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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Why Do People Like to Buy Lotteries? You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1)目前社会上有许多人喜欢购买彩票
2)分析产生这种现象的原因
3)提出你的建议
【思路点拨】
本题属于提纲式文字命题。提纲第1点指出一种现象，提纲第2点要求分析产生这种现象的原因，提纲第3点要求“我”针对该现象给出建议，由此可判断本文应为现象解释型作文。
根据所给提纲，本文应包含以下内容：描述当前社会上人们热衷于购买彩票的现象;分析导致人们购买彩票的原因;针对购买彩票提出一至两点“我”的建议。
【参考范文】
Why Do People Like to Buy Lotteries?
Nowadays, there exist all kinds of lotteries in our society, such as welfare lottery, sports lottery, computer lottery, and so forth. Anyone, whether men or women, the young or the old, may buy lottery tickets. But why do so many people like buying them?
The following reasons can account for the popularity of lotteries. First of all, most people are trying their luck on lottery tickets. They have a long-cherished dream of making big money overnight. In addition, there are some people who want to make donation to public welfare by buying lottery tickets. Besides, some people buy them just for fun.
As far as I am concerned, there are some risks in buying lotteries. People never should count on making big money by buying lotteries. Furthermore, lotteries to some extent are similar to gambling, so people should not spend too much money and energy on them. In a word, people should keep a clear head when buying lotteries.
