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Describeanacademicsubjectthatyouenjoylearning.Explainwhyitisimportanttoyou.Includereasonsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.Myfavoritesubjectinschoolwasmath.Ilovemathbecausenomatterhowcomplextheproblemsare,therearealwayssolutionstothem,andIcanalwaysfindthesolutions.MaybeIhaveinheritedacertaingiftfrommyparentswhoarebothscientists.AndthedayIfirststartedtolearnalgebrawasfantastic.Suddenly,thereweren’tjustnumbersinvolved,butletterstoo!Thatopenedupanewworldofpossibilities.Irememberspendinganentirerainyafternoonjustsolvingalgebraproblemsforfun.Ialsolovemathbecauseitiseverywherearoundyou.Themeasurementsforthebuildingyou’rein,theequationsnecessarytomakeacarenginerun…Mathissofundamentaltoourlives.It’swonderful.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Childrenshouldberequiredtohelpwithhouseholdtasksaslongastheygrowoldenoughtodoso.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.1：Inmyopinion,childrenshouldnotberequiredtohelpwithhouseholdworkbecausealotofhouseholdstasksaredangerousforchildrenanditalsotakesachildalotmoretimetocompletethosetasks.Forexample,mymomonceaskedmetodothedishesforherwhenIwasnineyearsold.AsitturnedoutmyhandswerenotstrongenoughtoholdtheslipperydishesandIaccidentallybrokeacoupleofdishes.Myfingerswereslightlyhurtbythebrokenpiecesanditactuallytookmymommoretimetocleanthedishesbecauseshehadtokeepaneyeonmethewholetime.范文2：Givingchildrenhouseholdtaskscanbuildself-esteem.Gettingachoredoneandngitwellcangiveyourchildamajorsenseof plishment.My7-year-oldnephewvacuumsandcleanstheflooreveryweekendwithamicrofibercloth.Hesometimesgrumbleswhenhe’snotinthemoodtodowork,butheusuallygetsintoitoncehegetsstarted.Andthelookofsatisfactionhegetsonhisfacewhenhewranglespilesofdustbunnies:Priceless.What’smore,helwithhouseholdtaskshelpschildrentolearnto eindependentandincreasestheirawarenessofresponsibility.Lastly,nghouseholdworkprovidesagoodopportunityforparentstocommunicatewithchildren,whichcanenhancetherelationshipamongfamilymembers.范文3：Itisaverygoodideatohavechildrendochoresaroundthehouse.Ialsothinkthatthiscanstartataveryearlyage.Itisnotnecessarilyaboutgettingthejobdone,becausetheparentscandothedishesmuchfasterwhentheydoitthemselves.Itisaboutteachingthechildrenthateverybodyinthefamilyhastopitchin,thatworkdoesn’tgetdonebyitselfandthattherewillcomeadaywhentheywillbetheonesresponsibletogetthingsdone.It’sgoodtobepreparedforthelifetheywillliveontheirownoneday.Ialsothinkithelpschildren emoreself-sufficientandgivethembetterself-awarenesswhentheycandosomethingforsomebodyelseandderivesatisfactionfromthat.3【个人倡议】一个学生写倡议书建议学校的剧院应pay在theater打工的volunteerassistants并且givethemspecifictrainings.好处1:能让assistants不用再做其它的工作，能更专注于剧院工作。好处2:可提高assistants的技能和工作效率。【学生态度】男生totally赞成此计划。理由1:如果做assistants能getpaid,thenstudentsneedn’ttodootherrealjobs,sotheywillnotbelateorabsentanymoreandwillnot影响theater的工作。理由2：如果assistantsgettrainedstepbystep;Theirskillswillbeimprovedandtheycanoperatecomplexnewequipmentefficientlyandtheplaywillbebetter.音频 /Vip/Revieper/78第1/2Thestudentlettersuggeststhattheschoolshouldpaythevolunteerswhoareworkingasassistantsfortheschool’stheaterandgivesometrainingtothesevolunteers.Intheconversation,themansupportsthisproposal.Hesaysthatfirst,whenpeoplegetpaid,thefeeltheyarengarealjob,sotheywillworkmoreseriouslyandwillfeellessofaneedtotakeotherjobs.Second,iftheycangetthechancetoreceivesometraining,theycanknowhowtohandletheequipmentmoreskillfully,andthequalityoftheplaywillbeimprovedaswell.4.【】心理学的一个概念subject-expectancyeffect(受试者期待效应).大意是：人的【教授举例】教授举了个例子。一个公司的一组officeworkers感觉工作压力大，sluggish,tired.Researchers让他们每天服用维fortwoweeks。并且告知他们这种Vitaminshaveaspecialelementthatcanimprovetheenergy和工作效率。但实际上这种维是一个”fakevitamin”,hasnospecialelements.但结果显示，Theofficeworkersfeltmoreenergeticandworkedfaster.音频 /Vip/Revieper/78第3/4范文1：Thetermsubject-expectancyeffectreferstoaphenomenoninexperimentsinwhichtheexperimentersexpectationcausestheexperimenterstoactinwaysthatinfluencethebehavioroftheparticipantstoachievethedesiredresultsIntheprofessor’sexamplesomeworkerswererequiredtotakesomepillsthatwereclaimedtobevitaminsbytheresearcherinanexperimentbutinfactwerenotTheexperimentertoldtheseparticipantsthatthesepillswouldmakethemmoreproductiveandenergeticthanusual,whichcreatedanexpectationamongtheparticipantsandchangedtheirbehavior.Acoupleofweekslater,alltheworkersthoughtthattheywereenergizedbythesepillsandclaimedthattheyhadbeenmoreproductiveandenergeticbecauseofthepills.Itwastheexpectationoftheresearcherandtheparticipantsthatgeneratedsuchresultsinsteadofthepills.2：Thereadingpassageintroducesatermcalledsubjectexpectancyeffectwhichoftenoccursinresearchexperimentswhenasubject’sexpectationofagivenresultcanaffectandevenbiastheeoftheexperiment.Thelecturerthengivesanexampletofurtherexplainthisterm.Agroupofofficeworkersweregivenfakevitamins,andwereledtobelievethatthesevitaminscouldmakethemmoreenergeticatwork.Inrealitythesevitaminshadnosucheffect.However,believingthatwhattheyhadwererealvitamins,theseofficeworkerswereobservedtobeperformingmoreenergeticallyandmoreefficientlyatwork.5【学生】的父母在weekend要来visit她，她很激动。她父母会住在她租的校外公寓apartment里，但是apartment很脏乱，而且在晚上之前她还要参加一个chemistrymeeting，没时间cleanthehouse.【解决方案】自己说出两种方案：方案1.不去attendchemistrymeeting，而用一下午时间打扫公寓。优点是房间会很干净，缺点是chemistrymeeting对她很重要，她有很多东西不懂需要去会上弄明白，落下的知识很难补回来。方案2.meetingrushhometocleanthehouse.缺点是这样只会有几分钟的时间所以不会搞干净makeitclean，她说她父母音频 第5答案1：Thewomanintheconversationishavingadifficulttimedecidingwhethersheshouldskipherchemistrymeetingovertheweekendbecauseshewouldliketocleanupherapartmentbeforeherparentsarrivetovisither.Thefirstsolutiontoherproblemisthatsheskipsthechemistrymeetingtocleanherapartment.Alternatively,shecanrushhometocleanupherplaceafterthechemistrymeeting.Iallypreferthesecondsolution.Accordingtothiswoman,herparentsalreadyknowthatshe，salwaysbeenamessy sotheyshallbeabletounderstanditifherapartmentisnotveryneat.Thatwayshewon’thavetomissanythingfromthechemistrymeetingandworryaboutnotbeingabletocatchupwiththematerials.答案2：Thegirl’sparentsarecomingtoherschooltovisitherandtheyaregoingtostayatherrentedapartment.Butthegirl’sapartmentistoomessysosheneedssometimetocleantheroombeforeherparentsarrive.Theproblemisthatshehasachemistrygroupdiscussiontoattendintheafternoonsoshehastwochoices–toskipthisgroupdiscussionandstartcleaningtheapartmentrightaway,ortowaituntilafterthegroupdiscussiontodothis.Iwould mendthegirltotakethesecondchoice.Ithinkthechemistrygroupdiscussionmustbeveryimportantforthegirlbecauseasshehasmentioned,sheisstillconfusedaboutsomeimportantconceptsinchemistrythatneedtobeclearedupinthisdiscussion.Itwouldbeapityifthegirlmissedthisopportunity.Also,thegirlcanexplaintoherparentsthatshehasbeentoobusywithherstudyrecentlytohavetimeforclean-ups.Ithinkherparentswouldunderstandthegirl.Anyway,herparentsshouldalreadyknowthattheirdaughterisnota whopaysmuchattentiontocleannessandorder.6birdsareabletomigrateforgreatdistancesbecauseoftworeasons:原因一,storeenergyinformoffatbeforemigration.举例hummingbird(蜂鸟)是atinybird,要连飞22-25小时,severalmonthsbeforeimmigration,theywilleatandeatandeattoincreasebodyfat,Theywillincrease40%infat，能量也增加了，就有力气长途飞行了，飞完之后全都用完。原因二，reducetheneedforenergy.举例：hawk（鹰，它们飞到很高的高度，barelyflaptheirwings大多数时间在天空，dependonthermalcomingupfromearth滑翔tosaveenergy这样，hawk就可能连续长途飞行了。音频 第6Thelectureexplainswhymigratingbirdscanflynon-stopforgreatdistances.Thefirstkeyistolaydownenoughfatreserves.Forexample,theBbirdseatmuchmorefoodthanusualbeforethebeginningoftheirmigration.Theycanputonasmuchas40%ofadditionalweight,andmuchofthisweightisstoredasfatinthebodyreadytoburnforthebirds‟long-distancetravel.Thesecondkeyistoexploitthewindsintheirfavorsotheycancoverthedistancebyminimizingwingmovementthusconsuminglessenergy.Forexample,theHbirdscanrelyonthermalsrisingfromthegroundtogainaltitudeeffortlessly.Describethedifferencesbetweentwosingersthatyouarefamiliarwith.Pleaseincludereasonsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.ThetwosingersIamfamiliarwithareLadyGagaandBeyonce.TherearetwomajordifferencesIfindbetweenthem.First,LadyGagahasreceivedtraininginclassicalandjazzmusicsoinherliveperformances,shelikestoimprovisehermusicandplaythepianoherself.Beyonceismorefocusedondancingandsinging.Second,LadyGagaholdscertainstrongviewstowardthesocietyandtheyoungergeneration.Thereforeatherconcertssheoftentalksaboutembracingdiversityintheworldandencouragesyoungpeopletobewhotheyare.Beyonceontheotherhandtalksmoreoftenaboutpovertyandracialequality.Somepeopleprefertoeatfastfoodinafast-foodrestaurant.Othersprefernotto.Whichdoyoupreferandwhy?Pleaseincludereasonsanddetailsinyourresponse.答案1：Idon’tliketoeatfoodinafast-foodrestaurant.Healthismyfirstconcern.Fastfoodisknowntohavepoornutritionalvaluebecauseitishighincaloriesfatssugarsandotherunhealthyingredients.Mynextconcerniswiththediningenvironmentofafast-foodrestaurantwhichisoftencrowdedandnoisy,andthereappeartobequeueseverywhere.SoIwouldavoidgoingtoafast-foodrestaurantInstead,IwouldgotoasmallbutcozyrestaurantorcaféwhereIcansitcomfortablyinachairenjoyreadingthelatests,andmaybelistentosomenicemusicwhilehavingalovelyafternoontea.2：ally,Iprefernottoeatfastfood.First,fastfoodisusuallyhigh-fatandhigh-carbohydrate,whichisreallyunhealthyforus.Forexample,inmylastsemesterincollege,Ihadalotoffastfoodduringthefinals,andIwasgettingfatandfeelingtiredeasily.ThenIrealizedfastfoodprovidesnonutritionalvaluetoourbody.Inaddition,thereareplentyofotheroptionsforfoodIcanchoosefrominthecityI’mlivinginandthespeedofthoseplacesisjustasfastasafastfoodrestaurantForinstancethesoupnoodleplaceinmyneighborhoodservesfoodwithinfiveminutesuponorderandthefoodthereismuchhealthier.fineartsfineartcourses（1workrequirevariousability,goodforwork2)helpstudentsrelaxmajorfield的课程，对就业不好；（2不 第3 第3Theuniversityisgoingtorequirestudentstotakeadditionalcoursesinfineartsandthemanintheconversationdisagreeswiththispolicy.First，theuniversitybelievesthatfineartscoursesrequirevariousskills,whichwillbenefitstudents’careersinthelongrun.However,themanintheconversationwouldliketoworkforabankafterhegraduates.Ifhetakesadditionalfineartscourses,histimeforcoursesinhismajorfieldwillbelimited,whichwillnegativelyaffecthisprofessionalexpertise.Second,theuniversitythinksthatfineartscoursescanhelpstudentstakesometimeawayfromtheiracademiccoursesandrelax.Themanintheconversation,ontheotherhand,thinksthatthesecourseswillinduceadditionalstressforstudentswhodon，thaveatalentinarts.Forthesereasons,themanintheconversationopposesthenewplan.阅读：self-servingbias,success归功于自己。failureIQ，然后不管他们考怎样，就把考生分成两interview，发现，考高分的会说是因为自己的智力水平高；考不好的会blame，说他们被很多factors影响了。比如unclearinstructionsandtrickyquestions. 第4 第4Theterm―eslf-servingbias‖referstoacognitiveprocessinwhichpeoplefocusontheirownachievementsandstrengthswhileattributingtheirfailurestootherfactorsinordertomaintaintheirself-esteem.TheprofessorusestheexampleofanIQtestexperimenttodemonstratetheinfluenceofself-servingbias.AgroupofpeoplewereaskedtotaketheIQtestandthenthesepeoplewereseparatedintotwogroupsregardlessoftheirtestresults.Theexperimentertoldonegroupthattheydidwellonthetestandtoldtheothergroupthattheydidbadlyonthetest.Asaresultofself-servingbias,thegroupthatthoughttheydidwelltoldtheinterviewerthatitwasbecausetheywerehighlyinligent.However,theothergroupwhothoughttheydidbadlyblamedotherfactorsfortheirbadresults,suchastheunclearinstructionsandtrickyquestions.hurthisfeethospitalclinic音频 /Vip/Revieper/15第5音频 /Vip/Revieper/16第5Themanintheconversationjusthurthisfeetbutdoesn’thaveenoughtimetogotothedoctorbecausehehastoprepareforanexamtomorrow.Hecaneitherstillgotothedoctortodayorwaituntilhefinisheshisexamtomorrow.Inmyopinion,itisbetterforthemantogotothedoctorafterhefinisheshisexamtomorrow.First，ifhegoestothedoctortoday,theremightbealotofpeoplewaitinginline.Histimewillbewastedandhewillmissoutthereviewsessionforhisexam.Foracollegestudent,academicperformanceshouldalwaysbeapriority.Second,ifhegoestothehospitalafterhefinisheshisexamthenextday,hewillbebetterpreparedfortheexamandcanvisitthedoctorwithlessworryandstress.Therefore,Ipreferthesecondsolution.Adaptation(1)、举例：Douglasfir(冷杉）的树皮很厚。当遇到森林大火时，这种树Adaptation(2)、举例：某种pine，当发生森林大火时，火从树干lower往高处蔓延。在火烧到树高处branches前，树枝会自动脱落，从而大火向高处树枝蔓延。Inthelecture,theprofessortalksabouttwophysicaladaptationsplantshavedevelopedinresponsetoforestfires,includinggrowingthickbarktoprotectinnerlivingtissuesandtheabilitytoself-prune.TheprofessorusestheexamplesofDouglasFirsandPonderosaPinestoillustratehowthesetwoadaptationshavehelpedthosetreessurviveinforestfires.First,DouglasFirshavegrownthickbarkwhichallowsDouglasFirstoinsulatethemselvesfromtheheatofflamesduringforestfires,keetheirinternaltemperaturelowandthereforepreservingmoistureandnutritionthatarevitaltotheirsurvival.Second,PonderosaPinesareabletograduallyshedtheirlowerbranchesinfires.Asforestfiresusuallystartfromthelowerground,bysheddingtheirlowerbranches,PonderosaPinescanpreventthefirefromburningallthewayuptotheircanopy,whichgivesPonderosaPinesabetterchancetosurviveinforestfires.Describeaspecialeventoroccasionwhichyou'veexperiencedwithyourfamilyorfriends.Explainwhyitwasmemorabletoyou.Includereasonsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.答案1:MyparentsthrewahugeHalloweenpartyoneyearwhenIwasaboutseven.ItwasinterestingbecausetheyneverdidstufflikethatOurhousewasalwayscalmandquiet!Wedidn’tevenhavepeopleoverfordinner,really.But,forwhateverreason,wehadamassiveHalloweenpartythatyear.Idon’tevenknowhowmanypeoplewerethere.Itwassofunwehadblacklightsandfakecobwebsalloverourfrontporch.Peoplewerebobbingforapplesinthebackyard.IremembermysisterandIchasingeachotherthroughthefakegravestones,dressedinourcostumes,justhavingthetimeofourlives!Itwasanunforgettablenight!答案2:Irecentlyattendedmycousin’sweddingceremonywithmyfamily.MycousinisanengineerwhoisnowlivingandworkingintheU.SItwasreallyagrandoccasion.Alltherelativesincludingmy90yearoldgrandpawerepresentWehadamagnificentdinneratarestaurantDuringthedinnerwetalked,proposedtoaststoeachother,andmadewishestothecouple.Weallhadawesometimeattheweddingceremony.Actually,itwasalsoafare-wellparty;afterthewedding,mycousinwouldhavetogobacktotheStates.Wewouldn’tgettoseehimveryoftenafterthewedding.Weshouldmisshim!Somepeopleprefertogetadvicefromolderpeopleliketheirparentsorgrandparents.Othersprefertogetadvicefromtheirpeersofthesameorsimilarage.Whatwaydoyoupreferandwhy?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.Ithinkitalldependsonwhattypesofproblemsyouaredealingwith.Iencountermanydifferentkindsofproblemseveryday.SomeofthemarereallysmallandmaybetooalsoIonlyaskmyclosefriendsforhelp.ForexampleifIamextremelysadaboutmygirlfriendbreakingupwithme.Iwouldneverturntomyparentsforhelp.Instead,Iwouldtalkwithmyfriendswhocanoffermecomfort.However,onotheroccasions,theremaybecomplicatedproblemsandtosolvethemrequiresskillsandexperiencefarbeyondmyownknowledgeorcapability,anditisatthismomentthatIthinkolderpeople’shelporadviceismuchmorevaluable.【学校通知】大学机房(computerlab)的新政策(newprintingpolicy):每个学生每次到机房最多只能免费(forfree)打10页(pages).打印10页之后超过10页的部分每页(perpage)要收5美分(charge5cents).1:督促学生节约用纸。好处2:学校可用所得收入(withthemoney【学生态度】赞成此计划(“theideaisOKwithme”).理由1:以前免费打的时候，她看(shealwaysseealotofstudentsprinttonsofmaterialsometimesonlyatitleoranauthorisprintedonapieceofpaperandtherestofthepaperisleftblank.It’sahugewasteofmaterial.)如果的话，学生就会仔细考虑要打印什么打印重要的页面而非全部页面(usepapermoreefficientlyandselectively,studentsjotdownthetitleortheauthorandprintonlynecessaryinformationratherthanprintingwholepage).2:打印机紧缺，有时期要等待，所得收入可以用来购置给学生们用(thereareonlyafewprinters,studentshavetowaittoprintThemoneywillbeusedtobuynewprinters)，就可有效减少在期(busyhours)时的等待时间(waitingtime),不会发生以前人多时不够用 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第3Theschoolhasmadeanewpolicylimitingfreeprintinginthecomputerlab.Inthefuturestudentscanonlyprint10pagesforfreeandhavetopay5centsforeachadditionalpage.Thepolicyisintendedtosavepaper,andthemoneychargedcanbeusedtopurchasemoreprinters.Intheconversation,thegirlsupportsthispolicy.Shesaysthatthispolicywillmakestudentsmoreconsciousabouthowmanypagestheyneedtoprint,sotheywillavoidprintingthoseunnecessarypageslikethetitle.Also,sheagreesthatthemoneywhichstudentspayforadditionalprintingcanbeusedtopurchasemoreandbetterprinters,whichwillsavestudentsalotoftimeinthebusyhours.4.】placemarketing(地区)是anareaidentifythefeaturesofaplace来做，可以和其他的地方区别开来，吸引游客attractpotentialvisitors.提高经济。atownnearoceanwantstoimproveitseconomyaverybeautifulbeachwithbicyclepathsconnectedtobeacharoundthetown.游客可以ridebicycle往来于downtown和beach之间，不像其他地会巨drive.Sotheernmentdecidedtoemphasisthismajorfeaturetoattractpeoplewhoarefondofphysicalactivities.TheyadvertisedthisfeatureonTVandmagazine宣传在这个town不仅可以欣赏美面的beach,还能参加各种physicalactivities,比如playvolleyballandjoggingonthebeach.骑自行车等.Itturnedouttobesuccessful,吸引了很多active的youngpeople来玩。town里的新business,比如ho 展起来了。最后，这个town的经济也发展了(promotetheeconomy)。Placemarketingisamarketingstrategytopromotethemostuniquefeaturesofaplaceinordertoattracttouriststothisplace.Theprofessorfurtherillustrateshowplacemarketingworks.Hegivestheexampleofaseasidetown,whichhasabeautifulbeachandmanybicyclepathsaroundit.Sothetownusestheseasitsuniquefeaturesformarketingns,advertisingthattouristscannotonlyenjoybeautifulbeach,butalsoplayvolleyball,docyclingandothersportsactivities.Thisappealparticularlytotheinterestsofactiveyoungpeople,sothetownreceivesalargenumberofyoungtourists,andasaresultthetown’shoandrestaurantindustriesbegintothrive,leadingtoaprosperoustowneconomy.5.【学生】一个女的暑假要去另一个州(inanotherstate)打工(dosummerjob),帮她导师做maymessupherroom.建议2:租两套房(paysbothrents).等她假期回来后继续居住。但说她打算用暑假打工的钱买电脑(getmoneytopurchaseanewcomputer),如果两边都付了房租, 第5 第5Thegirlistotakeasummerjobandhasfoundanewplacetolivenearthejobintown.Nowsheisnotsurewhattodowiththedormshecurrentlystaysin.Shecouldeitherrentthisdormtoanotherandcollectsomerent,orshecouldleavethedormemptybutshe'llhavetopayforboththedormandhernewapartment.Iwouldsuggestthatthegirlrentherdorm.First,byrentingouthercurrentdorm,thegirlcanmakesomeextramoneytohelpcoverthecostofhernewapartmentandalsothecomputershewantstobuy.Second,shecancarefullyselectanewtenantwhoisneatandorganized,soshedoesnothavetoworryaboutherdormbeingmessedup.Perhapsshecandosobypostinganadvertisementwithallthespecificrequirements.6.讲课要点】AnimalCommunication:Whenanimalsareindangerstheyalarmotherindividualswithtwotypesofalarmingsignals.第一种:callsignalArobin(—种鸟）criestoalarmotherrobinsthatapredatoriscoming.Otherrobinswillflyofftosafety.第二种：chemicalalarmsignals.例如：Whenaminnow's(一种鱼)skiniscut,itsskincanreleasesomechemicalsubstancetoletotherminnowsknowthatthedangerisnearby,thenotherminnowsinthesamepondwouldhide 第6 第6Thelecturetalksabouthowanimalscommunicatealarmsignalstoothermembersofthesamespecies.Therearetwotypesofsignals.Thefirsttypeisanalarmcall.Forexample,whenabirdencountersanapproachingdanger,itwouldcryoutloudlytowarntheotherbirdsnearbyaboutthisdanger.Receiversofthiscallwouldimmediayseekshelteragainstthepredator.Thesecondtypeofsignalischemicalsignal.Forexample,whenthesalmondetectsahazardunderthewater,itsskinwouldreleaseachemicalsubstancewithauniquesmell,whichservesasamessagetothersalmonsthatthereisdangeraroundsotheyshouldescape.1Talkaboutagiftyougavetosomeone.Whodidyougivethisgiftto?Whydidyougiveitto?Iboughtacameraformydadlastmonth.Iboughtitforhimbecauseherecentlyretiredandplanstotraveltheworld.Ichosethisparticularmodelbecauseit’slightandcompact.Itfitseasilyinhispocketsohedoesn’thavetocarrytoomuchweight.Theimagequalityisverygoodaswell.HiswenttoSouthAfricawiththiscameralastweekandtooksomeamazingpicturesofwildanimals.Thebestthingaboutthiscameraisthatithasbuilt-inWIFI.Itconnectstohissohecouldkeepsendingpicturestousduringtheentiretrip.2WhatkindofstrategydoyouusetohandleanoverwhelmingamountofIthinkmakingaplanaheadoftimeandstickingtoitisthewaytogo.Forexample,Ididatwenty-pagepaperformyhistoryclasslastsemester.IwasprettyconcernedaboutnotbeingabletohandleitsoIsatdownandmadeaplanbeforestartingtheproject.TheplanwastostartthewholethingbygoingtothelibrarysothatIhavealltherightbooksandmaterialformyresearch,andthentrytofinishthefirstdraftwithintwoweeks.AfterthatI’dshowittomyprofessorforfeedbacksandsuggestionsonhowtoimproveit.Ifollowedthisplanandeverythingworkedoutprettywellatthe3Whichofthefollowingperiodsinlifedoyouthinkisthehardest,beingakid,ateenageroranIthinkbeingateenageristhehardestforthefollowingreasons.First,it’shardbeingahighschoolstudent.Whatwelearninhighschoolishard!Wearestudyingsomanydifferentsubjectsallatthesametime.Thereareendlessassignmentsandteststoworryabout.IfIdon’tgetthemright,Icannotfacemyteachersandparents.Second,there’stoomuchpeerpressurebeingateenager.Peoplecomparewitheachotherabouttheclotheswewear,theshoesweputonandthegradesweget.Teenagershavetotrysohardtofitintoavoidbeingalienatedatschool.1Somepeopleprefertoliveinthepresent,othersprefertobepreparedforthefutureandplanahead.Whichdoyouprefer?Explainwhy.Iprefertoplanaheadandalwaysbereadyfortomorrow.First,Ineedtoplanaheadtofeelcertainaboutmyself.Sometimeslifehitsyouhard.Wemustanticipatethetroublescominginourwayinordertodealwiththemwhenproblemspresent.Forexample,wemustchooseamajorthathavethemostdemandonthejobmarket.Thiswaywewon’twasteourtimeonthingsthathavelittlereallifeapplication.Second,planningaheadmeansIcanalwaysstayproductive.Iplantonotonlyfinishmyeducationwithanoutstandinggrade,butalsoworkapart-timejobwhileI’mstillastudentsoafterIgraduate,I’llbeabletohavearesumethatcanimpressmyfutureemployers.2Doyouthinkit’seasiertobeateacheror1：Ithinkit’seasiertobeateacherFirststudent’slifeishardandstressfulBeingastudentmyself,Ihaveendlessandteststodealwith.IneedtospendatleastfourhoursfinishingmyassignmentseverynightIrarelygettogotosleepbeforemidnightOntheotherhand,teacherscangohomeandrelaxafteraday’swork.Second,studentsarestudyingnewsubjectsallthetimewhileateacherisrepeatingthesamematerialoverandoveragain.TakemyMathteacherMtTonyforexample.He’sbeenteachingthesamethingforovertwentyyears,he’ssofamiliarwiththematerialsthathecanteachaclasswithhiseveryclosed.答案2：Allthingsconsidered,Ihavetodisagreewiththestatement.Firstofall,ateachermustunderstandwhattheyteachinmuchmoredepththanthestudentsdo.That’swhyhighschoolteachersmusthaveuniversitydegrees,anduniversityteachersmusthavePhDdegrees.Thisisaconsiderableamountofworkforteachers.Anotherpointtoconsideristhatstudentssitandlistenformostoftime.However,teachersmuststandontheirfeetallday,notonlytoteach,butalsotodisciplinethestudentswhomisbehaveandtokeepcontroloftheclassroom.Thiscanbedifficultwhenthestudentsareunruly.Althoughtherearemanygoodreasonsforbeingateacher,Ibelieveit’susuallyeasiertobeastudent.3Somepeopleprefertodotakeavacationincities;othersprefertospendtheirvocationincountryside.Whichdoyouprefer?Explainwhy.Iprefertospendmyvocationincitiesforthefollowingreasons.First,there’resomuchmoretodoinacitycomparingtobeinginthecountryside.Inacity,I’llneverrunoutoffunactivitiestodo.Forexample,Icartvisitmuseumsandwatchmoviesorshop.Thethingswegettodointhecountrysideareprettylimited.Second,Idon’tdrive,soit’seasierformetogetaroundinacitybecausetherearebusesandsubwayslines,eventaxiservices.InacitylikeBeijing,it’sveryconvenienttoridethesubwaywhichmakesitpossibleformetovisitthreetofourplacesinaday.StatementonTheschoolisplanningtoaskthestudentsstudyinginSpaintomovefromoff-campushousingtoon-campushousing.Reason1:studentdormismuchcheaperthanrentinganapartmentoffReason2:itofferschancetolivewithSpanishstudentswhichhelpstoimprovelanguageskillsConversation:womandisagreeReason1.Youcouldfindhousingwithlowerrentsifyoukeeplookingforit.Hersister/classmatefoundahomestaylasttermwhichislessexpensiveReason2.MostoftheexchangestudentshangoutquiteoftenandinmostcasestheyspeakEnglish.Sothey’dbetterliveinseparaterooms. /Vip/Revieper/791/2Theuniversityhas