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1、Describe an ideal marriage partner. What qualities do you think are most important for a husband or wife? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choices.In my view, three characteristics are essential for a marriage partner. Compatibility is very important because spending the rest of your

2、 life with someone is a huge commitment, and without compatibility in values and interests, and goals, it could be a struggle rather than a partnership. Um, I also think that a good marriage partner should fit into your family. Without acceptance and affection for you as a couple, you could risk the

3、 relationships you have with family members. And attraction is another factor. Since fidelity is part of the marriage contract, the expression of love will be limited to your partner, so it should be a person youre attracted to. 111Question 2 NewsSome people like to watch the news on television. Oth

4、er people prefer to read the news in a newspaper. Still others use computers to get the news. How do you prefer to be informed about the news and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.Although newspapers contain some information thats limited to local interests and I like to

5、turn to those pages, for the most part, I prefer to get my news on TV and on my computer. The problem with printed news is it takes so long to produce it that the stories could have changed or more important news could have happened minutes after the newspaper is delivered. So, I scan the local stor

6、ies in the paper when I get home from work, then I watch the international news on TV at night for the most current information, and the following morning, I click on one of the web sites that offer the most recent updates of the lead stories. That way, Im taking advantage of the best aspects of all

7、 the news media, and I stay current locally and internationally. 139Question 3 Change in Meal PlansResidence hall students are no longer required to purchase seven-day meal plans. Now two meal plan options will be offered. The traditional seven-day plan will still be available, including three meals

8、 every day at a cost of 168 per month. In addition, a five-day plan will be offered, including three meals Monday-Friday at a cost of 120 per month. Students who elect to use the five-day plan may purchase meals on the weekend at three dollars per meal. The food court in the College Union provides s

9、everal fast-food alternatives. In addition to burgers and pizza, Chinese food, Mexican food, and a salad bar are also available. 108Man:I dont like to cook, but I dont like to eat in the cafeteria every day either.Woman:True. The food does get kind of same old same old. My point exactly. And besides

10、, I go home about every other weekend, so paying for my meals when Im not there doesnt make a lot of sense.Right. So youll probably sign up for the five-day plan next semester. I already did. If I want to eat in the cafeteria some weekend, I can just buy a meal, but Id probably go out somewhere with

11、 my friends if Im here over the weekend.Well, I dont go home on the weekends as much as you do, but I still eat out a lot on the weekends.So the five-day plan might work out better for you, too. Im really glad to have the option. 143The man expresses his opinion of the new meal plan. Report his opin

12、ion, and explain the reasons that he gives for having that opinion. The man is glad that an alternative to the seven-day meal plan is now available for students who live the dorms. Hell purchase the five-day meal plan, which provides three meals on weekdays and the option to buy meals on the weekend

13、s for 3 each. The new five-day meal plan is better for him because he likes to go home every other weekend, and when hes on campus, he likes to go out with his friends. So he wasnt taking advantage of the cafeteria on the weekends even though he was paying for it. The Student Union has fast-food as

14、well as booths in the food court for Chinese or Mexican food or even a salad bar. Besides, if he wants to eat in the cafeteria on a weekend, he can buy a meal. He should save about 48 a month by using the new plan, and he can use that money to eat out. 157Question 4 Aboriginal PeopleAlthough the fir

15、st inhabitants of Australia have been identified by physical characteristics, culture, language, and locale, none of these attributes truly establishes a person as a member of the Aboriginal People. Because the Aboriginal groups settled in various geographical areas and developed customs and lifesty

16、les that reflected the resources available to them, there is great diversity among those groups, including more than 200 linguistic varieties. Probably the most striking comparison is that of the Aboriginal People who inhabit the desert terrain of the Australian Outback with those who live along the coast. Clearly, their societies have developed