How I Overcame Depression

The final exam of last term was drawing near. Knowing what it meant for a Senior Three student, I buried myself in study. So many nights found me burning the midnight oil. I thought I was well prepared. Sometimes, however, hard work was just not enough. It couldn’t be more depressing when I stared at my low rank, my mind going blank. But my pride didn’t allow me to appear weak. So I stayed locked away, refusing to talk to anyone.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before I realized what I was doing was actually hurting those who care about me and doing myself no good. So I went to seek help from my parents. With them motivating me, my depression faded away. Now I have the confidence to win the battle in my Senior Three and brave any difficulty in my life.

题目分析：题目要求以“How I Overcame Depression”为题，写一篇英语短文，介绍自己是如何克服悲观情绪的。词数在100-120之间。作文可以分两部分，第一部分描述一件令人沮丧的事情；第二部分介绍克服沮丧的过程和自己的感受。

【亮点说明】范文使用了draw near，buried myself in，stared at，faded away等短语，使作文内容比较充实；

范文使用了较多的语法知识：非谓语动词Knowing what it meant for a Senior Three student，refusing to talk to anyone；with复合结构With them motivating me；主语从句what I was doing；定语从句who care about me等，语法知识掌握、运用的较为熟练；

范文还注意使用However, Fortunately等来衔接上下文，使作文显得比较紧凑，连接紧密。