自1983年中央电视台首届春节联欢晚会以来，春晚成为收视率最高的节目之一。但近几年来，春晚收视率呈下降趋势。请你根据以下提示，以“Spring Festival Gala CCTV”为题，写一篇100词左右的英语短文。

1．过去：几乎家家户户都喜欢在除夕观看春晚，喜迎新年；

2．近来：越来越多的人特别是年轻人选择不看春晚；

3．你对这种现象的分析及建议；

4．你的选择和理由。

注意：

1．可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

2．文章开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）。

参考词汇：除夕the Chinese New Year’s Eve

Spring Festival Gala on CCTV

Ever since it started in 1983, the Spring Festival Gala has been one of the most popular TV shows.

How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be   16  to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about   17  as you do.

A recent survey among high school   18  in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that   19  teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.

This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were  20  about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were   21  by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.

“The different results show   22  of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different   23  of beauty, so teens are more   24  to be confident about their appearance.

US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the   25 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.

What’s   26 , US students showed more individuality, with 88 per cent   27  that “people should follow their own interests rather than   28 of others”. This is much   29  than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.

Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and   30  most dissatisfied.

“  31  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference.   32  Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.

The students have different   33  backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.

Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much   34  among most of the teens  35  for the survey.

史蒂夫﹒乔布斯，美国苹果公司联合创办人、前行政总裁。自1976年成立了苹果电脑公司后，陪伴了苹果公司数十年的起落与复兴，先后推出了风靡全球亿万人的电子产品。请你根据表格里的内容，整理一下乔布斯的个人基本资料。

肥胖已经成为危害人们健康的严重问题，中小学生的肥胖趋势更为明显。你们班对此展开讨论。根据不同的观点，写一篇100词左右的短文。

    1．肥胖危害健康，应该节食，锻炼，预防肥胖。已经超重的，应该采取措施减肥。

    2．中学生长身体的时候，减肥会影响身体发育，也会影响学习，因此应该顺其自然。

    肥胖：fatness

某英语报社正在征集关于目前减肥问题的短文，假如你是某校的学生李华，请根据下列要求给该报社编辑发一封电子邮件，谈谈你对减肥这一现象的认识和你认为较好的减肥方法，并陈述理由。

要点提示：

注意：1. 词数：120左右；2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；3. 可适当发挥，使行文连贯；4. 参考词汇：器械 equipment。

Dear Editor,

  I’m Li Hua, a student in a high school.

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Best wishes!

Yours

                                                                   Li Hua