第十二届全国创新英语大赛初赛试题

第十二届全国创新英语大赛初赛试题（一）

Telling lies for a better world?

Lies have a bad reputation. Telling the truth is normally considered to be a good thing. One conventional view of lying is that it is bad in itself and should be avoided at all costs. Another conventional view is that the consequences of lying are often bad, so lying should be avoided except in extreme circumstances. In the past two decades, though, a number of authors have challenged conventional wisdom, arguing that lying is not as bad as normally thought and that a number of other beliefs about lying are misunderstood. A well-known study even shows that an ordinary person tells three lies every ten minutes.

So what is your opinion of telling lies? How is your relationship with them? What do you do when being lied to? And more importantly, when and how do you choose to lie?

Please write your view on the topic with about 300 words. You can add a title by yourself.

第十二届全国创新英语大赛初赛试题（二）

Recently, a book named “THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE” became one of the best-sellers in book stores. It aims to present some powerful lessons in personal change to people in contemporary society.

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

Habit 6: Synergize（统合综效）

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw（不断更新）

What do you think of the role of effectiveness in your life and study? Have you ever benefited from one of the habits mentioned in the

book in your daily life? You are invited to write a composition in about 300 words concerning the topic above. Your composition should be given a title and it should contain your personal experiences. Marks will be graded for content, organization, language and appropriateness.