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安徽作文
某英文杂志正在以“Fancy your self as an interviewer”为主题的征文活动，请你以“A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview”为题，写一篇英语短文。
内容包括：
1、采访的对象；
2、采访的原因；
3、想提的问题。
注意：
1.词数120左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
4.短文的标题已给出,不计人总词数。
A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview
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