Good writing starts with good ideas. If you write about things that you care about, you will write better. If you write about things that you don’t care about, you’ll be bored and your paper will not have many good ideas.
Once you have a good idea, the next step is organization (组织). Think through your paper before you start. Write an outline. You need to know what your main points are before you start your first paragraph. Use 2-4 main points, one paragraph each.
In your central paragraphs, be concise and specific（简洁具体）. Give examples with details, not just general ideas. If you can say the same thing with fewer words, do it! Don’t use big words.
When you finish writing, look at your outline again. Did you really follow it or did it change as you wrote? Many times you find different ideas as you write. Look at your central paragraphs. What are their main ideas now? Are theses ideas in the introduction? I often write the introduction again to fit the paper after I finish writing.
【小题1】What is the 1^st step for a good writing?

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Autumn is a season of both harvest and planting. Similarly, when we step into college, we harvest the hard work from high school, and at the same time, we plant hope for our f___【小题1】___
Farmers take care of the plants and irrigate(灌溉) them with much e__【小题2】___. We college students should also make full use of our time and work hard so t__【小题3】___we can have a good harvest when we graduate.
Yangzhou University is a good place to plant our dreams. A___【小题4】__ a student of Yangzhou university, I always feel proud and lucky to have a c__【小题5】___ to study here. It is a college w_【小题6】_ long history. People around me always c__【小题7】__ for me, encourage me, and give me love.
Every year in autumn, my college w__【小题8】___ new students and guides them to realize their dreams. They’ll spend the best time of their lives to look for the v__【小题9】___of life here. I believe that Yangzhou University students will make great achievements someday, because our college is like a__【小题10】___ and we will harvest what we plant here.

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present” Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
【小题1】The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.

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1.The 16th Asian Games was held in __________.

A. Guangzhou            B. Shanghai     C. Beijing      D. Tokyo

2.How many gold medals did China get in the 16th Asian Games ?  

A. 11.              B. 41.          C. 199.         D. 416.

3. ________ went to Shanxi province on April 2^nd , 2011. 

A. A farmer         B. Our premier  C. A worker     D. A passenger

4.Premier Wen Jiabao said that_________ right must be protected. 

A. officials’           B. women’s      C. students’    D. farmers’

5.The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of _______, 2011.

A. June             B. July         C. August       D. September