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英语话题作文
QuestionsforOralEnglishTestofSelf-StudyExamination
Hello,boysandgirlsinBeijing,whoareEnglishmajorinHigh-EducationforSelf-StudyExamination.Inresponsetoyourrequest,IspentawholeweekcompilingtheanswersforthequestionsoforalEnglishtestaccordingtoLevelOneandLevelTwo.Exactly,Ihavetotrymybesttomakethemallcolloquialandconvenientforyoutomemorize.Asyouknow,tospeakouteffectively,firstofall,youshouldlistentosufficientlyandunderstandtotallywhatyouwanttosayinyourwords,whichisdefinitelytobegoodforyourmemory.WhatIwanttosaytoyouisthatself-studyisnotself-baking,neversufferfromittoomuch,butneverignoreitalso.Ifonlyyoucouldtryalittlehard,youwouldsucceedforsure!
Finally,Iwishyouboystoforgetaboutmeassoonaspossibleshortlyafteryougetmyhelp,please.Asforthosegirls,Ihopeyouwillremembermeandgrintomeifsomedaywewouldcomeacrosseachotheronthecrowdedstreet……
PARTONE
1.Whatdoesstressdotoourbodies?
Discussthewaywhatcanhelppeopletorelax?
Answer:
Well,Ithinkstressdoeshavequitealotofeffectsonourbodies.Forexample,mystomachwouldfeeltightandmyholebodyfeelstenseeverytimeIthinkaboutmynextEnglishexam.Inmostcases,moderateamountsofstress,canhelpmotivateyouandimproveyourperformance.Buttoomuchstresscanbehardonyourbody.Stressed-outpeoplemaygetsickmoreoftenorhavepersistentheadachesandmayevenruntheriskofseriousheathconditionssuchascancerandheartdisease.Stresscanalsoaffectemotionalhealthandmayleadtodepressionalso.
Whenbeinghittedbystress,Ithink,peopleshouldquicklyfindasolution.Trygoingforajog,takingawalk,orevenjumpingrope.Theexercisewillhelpyourelievestress.Trytodosomethingthatusesyourentirebody.Andtheotherwaytofightagainststressistogetorganized.Youknow,poororganizationranksasthebiggestsourceofstress.So,thebestwayistowritealistofallthetasksyouneedtodo.Then,prioritizeit,checkoffeachitemasyoufinishit.Ithinkthiswillhelpyouworkmoreefficientlyandreduceyourstress.Workupasweat.Exerciseeveryday20minutesormore.Thechemicalsyouproduceduringexercisemakeyoufeelgood.Findactivitiesyoucanenjoy:
bicycling,skateboarding,jogging,jumpingrope,orwalkingwithafriend.
Andahealthdietcanalsodoasignificanteffectonreducingstress.
Aboveall,keepapositiveattitudeisthemostimportant.DOnotthink,“Iwillneverfinishthis.”Trytosmile.Rememberthathopeexists,tomorrowwillbeabetterday!
2.Whatareyourviewsonforeignfood?
Whatkindofforeignfooddoyoulikeordislike?
Answer:
Well,Ithink,withfastfoodchainsoneverycorner,therehavebeenwelcomeadditionstoChinesediningtablesoverthepastdecades.
Cherrytomatoes,forexample,practicallyunknowninchinafouryearsagoareeverywhere.Youcanbuythemwheneveryouwanttoeatinanymarket.AndChinesechefsareopentonewideas,eventhoughmostofourownnationaldishesareworldfamous.IhaveseenthemostamazingandsurprisinglysuccessfulconcoctionofsalmonfilletswithfriedsaladcreaminaChineserestaurant.FoodfromafarputtheirgreatinfluencesonChinesefood.Ithink,mostofforeigndishesarewonderful,suchasFrenchandItalyfoodwhichdefinitelyhavetheirowntypicalrecipesandcookingmethods.JustlikeourChinesefood,thoseforeigndishesaremostlytastefulanddelicate,someofthemaretender,freshandcrisp,andtheyarealsogoodforourhealth,suchasvegetablesalad,fruitsalad,friedprawns.Thosedishesnotonlycanmakeoureyesandpalatedelighted,also,theybringusthoseforeigncountries’culinarycultureandgastronomicgenius.Well,someofthoseforeigndishesarelittlebitgreasyandsomeofthemarenotthattastyImean,forme,Idon’tthinksomeofthosearedeliciousatall.Once,oneofmyfriendsinvitedmetoapartytakenplaceinahotelcelebratingthenewyear.IstillrememberthatalldisheswerenotonlycateredtoChinese,butalsotoforeigner.So,thatistosay,therearemanywestern-stylefoodthere.Andontheparty,peoplewereallpleasedandsatisfiedwithmostofthedishes.Ijustsawakindofsoupcalledcurrychickensoup,andthecolorofthesoupisyellowwithagreatdealofslicedonionandparsleyfloatingonit.Atfirstsight,youknow,itlookednotthatbad.SoIdecidedtohaveatry.But,youknowwhathappened?
Ialmostfeltlikethrowingupanddidn’twanttotakeitanymore.Youknow,Igotreallysickofthatkindofsoup.Ittastedjustalittlebitterandspicy.AndthemostunacceptablethingwasithadafishysmellwhichmostpeopleIthinkcannotstandit.Frommypointofview,youknow,Ithinkmostoftheforeignfoodisallright,itisjustanotherpartofenjoymentofourlife.Cookingjustvariesfromcountrytocountry,youknow,soIliketryingdifferentfood,eventhoughmaybeIcannotgetusedtosomeofthem,Iamstillinterestedintastingdifferentfoodfromaboard.
3.Howdopeoplespendtheirfreetimeinourcountry?
Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytospendourfreetime?
Answer:
Well,asweallcansee,nowadays,formostofpeople,theweeklongvacationwillbespendintotalrelaxationwithmaybefewdaystripstomanyattractionswhichdolooktheirbestinproperseasons.Mostofpeoplethinkthebestchoiceistotakethemselvesoutofthecityforafewdays,sotheycanmakethemostoftheholidays.Youknow,Alongweekendsurelycanbringpeopleachanceandanicebreakfromthemorepollutedairofthecity.SomepeoplewouldliketotakeadayshoppingaroundWangfujingorXidan,eventhoughthemaincommercialareaswillbepackedsolidthroughouttheholiday.Somepeopleprefergoingtothosekaraokevenuesandsmalldiscos.Somewouldchoosevariedandcolorfultheatrestoenjoylocalandnationaloperas.Youknow,today’sChinesetheatreisparticularlylively,withtherevivalofmanytraditionaloperasandemergenceofnewplaywrightsdealingwithcontemporarysocialissues.Foryoungpeople,thereisnootherplacemoreattractivethanbarsanddiscos,Ithink,wherethewildmusicanddancesmaystirtheirpulseandgivethematotalrelaxation.Karaoke,thefavoriteChinesepastime,involvessittinginaprivateroomwith3to10friends,infrontofaTY,withasongbook,amicrophoneanddrinks.Inrecentyearstourismhasbecomeapartofpeople'slives.Ithinkthebestwayforpeopletospendtheirfreetimeistotakesomesportsexercises,whichcansurlymakethemfeelgoodandahealthybody.Thoseexercises,suchasswimming,jogging,badmintonandtabletennis,areallgoodforourwholebodyandeasytolearn.Theyhavetremendoushealthbenefittoourhealth.Itisjustlikeagoodpreventativemedicineapproach.SoIwouldratherspentmyleisuretimedoingsomeexercisethanwatchingTValldaylongathomeandchewingsnackalone.Ilovethefeelingofrunningonthetrackwithmyfriends,thatisagreatfeelingwhenyoufinishoffa10,000-meterlong-distancerunningandyoustillhavestrengthtodosomeotherexerciseslikejumpingrope.ThatiswhyIamquitefondofdoingsportsexercisesinmyleisuretime,andIthinkitisveryhealthyoneanditisdefinitelyagoodpastime!
4.WhatisthehousingsituationinBeijing?
Whatkindofhousingisbadlyneededatthemoment?
Wouldyouliketobuyahouseorrentahouse?
Why?
Answer:
HousingconstructionoverthepastdecadeorsohasbeenrapidandwidespreadinBeijing.Thecommonpeoplebenefitmostfromthischange.Theextendedfamilyarrangement,Imean,thosebigfamilieswiththreegenerationslivingunderoneroofisphasingout.Themajorityofpeopletodayhavefargreateropportunitythanbeforetoliveincomfortable,spaciousaccommodation,withatastefuldecor.BuyingahouseisthedreamofmanyurbanresidentsinBeijing.But,duetothehighpropertyprices,it'sjustapipedreamformostsalary-earners,especiallyinBeijing,wherepropertypricesarethehighestinthemainland.
Let'sdoaquickcalculation;ifyouearn2,000yuanor240dollarspermonth,andwanttobuyahouse80squaremetersinsize,itwouldcostyoutheequivalentof14years’salary.Soformanypeople,buyingahouseisjustapipedream.It’snotuncommonthatmostofmarriedpeoplehavebeenlivingwiththeirparentsforyears,togetherwiththeirwivesorhusbandsandchildren.Formanyyears,theyhavebeenlookingforahouse,butthepricesaresimplymorethantheycanafford.Actually,theyallexpectadropinprices,andthathasnothappenedyet.Forme,Isurlywanttobuymyownhouse.Thereasonissimple.IwillfeelconvenientandcomfortablebeinginyourownhousewithTV,airconditioner,stereoplayer,somethinglikethat.Afteralltherearealotsofdesignsandwaystomakeahomelookgreat.AndIthinkhomerepresentinvestment,firstofall,youhavebeabletoafforditwithoutputtingmuchstressonyourfamily.Iwanttobuya70squaremeterhouse,hopefullyforaround2000to3000yuanpersquaremeter.I'mhopingtofindsomethingthatcostsabout200thousandyuan..Butinfact,peoplewouldfindsomedifficultyfindingsomethingsuitableinthispricebracket.Mostofthosepropertiesonadarewellabovethepricewhichwecanafford.Thatissopity.
5.Whatsortofchangesinfamilylife,ifany,havetherebeeninourcountry?
Whatdoyouthinkhasbeenthecauseofthesechanges?
Answer:
Well,yeah,therehavebeenalotofchangesinmanyaspectsofourfamilylife.Theyhavetakenplaceoverthepastyears,Ithink.Firstofall,Housingconstructionov