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 consideredto be a good thing. One conventional view of lying is that it is bad initself and should be avoided at all costs. Another conventional viewis that the consequences of lying are often bad, so lying should beavoided 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. Awell-known study even shows that an ordinary person tells threelies every ten minutes.
So what is your opinion of telling lies? How is your relationship withthem? 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 canadd 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 EFFECTIVEPEOPLE” became one of the best-sellers in book stores. It aims topresent some powerful lessons in personal change to people incontemporary 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 thebook in your daily life? You are invited to write a composition inabout 300 words concerning the topic above. Your compositionshould be given a title and it should contain your personalexperiences. Marks will be graded for content, organization,language and appropriateness.
第十二届全国创新英语大赛复赛口语试题(选编)
1. Tell me about your favorite song or singer.
Cues: What is the song? / Who is the singer?
Why do you like the song / the singer?
Do you remember the first you heard the song?/ you met the singer?
2. Tell me about the most unforgettable thing that happened in your life. Cues: When and where did it take place?
What made it unforgettable?
What did you get from it?
3. Tell me about your hometown.
Cues: Where is your hometown?
What is the distinguishing feature of your hometown?
What is the biggest problem of your hometown?
4. Tell me about your ways to release stress.
Cues: What makes you feel stressful?
How do you release it?
What is the effect?
5. Tell me about your ideal work.
Cues: What is your ideal work?
What constitutes its specific charm?
How do you think you can get such an ideal work?
6. Tell me about something you did that made your parents angry. Cues: Give a brief account.
How did you feel about it?
What have you learned from it?
7.Tell me about a strict person you ever met.
Cues: Who is the strict person?
In what sense is he strict?
Is it good to be a strict person?
8. Tell me about your opinions about the generation gap.
Cues: What is the generation gap between you and your parents? Give an example to illustrate the gap.
What are the causes for the gap?
9. Tell me about your opinions on pocket money.
Cues: Do you think parents should give children pocket money? Elaborate on the supporting reasons for your opinion.
If your answer is yes, what should parents do about the money to avoid spoiling the children?
10. Tell me about a pet you keep or you want to keep.
Cues: What is the pet you keep or you want to keep?
Why do you keep or want to keep it？
What do you do/will you do to keep it well?
12. Tell me about your favorite season.
Cues: What is your favorite season?
What makes it your favorite?
What was the most memorable thing you did in such a season?
13. Tell me about your favorite TV program.
