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2.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Parentsarethebest

teachers.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.

Obviously,theearliestteacherswehaveinourlivesinmostcasesareourparents,and

theyaregenerallythemostinvolvedinthedevelopmentandeducationoftheirchildren.

Yetneitherareallparentsgoodteachersnorarethosegoodparentsthebestteachers.

Firstofall,notallparentsaregoodteachers.Asnormalindividuals,someparentsmore

orlesshavebadhabits.Eventhoughparentsalmostinstinctivelydevotethemselvesto

cultivatingtheiroffspring,theoutcomemightturnouttobedisappointment,forall

childrentendtounconsciouslyorsubconsciouslycopyeverythingfromtheirparents.

Anotherdeficiencyofparentsasteachersisthefactthatmostparentsarelackof

commonsensesofeducation.Alltoooftenweobservesomeparentstendtopursuetheir

cherishedbutfaileddreambyforcingtheirchildrentodevelopinaprearrangeddirection.

Ironically,iftheirchildrendidnotfollowtheinstructions,thechildrenwouldberegarded

asdisobedientorallegedlyrebellious.Infact,itisparentsratherthantheirchildrenthat

virtuallydisobeycommonsenses.

Moreover,someparentsarequalifiedasgoodteachers,butnotallofthemarethebest

ones.Whenchildrenareinthepreliminaryschool,itisnotsurprisingthatparentsare

capableofteachingtheirchildrenalmosteverysubjectevenbetterthanprofessional

teachersintheschool.Butthesituationwillnotlastlong.Weliveinaworldwhere

knowledgeisaccumulatedbymultiplyingandatthesametimebecomesmoreand

morespecialized.Therefore,tobeaprofessionalinacertainfieldtodaytakesmuch

longertimethaneverbefore.Noparentisabletobeprofessionalinallfields,though

theymightbeexpertsinoneormorefields.Wiseparentsoftenreleaseratherthan

chargetheirchildrenasearlyaspossible.Theyareawareofthepossibilityoutsidethe

family.

Parentsmay,nevertheless,helptheirchildrenmuchmorethandogoodteachers.Most

partsofchildreneducationarevirtuallybeyondteachers'reaches.Itisparentsthat

supplement.Psychologystudieshaveshownusthatparents'lovesometimeshas

astonishinglymagicpowertotheirchildren.AlbertEinstein'smotherandForestGump's

motherarebothgoodexamples.Ontheotherhand,parentsmightdotheirchildren

harmmorethandobadteachersaswell.Thenaturesofthosechildrenwhoseparents

havedivorcedareoftenseverelydistorted.Inaword,itisrathersuperficialtosimply

saythatparentsarethebestteachers.

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4.Ithasbeensaid,MNoteverythingthatislearnediscontainedinbooks.*'Compareand

contrastknowledgegainedfromexperiencewithknowledgegainedfrombooks.Inyour

opinion,whichsourceismoreimportant?Why?

Bothexperiencesandbooksareveryessentialresources,andbothofthemhave

relevantmerits.

Experiencesarethemostdirectresourcesweeverhave.Almostoureverybasicskill

camefromexperiences,suchaswalking,articulating,readingeventhinking.Without

experiences,somenaturalbornabilitiesevenmightlose.Studieshaveshownthata

babywhowasrobbedbyanimalsintoforestfor12yearslosthisabilitytotalkinhuman

language.Furthermore,itisgenerallyacceptedthateachandeveryskilldevelopsby

experiences,andthat'swhypeoplealwayssaypracticemakesperfect.

Booksarevaluablewhenknowledgeisbeyondthescopeofourexperiences.Perhaps

themostobviousexamplesarethosefluentwriters.Theywritevariousstories,the

scopesofwhicharefarbeyondanyindividual'sexperiences.TakeJoyceCarolOates

forexample,herproductivityhasbeenprodigious,accumulatinginlessthantwo

decadestonearlythirtytitles,includingnovels,collectionsofshortstoriesandverse,

playsandliterarycriticism.Althoughsomeofthemappeartocomefromherowndirect

observations,herdreams,andherfears,muchmoreisclearlyfromtheexperiencesof

others.Herfictiveworldremainsstrikinglyakintothatrealonereflectedinthedaily

newspapers,thetelevisionnewsandtalkshows,andthepopularmagazinesofour

day.

Yeteitherexperiencesorbooksmaygiveuswronginformation.Ourdirectobservations

alwaysaresubjecttoourbeliefs,hopes,fears,expectations,andourbias,whichmight

makeobservationsunreliable.Peoplevaryintheirpowersofobservation,andthe

reliabilityofourobservationsisnobetterthanthereliabilityofourmemories,whichaswe

knowcanbedeceptive.Informationprintedinpaperssometimesisunreliableeither,it

maybemisprinted,orevendeliberatelydistorted.Forexample,Definitionssuchas

Marxism,Capitalism,ZionismaretotallydifferentintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryof

CurrentEnglishbetweentheoriginaleditionandthesanctionedRussianedition.In

conclusion,bothsourcesareimportant.Sometimesoneismoreimportantthantheother

inaccordancewithspecificcircumstances.Forexample,whenwemakeageneral

surveyaboutacertainsubject,wemaypreferrichreferencesinlibrary.Ontheother

hand,ifwewanttoknowmorespecificdetails,wehadbetterrefertoexperiencessuch

asresultsofcarefullydesignedexperiments.

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7.Howdomoviesortelevisioninfluencepeople'sbehavior?Usereasonsand

specificexamplestosupportyouranswer.

Theimpactthatmodernmassmediasuchasmoviesortelevisionshashadonourdaily

life,andsocietyingeneral,isundeniable.Nodoubtitwillbecomeevengreaterasthe

scopeofmassmediacontinuestogrow,andastherelevanttechnologiesbecomemore

andmoresophisticated,andsofascinatingthatvirtuallynobodywillbeabletoescape.

Already,itcanbeseenhowwesternmoviesareexercisinginfluenceonouryouth

generation:theygrowlong-hairregardlessoftheirsex,commonlypartofwhicharedyed

ingold;theywearjeansineachandeveryseason,usuallykneesofwhichare

deliberatelytattered;boysarefondofearringsorotheroddpendants;andgirlsarekeen

onMarlborosandweirdcoarselanguages.

Themajormeansthatmassmediainfluencethepublicisbycreatingtopicsofdiscussion

inthesociety.Massmediaofferspeople(theconsumers)issuestotalkandthinkabout.

Titanichadbroughtaworldwideuproarbyitsextollingandoffascinatingimmortallove;

PrimeColorandMJagthedogmetthenationaldebateonrightanddutyofthepresident

oftheUnitedStates.AntiwarmoviessuchasTearsoftheSunandAllQuietOnThe

WesternFrontamongnumerousothershavebeenraisingthequestionthatisanywar

reallytoupholdjusticeorisitreallyworthythatanindividualmakessacrificestohis

countryandatthesametimeignoreshisownfamilyorhispersonalvalues?

Massmediaalsoshapesourunderstandingofwhatisimportantandwhatisnot

important(toknow).The"important"issuesaretobefoundonthefirstpagesofthe

newspaper(/inthebeginningofatelevisionprogram).The"notimportant"storiesare

theonesthatarenotbeingtoldatall.The"notveryimportant"storiesareprobablyvery

shortandhiddeninthelastpages.Infactcensorshipspresentallmassmediaincluding

itsdistributingmeanssuchastheInternet.Byprearrangingpublicissue,themass

mediamakesdecisionsforus.Eventhoughtherearecriticalthinkingindividualsinany

society,theyaredefiniteminority;thepublicinwholeindeedlackskillsofcritical

thinking,andthereforetheyareoftenledbythemedia.

Inbrief,massmedia,byofferingtopicsandaffectingthewaysinwhichwediscussMthe

importantissues",hasastronginfluenceonourperceptionofthetruth,oftheworldorof

thestructureofoursociety,wehavetoadmitthatithasaroleinourlivesasasourceof

information,experiences,entertainment,amusementandrelaxation.

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8.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Televisionhasdestroyed

communicationamongfriendsandfamily.Usespecificreasonsandexamplesto

supportyouropinion.

Whiletelevisionhasbeensomewhatharmfulinitseffects,ithashardly"destroyed"

communicationamongfriendsandfamily,althoughforsomepeople,theassertion

thattelevisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamilyseemstrue.

Television,inventedinlastcentury,withitswideavailability,increasinglyprosperous

programs,becomesoneofthemostpowerfulmeansofcommunicationinthehistory,

andismoreandmoredifficulttoignore.Televisionisasmuchapartofourlivesasare

ourmeals,work,orschool;studiesconsistentlyshowthattheaverageAmericanchild

spendsalmostasmuchtimewatchingtelevisionasdoessheinschool.Weallhaveonly

24hoursadayanditisclearthatthemoretimeonespendsonwatchingtelevision,the

lesstimeonedoeswithhisorherfamilyandfriends.Henceweseethepassageinthe

newspaperormagazinetitled"Televisiontookmyhusbandawayfromme.''

Temptingassuchclaimmightbe,itishardlytrue.Itisnottelevisiontookherhusband

awayfromher,buttheincreasingpressuresofmodernlifedidit.Wehavenodefinite

evidencetosaypeoplenowadaysenduremorepressuresthandidtheircounterpartsin

thepast,butitisabsolutelytruethatpeoplenowadaysundergogreatpressuresthat

comefromvariousdirections,includingwork,school,economy,andsoforth.

Investigationsshowthatpeoplewhoearnmorethan50,000yuanannuallyspendat

least60hoursonworkperweek,muchmorethanthosewhoearn20,000yuanannually.

Todayabachelordegreemaynolongerguaranteeawellpaidjob,moreandmore

companiesposttheirwantadsclaimingthatapplicantsmusthaveatleastmaster

degrees,whichtaketwoorthreeyearslonger.Inaword,peoplenowadayshavevery

littletimeforanything;televisionismerelyamongmanyotherfactorsthataffect

communication,andisdefinitelynotthemaincauseofdegradation.Itseemsthatthe

moreoneiseducated,themoreoneisawareofthedeleteriouseffectsthatexcessive

televisioncauses,andeitherdeliberatelyavoiditoractuallydonotenjoyit.Ontheother

hand,therereallyaremanypeopleaddictivetotelevision.Butthefactis,weretelevision

notexistent,surelythesepeoplewouldhavefoundotherescapes,suchasalcoholor

gambling,forexample.Inotherwords,peoplealwaysfindawaytodowhattheywantto

do.Therefore,Idonotagreethattelevisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriends

andfamily.

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9.Somepeopleprefertoliveinasmalltown.Othersprefertoliveinabigcity.Which

placewouldyouprefertolivein?Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyour

answer.

Peopleseldomagreewitheachothereveninsuchtrivialissuesaspreferencebetween

abigcityandasmalltown.It'salittlebithastetosaythatitisbettertoliveinabigcity

thantoliveinasmalltown,orviceversus.

Livinginabigcityhasseveralbenefits.First,there'remorejobopportunitiesreadily

availableinbigcitiesthaninasmalltown.Furthermore,notmerelytherearemorejob

positionsinbigcities,thequalitiesofthepositionaremuchhigheraswell.Inaddition,the

payismoredecent.Second,childrenaresupposedtobeabletoreceiveaneducation

withahigherqualitycomparedwiththeircounterpartswholiveinasmalltown.For

families,children'seducationisalwaysputinthefirstplace.Finally,livinginabigcityhas

asuperioroveralllivingstandardtothatinasmalltown.Therearemorecommodities

andservicesincitymarkets;therearemorepublicutilitiesavailableinbigcities;there

areevenmuchmoretelevisionchannelsinbigcities.

However,livinginasmalltownalsohassomeadvantages.Peoplewholiveinasmall

townoftenhaveamuchcomfortablelifestyle.Mostofthemareimmunefromsufferingof

highworkingstress.Althoughtheaveragepayismuchlessthanthatofbigcities,the

priceofdailynecessities,suchasvegetablesormeat,isusuallymoreinexpensive.

Insteadofsufferinglonelinesswhichisprevalentinbigcities,childrenmightgrowup

morehealthilybecauseofharmoniousrelationshipamongresidentsinsmalltown.

Peopleinasmalltowndonothavetogetupsoearlyinthemorningbecausetherehas

beennotrafficjam,andnobodydrivesofastinasmalltownastocauseaccidents.They

mighthavefewerchannelsintelevision,buttheyhavemorefriendsreadilyavailableto

chatorentertainwith.

Accordingtomycurrentsituation,althoughIamlongingforthecozyatmosphereand

relationshipamongneighborsandfriendswhichalmostonlyexistinbigcities,Ihave

chosentoliveinoneofthebiggestcitiesinmycountry—Beijing,sinceIhavefounda

prettygoodjobhere,andadecentpay.IthinkIwouldpreferlivingasmalltownwhenI

getretiredoneday.

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17.Somepeoplethinkthattheycanlearnbetterbythemselvesthanwithateacher.

Othersthinkthatitisalwaysbettertohaveateacher.Whichdoyouprefer?Use

specificreasonstodevelopyouressay.

Whetherweneedateacherornotdependsoncircumstances.Therelationship

betweenateacherandanewsubjectissomewhatsimilartothatbetweenatourguide

andanunknowncity.

Whenwecometoanunknowncityforthefirsttime,wedefinitelyneedatourguide.We

mighthaveadetailedmap,butitisunlikelyfunctional-itisn'tsurprisedthatwecan

hardlyinterpretthosemysterioussymbols.Likewise,whenwearebeginners,itiswiseto

learnwithteachers.Theycantelluswheretobeginwith,whatweshoulddo,andwhich

referenceweshouldchoose.Whenweconfrontdifficulties,wecanaskthemforhelp,

andtheiradviceswillalwaysbetremendouslyhelpful.Withteachers'assistance,we

mightlearneasier,faster,andmoreinterestingly.

Afteraperiodoftime,wehavelearnedalot.Wenowknowthecityprettywell,even

thoughtherestillaremanyplaceswehaven'tbeen.Itdoesn'tmatter.Nowthatweare

abletorecognizethosemysterioussymbolsonthemap,whatweneedperhapsisnota

tourguidebutamoredetailedmap.Similarly,weneedricherreferencesforlearning.Yes,

therearestillmanyfieldsunexplored;theyare,nevertheless,nolongerpuzzling.The

taskissimple:wewillexplorethemonebyone,littlebylittle.Ifweareworkingona

certainskill,practicemore;ifwearepreparingatest,practicemore;whateverweare

learning,justremember,likepeoplealwayssay,practicemakesperfect.

Afteranotherperiodoftime,wemighthavebecomeothers'tourguide,butwestill

wanttoknowmore.Wewanttoknowwhichrestaurantisthemostdecent,which

bookstoreisthemostprofessional,whichcoffeeshopisthemostclassical.Eventhe

mostcomprehensivemapdoesn'thaveadequateinformation.Weagainneedexperts.

Inlearning,it'smuchthesame.Weneedexpertstoconsultforspecificproblems.

Furthermore,themostbeneficialmeritofconsultingexpertsisthatwecannotmerely

refertothembutevendiscusswiththemindepth.Asisoftenthecase,asolutionfor

acomplexmatterisnotwaitingforusrightthereandthen,sometimesitcomesoutof

inspirationsofdiscussion.

Inshort,havingagoodteacherisalwaysbetterthanhavingnone,buttheimportance

ofateachervariesfromperiodtoperiod,fromstagetostage.

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21.Ingeneral,peoplearelivinglongernow.Discussthecausesofthisphenomenon.

Amongvariousfactorsthatcontributetotoday'slongevityofpeoplearethreemost

obviousones:theimprovementoffoodconditions,thedevelopmentofmodernmedical

technology,andfinallycurrentstabilityofeconomyinourcountry.

Foodconditionsarebetterthanbeforeandarestillbeingdevelopedwitharapidpace.

Firstofall,foodsaremorehygienic.Peopletodaydrinkuntaintedmineralwater,

sterilizedskimmilk,whicharecheaplysuppliedinsupermarkets.Furthermore,foods

aremorenutrient.Nottomentionvariouscarefullydesignednutrientproducts,people

canjustignorethepossibilityofbeingdystrophic,inthattheycankeepnutrient

balancebysimplytakingacheappillofvitamincompoundeveryday.

Anotheressentialimprovementthatcontributestopeople'slongevityisswiftlydeveloping

medicaltechnology.Developmentofmoderntechnologyhasalwaysbeenamazing.

Certaindiseasessuchastuberculosis,pneumonia,anddysenteryarenoweasyto

remedywithlowexpenses,butinthepast,theyareallprobablylethalones.Thedental

technologyseemsdevelopedlittleexceptitsexorbitantlychargedbill,yetthesimplest

technologycontributestopeople'slongevitymost.Itisnotdifficulttoimaginethatifan

individualwholivedinthepastgotatoothache,withoutcertaindentalcarewhichis

commontoday,hewascertainlyinanawfulprospect:hemightevendieofatoothache!

Currentsocietalandeconomicstabilizationisalsoaveryindispensablefactor.People

havelesspressureinamorestablesociety,thelesspressuretheysuffer,the

healthiertheyare.Today*sidealstabilizationevenprovidespeopleanopportunityto

securetheirfuture-buyinsurances.Varioustypesofinsurancesarereadilyavailable,

whichmakepeoplefeelsafe,andhavetoalargeextentreducedpeople'anxieties,

andthereforeindirectlycontributesignificantlytolongevityofpeople.

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24.Apersonyouknowisplanningtomovetoyourtownorcity.Whatdoyouthinkthis

personwouldlikeanddislikeaboutlivinginyourtownorcity?Why.

IfmyfriendJoeywantstomovetoBeijing,Ithinkshewilldefinitelylikethisgreatestcity

inourcountry,eventhoughshemightfindsomethingshedislikes.

Theweathermightbeonethingthatshedislikes.TheweatherinBeijingischaracterized

bydryclimateanditismuchwindyanddustythanthatofGuangzhoucity.Joeyisvery

sensitiveaboutherskin,soshewilldefinitelyhatedustywindsinBeijing.Moreover,

Beijing'swinterisfartoomuchcolderthanthatofGuangzhou,itmighttakeJoey,as

manyotherpeoplecamefromtheSouth,averylongtimetogetaccustomedto.

Nevertheless,shemightwellenjoywinterintheNorth,sinceshehasneverseen

snowflakesinreality.Irememberedtheshiningofyearningandeagerinhereyeswhen

IoncetoldherwhatwintersintheNorthlooklike.

ShemightbealwaysirritatedbyheavytrafficinBeijing,thoughtaxisinBeijingcost

muchlessthaninGuangzhou.WhenIwasinGuangzhou,seldomwasItrappedby

trafficjams.Itmustberidiculousforhertohavespentmorethantwohoursandstill

didn'tarriveatthedestinationwhichismerely10-kilometeraway.Andthemost

ludicrousthingis,evenifyoupossessaprivatecar,itismorelikelytobeuseless,for

parkinglotsarealwayscrowded,whichmeansmoretimeistobewasted.Onegood

newsforheristhatthebussystemandsubwaysysteminBeijingarewelldeveloped

andmoreconvenient,andanevenmoredelightoneisthatshewon'thavetobearthat

odorofbromhidrosisowingtoburningweatherassheonceexperiencedinbusesof

Guangzhou.

Whatshewilldefinitelyloveistheculturalethosofthecity.Beijinghasahistory

probablylongerthananyotherbigcityinChina.Tovisitallhistoricallandscapesin

Beijing,shewillneedatleastthreeyears,nokidding!Beijinghasthemostfamous

andexcellentuniversities,thelargestlibraries,therichestmuseums,yetmost

importantofall,herbestfriend!Amazingly,inthisagedcity,peoplearesometimes

moreinternational.Joeyisespeciallyfondofart,andBeijingistherightplacefor

her,whichismuchfrequentedforconcertsofinternationalsingersorother

musicians,andshewillevenbeabletoattendCuiJian'sprivateconcertinacoffee

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27.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Peopleshouldsometimes

dothingsthattheydonotenjoydoing.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupport

youranswer.

Weliveinaworldinwhicheveryonewantstobesuccessful.Nothingiswrongabout

thedesiretobeNo.1,andthereisnodoubtthatbeingsuccessfulisenjoyable.There

reallyissomethingwrong,nevertheless,tothinkwecouldbefinallysuccessfulbyonly

doingthingsthatwedoenjoydoing.Peopleoftenareamazedbytheglorious

appearanceofaskyscraper,atthesametime,theyshouldbeconsciousofthefact

thattheskyscraperhadtakenalongtimetoconstruct,maybemuchlongertimeto

design,andpossiblyevenseveralworkers'livesduringtheconstructingprocess!

Wemaycategorizethingsintotwogroups,theenjoyableandtheunenjoyable;atthe

sametime,anothercategorycanbemade:thenecessaryandtheunnecessary.The

pointis,thingsthatarenecessaryarenotalwaysenjoyableandthingsthatareenjoyable

sometimesmaybeunnecessary.Doingthingsthatarenecessaryratherthanthosethat

aremerelyenjoyableisnotonlyhelpfulbutitmightalsobeindispensableforindividual

success.Wealladmireevenenvythosewhonowhaveattainedgreatachievements,

suchthosefamousstarsas,JackyChen,JetLi,forexample.Weshould,however,be

awareoftheexorbitantpricestheyhavepaidfortheirpresentglories.JackyChenonce

toldthatwhenhewasstillateenager,heandhispartnerswererequiredtopracticemore

than12hoursaday;anditwassaidthatJetLiwassenttobeanapprenticewhenhe

washardlyfouryearsold!Apparently,thoseseeminglycruelhardshipshadturnedoutto

bethebestgiftsyearslater.Butforyesterday'sstruggle,today'sgloriescouldnotexist.

Thingsthatarebothenjoyableandnecessaryorbothunenjoyableandunnecessary

seldomexist.Wemaydislikesomecurriculumsinuniversity,suchasmathematicsor

history,buttheyarenecessary;wemaypreferleisuretimestoworkdays,butthelatter

arenecessary.Thelistwillgoonandmaybeanendlessone.Pursuingasuccessfullife

isnothingmorethanmakingwisedecisions,by"wise"wemeanthechoiceofdoingthe

necessaryfirst.

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33.Youhavereceivedagiftofmoney.Themoneyisenoughtobuyeitherapieceof

jewelryyoulikeorticketstoaconcertyouwanttoattend.Whichwouldyoubuy?

Itseemsnotadifficultdecisionforme.ButifIwasgiventhegiftofmoneyin

differenttime,Iwouldhavedifferentanswers.

IfIwasgiventhemoneywhenIwasinmyhighschool,Iwillbuyatickettoaconcert.I

hadbeenlongingforattendingconcertsoffamousartiststoenjoythosetranscendent

piecessuchassaxophoneofKennyG.,rockandrollofCuijian,andromanticsongsof

LuoDayou.UnfortunatelyIjustwasnotabletoaffordthoseexorbitantprices.The

moneyIwasgivenshouldbebetterifenoughforseveraltickets,forthatmeansIcould

takealongmybestfriends,whosesituationsweremuchsimilartomine.

IfIwasgiventhemoneywhenIwasintheuniversity,Iwillbuyafinepieceofjewelry,

andgiveittomygirlfriendasacasualpresent,forwemightenjoyacertainconcert,but

hardlycoulditbepermanentlyimpressive.Memoriesarealwaysnotreliable.Wetendto

simplyforgetanything-atleastmemoriesaresomewhatdistorted-iftimepastlong

enough.ButifIboughtmygirlfriendapieceofjewelry,notcostlythoughitmightbe,it

wouldbeaperfectreminder,beingneverchanged.

IfIwasgiventhemoneyrecently,itwouldonlymakemefeelfunny.Idon'twanttogoto

concertsanymore,becauseIbecamemoreandmorereluctanttopresentincrowdpublic

places,besidesIhaveboughtasuperHi-Fiwhichalwaysbringsmeidenticalpleasure.

AndIdon'twanttobuyanyjewelry,foritismeaninglessforamanwhoisnowsolitary.

Nevertheless,ifIwasforcedtoacceptsomemoneyasagift-ithardlyhappens-Imight

buysomebooks,afterall,readingalwaysmakesmerelaxedandamazed.

[312Words]40.Theexpression"Never,nevergiveup"meanstokeeptryingandnever

stopworkingforyourgoals.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?Usespecific

reasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.NearintheendoftheSecondWorldWar,

Churchilldeliveredhisfamousandtheshortestspeech:Never,NeverGiveUp.Britishas

wellaspeopleinmanyothercountriesweretremendouslyencouraged,andfinallywent

throughthehardestperiodinhumanhistory.

Tonevergiveup,representsastrongandpositiveattitudeofthelife.Somepeople

arereadilytoquitwhentheyfeeltheycannotendurethedifficultiesofsomeworkor

theythinktheycannotfindawaytofinishtherequiredtask.Suchpeopleusually

becomeupsetanddisappointedoffailureandlosetheirself-confidence,although

theyvirtuallycandoeverythingwell.Incaseofacquiringsecondlanguage,most

peoplefailedsimplybecausetheyhadgivenup.Acquiringsecondlanguagemightbe

theeasiesttaskamongdiverseacademiccurriculums,becauseonecanbe

successfulonlybyplainrepetition,thoughitispains-takingandtime-consuming.

Nevergiveup.Suchstrongbeliefoftengivesusthesecondchance.Thefactthatwe

failedsomewheredoesnotmeanwearegoingtofaileverywhere,andespeciallyitdoes

notnecessarilymeanthatwearedeprivedofopportunitiestowinthere.Thereprobably

evenalwaysisasecondchance.Manysuccessfulpeopledidfailbefore.YuMinHong,

thefounderofNewOrientalSchool,wasabletostudyinPekingUniversityonlyafter

threeyears'attempts.Hewasn'treckonedassuccessfulaftergraduation,amongmany

signsisthefa