(2)读写任务：（共25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 It was the end of my

One possible version：

The Power of Praise

The writer, once encouraged by the praise of a customer when she was bout to give up her job, realized the magic of praise. But not many people are ready to give credit to others.

This is true with the people around me. Thought people are pleased to receive praise, they are not accustomed to expressing their appreciation of others’ effort and achievement in their presence. We Chinese are considered to be reserved in this respect.

In my opinion, we should never grudge giving our praise and gratitude in our daily life since it warms us up and helps build our confidence and interest in things that we are engaged in. I can well remember the encouraging smile on my teacher’s face when I made some progress and was praised in class. How powerful the praise was! Math used to be my worst subject but with the teacher’s encouragement, I changed my attitude and became confident and now I am doing fine in the subject.

Since praise can work magic, let’s get ready to give it as well as get it every day.

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