a
football
fan,
I’d
like
to
talk
about David Beckham, a successful
football player. A lot of people know him not
because
he’s
an
excellent
football
player
but
because
of
his
good
looking.
Especially
a
lot
of
women,
they
regard
him
as
a
big
sport
star.
But
that’s
not
the
reason
I
admire
him.
I
think he’s a
succes
sful man because he works hard
and never gives up.
As a young player, he was blamed for
his mistake that caused the failure of his
national
team in the 1998 world cup. A
lot of people laughed at him, but he was not
defeated and
tried
harder
than
before.
In
2001,
his
score
helped
his
national
team
to
win
the
game
against
Greece,
which
enabled
them
to
enter
world
cup
in
the
next
year.
He
became
a
national hero overnight.
I learned a lot from him.
Sometimes, we might fail once or several times but
it doesn
’t
mean
we
will
never
succeed.
It’s
always
good
to
keep
trying.
I
believe
hard
work
will
eventually make a big
difference.
13.a quiz show:
One Versus
One Hundred
I only watch TV
occasionally, but there are still many TV programs
that I like. I recently
watched
a
program
called
1
versus
100
,
which
is
a
quiz
show
presented
on
Hunan
TV
channel.
We
can
easily
tell
the
nature
of
the
program
by
hearing
the
name.
There
will
be
one
challenger
versus
one
hundred
opponents
at
each
show.
Both
the
one
and
the
one
hundred
will
be
given
the
same
multiple-choice
questions.
One
question
is
asked
at
a
time,
and
the
one
hundred
answer
first,
then
it
will
be
the
one’s
turn.
Since
the
one
is