【要求】

　　题目：你将参加校园英语讲演比赛。现在需要写出一份简要的底稿，底稿应包含以下基本要点。

　　随着工作时间的缩短，空余时间越来越多了。

　　如何利用空余时间。

　　利用空余时间的益处。

　　题目自拟。

【范文】

　　Use of Free Time

　　Some people may be so busy that they never have a spare moment, but it would be hard to find such people in contemporary times. Working hours are shorter and vacations longer, and there are more and more ways to spend the weekends. Aside from eating and sleeping, what do people do during the many hours when they are not at work or at school?

　　Use of free time often discloses much about one's tastes, values, interests and personality. What may be one man's leisure, however, might be another man's work. In leisure hours, some may turn to the humanities: literature, magic, art and here we might also mention movies and television. Others participate in sports, politics, voluntary work or hobbies at home. Still others like parties, travelling, or just loafing.

　　Obviously, the use of free time is a good means of relaxation, but its benefits go beyond this. All things people do in leisure hours enable them to gratify their wishes. This can contribute to intellectual growth and promote social activities as well.

　　So the good use of free time will make life rich, colorful and rewarding.

【评语】

　　这篇文章写得很有水平。说理深入浅出，语言丰富晓畅，例证详实，句式灵活多变，使得文章生动并吸引人。开篇用问句，引出下文；结尾点题，总结全文。并且很有文学性。