Writing a Short Story

Stephen King said, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time to write.” That means, if you’ve never read a short story, it will be difficult to write one. Writing a short story is a popular hobby for a lot of people. 1.Writing a good story is not easy, but it is certainly worth doing it. How to write a short story? Here are some steps you should take to write a good story.

Step 1

Every story starts with an idea. Start by thinking about the things that you enjoy. 2.Other ideas can come from thinking about subjects that you’d like to know more about.

Step 2

Once you have an idea, you can then decide who your main characters are going to be. Consider having both a hero and villain (恶棍) in your story. This will help to keep your readers interested.

Step 3

3.Most writers plan their stories by creating an outline. It should describe the main events that happen. This will help anyone who reads the story to follow its events.

Step 4

Now that you have your outline, it is time to start writing. Follow your outline and write your short story. At this point, your story does not have to be perfect.4.Then you can make some more detail information, this will help you understand what your story is about.

Step 5

The story you have written is your first draft(草稿), the next step is to read though it and revise (修改). After your self-revision, it’s time to get some advice about your story.5.Finally,you should now have a well-written story.

A.You will go back and improve it later.

B.Before you start, you need to plan your story.

C.It is also an excellent way to express creative idea.

D.These activities are very good subjects to base your stories on.

E.Have others read your story so they can make suggestions for you to improve your story.

Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world. War, weather, age, traffic and pollution damage (破坏) these famous places. If we do nothing, they may even no longer remain. But looking after these places often costs more than one country can afford.

In the early 1970s, world governments decided that if they joined together, they would be able to preserve (保护) our history. If every country paid some money, they said, it would be possible to look after important historic places. For this reason, countries around the world united to form the World Heritage Organization in 1972. Today, the organization helps to protect and rebuild the most important places from our history.

However, one of the biggest problems for historic places is vandalism. That is to say, people sometimes enter these places and damage the buildings. At some places, such as Stonehenge in England, governments have built high fences to protect it from vandals.

There are many different ideas about how to solve the problem of vandalism. Some professors say that if guards keep walking around these places, vandals won’t be able to get in. Some professors say that if they fix more television cameras, they won’t need so many guards. Others say that the best way is education. If people learn to respect history, they won’t damage it. They will also want to spend money looking after old places. For this reason, the World Heritage Organization helps to spread information about the value of historic places.

1.Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world, probably because .

A. they don’t have enough money to go there

B. these places may disappear in the future

C. governments don’t allow them to enter

D. they are afraid of the guards there

2.The World Heritage Organization was set up for the following reasons EXCEPT .

A. It would be able to help preserve our history.

B. No countries wanted to protect the historic places.

C. It would collect money to rebuild the damaged places.

D. It would be possible to take care of important historic places.

3.Which of the following shows us the action of vandalism?

A. People enter the places and damage the buildings.

B. Governments build high fences to protect the place from vandals.

C. Guards walk around these places and fix more television cameras.

D. War, weather, age, traffic and pollution damage these famous places.

4.What’s the best way to solve the biggest problem of vandalism?

A. To spend more money looking after these places.

B. To make guards prevent vandals getting in.

C. To fix more television cameras in these places.

D. To make people know about the value of historic places.

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