【要求】

　　题目：机会（opportunity），机会，对每个人的成才都很重要，不同的人对机会有着不同的看法。在人的一生中，你会面临许多机会，也会错过很多机会。那么你是怎样看待机会的呢？请写一篇短文谈谈你对机会的看法。

【范文】

　　　　　　　　Opportunity

　　Some people regard opportunity as the most important part of their life. It's the way to success. So when they see their friends succeed, they will complain that they are not lucky enough to have the opportunity. But other people think that opportunity is sheer luck, with their hard work, knowledge and skill, opportunity will be waiting for them everywhere.

　　Although the attitudes towards opportunity are different, opportunity is important indeed, and no one should neglect. It can make a person successful. We should grasp every valuable opportunity and make good use of it, otherwise nothing can be left with us but regret and disappointment.

　　But I think it is not opportunity itself that decides a person's success or failure. It is fair to every person, I think. To grasp the opportunity, we need knowledge, skill and experience. In a word, opportunity is important but not decisive.

【评语】

　　本文层层推进，首先列举两种对立的观点，然后阐述机会的重要性，最后以自己的观点结束全文。文章很有深度。从语言上讲，说理透彻，也很生动，避免了题目一大就空的毛病。此外，文章在逻辑上严密，观点不偏不倚，不失为一佳作。