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作文题目（7）
Write a composition on the topic：
Do “Lucky Numbers” Really Bring Good Luck？
You should baseyour composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 有些人以为某些数字，比如 6 、 8 、 9 等会带来好运。他们在选择车牌号、电话号码时不惜花费“择号费”要这些数字。
2. 你认为成功和财富与所谓的吉祥数字无关，要靠自己艰辛的劳动和努力。
You should write no less than 300 words.
参考范文：
Do “Lucky Numbers” Really Bring Good Luck？
Some people assume certain numbers may bring good luck. These numbers include “6”，“8”，“9” and so on. They hold the lucky numbers have magic power, and they are about to win the race in their life shortly after they get the lucky numbers.
Therefore, they pay much more money for their telephone numbers or car plate numbers with an 8 or 6 in them and take care of them with love. If they get “4” instead of “8”, some may be overcome by sorrow because “4” sounds like “death” in Chinese. Do the so-called lucky numbers really bring good luck for those who are in pursuit of success?
As far as I am concerned, this belief is superstitious and ridiculous. The so-called lucky number “8” is claimed first place in the lucky numbers because it is sounded like “getting rich” in Chinese and is believed to bring or even turn into good fortune. This is just a coincidence. There is no connection between sound and sense. Just as Shakespeare once said, “A rose by any other name would smell sweet as well.”
Indeed there is nothing mysterious about lucky numbers. A number is a thing, and good luck is another. They have nothing to do with each other. How can people ever have any good luck simply because of some luck numbers even if they don’t work hard, don’t have good opportunities or don’t get along well or work together with others?
As a matter of fact, I believe those people who depend on lucky numbers for their fortune or success lack self-confidence. Remember, it is not numbers that bring us good luck; it is our hard work, our own ability and our strong will that help us succeed. Don’t let lucky numbers change or influence our way of living.
（303 words）
