2022年9-12月雅思口语新题参考答案

20229-12月雅思口语新题参考答案Part1BirthdayWhatdoyouusuallydoonyourbirthday?OnmybirthdayIusuallyhaveadinnerwithmyparents,usuallyatanicerestaurantinthecity.ThenImightgooutfordrinkswithmyfriends,ortothecinemaorsomethinglikethat.That’sbeenthehabit,forthepastyears.Whatdidyoudoonyourbirthdaywhenyouwereyoung?WhenIwasyounger…achild…wewouldjusthaveadinnerathome,andIwouldreceivesomepresents.AndinschooltheclasswouldsingabirthdaysongandI’dhaveacake.That’saboutitreally.Ifoundmybirthdayquiteexcitingasachild,asmostkidsdo,Ithink.Doyouitisimportantforyoutocelebrateyourbirthday?Ithinkit’sfairlyimportant.It’samilestone…aturningpointintheyear,andinlife,anditissymbolicoftheyearspassing,usgettingolderandmoremature,soyeah,Ithinkit’simportant.Singing1Doyoulikesinging?Ilovesinging.IthoroughlyenjoygoingtoKTVsandsingingonmyownathometomusic,too.2Haveyoueverlearnthowtosing?No,notreally.Tobehonest,I’mnotverygoodatsinging–IthinkImightbetonedeaf,even.InschoolplaysandperformancesIwasneverchosentobeoneoftheleadingsingers,andinKTVwithfriends,Iusuallytrytokeepalowprofileandmouththewords–Ireallycan’tsingwell.Ifyousing,whowouldyousinginfrontof?Iwouldn’twanttosingforanyone–bewaytooembarrassedandself-conscious.AsIsaid,aterriblesinger!Iwouldfindituncomfortable,sono,Iwouldnotsingorinfrontofanyone,ifIcouldavoidit.Doyouthinksingingcanbringhappinesstopeople?Iunderstandthatsinging,ifyou’regoodenoughatit,canmakepeoplefeelveryhappy.Thepersonsingingaswellasthoselistening.Singingisagreatformofmusicalexpression,andthere’snothingmorelovelythanthehumanvoice.So,yes,itcanbringhappinessforsure.GeographyHaveyoueverstudiedgeographyatschool?Ididstudygeography,yes.Physicalgeography,likeplatetectonics–volcanoesandthingslikethat,aswellaslandformation,andfarmingandthewatercycle,andallofthattypeofWealsostudiedhumangeographyaswell–population,demographicsandthingslikethat.Doyoulikegeography?Ido,actually.Ifinditquiteinteresting–especiallyphysicalgeography.I’minterestedinthingsrelatedtothenaturalenvironmentandtheplanet.AndIamconcernedaboutclimatechangeandenvironmentalissuesfacingussoIfindgeographyrelevantaswellasinteresting.Doyouwanttotraveltoacountrybecauseofitsgeographicalconditions?Yes,Ithinkso.AtleastitisoneofthereasonsIwouldchoosetotraveltoacountry,yes.Forexample,Iaminterestedinlakes–IwouldliketospendsometimeinSwedenatthelakes–Iheardtheyhavealotoflakesandit’scommontospendholidaysatthelakes,goinboatsandthingslikethat.So,yes,Iwouldchooseacountrywithlotsoflakesandwater.PuzzlesDidyoulikedoingpuzzleswhenyouwereakid?whenIwasakidtherewerelotsofpuzzleswecoulddo–withstring,andwood,andjigsawsandallsortsoflittlestufflikethat.thereisn’tsomuch–alotofpuzzlegames,andgamesinvolvingcrypticthinkingonappsonphonesandtablets,though.ThosearepopularWhendoyoudopuzzles,duringtripsorwhenyoufeelbored?IusuallyplaysuchpuzzlegamesonmyphonewhenI’monthetrainoronabus,orsomethinglikethat.Ialsofiddlewithmyphoneinbedtoo,likealotofpeople,andyes,sometimesIplaygameswhichyoucouldcall‘puzzles’Iguess.Doyoulikedoingwordpuzzlesornumberpuzzles?Iprefernumberpuzzles–Iamreallygoodatmath,andIlikesolvinglittlemathproblems.ThereareplentyofgameswhichinvolvingsolvingnumberpuzzlesandIenjoydoingthese.Igetagreatsenseofsatisfactionfromgettingtheanswersright.Doyouthinkitisgoodforoldpeopletodopuzzles?Yes,mostcertainly.Ithinkoldpeopleshoulddothesethingstokeeptheirmindsactive–alotofresearchshowsthatolderpeopleremainmentallysharpforlongeriftheykeepengagingtheirbrainsinpuzzlesandactivitiesthatinvolvingthinkingandsolvingthings.SnacksWhatsnacksdidyoueatwhenyouwereyoung?WhenIwasakidIusedtoloveallkindsofstreetsnacks–therewerelotsoflittlestallssellingpancakesandallsortsinmyroad.WhenIwasalittleolder,fastfoodjointsstartedtoopenandbecomepopular,andIlovedthose,andthoughttheywerearealnovelty.Thereweateburgersandfriedchickenandthingslikethat.Doyouofteneatsnacksnow?Istilleatlocalsnacksactually,andthereisquiteastrongstreet-snackculturestillexistinginChina,andoccasionallyIgotofastfoodoutletswithfriends–whicharemoreexpensive,butmorecomfortableandconvenient.Doyouthinkeatingsnacksishealthy?Certainsnacksarehealthy,yes,indeed.Friedstreetsnacksandfastfoodarenotsohealthythough;atleastifyoueatthemoften.Onehastobecarefulwhatonechoosesinthewayofsnacking–alotofsweets,chocolates,friesandburgersanddeep-friedfoodisdefinitelynothealthy.Everythinginmoderation,astheysay!SocialmediaDoyoulikesocialmedia?Imostcertainlyseeandenjoythebenefitsofsocialmedia.AlthoughIcanalsoseethedownsidesofittoo–alotofgossip,misinformationandnonsenseonsocialmedia,aswellasinformativediscussionandcommunication.So,likemostthings,it’sadouble-edgedsword.ButIlikeityes–it’spredominantlygreatforcommunicatingwithwork,friendsandfamily.Doyouthinkyourfriendsspendtoomuchtimeonsocialmedia?YES!Somearereallyobsessedwithsocialmedia–constantlypostingontheirweibopicturesoftheirdinner,orparties,ordaysout.It’sabitexcessivetobehonest.Ithinkalotofmyfriendsareabitoverthetopaboutit.Iamnotsopassionateaboutsuchthings,personally.Iuseitmainlyforpracticalcommunication.Doyouwanttoworkinasocialmediacompany?No,Idon’t.Todaytherearetoomanyrulesandregulationsgoverningsocialmediaandit’saminefield.I’dprefertoworkinamorerelaxingfieldthatisnotsoconnectedtopublicinformationsharing,gossipandstufflikethis.Iamnotaverypublic-facingkindofpersonreally!NamesDoesyournamehaveaspecialmeaning?Notreally.IamnamedaftermygrandfatherwhowasfromGansu,andapparentlyIhaveanamethatgoesbackmanygenerationsinmyfamily.IalsoshareacharacterofmyGrandmother’snameaswell.Apartfromthat,nothereisnospecialmeaningtomyname.Howdopeoplechoosenamesfortheirchildren?Somepeopleseektheadviceofafortunetellerorawiseperson!Mostpeoplediscussitwiththeirfamilyandthinkaboutitforquitealongtime,andchoosesomethingthatmeanssomethingtothem,soundsluckyorissimplynice-sounding.Doesanyoneinyourfamilyhavethesamenamewithyou?Yes,severalpeoplehavethesametwocharactersintheirnameasmine.Ihavethreecharactersinmyname.Oneofthemisspecifictome.Theothersarerelatedtomygrandparentsandparents.IthinkthisisprettymuchthesameformanypeopleIknow.ArethereanydifferencesbetweenhowChinesenametheirchildrennowandinthepast?Iamnotsuretobehonest.Ithinkpeopleareabitlesstraditionalintheirchoicesofnamesthanbefore,andyoungpeopletrytothinkofmoreoriginalandspecialcharactercombinations.But,prettymuch,ingeneral,Idon’tthinktherehavebeenbigchangesinnamingcustomsandhabits.WeatherDoyoupreferhotorcoldweather?Imuchpreferitwhentheweatherisniceandhot.Obviously,Idon’tlikeitwhenit’sextremelyhot,butIlikeitprettyhot.Perhapsaround35isagoodtemperatureforme.However,Ipreferitwhenit’sadryheatandnotareallyhumidheat.Doyoupreferdryorwetweather?Ipreferdrybutit’snicetohaveashowerofrainfromtimetotime.Itclearstheairandisgoodfortheplants–Idon’tlikeitwhenit’smonthsofhotdryweatherwithnorain.So,ideally,Ilikeprettyhotwithagoodshowerofrainonceaweekorso.Whatistheweatherlikeinyourhometown?Inmyhometownitishotandveryhumidforabout6monthsoftheyear.It’sunbearablewhenit’stoohotandhumidtobehonest–it’shardtobreatheandyousweatprofuselyassoonasyouleavethehouse.LikeImentionedbefore,hotanddryweatherismyfavourite,withtheoccasionalrainshower.Doyouhavethehabitofcheckingtheweatherforecast?Icheckitfairlyoftenactually.Fornoparticularreasonreally,justbecauseitpopsuponmyphoneeverymorningwhenIwakeup,soIlookatit.WhereIliveinChinatheweatherishighlypredictableallyearround,sowedon’treallyneedtobecheckingtheweatherforecastallthetime,likepeopledointheUK,forexample.PublicTransportWhatkindofpublictransportdoyouusuallytake?Iusuallytakethesubwayandabusonadailybasis,togotowork,andontheweekendsIgrabataxi,togoouttomeetfriendsintown–togotoarestaurantorabarorso.So,Itakeafewdifferentmodesoftransportusually–Idon’townmyowncar,soIrelyonpublictransportmostofthetimeunlessafriendgivesmealiftsomewhere.Didyoutakepublictransportwhenyouwereakid?Itookpublictransportwithmyparentsyes.Wealwaysusedtogoonthebusinthosedays,becausethereweren’tmanysubwaylinesinourcity,andnoneneartowherewelived.Now,however,there’salotmorepublictransport.Domostpeoplepreferpublictransport?Well…notreally.IthinkmostpeoplefindpublictransportinChinesecitiesabitovercrowded.Everyonewouldprefertohavetheirowncar,inanidealworld.Though,publictransportisverycheap,it’snotalwaysconvenient.Whendoyouusuallytakepublictransport?Iusuallytakepublictransporteachmorningandeveningonweekdays,togototheofficetowork.And,onweekendsItakepublictransportifIneedtogosomewheretomeetfamilyandfriends–I’lltakeataxiifit’snotconvenienttogetabusorOccasionallyItakeahire-bikefromthestreetifthedistanceisn’ttooWritingDoyouwritealot?Idon’twritemuchatall,actually.NowthatI’vegraduatedInolongerhavetowriteendlessessaysandassignments,likeI’vebeenusedtoforthepastthreeorfouryears.So,Idon’twritemuch–Iwritejobapplicationletters,andemails,butIdon’thavetowritealotatthemoment.Whatdoyouliketowrite?Idon’treallyliketowritemuchthesedays.Iwriteemailstomyfamily,andtextmessagestofriends,andthat’saboutitatthemoment.LikeIsaid,I’menjoyinghavingabreakfromyearsofhavingtowriteassignments.Doyouprefertypingorhandwritingwhenyouarewritingsomething?Mostdefinitelytyping,Ithink-tobehonest,myhandwritingnowisawful–I’mjustnotusedtowritingbyhandanymore.TechnologyWhattechnologicalproductsdoyouoftenuse,computersormobilephones?Iuseboth-computers,mobilephones,andIhaveatablet.Iuseallofthemforbothworkandsocialcommunications.Today,prettymucheveryoneneedsaphone,atleast,andmostpeoplewhoworkinmyfieldwillhaveatabletandacomputertoo.Whatelectronicdeviceshaveyouboughtlately?Ihaven’tboughtanyelectronicdevicesthisLastyearIboughtanewtablet,becausemyoldonewasseveralyearsoldandthememorywasfull,whichmeantithadsloweddowntothepointwhereitwasnolongerefficienttouse.Butsincethen,I’venotboughtanythingelseelectronic.Arethereanytechnologicaldevicesyouwanttobuy?liketobuyareallygoodpairofnoisecancellingheadphones.Ihaveasmallpairofheadphonesthatcomewithmymobilephone,buttheydon’tblockoutthenoiseofpeopleandtrafficwhenI’mcommutingtowork.So,Iwanttobuyanicequalitypairofheadphonesthataregreatforsound,butblockouttheoutsidenoisesreallyeffectively.Whatbenefitsdoestechnologybringtous?Technologybringsusahostofbenefits.Itwouldtaketoolongtolistthemall!But,inshort,themainthingstechnologyofferstosocietyisfast,effectivecommunicationwhichenablesustostreamlinebusinessandpersonalinteractionsandcommunicationsandgetthingsdonequickly.Part2&3DescribeyourfavoritechildhoodfriendYoushouldsay:Whohe/sheisWhereyoumeteachotherWhatyouoftendidtogetherAndexplainwhatmadeyoulikehim/herAchildhoodfriendwhoIhadalotoffunwithwasaguycalledWemetinschoolintheveryfirstHelivedinthestreetnearby,andweusedtohavegreattimessee,welivedinasmalltownthen,byareallynicewoodland–wewouldbothgooffandplayinthewoodsalmosteveryatleastintheholidays.makedens,playhideandseek,climbtrees,andplayimaginaryfantasygames.Wewerethekindofkidswhowerenotsointosportslikefootballandbasketball–weweremoreexcitedbyridingbikesandhavingadventuresinthecountryside.Plus,whenyougrowupinasmalltowntherearelessentertainmentoptionsthanincities,soyouendupusingyourimaginationmore,andbondingwithyourfriendsalotmore–becausetherearelessdistractions,andalotofnaturearound.TherewasalsoaandMatthewhadasmallwoodenboathisunclehadmadehim,sortofaraftreally–andweusedtogodowntheriveronthatandtrytocatchfish.Thingslikethat.Ienjoyedhiscompanybecausehewastoo.Hehadaverymischievoussenseofhumourandlovedplayingpracticaljokes–weenjoyedplayingpranksonourparents.Thatwasquitefunnyactually.So,yeah,IlikedMatthewalot,andwestillkeepintouch,fromtimetotimeonsocialmedia.HeisinShenzhenstudyingbusinessinuniversity.Occasionally,atSpringFestivalweseeeachotherinourhometown,ifwebotharevisitingatthesametime.DescribethehomeofsomeoneyouknowwellandyouoftenvisitYoushouldsay:WhosehomeitisHowoftenyougothereWhatitislikeAndexplainhowyoufeelaboutthathomeThereisahomethatreallysticksinmind!It’sthehomeofmyfriend,James,andhisfamily,wholivejustinthecommunitynexttoours.ThereasonIfinditparticularlyinterestingisbecauseit’sinamucholdercommunity–andthoseoldresidentialbuildingsare,inmyopinion,muchbecausetheroomsarereallybig,andtheceilingsarehigh,andtheyallhavebalconies.Themodernresidentialbuildingsmaylookcooler,buttheyareoftensmall,theydon’thavebalconiesandtheceilingsaremuchIvisitthereoftenbecausethefamilyarereallywelcomingandkindandrelaxed.And,also,there’splentyofspace,sooftenwejusthangoutinthelivingroom–well,oneofthem–theyhavetwo,infact.Igothereabout4timesaweek,actually,andevenmoreintheholidays.James’mothercooksreallywell…infact,sodoeshisTheyseemtoenjoyit,andpreparemealsquickly,thatarereallyOften,IwillstaytherethewholedayandweplayonthePlaystation,readbooks,playfootballinthecommunitygardens.Stufflikethat.Thehouseisdecoratedinaverycuriousway–thefatherhastravelledallovertheworldandfilledthehousewithinterestingpaintings,anddecorationsfrommainlyAfricancountries,andsomeSouthAmericancountries.So,yeah,itsticksinmindasIspendalotoftimethere.DescribeaphotoyoutookandyouareproudofYoushouldsay:WhenyoutookitWhereyoutookitWhatisinthisphotoAndexplainwhyyouareproudofitAphotoItookthatIamreallyproudofisapictureofanex-girlfriendofminefromuniversity.see,inmyfirstyearatuniversityIhadabitofaphotographyphase–Igotquiteintotakingphotos,andcreatedalbumsbasedonanumberofdifferentthemes.Ihadaperiodoftakingphotosoftrees,forexample,anotherperiodoftakingphotosofoldbuildings,anotheroftakingphotosofmarkets–youcouldsaythatphotographyisaformofart,inthissense.Ihadaphaseoftakingportraitsofpeople,andthewholeprojectwasinblackandwhite.Peoplelookquitestrikinginblackandwhite,andIthinkit’salovelywaytophotographpeople.oneofthebest,andmostmeaningfulphotosItookwasofmygirlfriendatthetime.Wetookaseriesofphotosaroundcampus–ourcampuswasanoldandveryattractiveplacewithlotsofcuriousplants,treesandgardenswithinit.ThephotoIlikedthemost,andstilllike,wasperhapsthemostnaturalofthemall–shewasnotposingatall,ortryingtolookattractiveorconsciousofthecamera–shewasbendingdowntostrokeasmalldogthatanoldmanwaswalking.Themorningsunlightwasjustperfect,castingalongshadowacrossthepath–shadowsofthedogandthemanandatreebehind,allextendingbeautifullyandsharply.Herfacewasaperfect,naturalsmileofjoyandtheoldmanalsohadapleasantlookofcontentmentonhisface.It’shardtodescribeartorphotographyinmyownlanguage,letaloneinEnglish,butthisisthebestwayIcandescribeitanyway–itwasaperfectconfigurationofelements,wonderfullightingandlovelygenuineexpressionsonthefacesoftheoldmanandmygirlfriend.So,I’mveryproudofit,andIgotitframed,too,andit’sonthewallatmyparent’shousebackinGuizhou.Describeanimportantthingyoulearned(notatschooloruniversity)Youshouldsay:WhatitisWhenyoulearneditHowyoulearneditAndexplainwhyitwasimportantAnimportantthingIlearned–whichwasnotatschooloruni–wasfrommyparents,morespecificallymymother.Thatwasthevalueofbeinghonest.Thismaysoundabitstrange,butitiswhatcomestomindfirst,soIchosetotalkaboutit.Yousee,Iwaspredominantlybroughtupbymymother,asmyfatherwasalwaysawayworkingfarfromhome.She’sakindofsensitiveperson,butalsoadedicatedandcommittedperson–ifshedecidestodosomething,forherselforforothers,sheapproachesitwithanattitudeofhonesty,sincerityandcommitment,untilthetaskiscomplete.Shetalkedtomealotasachild–aboutawholerangeoftopics,botheverydaythingsanddeeper,morephilosophicalthings–andIlistenedalottothethingsshehadtosay.Shetaughtmethatitwasimportant,fromamoralperspective,tobeanhonestandkindperson.Although,infact,especiallyinAsiansociety,thisisn’talwaysthebestwayofachievingsuccessincareer,itis,accordingtomymother,thebestwayofbeingtruetoyourselfanddevelopingandgrowingselfrespect.Shealwaysbelievedthatthiswasmorevaluableandimportantthancareersuccessormoneyorothermorematerialachievements.Ialsosawherdemonstratethisqualityofhonestyandsincerityinherdailyactions,aswellasinherstoriesandexplanationstome.Sheput‘theoryintopractice’youmightsay–shepracticedwhatshepreached–sheactedinaccordancewithherbeliefs–theyweren’tjustthingsshetalkedabout,lecturedaboutortaught;sheactuallylivedaccordingtoherownprinciples.Ithinkthisisavaluablelesson–inconclusion–thatyoulivesincerelyandhonestlyinaccordancewithyourprinciples.Andthatwayyoucangrowtobeawholeperson,whowillalwaysattractgoodpeople,anddevelopstrongfriendshipsandrelationships.Ihaveseenthiscometrueinmydailylifeaswell.Andso,Ibelievewhatshetaughtmeistrue–eventhoughitisn’talwaysthewaytogetaheadinthematerialworldofwork!DescribeanexperienceofonlineshoppingYoushouldsay:WhenithappenedWhatyouboughtWhatproblemsyouhadwhileshoppingonlineAndexplainhowyoufeltaboutitI’vehadmanyexperienceswithonlineshopping,buttheoneIrecallthemostclearlyisthetimethatIboughtanitemandhadsuchtroublegettingarefundfromtheIcan’trememberthenameofthestorebutIboughtathickcoatforwinter–itwasquiteexpensiveactually–andwhenitarrived,ithadaripinthebackandthezipwasfaulty.Icontactedthecompanythroughtheonlinechatandtheysaidtheywerehappytorefundit,andIshouldjustsenditback.Iarrangedwithadeliveryservicetosendthepackagebackanditwentsmoothly.TheyconfirmedtheyhadreceiveditEverythingseemedtobefine.Thentherewastotalsilenceforweeks….weeks!Icontactedtheseller,nothing.Icheckedmybankaccountandshoppingplatformorderandreturnsmessages,nothing.Imessagedthemcountlesstimes,andtheysimplydidnotIhadnoideawhattheywereplayingatbutIwasprettyangry.IcontactedtheonlineplatformandtheysaidtheywouldputinacaseagainsttheIdidn’treallywantittogettothisstagebecausethatkindofprocesstakesalongtimesometimes,andisquiteannoying.theyputinacaseagainsttheseller,andafterallsortsofcalls,steps,hurdlesanddisputes,Ieventuallygotmyrefund.beperfectlyhonestitkindofputmeoffonlinebuying,atleastonlineclothesbuying.Iliketojustgotoshops,tryanitemon,buyitornotbuyandthat’sthat.That,tobehonest,isthesimplerandmoreenjoyablewayofshopping.Ithinkthiswholeonlineshoppingthingismassivelyoverratedtobehonest.DescribeapersonwhoisfashionableYoushouldsay:Whohe/sheisWhathe/shedoesWhatkindofclotheshe/shewearsAndexplainwhyyouthinkthispersonisfashionableApersonIknowwhoisreallyfashionableismyfriend,James.Actually,sayhewasafashionvictim.Althoughagoodfriendofmine,Imustsaythatwedon’talwaysseeeyetoeyeabouteverything.AndtheonethingthatIdon’treallylikethatmuchabouthimishisobsessionwithfollowingthelatesttrendsandfashionbrands.astudent,actually.Hestudiesphysicsinmyuniversity.Hemainlywearssportyclothes–andrecentlythereareloadsofnewstylesinthe‘sportsgenre’thatkeepcomingout.Heseemstoalwaysbebuyingnewsneakers,newtops,newhoodies,newplastic-rubberslip-onsportysandals…younameit!Healsobuysbags,braceletsorwristbands,waterbottlesandallthekindsofaccessoriestheysellinthesestoresoronline.It’sasifahugevictimoftheiradvertisingcampaigns.Imean,itdoesmakehimoneofthemostfashionablepeopleIknow–nodoubtaboutthat–but,personallyIthinkit’squiteoverthetopandIdon’tseetheattractionatall.I’veneverreallyworriedtoomuchaboutfollowingfashions;IliketowearwhatIthinklooksniceandiscomfortable,andIthinkIhavegoodeyeforcoordinatingclothes,butwhenitcomestofollowingfashiontrendsorbuyingthelatestnotthatbothered.myfriendisacoolguyandanicekindperson..so,Iguessweallhavedifferentinterests.DescribeatimewhenyoureceivedmoneyonyourbirthdayYoushouldsay:WhenithappenedWhogaveyoumoneyWhyhe/sheyoumoneyAndexplainhowyoufeltaboutitThetimethatstandsoutthemostwhenIreceivedmoneyonmybirthdaywaslastinfact.seelastyearwasmyfirsteverbirthdayawayfromhome!honestlyitwas.seeI’minmyfirstyearofuniversityinBeijing,andallmyotherbirthdaysIwasinmyhometownwithmyfamily,withtheexceptionofthislastoneinJune.So,thislastbirthdayIfeltalittlebitdowntobehonest.Ihavesomegoodnewuniversityfriends,admittedly,butIfeltalittlebitawkwardcelebratingmybirthdaywiththem.Iwentoutforamealwiththem,andpaidforareallyniceThairestaurantneartocampus–IthoughtitwouldbeanicechangetohaveaThaimeal,andrecentlyI’vebeenthinkingalotabouttropicalplacesandbeachesandthesekindof“holidaysoIdecidedtoinvitemynewgroupoffriendstoaThaimeal.Itwaslovely,andtheyevenhadasmalltraditionalbandthatplayedmusiconalittlestageasweate.duringthemealIreceivedaflurryoftextmessagesonWeChat,frommymother,myauntie,myuncleandsomecousinsinmyhometown,andeachonesentmea‘redpacket’ofmoneyandareallynicegreetingformybirthday.Iwassopleasedbecausethemealwasreallyexpensive,formeandalsoitmeantIcouldbeabitmoregenerousandordersomemorewine,someinterestingdesserts,andtakemyfriendsoutfordrinksinacoolbarafterthemeal–aswell,ofcourse,asinvestinginsomeclothesandotherus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