Directions: Forthispart, youareallowed 30 minutestowriteashortessayentitledItPaystobeModestbycommentingonJosephAddisonsfamousremarkModestyisnotonlyanornament, butalsoaguardtovirtue. Youshouldwriteatleast 150 wordsbutnomorethan 200 words.
范文：谦虚之美
ItPaystobeModest Modestyisnotonlyanornament, butalsoaguardtovirtue.JosephAddisononcesaid. Modestycannotonlymakesomeonelookbeautifulandwell-mannered, butalsoserveasaguaranteetoonesexcellentcharacter. Itisobviousthatpeopletendtolosetheirfinequalitiesiftheyarenotmodest.
SimpleasAddisonsremarkmaysound, itcontainsabundantlifephilosophyandinformsusofthesignificanceofmodesty. whydoesmodestyplayanindispensableroleinourlife ? Modestycaninspirepeopletoachievegreatersuccess. Thosewhoaremodestwillneverbecontentwiththeircurrentachievements, instead, theywillworkconstantlytoachieveahighertarget. Quiteafewexamplescanbegiventoprovetheimportanceofmodesty, however, Icanthinkofnobetterillustrationthanthefollowingone: howcouldBenjaminFranklin, whowasonceaprinterofhumbleorigins, attaintremendousachievementsinsomanyfieldssuchasscience, politics, literatureandnavigationifhewassimplycontentwithsmallachievements?
Weshouldalwaysbearinmindthatmodestywillpromptustogofarther. Accordingly, atnotimeshouldwebesatisfiedwithoursmallaccomplishments, instead , weneedtokeepanopenmindtoacceptnewthings, absorbnewinformation, acquirenewknowledgeandseizenewopportunities. Successconsistsinindustryandmodesty. Aphilosopheroncesaid.
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