英语口语考试试题及参考答案

l.Howcanwekeepfriendshipalive.

Friendshipisabsolutelycrucialforus.Wehavetodohardworktobuildup

andsustainfriendship.Herearesomeimportantwaystokeepfriendship

alive.Firstofall,letyourfriendsknowthatyoucareaboutthem.Ifyoucan'tbe

thereatthegivenmoment,saysomethinglike,"IwishIcouldbewithyou.MayI

callyoutomorrow?"Besureyourfriendknowsshe'scaredabout.Second,tryto

bewithyourfriendswhentheyareintrouble.Remembertroubledpeopleare

mostinneedoftheirfriendstostayaround.Thelastbutnottheleast,keeping

friendshipaliveistosaytoyourfriends"ImissyouandIloveyouRemember?

2.1sitrightforcollegestudentstohavetattoos?

Nowadaysmanycollegestudentsliketohighlighttheirpersonalities,tobe

theirown.Theyhavetakenspecialwaystoshowtheirpersonalities.Forexample,

somecollegestudentswhoaretattooedthinktattooingiscoolandshowsgreat

personality.

Butteachersandparentsdonotthinktattooingisrightforstudents.They

believetobeastudentyoushoulddresslikeastudent—notattoos,ofcause.Some

peopleevenbelievethatthosewhoaretattooedarenotgoodstudents.

AsfarasIamconcerned,althoughmanypeoplecannotacceptstudents*

tattooing,nothingiswrongwithtattooing.Collegestudentsaregrown-ups.They

cantellrightfromwrong.Iftheywanttobetattooed,justremembertotellthem

toselectcleanplaces,preferablywithparentalconsents.

3.Whatdoculturaldifferencemean?Canyougivesomeexamples?

Culturaldifferencesmeandifferencesdrnongpeopleinwaysofthinking,life,

aestheticconcepts,socialpractices,dietandetc.

Let'stalkabout,forexample,eatinghabitsindifferentareas.InChina,

peopleprefervegetablesandfruits,fortheChinesebelievethatsuchthingsare

richinvc,whicharegoodtohealth.However,westernpeoplearemorelikelytoeat

meat.

Knownashavingagoodtraditionofhospitality,Chinesepeoplealwaysgreet

theirguestswithwarmhand.Chinesemealtablenormallyisfilledwithdelicious

food,yetthehostisusedtosayingnIamsorry.Idon/tthinkthefoodisgood

enoughtoday"andothercourtesies.Hostorhostesssometimesusetheir

chopstickstotakefoodtotheguest/sbowl,whichisconsideredasawayto

showhospitalityinChina.Howeverinwesterncountries,peopleemphasize

respecttoindividudlily.Aldinner,peopleeatwlidtevertheylikeorwesaytheyeat

attheirownwill.

4.Doyouconsideryour18thbirthdayisoneofthemostimportantdaysin

yourlife?Givereasons.

Yes,18thbirthdayisconsideredthemostimportant.Eachbirthdaymeansa

newyear.Iammostconcernedaboutmy18thbirthdayasitisasignofadulthood,

indicatingthatIamnolongerachild,butonewhocantrytodothings

independentlyandshouldbereliableforhisorherownactionsasanadult.Since

myeighteenthbirthday,Iamentitledtogoshoppingalone,totravelaloneandto

liveindependently.Istillrememberedmy18thbirthday.Aftermybirthday

celebration,Isuddenlyfeltgrownup,bothphysicallyandmentally.Birthdaytome

isanimportantturningpoint,enablingmetolearnandthinkindependently.Sofar

asIamconcernedabouteachbirthday,Iusuallyfeelbetter.

5.Ismoneythemostimportantthinginyourlife?Ifnot,whatisit?

No,moneyisnotthemostimportantthinginmylife.Ithinkthemost

importantthinginlifeislove.First,everythingisbornoflove.Whenachildisborn,

hisparentsgivehimorherlotsofloveincreatingahealthyenvironmentforhimor

her.Secondly,whatsocietyneedsisalsolove,ifthereisnoloveamongmembers

insociety,itwillbecomelistlessapathy.Third,thoughmoneycanbuysomething,

itcannotgiveorbuylove.Loveyourselfandyougetrespectfromothers.Give

yourloveandyoucreateaharmonioussurroundingsforthesociety.Finally,

everyoneknowsthatfriendshipisbuiltonloveinsteadofmoney.Moneycan*t

supportever-lastingfriendship.

6.InwhatplaceshassmokingalreadybeenbannedinChina?Areyouin

favorofthispolicyornot?

NowadaysinChina,smokingisbannedinmanypublicplaces,suchascinemas,

threators,supermarkets,hospitals,meetingroomsandsoon.

AsfarasIamconcerned,Iamstronglyinfavorofthispolicy.Firstofall,

smokingisbadforhealth.Andinpublicplacesitoftenleadstosecond-hand

smoking,whichisbadforthesmokeraswellaspeoplearound.Second,ifyouare

talkingwithapersonwhileyouaresmoking,whatwillhappen?Heorshewill

considerthenecessityofwhethertogoontalkingornot,becauseyourbehavior

showsthatyoudon'tcaremuchaboutwhatyouaretalking.Smokingmakesyou

losefriends.Third,smokingcostslotsofmoney,whichwillresultinquarrelsand

tightbudgetathome.That'snotgoodforbuildingupofaharmonioussociety.

Thus,Iamstronglyinfavorofthispolicy.

7.Whydosomeyoungpeoplepickupsmoking.

Personally,Ithinktherearethreereasonsforyoungpeoplepickingup

smoking.First,theywanttofollowthetrend,tobeinthecrowd.Mostoftheyoung

peopledon'tknowwhattheyshoulddo.Theyjustdowhattheirpeersdo.

Second,someyouthswanttoshowtheiridentity,toattractattentionoftheirpeers

andtheirparents,toshowthattheyarenotlittlechildrenanymore.Theyare

alreadyintheiradulthood.Theywanttotelltheirparentstheywanttodothings

adultsdo.Third,forsomeyoungpeople,smokingisconsideredasawaytorelax

andgetridofbadfeelingsfromworkorfamily.Theyenjoytheprocessofsmoking.

Smokinghelpsthemforgetunhappyincidents.

8.Whatproblemsmaypeoplehaveastheygrowold?

Haveyoueverthoughtwhatyouwilllooklikewhenyouareold?Peopleface

moreandmoreproblemastheygrowold,especiallyoldpeoplelivingincountry.

Incountrysidemostoldpeoplelivewiththeirchildren.Sincetheydonothave

pensionthemselves,mostofthemcouldnotenjoygoodhealth-careandget

socialwelfare.Forpeoplelivingincities,mostofthemdon'tlivewiththeirchildren,

theynormallylivebythemselves,feelinglonelyastheirchildrenarebusyworking.

Theyhaven'tenoughtimetotakegoodcareoftheirparents.Theyvisittheir

parentsorparentonceaweekoronceamonth.Theycouldnotoffergoodcareto

theirparents

Generallyspeaking,oldpeople,nomatterwheretheylive,theyarefacedwith

lotsofproblems.Thegovernmentandpeopleshouldhelpthemtosolvethe

problemsandliveahappylife.

9.Whatisaddiction?Whatharmcanaddictiontointernetdotocollege

students?

Addiction,accordingtoadictionary,meansthatdevelopmentofhabitual

inclination.Nooneknov/swhatcausesapersontobeaddictedtotheInternet,but

thereareseveralfactorsthathavebeenproposedascontributingtoInternet

addiction.

Withthedevelopmentofcomputertechnology,thereisagrowingpopularity

ofInternetsurfingoncollegecampus.Manystudentsareaddictedto

Internet.Theyspendmuchtimeoncomputergames,chattingwithfriends,

watchingmoviesorshoppingonline.Toomuchtimeonlineisnotgood,even

harmfultostudents7health,whichwouldinducethemtospendmoneythatthey

shouldspendonfoodandlesssleep.

Tosolvetheyproblem,studentsshouldbecautiousinexploringthetypesof

applicationonInternet.Inaddition,itisimportantforstudentstoengageinsocial

activitiesoutside.Finally,mentalhealthworkersshouldinvestigatewaysinwhich

tohelpstudentsgetridofthebadhabitofbeinganaddict.

10.Whichplaceisbetterforpeopletoaccepteducation,

athomeoratschool?

Iprefertolearnatschool.Firstofall,Ithinkschoolhaslearningenvironment.

Ifallthestudentsaroundyouarebusy,youcouldnothelpjoiningthegroup.

Second,atschool,studentsdiscussproblemstheydonotunderstandandlearn

fromeachother.Andatschool,ifIhaveproblemsIcannotsolveIcanturnto

teachersforhelporconductresearchinthelibrary.Third,learningatschool

followsstrictschedules,studentscanlearnstepbystepsothattogaina

reasonableunderstandingofsubjectstheyaresupposedtolearn.Fourth.There

aremanypeersinschool,wewillnotfeellonely,andlearningfromeachotheryou

canimproveyourinterpersonalskills.Lastbutnottheleast,activitiesheldat

schoolhelpusdevelopasenseofself-confidence.Allinall,learningatschoolis

preferrableforme.Ilikemyschoolmatesandteachers.

11.Arethereanyepisodesinyourlifethatmakeyoufeelhappyand

excited,ordisappointedanddepressed?

Everyoneexpriencessomanyepisodesinone'slifeincludingmomentsof

happinessandexcitements,disappointmentsanddepression,sodoI.NowIwill

shareonemomentofdisappointmentanddepressionwithyou.

Thestorybeginslikethis:whenIwasinGrade2inmyhighschool,my

teacheraskedustoprepareaspeechaboutanythingthatwewanttotalkabout.

AlthoughIthoughtIhadpreparedsowell,Istillfeltabitnervous.Andwhat's

worse,1decidedtoaddsomebodylanguagetomyspeech,whichIthoughtwould

behelfpfuL

WhenIgotontheplatformoftheclassroom,Istarted,“You,youandyou,

gettogether!,/Ok,thisishowIstarted.Ithoughtitmusthaveimpressedmyclass

deeply.Onthecontrary,Iheardhundredsof"oh,no,no“withthousandsof

laughters.Andthatisreallyquitebad.Ievendidn,tknowwhathadhappened

afterthat.AlthoughIcontinuedthespeech,yet,fromthenonIlostconfidencein

myabilityofspeech.HowIfeltdisappointedanddepressedinfrontofdllrny

classmates!

12.Whatismoreimportant,economicgrowthortheenvironment?

Why?

Somepeoplebelievethateconomicgrowthshouldneverbeatthecostof

theenvironment.Theythinkseriousenvironmentalproblemsnowadaysarelargely

causedbyrapideconomicgrowth.Forexample,desertsarespreading,becauseof

overgrazing,poorfarmingandtreecutting.Ourairandwatersuppliesarealso

beingpollutedbypoisonousgasesandwaste.

However,otherpeoplethinkitunnecessarytotakeenvironmentalproblems

nowintoseriousconsideration,forourpriorityshouldgotoeconomicgrowth.

Theybelievethatenvironmentalproblemsareunavoidableintheprocessof

economicgrowth.Theyaretheby-productsofeconomicgrowth,whichcanbe

dealtwithlater.

Ithinkthesecondideaiscompletelywrong.Weshouldkeepabalance

betweenthetwoandlookforwardtorapidandcontinuousgrowthineconomy

andahealthyenvironmentaswell.

13.Yourideasoncollegestudent"spursuingfashion.

Nowadays,anincreasingnumberofcollegestudentsarepursuingfashion,

whichhasarousedagreatconcerninsociety.Some,evenatthebeginningoftheir

collegelife,begintomakeeveryefforttobuyavarietyoffamous-brandproducts,

suchasclothing,computers,cellphones,MP3sandsoon.Sometakepartin

differentkindsofpopularentertainment,forexample,birthdayparty,playing

tennisandsinginginKTV.

Followingfashionhashadagreatimpactoncollegestudents.Firstofall,

pursuitoffashionisacostlyhobby,whichwillimposegreatfinancialburdenon

theirparents.Inaddtion,itispossibleforcollegestudentstogetlostinfollowing

thetide.Someofthemevenfailtofocusontheirstudy.Lastbutnottheleast,as

thefutureleadingconsumers,somestudentspaymoreattentiontoenjoying

fashion.

AsfarasIamconcerned,collegestudentsshouldcherishambitionsrather

thanbecomeslavestofashion,asourmaintaskoncampusisnottopursue

fashionbutstudy.Allinall,collegestudentsshouldadoptamorereasonable

attitudetowardsfashion.

14.Howcanweprepareforearthquakes?

Makesureshelvesarefastened（使固定）securelytothewalls.Placelarge,

heavyobjectsonlowershelves（架子）oronthefloor.Theymightfall.Youcanalso

screwthemontothings,suchasdesks.Placebreakableitems（bottles,glass,

china,etc.）inclosedcabinetsthathavelatches.Makesuretoboardthemupso

thatthecabinetdoorswon'tflyopen.Heavypictures（绘画作品）andmirrors

shouldbehungawayfrombeds,couches,andanywherethatsomeonemightsit

Overheadlightfixture['fiks响.固定装置shouldbebracedbraced[breist]to

preventfalling.Evaluateyourelectricalwiringandgasconnectionsandrepairif

needed.Duringanearthquake,thesecanbecomepotentialfirehazards.

Additionally,turnthemoffandunplugthem,sotheoutletisnotneatthemetal

partofthecord.Secureyourwaterheaterbystrappingittowallstuds（notjustthe

drywall)andboltingittothefloor.Ifyouhaveanydeepcracksintheceilingor

foundations,repairtheseimmediately.Youmightneedtoconsultanexpertif

therearesignsofstructuralweakness.Storeflammableproductsinclosed

cabinetswithlatchesonthebottomshelf

15.Talkaboutoneoftheworld-famouspeoplethatyouconsideryourole

model.

Whentalkingaboutrolemodel,youmaythinkofthestars,likeLiu

Dehua,ChengLongorevenYaoMingandLiXiang.Butmyrolemodelisquite

differentfromthem.It'sLeiFeng.

InChina,everybodyknowsaboutLeiFei.Hewasasoldierinthearmyand

wasalwaysreadytohelpothers.Hewasagreatmanwithgoodqualitie.Hecared

muchmoreaboutothersthanhimself.Hehelpedhiscolleagueswiththeirwork,

helpedthegranniestocarrytheirchildren.Hekeptadiary.Inithewrote:"Man's

lifeislimited,butservingpeopleisunlimited.!shoulddevotemylimitedlifetothe

servingofpeople".

Unfortunately,hediedatworkwhenhewasstillyoung.Buthisspirithas

influencedmanypeople,especiallyteenagers.PeoplethroughoutChinalearnt

fromhim.TheydoasLeiFengdid,helpingandcaringforothers.Theslogan"Let

LeiFengbeourexample"hasbeeninourmindforyears.Weknowoursociety

needssuchaspiritandthousandsofmillionsofLeiFeng.

ThoughLeiFengpassedawayformanyyears,hisspiritsarestillalive.He

mademeknowthathelpingandcaringothersisofgreatimportance.Ishould

learnfromhimandshowmyloveandcaretothepeopleinneed.

16.Yburideasonthelegalormoralimplicationsofcloningforhuman

society.

Mypointofviewoncloningisthatitislikeadouble-edgedsword.Eitheron

thelegaloronthemoralimplications,cloningisacontroversialtopic.Ipersonally

holdtheideathatitisillegalandnotmoralllyrighttoclonepeople.Whenitis

necessarytoclonepartsoforgansformedicaltreatments,cloningisobviouslya

wiseway.Inthatcase,cloningmakeshuman'slifemuchbetterandhappier.In

addition,cloningcanhelppeopleavoidgeneticillnesses,whichhelpsimprove

people*slifespan.Allinall,I'minflavorofcloningonlyforitsgoodeffectof

helpingpeoplelivealongerandhappierlife.

17.Whomdoyouturntoforhelpwhenyouhaveproblems?andwhy?

WhenIhaveddifficultiesandwhenIthinkofpeopletoturntoforhelp,itis

myparentsIturntoforhelp.Theywouldalwaysbeconsiderateandcometomy

support.

Sometimeswemayfeelgrownupandnolongerneedtoparents*help.But

whenwemeetdifficultiesandcomedownintheworld,wegettoknowthatmany

peoplehelpusonpurpose.Theyhelpyouandwantsomethingfromyou.Butwe

gettoknowthatonlyourparentscanshareendlesslovetous.Although

sometimeswedosomethingwrongandmayhurtthem,theywouldnotabandon

usandhelpustosolveourproblemsbydoingtheirbest.WhenIfeelsad,going

homeismyfirstchoice.WhenIhearthevoiceofmyparentsIfeelrelievedand

wantedtoembracethem.Theyarealwaysmybackbone.Ithankthemandlove

themmorethanever.

18.Whatmakesyoufeelstressed?Howtodealwithit?

Yeah,therearesomanythingsthatmaymakeusfeelstressed.For

example,whenFminahurryfortests,Imayfeelstressed,astherearesomuch

workIshoulddoandIhavenotimetohaveabreak.Thefeelingsmakemethink

thateverythingisdisgusting.

Sohowtodealwithit?Iwillsayitseasy.Aseveryoneknowsthatmusicis

thebestcureintheworld,especiallyforbadmood.Sometimes,whenIfeel

stressed,Imaylistentomusicorgoandplaybasketball.Itsagoodwayformeto

getrelaxedandtoforgetsomemisfortuneordisgustingthings.Afterthat,I

becomeenergeticandactiveagain.

19.Shouldtheuseofdisposableofplasticbagsbebanned?Givereasons.

Ithinktheuseofdisposableofplasticbagsshouldbebanned.Aplasticbag

contains16elementsofpoisonsandalotsofbacteriaandcarcinogen.Itisharmful

tohumanbody,anditleadstoseriousenvironmentalpollution.Forthemore,itwill

taketwohundredyearstogetrotten,withoutbeingdigestedduringthetime.

Plasticbagsendangeranimalsandhumanbeingsaswell.Soweshouldtryto

regulatepoliciestobantheuseofplasticbagsandcleansethemoutofourlife

completely.Onlyinthiswaycanwereconstructahealthysocietyforusandforour

decedents.

20.Readingandtraveling,whichdoyouthinkhelpsmoretobroaden

people7smind?

Therearelotsofwaystobroadenpeople1sminds,suchastraveling,reading

andsurfingontheinternet

Myfavoritewaytobroadenmymindistraveling.Travelingcannotonly

broadenmymind,butalsoopenmyeyestotheworld.What'smore,itrefreshes

me.Bytravelling,youcangotoDisneylandandexperiencebeing"achildagain!"

Youcanvisitoneofthe"sevenwondersoftheworld/suchastheGrandCanyon

andfeelthemagnificenceofnature!Youcantaste“magical"icewaterfroma

glacier,whichcanhelpyoubecomemorebeautifulandmakeyoulivelonger.

Travellingcanalsohelpforgetallthesadnessandtroublesthatyouhave

encountered.Sinceexperienceisakindoflivingknowledge,bytravelling,you'llbe

suretoexperiencemanynewthings.Remembertotakeyourbackpackwithyou

whenyoutravel!

21.Yourideasontheprevalenceofwesternfood.

Inrecentyears,westernfastfoodrushesintoChina,andChineseyoung

peoplearefondofit,especiallychildrenandteenagers.

Tobeginwith,weaternfood,especiallyfastfoodisconvenient.Sincelifepace

movesveryfastthesedays,peopledon'tliketowastetheirtimeonthreemeals.

Sogoingtoafastfoodrestaurantisoftenthefirstchoicetomanypeople.Fast

food,asitiscalled,willbereadyinaminute.Moreover,excellentserviceand

comfortableenvironmentofthefastfoodrestaurantsalsocountforitspopularity

However;Idon'tlifefastfoodbecauseitdoesn'tprovideabalanceddietand

islowinnutrition.Idon'tthinkitisgoodforourhealth.

22.WhatdoyouknowaboutCharlieChaplin,oneofthegreatest

comediansofalltime?

CharlieChaplinwasborninapoorareaofsouthLondonon16April,1889.

Hewasoneofthegreatestfilmactorsofdlltime.FromTheTramptoModern

Times,hemademanyfunniestandmostpopularfilmsofhistime.Hewasbest

knownforhischaractertheyouthfulandlovableLittleTramp.Chaplinsucceeded

inhiscareerbuthisearlymarriageswerenotsuccessfulatall.

ChaplindiedonChristmasDay1977.Heleftbehindfamilyandfriends

saddenedbyhisdeath,andmillionsoffansworldwide.Chaplinhadgreatly

influencedeveryone'slifeintheearly20thcentury.Hemademorepeoplelaugh

thananyothermanwhoeverlivedandchangedthewaypeoplelookedatthe

world.

23.Talkaboutadvantagesanddisadvantagesinternethasbroughtabout.

Nowadays,advantagesanddisadvantagesbroughtbyInternethasbecome

moreandmoreobvious.

FisrtofallwewouldsaythatadvantagesofInternethelpsalotinourlife.

Let'stake,forexample,talkingoninternetisprobablythemostefficientwayof

communication,whichcanhelpavoidembarrassment.Whenpeopletalktoto

eachothertheymayencounterproblems.However,ininternet,withoutseeing

eachother;theycanexpressthemselvesfreelyincommunicationwithoutfeeling

embarrssed.Second,rapiddevelopmentoftheInternetprovidesmuchmore

informationthanweeverhavehad.Ofcacuse,disadvantagesofinternetisalso

obvious.Becauseofitseasyaccesstoallkindsofinformationtherearemany

people,especiallyteenagesbecomeindulgedininternet.Theyspendnearlyall

theirtimeincomputerrooms,playinggames,talkingtofriendsandsoonandso

forth,whichcausesmuchworrieroftheirparentsandsociety.Weshouldextend

ourhandtohelpthoseaddictsofInternet.Setthemfreetonornidllife.

24.Howtobalancepart-timejobandschoolwork.

Aconsiderablepartofcampusstudentschoosetoparticipateinvarioustypes

ofpart-timejobsafterschool.Tosomepeople,itisgoodforstudentstousetheir

sparetimetodopart-timejobs,toearnsomelivingexpensesandatthesametime

learnsomesocialexperiences.

Buttheproblemishowstudentscoordinatetheworkandlearning?Ithink,

firstofall,studentsshouldtrytomakeagoodscheduleoftheirtimesoasnotto

affecttheirstudy.Second,somepeopleworrythatpart-timejobswilltaketoo

muchofstudents'time,affectingstudents*academicachievements.Theanswer

isifstudentscanarrangetheirtimewell,theywillfindenoughtimestudyingand

working.Italldependsonstudents.Keepinggoodbdlancebetweenlearningand

doingparttimejobisnecessaryandessentialtothosewhowanttotakepart-time

jobs.

25.HowimportantisreadinginEnglishforusChinesewholearnEnglishas

aforeignlanguage

Englishisaninternationallanguageintheworld.Ithelpspeopleofdifferent

culturestogettoknoweachother.AsweChinese,itisimportanttolearnEnglish

well.ReadingalotinEnglishisoneofthemosteffectivewaystohelpuslearn

Englishwell.

ReadinginEnglishisgoodforEnglishcomprehension,listening,speakingand

writingaswell.ItisaneffectivewaytoimproveourEnglish.ReadinginEnglishcan

helpuslearnnewwordsandwaysoftheirusage.Besides,byreadingwecanlearn

muchaboutotherculturesandpeoplesothatwecaniproveourcommunication

skills,whenworkingwithforeignerswhoarefromEnglishspeakingcountries.

Furthermore,experiencefromextensivereadingplaysanimportantrolein

promotinglanguageabilityanddevelopmentcrossculturecapability.

26.Youropinionsonthesaying:Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

Weallknowafamoussaying/'Wherethereisawill,thereisaway."Ithinkitis

true,anditissurelyamotto.Ifyouputagoalinyourlife,andworkhardtoachieve

it,you'llfindyoucangetasuccess.JustlikeYuGonginChineseancientstory.He

setagoaltomovethemountaininfrontofhishouse.Itseemedimpossiblefor

otherpeopleatfirst.Buthetriedandhewassuccessful.Thestoryinspires

everyoneofus.Weshouldhaveawillandsetagoal,andthenfindawayto

success.

Astudentwhohasnoresolutionwillneversucceedinhisstudies.Weshould

beself-confidentandbelievethatwecansuccess,ifwehaveastrongwill.Edison

inventedelectriclightduetohisstrongwilltoexplorescience.Tagorebecamea

famouspoetoutofhisv/illtowritebeautifulpoems.Everyoneoughttohaveawill

andsparenoefforttoachieveyourtarget.Successwon'tbefarfromyou.The

sameistrueofmeninallwalksoflife.Wemustalwaysremembertheold

saying:"wherethereisawillthereisaway".

27.Schoollibraryorinternetcafe,whichdoyoupreferwheninsearchof

information?Givereasons.

Alongwiththerapiddevelopmentofsociety,therearemanywaysavailableto

findinformation,suchasschoollibraryorinternetcafeandetc.Myfavoritewayis

togotoInternetcafe.Firstofall,itisveryconvenienttosurfforwhateverIwant.

Icanjustclickthebutton,thenIgetthematerials.Second,aswedllknowthat

Internetisrichininformation.Wecanfindlotsofrelevantinformationforastudy

project.Thirdly,searchingonInternetwon'ttaketoomuchtime.Sometimesit

willonlytakeafewminutestofindinformation.Anyhow,theiraremore

advantagesthanwhatIhavementioned.IliketosurfonInternettohelpmystudy.

28.DoyouoftenwritetoorcallyourparentsWhatdoyouusuallytell

themonthephoneorinyourletters?

IoftencallmyparentswhenIamhomesickorhavetroublesinmyuniversity

life.IoftencallmyparentsonSundaymorning.

Overthephone,Inormalwouldaskthemtotakecareofthemselves,eat

healthyfoodandpayattentiontothechangeableweatherordress

properly.Sometimes,Itellthemsomeinterestingthingsaboutmyclassmates

andwhatIlearnedintheweek.ByinformingthemwhatIamdoing,Iwishto

relievethemfromwarryingaboutme.Ihopetoheartheirlaughter,whichisa

consolationtome.Now,I'vegotintoahabitofcallingmyparentseveryweek.

29.What'scourage?Giveanexampleofanactofcourage.

Couragemeansdaretosayordowhatyouthinkisright,eventhoughother

peoplemaynotagreeorapprove.Courageisthequalityofbraverywhenyouare

indanger,inpain,orindifficultsituations.Therearekindsofexamplesofactof

courage.Forinstance,in,inorder