星火英语高考专项突破书面表达十步作文法1000字（最新20篇）

Dear Jeff,

Im Li Hua from Beijing Hongxing Middle School. I m very happy to learn that youre going to stay with my family while youre in Beijing.

To Jeff

Dear Jeff,

Im Li Hua from Beijing I-Iongxing Middle School. Im very happy to learn that youre going to stay with my family while youre in Beijing.

While you are here, well provide you with a room of your own with a bed, a desk, a couple of chairs and a TV. Youll also have your own bathroom. Our school is quite close to our home. So we could go to school together by bike. At noon well eat at the school dining hall. Im sure youll like the delicious Chinese food there,and enjoy talking with friends over lunch. Classes in our school usually finish at 4 in the afternoon. You can then join other students in playing ball games or swimming. Itll be a lot of fun.

If you have any questions or requests, please let me know. Well try our best to make your stay here in Beijing a pleasant experience.

[高考英语满分作文写给杰夫的一封信

目前，一些诸如GG、MM、 Xia Mi 等网络语言在青少年中极为盛行，并且出现在家庭作业报告，甚至全国入学考试的作文中。请你以 “Should Internet Slang Be Prohibited (禁止)?”为题，根据下表内容用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你自己的看法。

注意：

1. 短文开头已经给出，不计入总词数; 2. 词数：100-120左右 【参考范文】

Should Internet Slang Be Prohibited?

At present， Internet Slang， such as “GG， MM， Xia Mi”， has become popular among the teenagers.

There are different opinions on Internet Slang. Some students think Internet Slang is vivid， fashionable and full of humor and intelligence. Besides， it makes chatting on the Internet quicker.( 万业宝 www.wAnyEbao.CoM )

However， some other students think Internet Slang lacks depth of thought and is too simple. Also， it is hard to understand and not accepted by most people. The words sometimes might make people confused， even resulting in misunderstanding.

Every coin has two sides. In my opinion， living in the Information Age， if we don’t know the Internet Slang， we seem to fall behind the times. It will be OK as long as these terms are used correctly in proper situations.

某国际网站提供个人闲置物品交换服务。现在，你打算通过该网站将自己的一件闲置品与他人交换(exchange)。请你用英文在该网站上发帖，发布物品交换信息。内容应包括：

·你将拿出什么物品进行交换

·具体介绍该物品

·你希望换回什么物品

·请愿意交换的朋友给你留言

注意：

(1)词数100左右;

(2)格式不限;

(3)文中不得使用考生真实姓名和学校名称。

满分作文1

Title: Want a second-hand bicycle? Here it is!

Content:

内容：

Since I am going to graduate, the bicycle that I have ridden for three years is of no use any more. So I want to exchange it with whoever needs it.

自从我毕业后，我已经骑了三年的自行车不再使用了。所以我想和任何需要的人交换它。

The bike is in plain black and easy to ride. Though it’s designed for racing, you can use it for everyday life as well. With a lock behind the seat, it can be locked anywhere you like, removing the trouble of parking. Old as it, the bike functions well. And I’m sure you will love it at the first sight.

这辆自行车很黑，很容易骑。虽然它的设计，赛车，你可以使用它的日常生活，以及。有了一个锁在座位后面，它可以被锁在任何你喜欢的地方，消除了停车的麻烦。老了，自行车功能很好。我敢肯定你会爱上它的第一眼。

If you have a MP4 player and don’t want to keep it, you can exchange it with me. Anyone who has the intention please leave a message here, and I will contact you later.

如果你有一个MP4播放器，不想要它，你可以和我交换。有意者请在这里留言，稍后我会联系你的。

Thanks.

谢谢

The Spring Festival comes after New Years Day.Its usually in January or February.Its the Chinese New Years Day.The Spring Festival is the biggest festival in China.All of the Chinese like this festival.When it comes,people are busy.They usually do some cleaning,go to the stores to buy some new clothes and a lot of meat,vegetables and fruit.On the eve of the festival,everyone in the family comes back home from other places.They get together and have a big supper .They eat dumplings,New Years cake and some other delicious food in their houses.Some people like New Years cake,but more people think dumplings are the most delicious food of all.Some families have a party.They sing,dance and have a good time.I like this festival very much because I can play with my friends and I can get "red envelopes".

翻译：

春节是在新年的第一天.通常是在一月或二月.这是中国新年的日子.春节是中国最大的节日.所有的中国人喜欢这个节日当它来了,人正忙着他们通常通过清洁、去商店去买些新的衣服和大量的肉类、蔬菜、水果节日的前夕,家里人是从其他地方回来的他们聚在一起吃一顿丰富的晚餐,他们吃饺子,新年的蛋糕和一些其它美味的食物自己的房屋有些人喜欢新年的蛋糕,但更多的人认为水饺是最好吃的食物.一些家庭举行一个聚会他们唱歌,跳舞,玩得很开心的我喜欢这个节日得并不多,因为我可以玩我的朋友和我还能得到“红包”.

1.It is important for everyone to learn English well in our rapidly developing world.

在这个迅速发展的世界里，对每个人来说，学好英语是非常重要的。

2.The harder you work at it, the more progress you will make.

你工作越努力，你取得的进步就越大。

3.If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

如果每个人都为保护环境做出贡献，世界会变得更加美好。

4.The best way to remember new words is to practice them everyday.

记忆新单词最好的方法是每天操练这些单词。

5.The atmosphere in my family is fantastic

我的家庭气氛温馨和睦。

6.The reason why people choose to live in the city is that the life is more convenient and colorful.

人们为什么选择生活在城市的原因是因为城市的生活更方便、更多彩。

7.I had a great first impression of American people.

我对美国人民有了很好的第一印象。

8.We have lots of confidence in our ability to solve any problem.

我们对自己解决问题的能力有足够的信心。

9.With the rapid development of modern technology, the Internet has become a necessary part of our daily life and work.

随着现代科技的迅速发展，互联网已经成为生活和工作中必不可少的一部分。

10.You should read as many books as you possibly can.

大家应该尽可能的多读书。

Everyone knows thatFailurealways accompanies us in our life. No matter what we do, none of us can say we will surely succeed, because there is no such thing as plain sailing.

大家都知道,失败总是伴随着我们的生活。无论我们做什么,没有人能说我们肯定会成功,因为没有所谓的一帆风顺。

About failure, different people have different opinions. Generally speaking, on one hand, people think "failure is the mother of success". They think we wont understand the profound meaning of success until we go through failure. On the other hand, for some people, failure is frustration. They think if a person goes through too much failure, he will collapse and lose confidence in his life.

对失败,不同的人有不同的观点。一般来说,一方面,人们认为“失败是成功之母”。他们认为我们不会理解的深刻含义成功直到我们经历失败。另一方面,对于一些人来说,失败是失望。他们认为如果一个人经历太多的失败,他将会崩溃,在他的生活中失去信心。

In my opinion, failure is the footstone and catalyst of the edifice of success. "You dont know what you have until its gone." If you have never lost it, and always get it easily, you will not cherish what you get and own.

在我看来,失败是成功的基石和催化剂的大厦。“你不知道你所拥有的,直到它消失了。“如果你没有失去它,总是很容易,你不会珍惜你所得到的,自己的。

(1)要求论述两个对立的观点并给出自己的看法。

1.有一些人认为...

2.另一些人认为...

3.我的看法...

The topic of ①-(主题)is becoming more and more popular recently. There are two sides of opinions about it. Some people say A is their favorite. They hold their view for the reason of ②-(支持A的理由一)What is more, ③-----理由二). Moreover, ④-------(理由三).

While others think that B is a better choice in the following three reasons. Firstly,-(支持B的理由一). Secondly (besides),⑥--(理由二). Thirdly (finally),⑦--(理由三).

From my point of view, I think ⑧(我的观点). The reason is that ⑨----(原因). As a matter of fact, there are some other reasons to explain my choice. For me, the former is surely a wise choice .

(2)给出一个观点，要求考生反对这一观点

Some people believe that ①(观点一). For example, they think ②-(举例说明).And it will bring them ③-(为他们带来的好处).

In my opinion, I never think this reason can be the point. For one thing,④-----(我不同意该看法的理由一). For another thing, ⑤-(反对的理由之二).

Form all what I have said, I agree to the thought that ⑥--(我对文章所讨论主题的看法).

Good afternoon, everyone,

大家下午好，

The national student sports program, waged by the Ministry of Education and aimed at improving students health, was held from 10：00a.m.~11:00a.m.on April 29，2007 in many primary and middle schools all over China. Almost 11 million students in Jiangsu province participated in this program.

全国学生体育项目，进行了由教育部，旨在提高学生的健康，从上午10点举行。~ 11:通行292007四月在中国各地的许多小学和中学。江苏省近11000000名学生参加了这一计划。

The Ministry of Education advocates that we do exercises for one hour a day and can work healthily for 50 years. Our whole life will be very enjoyable.

教育部提倡我们每天做一个小时的运动，能够健康地活50年。我们的整个生活会很愉快的。

In my opinion, we senior high school students should do exercises for one hour a day even though our spare time is limited. Health is a basic condition for our study. If we did not do exercises, we wouldn’t be able to get good study records. So every one of you, join the program now!

在我看来，我们的高中学生应该每天即使我们的业余时间是有限的一小时做练习。健康是我们研究的一个基本条件。如果我们不进行运动，我们不能够得到很好的研究记录。所以你们每一个人，加入该计划现在!

Thank you!

谢谢!

导语：忙绿的高考已经结束了，全国各地高考英语满分作文也相继出来了，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

假定你是李华，暑假想去一家外贸公司兼职，已写好申请书和个人简历(resume)。给外教Mr Jenkins 写信，请她帮你修改所附材料的文字和格式(format)

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯。

范文：Dear Ms Jenkins,

I am Li Hua, I am writing to tell you something about my plan for the coming summer vacation and I also want you to do me a favor.

In order to get some practical experience, I am planning to take a part-time job in a foreign capital company. I have already finished my job application and personal resume. But this is the first time that I have written an application and the personals resume, so I don’t even know if there are something to pay attention to. So, I’m writing you the letter , hoping you can give me some help. I will be very grateful if you can help me.

Looking forward to your reply. And I’d be really thankful.

Yours,

Li Hua

【参考译文】

我是李华，我写信告诉你我的暑假计划，我也希望你帮我一个忙。

为了获得一些实际经验，我打算在一家外资公司做兼职工作。我已经完成了我的工作申请和个人简历。但这是我写的申请和个人简历的第一时间，我甚至不知道有什么要注意。所以，我写信给你，希望你能给我一些帮助。如果你能帮助我，我将非常感激。

期待你的回复。我真的很感激。

【试题回放】

假定你是李华，从小喜爱大熊猫(panda),一直通过有关网站(website)关注三年前在美国圣迭哥动物园出生的大熊猫“苏琳”和她的母亲“白云”。现在苏琳即将三岁。请根据以下要点给动物园工作人员写一封信：

1、自我介绍;2、祝贺苏琳生日;3、 感谢工作人员;4、索取苏琳三岁生日照。

注意：

1、词数100左右;2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3、开头语已为你写好。

【例文】

Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings from China!

I’m Li Hua, a student in Sichuan. I’ve been a panda lover since I was a child. About three years ago I was delighted to learn that Baiyun gave birth to her daughter Sulin and I’ve been watching her grow on your website,. Now she’s going to be three. I’d like to wish her a happy birthday and to express my thanks to you for your hard work, because of which Sulin and her parents are living a happy and healthy life in the US.

By the way, could I have a photo of Sulin taken on her third birthday? Thank you very much in advance.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

【译文】

亲爱的先生/女士,

来自中国的问候!

我是李华,四川的一个学生。我被一只熊猫的爱人因为我还是个孩子的时候。大约三年前,我很高兴得知白云产下女儿Sulin和我一直看着她成长在你的网站上,。现在,她将是三个。我想祝她生日快乐,来表达我的感谢你的辛勤工作,因为Sulin和她的父母在美国生活愉快、健康的生活。

顺便问一下,我可以要一Sulin了她三岁生日的照片吗?非常感谢你提前。

敬启

李华

导语：经历了高考后的暑假你有想过做什么吗?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢! ​

After the challenging College Entrance Examination, my anticipated summer holiday has begun. I will have a long winter holiday for almost three month. But I have already planned for it. Firstly, I will have a good rest at home and spend some time with my parents. I studied at school before, so I don’t have much time to company them. And then, I want to take a part-time job. I have graduated from senior school, and I think that a part-time job can help me being independent. I hope what I learn in school will be helpful to my new job. After earning some money, I want to have an after-graduation trip that I have been dreaming of for a very long time. My first choice is Xiamen, which is an attractive city. When the trip ends, it’s time for the college.

紧张的高考过后，我期待已久的暑假终于开始了。我将会有一个差不多三个月之久的暑假，而我也已经做好暑期计划了。首先，我会在家好好休息，花一些时间好好陪陪我的爸爸妈妈。之前我一直在学校上学，没有很多的时间可以陪伴他们。之后，我想做一份暑期兼职。我已经高中毕业了，我想做兼职能帮助我学会独立，也希望我以前所学的能用在工作中。等赚了一些钱之后，我想要梦想已久一次毕业旅行。我的首选之地是厦门，那是一个非常吸引人的城市。旅行结束的时候，我的大学生活就要开始了。

Zhang Dong is my best friend. He is a boy. Both of us are good at English, so we often have a chat in English in our spare time. Besides,football is our favourite sport. We like watching football match. Zhang Dong works hard at his lessons. He often studies late into the night. No matter how tired he is, he insists on doing his homework. So he gets good marks in all his subjects. He loves popular songs and classical music, too.

There are three people in his family and he is the only child. His father is a doctor and his mother is a Beijing Opera actress. Though Zhang Dongs family is wealthy, he is usually simply dressed. He dreams of being a lawyer in the future.

Such is my friend, a clever and kind boy. I highly value the friendship with him.

张东是我最要好的朋友，他是个男孩。我们两个人都擅长英语，因此我们经常在课余时间用英语聊天。此外，我们两人都喜欢足球，爱看足球赛。张东学习很努力，他经常学习到深夜。不管他多么累，他都坚持完成他的功课，所以他各科功课都很好。他喜欢流行音乐，也喜欢古典音乐。

他家有三口人，他是独生子。父亲是个医生，母亲是个京剧演员。尽管张东家境比较富裕，但是他的穿着却十分朴素。他梦想将来当个律师。

这就是我的朋友，一个聪明、友好的男孩。我珍视同他之间的友谊。

I think my father is a kind man, he love help people, and always forget to do something for himself. He has a good sence of humor, yes, I like that. That always make us happy.

我觉得我的父亲是一个善良的人，他爱帮助人，总是忘了为自己做些什么。他有一个很好的幽默感，是的，我喜欢。总是让我们快乐。

I think he is a friend of mine. Because he always talk with me. I often feel I am not his daughter but his friend.

我认为他是我的一个朋友。因为他总是和我说话。我常常觉得我不是他的女儿，但是他的朋友。

I think that my father is a good father and also a good worker. He works very hard. So he can’t play with me or my mum for long time. He think work will make him happy because work has many funny. So he always teaches me: don’t think work is a hard thing.

我想我的父亲是个好父亲，也是一个很好的工人。他工作很努力。所以他不能打我与我的妈妈很长时间。他认为工作会使他快乐因为工作中有许多有趣的。所以他总是教导我：不要认为工作是一件很难的事。

My father has many hobby. For example, he like reading, and he also like play computer game. He use his hobby to realx. He can feel very happy if he work, and also play.

我的父亲有许多爱好。例如，他喜欢读书，他也喜欢玩电脑游戏。他用自己的爱好来放松自己。他如果他工作很开心，还玩。

He is a good man, isn’t he?

他是一个好人，不是吗?

Every Chinese knows the importance of the college entrance examination, so the high school students always can feel the stress from that exam, especially when that day is nearby. Some students will not do as well as usual because of heavy stress. It is necessary to adjust their mood well before the exam. They should not give too much pressure to themselves, instead of having usual heart. Then they can do in working order. To reach this goal, they can spare time to do some sports or just go running and keep telling themselves that the exam can’t decide their future, so they try their best would be OK and no one will blame them. The purpose is make them feel relax, as the status of relax is the best state for achieving good marks in the exam. It is helpful.

每个中国人都知道高考的重要性，所以，高考生常常能够感受到高考给予他们的压力，特别是高考即将来临的时候。有些学生会因为压力而在考试中发挥失常。在考试前调节好心情非常有必要。他们不应该给自己太大的压力，而是应该以平常心对待。这样才能正常发挥。所以，可以选择挤一点时间去运动或者跑跑步或者自我催眠高考并不能决定自己的未来，只要尽自己最大的努力就可以了，也没有人会责怪自己的。这样做的目的是让他们放松，因为放松是在考试中取得好成绩最好的状态。这个方法真的有用。

1.假冒伪劣商品是个严重问题。

2.一些原因导致了这种现象。

3.为了扫除假冒伪劣商品，……

Fake Commodities

Fake and poor quality commodities are a serious problem. Many things can be faked such as soybean sauce， vinegar， bicycles， and many other things. The interests of consumers are affected， and many enterprises keep losing money because of cheap fake commodities.

There are some reasons for such a phenomenon. The major one is the desire of some people to “make easy money”。 These people think nothing of the law of the protection of intellectual property rights.

To get rid of fake and poor quality commodities， the government should educate people to obey the law of the protection of individual intellectual property rights and not to sell any fake goods. The government should punish severely and close down all the factories producing fake goods.

假冒伪劣商品

假的和劣质商品是一个严重的问题。很多事情可以伪造,如酱油、醋、自行车、和许多其他的事情。消费者的利益受到影响,许多企业把失去的钱因为廉价的假冒伪劣商品。

这种现象有一些原因。主要是一些人的愿望“轻松赚钱”。这些人认为没有法律保护的知识产权。

摆脱假冒和质量差的商品,政府应该教育人们遵守法律保护个人的知识产权和不卖假货。政府应该惩罚严厉和关闭所有的工厂生产假货。

最近，你们班召开了以“我的中国梦”为主题的班会活动。请写一篇日记，记述班会情况及自己的感受。内容要点如下：

1.每位同学都畅谈了自己对中国梦的理解;

2.你谈到了自己的梦想;

3.如何实现自己的梦想。

注意：

1.总词数不少于100。 2.不可逐条翻译。

3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

April 8 Monday Fine

Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream....

参考范文：

April 8 Monday Fine

Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream. Inspired by President Xi’s Chinese Dream, everyone talked enthusiastically about his understanding of the Chinese Dream. We all believe that this dream will come true in the future. I also talked about my own dream. I have always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save people’s lives but also they are doing a respectable job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life with their professional knowledge. To realize my dream, I must try to work hard from now on. I must learn as much as I can so that I can get into a good medical college, where I can prepare myself adequately for the job of a doctor. Only in this way can I accomplish my goal.

The college entrance exam is a big exam for students, they have learned so many years for the purpose of entering the college. For most person, they have the very deep impression about the big exam, it has changes so many people’s destinies. I had taken part in the exam, I remember it clearly, the situation just like happened yesterday.

I studied so hard, in those days that were nearing the exam, all the students focus their attention on the study, we fought together. The paper and the books were piled up our desks, when I entered the classroom, I hardly could see my classmates’ heads. Though it was the tough days for us, we felt happy, because we fought for our future, we believe what we do will bring us a promising future. These memories will linger on my mind forever.

高考对于学生来说是一个大的考试，他们已经学了那么多年，目的是考上大学。对于大部分人来说，他们对于这个重大的考试有很深的印象，它改变了很多人的命运。我已经参加了高考，我能清楚地记得它，那情形就像发生在昨天。

我很努力学习，在那些接近考试的日子，所有的学生都集中他们的精力来学习，我们一起奋斗。那些书本和试卷堆满了我们的桌子，当我今日教室时，我几乎看不到同学的头。虽然那些日子很艰苦，但是我们觉得很开心，因为我们为未来奋斗，我们相信所做的会让我们的将来更加的明朗。这些记忆将永存在我的脑海里。

高考已经进入倒计时了，这时候多看看写作技巧准没错。下面是语文迷为大家整理的英语写作高分技巧，希望对你有帮助。

一、把握文体

话题作文往往不限文体，允许考生自由发挥。但是，不限文体并不等于不要文体。话题作文的“文体不限”其实是指不限于一种文体，让学生有选择文体的自由。当你选定了一种文体时，还得按照这种文体的特点来谋篇布局进行写作。有的同学观察能力强，生活积累丰富，不妨将生活中精彩的片断撷取出来写成一篇生动感人的记叙文;有的同学想象丰富，擅长编写故事，不妨写写童话、寓言或科幻小说;有的同学逻辑思维能力强，擅长推理，不妨写成一篇理据充分的议论文;有的同学感情细腻丰富，不妨写成一篇优美抒情的散文，肯定会非常出色。

二、缩小范围

话题作文只提供写作的话题，而没有中心、材料、结构、文体、语言等等的限制;给了考生一个比较开放的构思空间，使考生能最大限度地发挥想象力和创造力。但是，如果不注意把握话题，缩小写作的口子，就会出现“下笔千言，离题万里”的毛病。因此，不管所给的话题多么宽泛，我们都要善于缩小“包围圈”，要选择一个小小的切入口，如一件事、一个人、一样物品、一种感受、一点看法等等，集中笔力加以突破，把你所选择的话题角度写细写深写透，做到“以小见大”。

三、拟好题目

标题是文章的“眼睛”。俗话说：“题好一半文”。话题作文允许自己拟题目，因此，我们要努力提高拟题水平，力争使自己拟的题目准确、凝炼、含蓄、新奇，使阅卷老师“一见钟情”。

四、善于联想

话题作文是一种开放性的作文形式，要求考生放开手脚，尽情地驰骋在想象的空间，善于多方位地展开联想，这样，才能生发出丰富多彩的思路来。比如话题“风”，你可以联想到自然界的风：微风、大风、狂风、飓风、龙卷风等等;你还可以联想到社会风气：拍马风、送礼风等等;你可以联想到一种像风一样的流行时尚：金庸热、韩寒热等等;你甚至可以联想到假如你是风，假如你遇到风等等。

五、写出新意

话题作文既然是应试作文，总得给评卷老师一个好的感觉，得—个好的分数。因此，写出特色、写出新意是十分重要的。我们在写作时，要善于“独辟蹊径”，也就是要求我们在立意上要有特的感悟，不入云亦云;选材上要有独到的眼光，不陈题旧话;构思上要独具匠心，不四平八稳，波澜不惊语气上要有独到的魅力，不平铺直叙泛泛而谈。

提示：

1 教会如何生活 过分溺爱

2 指出缺点，指明方向 强加兴趣、价值观

3 教会富有爱心 希望值过高

要求：

1、根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文通顺连贯;

2、词数110左右;

3、开头已给出，不计入单词总数。

Recently, we have had a discussion in our class about whether parents are our best teachers. Some students……

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Recently, we have had a discussion in our class about whether parents are our best teachers. Some students agree to the point because they think parents help to point out their mistakes in their lives. They teach them a lot about how to live a meaningful life. What’s more, parents’ love helps to teach them how to love others. So parents are their most important teachers.

However, not all of us hold the same views. Some think that their parents give them too much love, and they are too eager to pass on their values and interests to them. Moreover, their parents sometimes expect too much of them, which makes them feel their goals too difficult to reach.

In my opinion, parents are our important teachers. But parents should also try to understand their children more and limit the generation gap.

In recent years, internet voting has become increasingly popular in China.

People not only cast on-line votes themselves, but also urge others to vote for

competitions like the “Most Beautiful Teacher” and the “ Cutest Baby”.

Li Jiang, a high school student, is invited to vote in the “ Best Police

Officer 冶 competition, organized by the local government to let the public have

a better understanding of police officers’ daily work. Li Jiang visits the

website and reads all the stories. He is deeply moved by their glorious deeds.

He is already thinking of becoming a policeman himself in the future.

Su Hua is invited by his uncle to vote for his cousin in the “ Future

Singer冶 competition. He has already received three similar invitations this

week. His uncle tells him that if his cousin wins the competition, the family

will win an oversea s tour for free. Su Hua likes his cousin very much, but he

finds other singers perform even better. To vote, or not to vote This is a

question that troubles him very much.