> when i learned of the holding of the english contest on“english pictorial” in april, i was so confident that i entered my name for it immediately. and i managed to pass the“written test”and the“oral test”,which were held in the middle of july. but my nervousness resulted in my failure in the following test.
also i found that success in an english contest depends on not only knowledge of
english itself but also knowledge at large. for example, in the last item there was such a question:“tell the full name of great britain and what do people call her flag.”though i know the answer of the first part of the question, i did not know the name of the flag. now i know it＇s called union jack.so, you see, confidence and knowledge are two very important things which lead to success. do you think so?