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Impromptuspeechtopicsrangefromtopicissuesofvideoclipsandcartoonpicturestogeneralstatement,quotations,andquestionssimilartothewritingtestsonesinTOEFLorIELTS.Thefollowingarestudentimpromptuspeechsamples.Readorlistentoitcarefullyandsummarizethewaysofcomposingeffectiveimpromptuspeech.VideotopicissueHastheInternetnarrowedorincreasedthedistancebetweenpeople?Why?----BuYang2002（决赛2分钟）OK.I'mgonnafirsttellyouastory.Lastyear,Iwasworkingforamediacompany.WheneverIcheckmye-mailintheoffice,Igetalotofe-mailsfromallaroundtheworld.Igete-mailsfrompeoplewholiveontheothersideoftheglobe,fromtheothersideoftheearth,butIalsogete-mailsfrompeoplewho'sjustsittingontheothersideofmyoffice.IbringupthisexamplebecauseIbelieveitshowswelltheadvantagesanddisadvantagestheInternetservesasatoolforpeoplecommunicating.Ofcourse,iftwopeopleareverydistantawayfromoneanother,whentheyareveryfarawayfromoneanother,e-mailisaveryimportantpowerfultool.TheInternetservesasaverygoodpowerfultool.Ifyouneedtotelltheotherpersonsomething,youjusttypeinwordsandwriteane-mail.Andthen,withinseconds,thee-mailissenttotheothersideoftheearth.That's,ofcourse,verypowerful.Butwhenpeoplearesittingsoclose,theyarelivingsoclosetooneanother,it'snotalargedistance,weshouldn'tuseInternetsomuchasacommunicatingtool.TakemyexamplethatImentionedearlier,employers,theyhavetosende-mailsbackandforthevenwhentheyaresittinginthesameoffice,whentheyaresupposedtowalkjustafewstepsawayandtelltheotherpersonwhattheywouldliketotellthem.Butthey,instead,sende-mails.Andwehavetocheckthee-maileverynowandthenbecauseeveryfiveminutesoreverytenminuteswegetinformationtotelluswhatwearesupposedtodo.Ofcourse,whatthiswillleadustoislowefficiencywhenyouareworking,alsonotconcentratedwhenyouareworking.Italsoleadstoacommunicationbreakdown.CartoontopicissueWhatdoyouthinkofcosmeticsurgery?Isitagoodthingorabadthing?-----HuMinxia2003（决赛1分钟）It’saninterestingtopic,isn’tit?Herefirstly,Iwouldliketodefinecosmeticsurgery.Bycosmeticsurgery,weexcludethosewhoareseverelyinjuredorburnedandhavetoreceivemedicaltreatments.Weonlyrefertothosewhoarephysicalhealthyandjustwanttolookbetterbydeliberatelyseekingthing.First,tobenaturalisbeautiful,.Weshouldcherishwhathasbeengiventousandweshouldvalueouruniqueness.Justimagine,ifeverymanintheworldlookslikeDavidBeckham,andifeverywomanlookslikePrincessDiana,whatahorribleworlditwouldbe!Andsecondly,Iwouldsay,tobehealthyistobebeautiful.Howproperlywecansleep,wecaneat,andhowmuchexerciseswedo,andalsowhatkindoflifestyleweliveismoreimportantthansurgeries.Thankyou.GeneralstatementGodnevermadeanordinaryhumanbeing.----------YuLi2005（半决赛3分钟）Thankyouall.IntheOldTestamentofHolyBible,ChapterNumber1theGenesis,wearetoldthatGodmadeAdaminhisownimage,andendowedwithhimtheomnipotence,thepotentialityofthatdivinityintem.Andfromthebarbaricandprimitivestagetoanowprosperoussociety,andfromtheabyssofdarknessandignorancetothedis,weseealotofpeoplewithintelligence,andfromthatkindofdarknesstoanowthenightdodgeswithlights,Godhasseenusthroughallthevicissitudesoflife.Butinthe21stcentury,willgodstillendowwithussuperpower,willgodstillseeusthrough,whatwillfollow?ButIthinkgodhasdefinitelygaveussevengifts.Firstandforemostispassion.Passionistherealpoweranddriveforustofrom,forustoseeusthroughandwitnessusformtheveryearlyagetoourmaturity.Secondishumor.Humorgaveuspowertolaughoverallthesetbacksandfailuressothatwecandrawalessonfromthem.Thethirdisfortitude.Asisfoundoutinmountainclimberwhohadweatheredthestormandseethebeautifulskywiththeexposuretothemajesticlookaroundhimunfetteredbythatkindofconfinements,youmean,youknowwhatkindoffortitudeyouhave.Thefourthispoise.Poiseisthereadinesstoacceptanychange,to,soyouwillnotgetperplexedanddisturbedbythefastchangesinsociety,thepacewewillbecatchupwith.Thefifthisstyle.Stylemeansyouhavenotonlybeenamanufacturingpowerhouse,butyouhavethatdimensionofliterature,thatkindofwealth,ofspringofmentalwealth.Thesixthisindividuality.That’swhywearemakingthisspeech.Sowearedifferent.Andthat’swhatmakesmeextraordinary,mademeextra-ordinary.Theseventhispassion.Right,yougotpassionagain.Becausepassionintwiceasimportanceasmuchasanythingelse.Withoutpassion,I’mstandinghereIwouldlike,makeaspeechlikeautomation.Andinretrospect,weseemanymovingstories,fromzerotohero,fromunderdogtosuperachievers,fromCinderellatofabulous-lookqueen.Andthatisgodjustimitatingtousconfideinalittlestorythat,“Hey,guys,you’renotanordinaryhumanbeingbecauseyouaretheimageofme.”AndIthinkblessedwiththatdivinity,wecanmakeanymiracleareality.Thankyouverymuch.QuotationNoonehaseverbecomepoorbygiving.----AnneFrank----Yanshu,2006(半决赛3分钟)Thankyou,hostess!Ladiesandgentlemen,tostartmyspeech,Iwanttoaskyouaverysimplequestionfirst.Howtobecomerich,torobabank,ortomarryaveryrichwoman,orthatwecanbuylotterysothatwestandachancetobecomerichovernight?Butthechanceisverysmall.Ladiesandgentlemen,Iwouldliketosharewithyoumyopinionsonthistopic,andtellyouthesecretofhowtobecomerich.Wecanbecomerichbygiving.Buteverybodymaynotacceptmyideasinthisway.Someofthemmaythinkwebecomepoorbygiving.Butladiesandgentlemen,weshou