1 . 本周你班的主题班会的主题是“To be self-confident”，你是班长，请根据下面的提示准备一篇发言稿。
内容包括：
1. 自信的重要性：
2, 从缺乏信心到有自信的转变过程。
注意：1. 词数120左右，短文的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）；
2. 可根据内容适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Boys and girls,

Life is but a hard and bitter journey.

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Thank you.

2 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，最近在一本英语杂志上读到一篇关于“happiness”的文章，其中列举了几位名人对这一话题的看法（如右所示）。你对此话题很感兴趣，给该杂志“读者来信”专栏写一封邮件，内容须包括： 1)       哪一位名人的看法最令你有同感； 2)       2)你的理由。

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. — Aristotle Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will escape you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder. — Henry David Thoreau The secret of happiness is not in seeking more, but in learning to enjoy less. — Socrates

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3 . 假如你是李津, 得知一家英语报社向高二学生征文, 主题是“The roses in her hand, the flavor in mine”（赠人玫瑰, 手有余香）。请根据你对这句话的理解和下列要点写一篇征文。
要点包括：
1.意义   
2.事例   
3.感想
注意
1.词数不少于100
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear editor.

A well-known proverb goes that “The rose’s in her hand, the flavor in mine”, which I think means

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Yours sincerely

Li Jin

4 . 你将参加主题为“Nature Is Our Best Teacher”的英语演讲比赛，请你以“A Lesson from ______”为题写一篇演讲稿，描述你观察到的一个事物或者自然现象（如滴水穿石），并陈述你从中获得的启发。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

A Lesson from ______

Hello, everyone. Today I want to share with you a story about

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That’s all. Thank you!

5 . 温家宝总理（Premier Wen Jiabao）在2009年博鳌亚洲论坛（BFA：Boao Forum for Asia）
说道：“信心比黄金和货币更重要”，“希望像一盏永不熄灭的明灯”。   就此请你按照以下提纲写一篇作文，120-150词左右
1）阐述你对此引言的理解
2）举一个生活中关于信心或希望的真实例子
3）发出号召，鼓励人们在生活中应充满信心、满怀希望
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