2012.11.08點Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Youngpeopletodayaremorelikelytohelpothersthanyoungpeopleinthepast.Usespecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.Inourcountrytherehasalwaysbeenaspiritofvolunteerism.Aschildren,wearetaughtthathelthoselessfortunateisourresponsibility.Butunfortunay,thegrowingprosperityofthenationhasplacedanemphasisonmaterialismandindividualsuccess,creatingagenerationofyouththatdonotunderstandthemeaningofbeingselfless.Ibelieveyoungpeopletodayarenotascharitableaspreviousgenerationsofyoungpeople.ThemainreasonsIamsoskepticaloftheinclinationoftoday’syouthtohelppeopleisthattheyarespoiled.IrememberwhenIwasyoungandusingacomputeratthepubliclibrarywasaprivilege.WhenmyparentsboughtmemyowncomputerwhenIwenttouniversity,Iunderstoodhowmuchtheysacrificedtogivemethatasapresent.Nowadays,childrenseeexpensivecomputers,liketheiPadand,asanecessity,notaprivilege.Theyreceiveallthesekindsofgiftswithoutcomprehendinghowmuchtheirparentssacrificetogivethemtheverybestinthelatesttechnology.Theydonotknowwhatitistobewithout.Ibelievethishascreatedagenerationofselfishyoungpeoplewhodonotunderstandandcannotempathizewiththoselessfortunate,makingthemlesslikelytofeelcompelledtohelpothers.Inaddition,Ithinkthisgenerationhasnotlearnedtorespectothers.Trappedintheirowndigitalworld,theyareunawareofthedisrespecttheyshowtheirelderswhentheyignoretheirparentsandgrandparentsastheytextandtalkontheirs.Maybethatisnotthesolecause,butIseeadistinctdifferencebetweenhowtheybehaveandhowmygenerationbehavedatthatage.Forexample,whenridingthebus,itiscommonplacetoofferyourseat[give/sendaseat]toanelderlygentlemanorlady.Now,whenIridethebus,Iconstantlyseeyoungpeoplewhoaresittingintheseatsspecificallyforseniorcitizensandwhobasicallyrefusetovacatetheseatwhenaseniorcitizenentersthebus.Instead,theypretendtobemoreabsorbedinthegameontheirs,pretendingtobeunawareoftheirobligationtooffertheirchairtothoseinneed.Today’syoutharesowrappedintheirownself-intereststhattheyaredisrespectfulanddonotwillinglyhelpthoseinneed.Admittedly,itisnotentirelycorrecttosaythatallyoungpeopleareselfishanddonothelpothers.Thenumberofvolunteerorganizationsinschoolsandcommunitysuggeststhattherearemanyyouthswhounderstandtheimportanceofhelourfellowman.Iamcertaintherearemanystudentswhofull-heartedlybelieveinvolunteerismandcharity,butIthinkthatingeneraltheseschoolvolunteerprogramsserveaselfishend.Volunteeringhasmoreorless earequirementforcollegeapplications.Astudentwhodoesnothaveanyvolunteerserviceexperienceisalesscompetitiveapplicantthanonewhodoeshavevolunteerserviceexperience.Althoughtheremaybeafewstudentswhogenuinelybelieveinthesocialresponsibilityofcharity,manystudentsparticipatesimplytoforwardtheirownself-interests.Today’syouth,whohavebeenraisedinaperiodofaffluenceandprivilegeanddonotunderstandwhatitmeanstohavenothing,areself-centered,disrespectful,andlesslikelytohelpotherthanpreviousgenerations.(Anna,554words)Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Toincreaseeconomicgrowth,theernmentshouldignoreenvironmentalconcerns.Usespecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.Increasinganddeveloeconomicgrowthisakeyfocusofmanyernments.Infulfillingtheseeconomicgoals,manycountrieshavedebatedwhetherornottheenvironmentshouldbetakenintoconsideration[takeintoaccountIbelievethatinordertosustainaprolongedperiodofeconomicgrowthanddevelopment,ernmentsshouldpromotepoliciesofenvironmentalsustainability.Aproblemthatmanydevelopednationsfacenow,isthatmanyoftheirfactoriesareseveraldecadesoldandarenolongerabletoproduceatthesamerateasnewerfactories.Notonlyaretheirmachinesoutdatedandinefficient,buttheyalsorequirehugeamountsofenergyandresourcesConsequentlythesefactoriesarenotfinanciallyorenvironmentallysustainable.Convertingandupdatingthesefactoriesiscostlyandtimeconsuming,creatingachallengefordevelopedcountrieswhowishtoremaincompetitiveintheglobalmarket市場.Therefore,buildingfactoriesanddevelotechnologythatareenvironmentallysustainablefromthisstartisinthebetterinterestofthelong-termsuccessofaneconomy.Eventhoughtheinitialcostsmightbehigherthanbuildingatraditionalnon-environmentallyfriendlyfactoryinthelongrun從長遠itisbetterbusinesstoimplementenvironmentalpoliciesnowthanlater.Notonlywouldtheernmentenforcingeco-friendlyregulationspromotethefinancialsustainabilityofthenationalindustry,butitwouldalsocreatemoreoverallstability建立整體的穩定性inothersectorsofeconomy.Whenernmentsneglecttoenforceenvironmentalregulationsonindustriesandbusinesses,pollutionandotherenvironmentalhazardsincreaseandnegativelyaffect影響theoverallhealthofthepopulation.Afactorythatdumpstoxicwasteintothesurroundingregionsmainwatersupplywillcausediseaseandotherhealthdefectsofthehundredsofthousandsofcitizenslivinginthearea.Asaresult,thelocalandnationalhealthcaresystemisburdenedwithalargepercentageofpatientswithserioushealthissues,stretchingtheresourcesandfundingofaveryexpensivesocialprogram.Iftheernmenthadenforcedonesimplelaw,itwouldnothavetospendmillionsofdollarsinhealthcareanditcouldhavespentthemoneyonfurtherdevelotheeconomy.Inaddition,economistsallagreethatgreenenergyandgreentechnologyisaburgeoningmarketthathasnotyetbeentappedbymanydevelopedcountries,suchastheUS.Adevelocountrythatwantstogainacompetitiveedge競爭優【advantageintheglobaleconomywouldbewisetogetaheadofthecompetitionandinvestbeforetheotherdevelopedcountriescometotheirsenses.ernmentswhowanttogivetheircountriesacompetitiveedgeshouldnotignoreenvironmentalsustainability環境的可持續發展.Whiledeveloaneconomyandindustrybasedonenvironmentalprinciplescanbeslowerandinitiallymoreexpensivethanthetraditionalandunsustainablemethodofindustrialdevelopment,inthelongrunaernmentwhoenforcesenvironmentalsustainabilitywillestablishafinanciallysustainableeconomy,ahealthierandmorestablesocialstructure,andamoreinnovativeandcompetitiveeconomy.(Anna,475Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Nowadaysitiseasiertomaintaingoodhealththaninthepast.Usespecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.Currently,theaveragelifeexpectancy預期的平均oftheEarth’spopulationisatanall-timehigh歷史最高.Manyfactorshavecontributedtothis,butthemainreasonpeoplelivelongernowthaneverbeforeisbecauseitiseasiertoliveahealthierlifethaninthepast.Themainreasonpeoplelivelongernowisthattheoveralldietofmodernsocietyhasimproved.Thiscanbeattributedto（dueto，owningto）advancesinagriculturalproduction.Thankstomoreefficientandcost-effectivemachineryandtransportation,foodismoreabundantandcheapernowmorethanever.Fruits,forexamplearemorereadilyavailablethanbeforeInthepastsummerfruitssuchasstrawberriesandorangeswerenotavailableduringthewintertime.Now,becauseofrefrigerationandgreenhousetechnologywecanbuyanykindoffruitregardlessoftheseason.Thisallowspeopletohaveawidervarietyofvitaminsintheirdiet,increasingtheiroverallhealth.Inadditiontotheadvancementofagriculturalscience,therehavebeengreatadvancesinnutritionalscienceScientistsanddietitiansunderstandmorenowthantheydidinthepastaboutwhatisrequiredinourdailydiets.Issueslikevitamindeficiencywerenotproperlyunderstoodinthepast,sopeoplewouldhaveseveralcomplicationswithoutunderstandingthecauseorthecure.Peoplealsobetterunderstandwhatfoodstoavoid.Forexampleinthepast,goutwasaseriousproblemamongmen,whodidnotunderstandthatadietofrichandoilyfoodswithfewvegetableswasthecauseofthishealthdefect.Now,propernutritioniscommonknowledgeandeachyearadvancesaremadeinunderstandinghealth.Weknowmoreknow,soit’seasierforustomaintainourFinally,itiseasiertomaintainourhealthnowinthepast,becausemodernhaveestablishedbettersystemsofhealthandsanitation衛生Inthepastaspectsofthehealthsystem,likemedicaleducationandresearch,werenotwellorganizedInthepastdoctorsreceivedtheirdegreesfrominstitutionsthatallhadvaryingrequirementsNowthereisamoreestablishedsystemofmedicaleducation,includinginternationalstandardsandguidelines.ernmentsplayalargepartinimplementingthesestandards.Othersystemsofhealthregulationthaternmentshaveestablishedissanitation.Beforepeopleunderstandtheimportanceofproperwastedisposal,citiesweresusceptible敏感的todevastatings.Inmoderntimes,throughpropersewage污水systems,wastedisposal,andotherhealth檢疫measuresernmentshavebeenabletoeffectivelycontaindiseasesandhelpsavethelivesofmanypeople.ThesesystemshavemadeiteasiertokeepthegeneralpopularsafeandWiththeadvancementanddevelopmentoffoodproduction,nutritionalscience,andernmentsystemsofhealthandsanitationhasmadeitmorepossiblethaneverforpeopletoleadlongandhealthylives.(Anna,460words)Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Studentscanbenefitjustasmuchfromextracurricularactivitiesastheycanfromattendingclass.Usespecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.Educationisanimportantpartofraisingchildrento esuccessful,independentcitizens.Whilebeingan plishedstudentisanimportantfactorinastudent’sfuturesuccess,academicsisjustoneofthekeyingredientstopreparingstudentsforthefutureInfactparticipatinginextracurricularactivitiescanbejustasbeneficialtoastudentashisorheracademicexperience.Extracurricularactivitiesarejustasimportantasclassesbecausenoteverystudentwillgrowuptobealeadingscholar.Granted假定,thereissomethingtobesaidaboutmasteringfundamentalskillssuchasreadingwritingandarithmetic算式butforsomestudentsthereismoretolifethanstudying.After-schoolactivitiesgivestudentsachancetodevelopskillsbeyondacademics.Forexample,extracurricularactivitiesgivemanystudentsanopportunitytoexpresstheircreativity.SchooltheaterhelpstrainmanystudentsinperformanceandtheatreproductionNotonlydotheseactivitieshelpstudentsexploreandpursuetheirowninterests,buttheyalsogivethemastructuredenvironmentinwhichtheycanpreparefortheirfutureasactors,directors,orscreenwriters編劇.Withouttheseactivities,manystudentsmightnotbeabletodeveloptheirtalent,orevenrealizetheyhavepotentialtobesuccessfulinareabeyondacademics.Extracurricularactivitiesalsohelpyoulearnhowtoapplythingsyoulearnintheclassroomtoreallife.Forexample,whenIwasinhighschoolItookanaccountingclassbecausemyparentsthoughtitwouldbeusefulformetolearn.Theclasswasinterestingenough,butsince（because）Ididnothavemuchofmyownmoney,IdidnotreallyunderstandhowanyoftheinformationIlearnedinaccountingwasuseful.Laterthatyear,Ibecamethetreasurer財務主管ofmyschool’sstudentsenate.Asstudenttreasurer,Iwasresponsibleforabudgetofathousanddollars,whichwasappropriatedtodifferentstudentsenatesponsoredactivities,suchasthe ing同學會dance.Athousanddollarsdoesnotseemlikealotofmoneytomanage,butitgetsverycomplicatedwhentherearesomanydifferentactivities.Needlesstosay不用說,IwassogladthatIhadtakenanaccountingclass.IfIhadnotparticipatedinstudentsenate,maybeIwouldhavecompleyforgoteverythingIlearnedinmyaccountingIntheend,extracurricularactivitiesarethemostusefulforcollegeapplications.Forcollegeadmissions,extracurricularactivitieshelpdistinguishamazingstudentmediocrestudentsIfyouhaveamazinggradesandtestscoresbutyouhavenotparticipatedinANYotheractivities,chancesarethatyouwillnotbeacceptedintoHarvard.Sincetheendgoalformosthighschoolstudentsiscollege,havingacompetitiveapplicationisanecessitySincecollegesarelookingforwell-rounded多才students,itfollowsthat（thus、therefore）participationinextracurricularactivitiesisjustasimportantasattendingclass.Extracurricularactivitiesareimportantbecausetheygivestudentsachancetoexploreothersubjectsbeyondtheclassroom,theyallowstudentstogainpracticalexperience,andtheyimprovestudents’chancesofgettingintoagooduniversity.(Anna,503words)Whichdoyouthinkisthebestwayforastudenttomakefriends:joiningasportsteamparticipatingincommunityactivities,ortraveling?Usespecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.Makingfriendsasastudentcanstillbeadifficultprospect.Givenachoicebetweenjoiningasportsteam,participatingincommunityactivities,ortraveling,I'dsaythebestwaytomakefriendsisprobablygettinginvolvedinsomecommunityactivities.Firstofall,noteveryonewasborntoplaysports.Somepeoplejustaren'tsportspeople,andwhileI'dcertainlyencourageeveryonetobephysicallyactive,formany,tryingtojoinasportsteamwilljustmakeofthemfeelbadabouttheirownlackofability.Inthesesortsofcases,whetherornottheycanfeelcomfortableenoughtomakefriendsdependslargelyonhowsupportivethesocialenvironmentis.AsateenagerIplayedlacrosseinhighschool,anddespitebeinglankyandill-suitedforthesport,Ihadagreattimeandmademanynewfriendsbecausethepeoplewerefunandnotoverlycompetitive.ButIalsoplayedonasoccerteamatthetime,andtheexperiencewasfarworseduetothealitiesoftheotherplayers.Ithinkmostpeoplewouldhavebetterluckwithmakingfriendswhiletraveling,thoughhereyouencountertheproblemofstayingintouch.Makingfriendsontheroadhasseveraladvantages:Yougettomeetawidervarietyofpeoplethanifyouhadjustjoinedasportteam,andsincethere'snocompetitivepressure,gettingtoknowpeoplecanbeamuchmorerelaxedprocess.Youalsohavestoriesofyourtravelstorelatetopeopleyoumeetalongtheway.However,therewouldn'tbethatcamaraderiethatcomesfromworkingtowardsacommongoal,andalotofthepeopleyoumeetyou'llprobablyneverseeagain.That'swhyIthinkgettingintocommunityactivitiesisthebestofthethreeSimilartowhatyou'dexperienceinasportsteam,youhaveopportunitiestoforgebondswhileworkingtowardsacommongoal,butwithoutthehighathleticdemandsofacompetitivesport.Youalsogettomeetalargervarietyofpeoplethanyoumightfindwhileplayingsportstime,becausetheywon'tallbeathletes.Also,you'remuchmorelikelytoseethemagaincomparedtopeopleyoumeetwhiletravelling.Andfinally,sinceyou'lllikelybengarangeofactivities,you'llhaveplentyofthingstotalkaboutwiththenewpeopleyoumeet.Joiningasportsteamandtravelingcanbothbehelpfulifyou'reastudentlookingtomakenewfriends.However,participatingincommunityactivitiesisabalancedcompromisebetweenthetwo,andinmymindthatmakesitthebestoption.(Richard,Outofthefollowingthreethings,whichwouldyousaycontributesthemosttoanenjoyableGoodGoodAgoodWhengoingonavacation,avarietyoffactorscancontributetotheoverallqualityofyourexperience.Forme,thethreebiggestcontendersaregoodfood,goodfriends,andgoodlocation.However,ifIhadtogowithjustone,goodlocationwouldwinhandsdown.WhenItravel,thefirstthingI'mlookingtodoisbroadenmyhorizons.Foodiscertainlyonewaytodothat,butitonlyconstitutesasmallpartofhowwecanexperienceforeigncultures.Andfriendsaresurelygreatforthecompany,buttheycanalsokeepyourmindsettrappedinfamiliarterritorywhileabroad.That'swhyfoodandfriendsarereallysecondaryconsiderationsformewhiletraveling.AftercollegeIbackpackedalonethroughSouthAmerica,andwhileIthoroughlyenjoyedthefoodandlongedforsomefamiliarfacesnowandthen,themostsalientandenjoyablepartoftheexperiencewas ingimmersedinatotallyforeignlocation.Actually,I'dgoasfarastosaythattheexperiencewould'vebeenlessenjoyablehadIbroughtanyfriendswithme.That'sbecausewhenI'mvisitingnewplaces,I'malsolookingtomeetnewpeople;travelingwithfriendscanbegreat,buttravelingalonereallyforcesyoutostepoutofyourcomfortzoneandminglewithstrangers.IhadactuallyplannedtheSouthAmericanjourneymonthsbeforewithafriendofmine,butsomethingcameupandshewasforcedtodropout.Thefirstfewdaysafterlandingwereterrifying.I'dnevertraveledalonebefore,andcouldhardlychokeouttwowordsofSpanish.Butafterafewtorturousdaysofhangingaroundthehos,Icouldn'tstomachtheboredomanymore;IdecidedthatI'dforcemyselftolearnSpanishandtalktothelocals.Thenext2monthsgavemesomeofthemostmemorableexperiencesofmylife.Finally,whilemostpeopletakevacationsasanopportunitytorelax,Iliketotakethemasanopportunitytochallengemyself.Goodfoodandgoodfriendsaregreatforrelaxing,butthey'renotprioritiesifI'mseekingtopushmyindividualboundaries.Agoodlocation,however,canprovideaworthwhilechallengethatfoodandfriendsalonewillnot--my2monthsinSouthAmericathoroughlyconvincedmeofthat.Learninganewlanguage,meetingnewpeople,learningtolivewithonlywhatIcouldfitintoabackpack--thesewerethechallengesthatthisnewlocationthrewatme.Eventoday,Istillconsidertheexperienceanimportantpartofmycoming-Thesearethereasonswhygoodlocationcomesfirstforme.Now,don'tgetmewrong--Ilovegoodfoodasmuchasthenext.AndyoucanbetmyfriendswilllyouhowmuchIcherisheachandeveryoneofthem.ButgoodfoodandgoodfriendswillbothbewaitingformewhenIgetbackathome.Vacationisforgettingaway,andforthat,agoodlocationiscrucial.(Richard,508words)Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Peoplespendtoomuchmoneyontheirpets.Givedetailsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.Todayweliveinasocietyofexcess.Withtheriseofthemiddleclass,moreandmorepeoplespendmoneyonthingsthatarenotessentialtotheirdailyneeds.Astheaveragewealthofhouseholdshasincreased,manytrendshaveemerged.Onetrendthathasappearedrecentlyinmyneighborhoodistheincreaseintheamountofmoneypeoplespendontheirpets.Ibelievepeoplespendtoomuchmoneyontheirpets.Peoplespendtoomuchmoneyontheirpets,becausetheybelievetheirpetstobemorethanjustanimals.Theyassigntothemmanyhumancharacteristics.ThisdoesnotmeanthatIdonotlikepets.Ilovepets.Myfatherisabiologistsandgrowingupourhousewasalwaysfilledwithlotsofstrangeanduniquepets.PetsplayaveryimportantroleinfamiliesandIthinkweshouldtakecareofanimals.Ilovevolunteeringforthelocalanimalshelterandhelfindhomesforstraypets.IliketakingcareofanimalsandIwillbethefirsttohelpananimalinneed.Idonot,however,believethatweshouldtreatpetslikehumans.Myneighbors,ontheotherhand,haveadifferentopinion.Theylovetheirdogs,butIthinktheyarearatherextremewhenitcomestotakingcareoftheirdogs.Forexample,theirdogshavetheirownfeatherbedsthatcost300dollarseach.Ithinkthat’showmuchallofthefurnitureinmybedroomcosts!Myneighborsclaimthattheirdogshavebackproblemsandthatthedogsneedthesebeds.Iamnotsurethedogsrealizethis,becauselasttimeIvisitedmyneighborsIsawthatthedogshadrippedabunchofholesinthesebeds.Maybehumansthinkthesedogbedsaremorecomfortable,butIhighlydoubtthatdogsknowthedifferencebetweenaseveralhundreddollarmattressandatendollarmattress.Buyingthesekindsofluxuryitemsforpetsisverysilly.Spendingexorbitantamountsofmoneyonone’spetisnotonlypointless,butit’salsowasteful.It’spointlessbecausepetscan’tdeterminethequalityofanobject.It’swasteful,becausetherearesomanybetterthingsonwhichtospendone’smoney.Takeforexampletheanimalshelter.Ratherthanspending300dollarsonafancymattress,myneighborscouldhavedonatedthatmoneytheanimalshelter.Theanimalshelterhelpsfindpetshomesandhelpscontrolthelocalanimalpopulation.Beforetheanimalshelterwassetup,mytownwasoverrunwithferalcatsandstraydogs.Now,thankstotheshelter,thoseanimalshavebeentakenoffthestreets.Ifmyneighborslovedanimalssomuch,theywouldtryandhelpasmanyastheycouldinsteadofwastingalloftheirmoneyontheirdogs.Ibelievepeopletodayspendtoomuchmoneyontheirpets.Iloveanimals,butIbelievetherearebetterwaystospendone’smoney.Spendingalotofmoneyonpetsisextravagantandsenseless.(Anna,514words)2012.10.19DoyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingReadingastudentdoesonhis/herownisasimportantas,orevenmoreimportantthanreadingastudentdoesbecauseitisassignedbyteachers.NOTANSWEREDWrittenIfyourfriendhasmovedtoanewcity,whatisyouradvicetohimonhowtomakefriendsMovingtoanewcityisrarelyaneasytransition.Butofalltheadjustmentsonehastomakeuponmovingtoanewcitymakingnewfriendsisprobablythemostdifficult,butalsothemostimportant.Thereareafewthingstokeepinmindwheneverattemptingtoformnewplatonicconnections,thingsI'dadviseanytopayheedtowhentheyfindthemselvesfriendlessinanewarea.Forstarters,theyshouldremainpatientandpacethemselvesratherthanrushingintoeverynewfriendship.Whenyou'reinanaliencityfarfromthefamiliarfacesandcomfortsofhome,it'seasytoforgetthatfriendshipscan'tbeformedovernight.Ittakesacombinationofbothfamiliarityandemotionalconnectiontoformsolidinteralbonds,andusuallythisrequiresagoodamountoftimespenttogetheraswellasagoodamountoftimespentapart.Tryingtospendalotoftimetogetherinthebeginningofafriendshipcanmakeyouappeartooeagerandmayscaretheotheroff--thus,itpaystohavealittlepatienceandnotsuffocateyournewfriendwithexcessivecontactearlyon.Anotherthingtokeepinmindisthatsometimes,theonlywaytomakefriendsistoventureoutofyourcomfortzone.Thisisespeciallytrueifyou'renotstillinschool,whereit'srelativelyeasytomeetnewpeople.Ifyou'reworking,forinstance,youcannotjustrelyonmeetingnewpeopleinyourworkenvironment,sincetheamountofpeopleyoucomeintoregularcontactwithisusuallycomparativelylimited.Instead,youshouldconsiderexploringthecitybyattendingactivitiesandeventsyou'reinterestedin,evenifyouhavetogoitalone.Trytakingasalsaclass,forexample,orattendapopularmuseumtour--dothingsthatgiveyouachancetotalkwithnewpeoplewhilesharingauniqueexperiencewiththem.Iwouldadviseagainstprimarilygoingtobarswhenlookingfornewfriends,however;theinteractionsyouhavetherearelesslikelytobemeaningfulorremembered.ThefinalandmostimportanttipIcangiveis:Beopen.Youneverknowwhoyou'll friendswithorwhereyou'llmeetthem,soalwaystrytobeopentointeractingwithnewpeople.Don'tlimitwhoyouopenyourselfuptobasedonpreconceivednotionsaboutthekindsofpeopleyoulike,orthekindsofplacesyoucanmeetthemin.I'vemadefriendswiththewhochecksoutmybooksatthelibrary.I'veevenmadefriendswhilewaitinginlineatthegrocerystore.Anythingispossible.Findingfriendsinanewcitycanseemlikeaharrowingtask,butitdoesn'thavetobe.Bycultivatingacombinationofpatience,adventurousness,andopenness,anyonecanforgenewfriendshipsamidstaseaofstrangers.(481words,Richard)Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Ifparentswanttheirchildrentoperformwellinschool,theyshouldlimitthehoursthattheirchildrenspendwatchingTV.Nowadayschildrenspendalargeamountoftimewatchingevision.SomemightsaythatthisgenerationofchildrenhaswastedtheirlivesinfrontoftheTV.IbelieveifchildrenareonlyallowedtowatchalimitedaboutofTV,theywillbemoresuccessfulinschool.Studieshaveshownthatevisionprovideslittletoknowstimulationinthementaldevelopmentofchildren.ExpertssaythatachildlearnsmorenganactivitythanachildwhowatchesaTVprogramaboutthatactivity.Eventhougheducationalshows,likeanatureprogram,mightshowchildrennaturetheycannotfindneartheirhomes,itisstillimportantthatchildrenexploretheworldaroundthem.Playingorngotheractivities,likeplayinganinstrumentorreadinghelpschildrendevelopthinkingskills.Byngandseeingthings,childrendevelopthecriticalthinkingskillsnecessarytobesuccessfulinschool.Inaddition,makingchildrengetoffthecouchandgodoactivitieshelpscreatehealthyhabits.Achildwhorunsaroundoutsideandplayswithfriendshasbetterhealthandbettersocialskills.IfachildjuststaysathomeandstaresattheTV,hehasahighriskof ingobese.Mylittlecousinwatchestoomuchevision.WhenIgotovisithim,hedoesnotevensayotome.AllhedoesiswatchTV.OnceItriedtogethimoutsidetoplaybasketball,butwehadtogoinafteronlyafewminutesbecausehecouldnotbreathe.Limitingevisiontimekeepschildrenhealthyandmakesthemmoreabletofocusinschool.Finally,ifparentsrestricttheamountofevisiontheirchildrencanwatch,thisgiveschildrenmoretimetostudy.Ioncehelpedtutormyneighbor’sson.TherulesathishousewerethathecouldwatchTVassoonashewasfinishedwithhis.Sowhenhewouldgethomefromschool,hewoulddohisasquicklyaspossible.Ialwayshadtohelphimcorrecthismistakes.IthinkifhisparentsonlylethimwatchhalfanhourofTVaday,thenhewouldhavegottenbettergradesandnotneededmytutoring.Watchingtoomuchevisionisnothealthyforchildrenandparentsshouldlimittheamountlettheirchildrenwatch.Thisgiveschildrenmoretimetofocusontheir.Also,ratherthanwatchingTV,childrenshouldgooutandplay.Playinghelpschildrendevelopandkeepsthemhealthy.Stayinghealthyhelpschildrenfocusinschool.(Anna,425words)2012.10.10ML(two*TEST1:Outofthefollowingthreethings,whichonewouldyouprefertoregulateinordertoimproveyourhealth?ThekindoffoodyouTheamountofTheamountofstressinyourModernsocietyhasturnedhumansintocuriouscreatures.Ourancestorswerehighlyactivethankstotheirhunter-gathererlifestyle;theyatefairlybalanceddietsduetothelimitedavailabilityoffatsandsimplecarbohydrates;andtheyreliedonstressasasurvivalmechanismthatkeptthemalertduringintermittentperiodsofdanger.Now,manyofusspendupwardsof8hoursadaysedentaryatourjobs;weeatunbalancedietsofpre-preparedfoodsinordertosavetime;andweareconstantlystressedduetoanever-endingbombardmentofstressorscomingfromourcontemporarylifestyle.Managingallthreethings--diet,exercise,andstress--wouldbeadauntingtaskforanyone,soifIhadtopickonethingtoimprovemyhealth,itwouldprobablybeTobeginwith,exerciseismucheasiertomanagethanbothyourdietandyourstress.Inordertomanageyourdi