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看到一篇Forbes关于高考的文章(http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/09/china-college-exam-markets-beijing.html), 蛮逗的，还把两篇高考作文翻译了。人家文章结尾，还把张韶涵的《隐形的翅膀》MV也贴上了。我也是第一次听这首歌。

The rabbit is the reigning champion sprinter of the small animal sports games, but he can’t swim. One time, the rabbit was chased by the wolf to a river and almost got caught. The Animal Management Bureau wants small animals to develop in a well-rounded way, and sent the rabbit to a swim class. In the same class are the dog, the turtle, the squirrel, among others. The dog and the turtle learned how to swim, adding to their skills. They were very happy. The rabbit and the squirrel spent a long time learning but failed, and they were upset. The instructor, the wild duck, said “My two legs can swim, but your four legs can’t? Sweat makes up 90% of success! Go! Quack, quack!”

The analyst, the frog, let out a big sigh: “The rabbit’s forte is sprinting! Why do we only combat weaknesses but not develop strengths?” The intellectual, the crane, said: “Survival requires more skills than one! The rabbit can’t learn to swim, then he can learn to dig holes! The squirrel can’t learn to swim, then he can learn to climb trees!”

Please select a point of view and make clear your position. Choose your essay style and give your own title. Don’t stray from the provided material and its ideas. Don’t plagiarize.

 Additional Essay Prompt For Beijing Test-Takers

There's a song that goes: "I have a pair of invisible wings / that let me fly, give me hope. / I have a pair of invisible wings / that let me fly, fly far away." Using "I have a pair of invisible wings" as your topic, write an essay of no less than 800 words. Select your own literary form, excluding poetry. [The lyrics are from the popular 2006 song, "Invisible Wings," by Taiwanese pop star Angela Chang.]

The essay questions above are translated from test material released by state-run Xinhua news agency this week.