最近，很多中学生都纷纷开起了自己的博客。一方面，博客可以作为展示自己的窗口，可以释放学习的压力，因此已经被越来越多的中学生所接受。但是，另一方面，很多家长和老师都认为管理个人博客要花相当多的时间和精力，会耽误学习。请对这一现象进行简要介绍，并发表自己的看法。   

注意：1．词数：l00左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2．参考词汇：开博客open one’s blog。

Nowadays, it is a common phenomenon that more and more high school students open their own blogs on the Internet.__________________________________________________________________________

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毫无疑问，U2是20世纪80年代英国最受欢迎的摇滚乐队之一。在30年后

的今天，该乐队仍然活跃在乐坛并得到歌迷的喜爱。

乐队组建时间和地点：1976年，爱尔兰；

第一部专辑：BOY，取得了巨大的成功；

奖项：第48届格莱美5项大奖，包括年度最佳专辑奖和年度最佳歌曲奖。

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1.标题：U2

2.必须使用5个句子介绍全部所给的内容

3.将5个句子组织成连贯的短文

4.参考词汇：第48届格莱美奖the 48^th Annual Grammy Awards

                 年度最佳专辑奖Album of the Year

                 年度最佳歌曲奖Song of the Year

U2

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假设你的英文名字是Jordan，是东方高级中学的学生，你和15名同学筹划寒假期间到英格兰旅行，为期七天。请给旅行社的经理Mr. Smith发一封电子邮件，联系有关事宜。要点如下：

       1．需要一名说标准英语并非常熟悉英格兰的导游。

       2．想要参观剑桥大学，伦敦市等著名景点。

       3．告知旅行日程及就餐、旅馆、费用等情况。

       4．你的联系方式：电子邮箱地址：Jordan@yahoo. com.cn或电话：0431—56425455。

       注意：

       1．词数：100左右

       2．开头和结尾已为你写出，不计入总词数

       3．参考词汇：剑桥大学：Cambridge University

住宿：accommodation; 日程安排：intinerary

发件人：Jordan@yahoo.com.cn

收件人：<Manager Notting King St@statravel.co.uk>

日期：Fri, 25 Dec 2008 11:30

主题：A Trip to England

Hi, Smith,

       I’d like you to organize a journey to England for us.                                 

       Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours Truly,

Jordan

Florence Chadwick was a great swimmer. However, not all of her efforts worked out. In addition to working hard, she had a secret for success. At the age of 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. However, in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats. Her body was numb(麻木) and she had been swimming for nearly 16 hours. Against the cold grip of the sea, she struggled on—hour after hour—while millions watched on national television. Alongside Florence, in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had… until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out. Still warming her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not tiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal. Two months later, she tried again. Despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact（未受影响的）and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it!

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你准备参加学校最近组织的一次英文演讲比赛，主题是“The Value of Goals”。在准备演讲时，你读到上面的文章，给你很大的启发。请准备一份演讲稿。开头部分已给出，但不计入总词数。