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1.IsaTestofSpokenEnglishNecessary?
AtestofspokenEnglishwillbeincludedasanoptionalcomponentoftheCollegeEnglishTest(CET).SomepeoplearguethatitisabsolutelynecessarytoholdatestofspokenEnglishinChinabecausewehavebeeninformedfrequentlythataChinesestudentwhohasbeenlearningEnglishforovertenyearscannotevencommunicatewithanativespeaker.SometimeseventhosetopstudentswhoexcelingrammarandwritingskillsfindtheirEnglishinadequatetoexpresstheirthoughtsfreely.AtestofEnglishwillbringthecollegestudentsanawarenessoftheimportanceoforalEnglish,andwillthushelpthemwiththeircommunicatingskills.
Ontheotherhand,someothersstillmaintainthatagoodcommandofreadingandwritingskillswillbeenoughfortheEnglishlearners.Tosomeextenttheiropinionderivesfromthefactthatstudentsarealreadyunderconsiderablepressurefromtheircoursework.Anotherrequiredtestwillonlyaddtotheirburden.Moreover,somestudentsmaytaketheshortcutbyfocusingonseveralguessedquestionsaccordingtothefixedformatofthetest,hopingforacoincidencetobringthemgoodluck.
Inmyopinion,atestofspokenEnglishwilldomoregoodthanharm.SinceChinawillcontinueitspolicyofopeningandreform,theabilitytospeakEnglishfluentlyisamustforanyonewhowantstosurpassothersinahighlycompetitivesociety.WhetherItakethetestornot,IshallsparenoeffortstopracticeoralEnglishintheremainingyearsofmycollegestudy.
2.Interests
Itisnodoubtthateveryonehashisinterests.Forexample,yoursisterisinterestedinstampcollecting;yourbrothertakesinterestinphysics;andyouyourselfhavealikingforcomputer.
Todevelopyourinterestswillhelpyoumakewayintheworld.Ifyouliketobeateacherandyoureceiveadequateeducation,youwillcertainlymakeyourselfasuccessfulone.Ifyoucultivateyourvariousinterestsproperly,youwillprobablyfinditeasiertofindajoborprofession.
Sometimesyouhavetogiveupyourinterestsforonethingoranother.IfyouhaveafamilyandstillyouhaveagreatinterestinwatchingTVorsomeotherpastime,youhavetogiveitupfromtimetotimesothatyoucanhelpwithhouseworkorspendtimewithyourlovelykid.
3.Honesty
Whatishonesty?
Honestymeanstellingthetruthandbeingfairanduprightinact.Honestyisagoodvirtue.Hewholiesandcheatsisdishonest.Thosewhogainfortunes,notbyhardlabour,butbyothermeans,aredishonest.
Honestyisthebestpolicy.Ifyouarehonestinallmatters,you'llbetrustedandrespectedbyothers.Aliarisalwayslookeddownuponandregardedasablacksheepbythepeoplearound.Onceyouhavelied,peoplewillneverbelieveyouevenifyouaretellingthetruth.Thefableoftheshepherdboyjustmakesatypicalexample.Honest,yourreputationwillbecomegreat.Dishonest,yournamewillbespoiledandyourpersonalitydegraded.
Sincehonestyissoimportant,wemustcultivateit.Weshouldtellthetruthatalltimesinsteadofmakingsuchanexcuseas"Alittledishonestyisonlyatriflething".Weshoulderadicateimmediatelytheseedofdishonestyonceitissowedinourminds.
4.TheGenerationGap
Thegenerationgapisthedifferentideasandattitudestowardthesamematterbetweendifferentgenerations.
Whatcausesthedifferencesthen?
Itistherapidchangesinasocietythatmakemanythingsdifferent.Differentgenerationsreceivedistincteducation,andthereforehavedifferentknowledgeandexperiences.Parentswanttheirchildrentofollowtheirold-fashionedandtraditionalrulesandvalues.Buttheyoungstersliketoacceptthemodernonesandrejecttomaintaintheoldones.Eachgenerationhasdifferentthingstodoandtheytendtohavedifferentattitudestowardsmanymatters.Therefore,generationconflictsalwaysarise.
Inordertonarrowthegap,eachgenerationissupposedtobeawareoftheneedsoftheother.Hastheideaeveroccurredtoyouthateachgenerationshouldrespecttheother,listentotheotheranddiscussproblemswiththeotherpatiently?
5.Travelling
Peoplewholiketravellinghavetheirreasons.Theymaintainthattravellingcanhelpthemexpandtheirscopeofknowledge,especiallygeographicalandhistoricallearning.Theygoontopointoutthattouringprovidesmorechanceforthemtoenjoyfoodandtryonclothes,whichotherwisewouldbeimpossible.
Thosewhodisliketravellinghavetheirreasons,too.Theywouldarguethattravellingmeansaconsiderableamountofmoneyandenergy.Forexample,trafficandaccommodationcallsformoneyandwalkingwhileseeingsightsoftentiresyou.
Inpractice,travellingdoesmoregoodthanharm.Ifyourfinanceandhealthpermit,youmightaswelldosometravellingfromtimetotime.Itwillatleastenableyoutogetfamiliarwithpeopleandthingsthatyoumaywellgrowtolikeandlove.
6.AGoodFriend
Everyonewantsafriendwhoencouragesthebestinhim.Suchafriendshowsheisinterestedinstrengtheninganother.Hecanbecountedontogivehissupport,andhewillcriticize,too,becauseheknowsapersonhastohavefeedbacktogrowandchange.
Agoodfriendthinkscarefullybeforehecriticizes.Healwaysaskshimselfwhetherhiscriticismisfair.Hetriestofindoutallthefactsinvolvedinasituationbecauseheknowshowharmfulinaccuracycanbe.
Kindnessisalsoimportanttohim.Hewantstounderstandwhattheotherpersonisfeelingandrespectthosefeelings.Ifafriendisbothaccurateandkindasacritic,everyonerespectswhathesays.Hiscriticismissomethinglikelove.
7.Automobiles
Automobiles,astheproductofmoderncivilization,havebeenplayingavitalpartinthedailyactivitiesofhumansociety.Industryneedsautomobilesfortransportation.Agricultureneedsautomobilesforfarmingaswellastransportation.Everyday,automobilesdrivepeopletoorfromwork.Atweekends,automobilestakefamiliestojoyfuloutings.Andduringtravellingseasons,automobilesareallthemoreacommonsighteverywhere,eveninremoteareas.Itcanbesaidthatthewheelsofautomobilesmovehumansocietyforward.
Butautomobileshavealsogivenrisetoaseriesofproblems.Forexample,citiesareovercrowdedwithautomobiles.Theymakebignoisesandcausetrafficaccidentswhichdisableorkillmanypeopleeachyear.Worstofall,perhaps,theairispollutedbythegasesproducedbyautomobiles.Someofthegasesarepoisonousanddangeroustohealth.
Obviously,automobiles,likeanythingelse,havemorethanoneside.Whiletheyaresoindispensabletomankind,theyalsobringusseriousproblems.It'sonlyhopedthatmankind,whilemakingthemostoutofautomobiles,willeventuallyfindsatisfactorysolutionstoproblems.
8.TheWorldIsGettingSmallerAndSmaller
Mostofusmayhavesuchexperiences:
Whenyougotosomeplacefarawayfromthecitywhereyouliveandthinkyouknownobodythere,youaresurprisedtofindthatyourunintooneofyouroldclassmatesonthestreet.Perhapsbothofyouwouldcryout,"Whatasmallworld!
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Whyistheworldgettingsmallerandsmaller?
Foronething,fasterandsafermeansoftransporthavegreatlyreduceddistance.InthepastittookpeopleeightweekstocrossthePacificOcean,butnowanairjourneyfromShanghaitoNewYorkonlytakeseighthours.Foranother,thequickeningpaceofmodernsocietycreatesmoreopportunitiesforpeopletovisiteachother.Forexample,businessactivitiesandculturalexchangehavebroughtpeoplesintoconstantcontactwiththeworld.
Sowemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthatthemoreadvancedasocietyandtechnology,thesmallertheworldwillbe.
9.MakeOurCitiesGreener
Inrecentyears,whileourindustriesandbusinesshavedevelopedquickly,thenumberoftressinmanybigcitieshasdramaticallyreduced.Effortsarebeingmadetopreventmoretreesfrombeingfallendown,butitisofimportancetorealizethesignificanceofmakingcitiesgreener.
Makingcitiesgreenerhasmanyadvantages.First,itcanmakeouraircleaner.Scientificresearchhasprovedthattreescanreducegreatamountofcarbonintheatmospherethroughabsorption.Second,itcanrenderourcitiesmorebeautiful.Withtreesandflowerseverywhere,thereisapleasantfeelingthatweliveinabeautifulgarden.Finally,itcanproducetimber—aneffectivewaytosolvetheproblemofthelimitedsupplyofnaturalresources.
Makingourcitiesgreenerrequiresanationwideeffort.Thereshouldnotonlybeawidespreadawarenessofitscontributiontourbanenvironment,butalsoacommonactiontoplantmoretreesandpreservethemfromcommercialuse.
10.Health
Healthisthefoundationofone'sfuturesuccess.Ifyoubecomesick,itisimpossibleforyoutogoonwithyourstudyoryourwork..Onthecontrary,ifyouarestrong,youcanovercomethedifficultiesthatlieaheadofyou.
Howcanyouhavegoodhealth?
Firstly,youshoulddoexerciseeverydaytostrengthenyourbodies.Secondly,youshouldformsomegoodhabits,suchasearlyrising.Ifyougetupearly,youcanbreathefreshair.Thirdly,youshouldpaygreatattentiontoyourhealth.Ifyouaregettingsick,you'dbettergoandseeadoctor.
Inaword,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.Ingoodhealth,astudentmayabsorbmoreknowledgeandsolvemorecomplexproblems.Ingoodhealth,scientistscanachievemoresuccessandmakemorecontributions.
11.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofTelephone
Telephoneisoneofthemostwelcomeandpopularcommunicationmeans.Itisagreatcarrierofmassages.Manypeopleuseitalmosteveryday.Icanhardlyimaginehowwewouldgetonifwedidn'thavetelephones.
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