参考答案： Do you think awards and prizes can serve a useful purpose?
A prize or award, whether it’s the Noble Prize, the Academy Award, or the Best
Handwriting Award in an elementary school, is important. They can serve a useful purpose．because they Call have economic, personal, and social effects that enrich the life of the winners．
Prizes like the Noble Prize are cash award．The winners are encouraged financially．They can use the money to improve their living and working conditions, and as we know that many of the winners use the money for their further research and studies. An award, like the Academy Award, gives people honors. This is also an encouragement to the recipients. For example, an actress who wins. Best actress with the Academy Award will be offered more roles and a higher pay than actresses who don't win. Even an elementary school boy who received the school's Best Handwriting Award will be proud of himself and may get a congratulation gift from his parents or grandparents.
The personal benefits of receiving any award are evident. Any award winner is pleased because he or she has been recognized as successful in his or her work. That's why when many people receive the Academy Award, they often cry because of happiness.
So we can say that awards and prizes serve a very useful purpose in encouraging people to work harder and to be more successful.