I have never been creative, so despite enjoying most of school, I had a tough time with creative writing assignments. One year, we had a short story assigned that was especially big — ten to twenty pages — and worth an especially large part of that semester’s final mark. I was unable to think up even a bad idea, let alone a good one.
Then, the Sunday before it was due, I awoke having had a dream that would work fine for the short story! I wrote it all down. A young man killed all the bad men in the village, but then more people became bad guys. In the end, the young man realized that killing could never make the world a better place.
Monday arrived, but the teacher announced an extra week was being given since many kids were having trouble getting their stories done on time. So, a few of us who had our stories ready exchanged them to read. My friend read my story. I said, “I had great trouble doing it, but then, like a miracle, this came to me in a dream!”
My friend was surprised, “That wasn’t out of your subconsciousness (潜意识). That was the story of the last movie you saw. How could you forget? ! We watched it three weeks ago.”
“Oh my God. You’re right! What have I done? This is cheating!”
I was a good kid who got good marks easily, so I had never even for a moment considered cheating before. But I had no other story idea with which to redo the assignment. Eventually, I persuaded myself it was morally acceptable because I had written it in my own words, with the story of my choice, not copied something completely, and I had not stolen the idea purposely. So, I handed it in.
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A few days later, I was called into the teacher’s office.
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2.节约粮食的意义；
3.发出倡议。
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Let’s save food
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| 省份 | 四川省 |
| 位置 | 中国的西南部 面积 486000平方公里（square kilometers） |
| 省会 | 成都 |
| 景点 | 有众多的名胜古迹, 其中著名的有: 1. 九寨沟: 位于四川西北, 以湖最为出名, 湖水清澈见底。 2. 都江堰水利工程(the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project), 建于2000多年前, 至今仍发挥着作用。 |
| 特点 | 1. 气候宜人, 交通便利。 2. 以各式各样的麻辣小吃著名。 |
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Today I will tell you some information about Sichuan province
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I was surprised when I received a short message from my father wishing me a happy birthday.
I had expected to hear from my mother, my grandmother and my other relatives but never from my father. Lying in bed, memories of my father flooded back.
When I was a little boy, I regarded my father as a hero able to do anything. However, things slowly began to change. The more I learned, the more I doubted what he said. The gap between us grew and, at last, I didn’t even like communicating with him.
My father, in my mind, had no interest in talking with me. Dinner was the only time we were together. He had no time to watch TV with me. He would tell me to ask my mother if I needed something. He even refused to answer my calls when I phoned from school. I got accustomed to the changes. I thought that perhaps my father no longer loved me, so I hardly communicated with him and even was unwilling to contact him.
As time passed by, however, I began to wonder whether my behavior was right. And I began to be more and more upset. I had no idea how to get along well with him. One day, my mother told me that each time I called, my father was always listening beside her. Suddenly, I hated myself for my cold behaviour toward him.
I tried thousands of times to apologize to my father. In the end, however, I was always too embarrassed about what I had done.
注意：1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: But that Saturday, I was so touched by his short message and decided to send a reply:
“Thank you, my dear father.”
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Paragraph 2: Two days later, I decided to go home.
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