Now suppose my speech here is being carried live on CCTV — 1, and I am being awarded the prize in this competition. I has made my name. Then the first thing I’ll face is a warm welcome I’ll receive from my teachers and fellow students when I'm back at school in a few days. Also suppose I am a bank robber. Ill \ wanted and printed in China Daily. I also become famous. Of course notorious is the word. Then the first thing 111 face is that the moment I step out of this room, a lot of people will point at me, saying, "Hey, it's him, the bad guy!" But believe me I won't do that.

These are two cases of being famous. No one likes to be the latter. And all the candidates here want to be the former. When we're talking about being famous, we always refer to the first case. But have you ever posed this question: What does it mean to be famous?

First of all, let's take a look at some advantages and disadvantages of being famous. Ill use "he" as the famous person.

Firstly, he may earn a lot of money. Since people know him, some companies will ask him to film or make TV commer-cials. Things related to him might sell well. He’ll make easier money. If you love to become rich quickly, try to be famous.

Secondly, he becomes the subject of media. Reporters want to know where he is and what he is doing and write articles about him. TV programme anchormen want to interview him. His photographs could be seen everywhere. Suddenly, he finds him-self a person with little freedom because people everywhere know what is happening to him. He has no privacy. I bet Bill Clinton hates this most.

Thirdly, he can't make a mistake however small it is because he is a famous man. He must be perfect. He has tons of friends and supporters. He is much loved. People worship him and try to follow him. But he should be careful. If he does something wrong or unacceptable, he will lose all their love.

Fourthly, he wastes time easily. He has so much work to do, so many people to meet, so many signatures to sign. He is under so much pressure. His whole life is on the verge of destruction. Poor guy!

I can only make these points in my allotted time. Every cloud has a silver lining. To be famous is no exception. I know different people have different views on the same matter. But what I want to mention after giving you these examples is that we have to work hard to realize our value no matter whether or not we want to be famous. Go for it, and good luck!

评语:

This passage is well written. The writer states the advan-tages and disadvantages of being famous. The examples are prop-er and the points are definite. But there are still many other points. Since, time is limited > the writer can't state all his views within such a short time.

On the whole, it is a pretty good composition.

指导教师：许春玲