1、一a quarrel with my roommate weeks ago, i had a bitter quarrel with one of my roommates. that day she brought in a very large suitcase and placed it on her desk. i happened to be opposite her desk and her suitcase was so large that it not only occupied the whole of her desk but half of mine as well.

2、i was very much annoyed, so i angrily pushed it forward without first talking to her about it. i pushed it a bit too hard and the case fell off her desk, messing up everything it contained. on seeing this, she flew into a temper and angrily shouted at me. the quarrel started and lasted about two hou

3、rs. when i calmed down days later, i thought over the quarrel and began to see something. i should have talked to her about it first and then worked with her to find a solution to the problem. living in a room with limited place, we should learn to understand others people s feelings and learn to be

4、 considerate.二the decrease in college graduates employment rateit is obvious in the graph that the rate of college graduates employment has undergone dramatic changes. it has fallen from 93% in 1990 to 79% in 2005. after careful consideration, we can find three possible reasons to account for this t

5、rend. first, the expansion of universities provides chances for more students to receive higher education, but the job market cannot develop at the same speed. second, the situation is even worse with too many students choosing the “hot” majors such as economics and accounting. third, many students

6、think too highly of themselves they choose not to work at all if they are not satisfied with the job. they may think the pay is not satisfactory or the job is not decent at all. from the above discussions, we have enough reason to predict what will happen in the near future. the trend described in t

7、he graph will continue for quite a long time if necessary measures are not taken. 三an invitation letter dear professor smith, christmas day is coming. its my honor to invite you to take part in the great christmas party held by the student union. we are going to hold this excellent party in our yout

8、h activity center. and we will decorate the center with christmas trees hung with delicate gifts for all the comers. and whats more, our department head will appear on the party as santa claus. at the beginning of the party we will dance, and then we will sing carols such as jingle bells. everybody

9、knows that the christmas day is derived from western countries. but this time we plan to make chinese traditional food dumplings, to enjoy the great moment. moreover, we will have interesting games which will help us know more about the differences in culture between china and america. we are eager

10、to see you on the party next week! merry christmas in advance！sincerely yours, chen fang 四an application letter dear sir or madam, i am a senior from the department of chemistry of x university i am writing the letter for the purpose of applying for admission into the graduate school of your esteeme

11、d institute. i am sure that i am qualified for it. i have been lucky enough to have the wonderful chances to work with many excellent professors on this subject greatly. in my study and research, i have already published three essays for the last two years. moreover, i have been granted scholarships

12、 every year due to my hard work. not only do my qualifications and experience make me a perfect candidate for it, my personality is also well suited to study in your prestigious university. enclosed please find two letters of recommendation and my resume. thank you for your time and consideration. i

13、 look forward to your reply. yours sincerely, lin hua 五should private cars be encouraged in china should private cars be encouraged in china? with the rapid development of economy in china, the number of people who own private cars is rising day after day. quite different views exist as to this phen

14、omenon. there is no doubt that private cars have been playing an important part in the daily activities of our society. to start with, cars can save time for people when they go out. second, cars can help parents take their children to school conveniently. moreover, owing a car is a fashion and repr

15、esents the high quality of life. some other people strongly object to developing private cars because automobiles have given rise to a series of problems, such as air pollution, traffic jams, and energy consumption. besides, it causes actual harm to the health of people. in my opinion it is impracti

16、cal to encourage private cars in china. at present, we should raise the price of gasoline to the prohibitive level to make car-driving expensive enough. all in all, the development of private cars should be restricted in china. 六a description of an english corner last friday evening, we held an engl

17、ish corner at the culture square in front of the english department. more than forty students turned up, including some american students. to begin with, at our request, one of the american students sang the song yesterday once more, which was followed by the song my heart will go on by two chinese

18、students. after that, we practiced tongue twisters and guessed some riddles. during the next two hours we talked freely with each other. many of the participants are sports fans and they talked a lot about the olympic games and nba. the english corner was a great success as everyone present enjoyed

19、it very much. it is really true that people from different countries can exchange their ideas in english and get a better understanding of each other. and we need to work hard at english to build a cultural bridge between china and the rest of the world. 七a congratulation letter dear xiao mei, i am

20、very glad to hear that you have been accepted by a very famous university. i believe you really deserve the honor since you have been working so hard. what may impress you most in the university will be the sharp differences between college life and middle school life. you will have to live thousand

21、s of miles away from your parents and take care of yourself in a completely strange place. besides, you ll have much more free time at your disposal than in middle school, teachers will probably tell you what to learn and how to learn in details and will also monitor your learning performance, while

22、 in college, teachers work like tour guides and you have to find out your own way to acquire knowledge and solve problems. for you, i think its very important to be optimistic. if you hope to adapt yourself to this new environment, youd better be positive no matter what difficulties you will experie

23、nce in your college life.wish you a good beginning in the university！truly yours, xiao hong 八psychological health of college students it is known to us that excessive pressure may lead to psychological problems. college students are now suffering from the pressure from academic studies, parents expe

24、ctation, love affairs and difficulties in obtaining employment after graduation. too much pressure can seriously affect our physical and mental well-being, so we should learn how to deal with the pressure and keep psychologically healthy. first, we shouldnt set a goal that is too high and learn to b

25、e content to go as far as we can. second, we should control ourselves when we are under pressure and believe in ourselves to overcome the difficulties. finally, we should learn to relieve ourselves of the depression causes by too much pressure. for instance, we can share with friends our misery. thi

26、s will help to make us feel better and to keep us far away from psychological collapse. 九cheating on exams it is not unusual to hear that some students have been founded cheating on exams in the universities. some of them take out their textbooks or reference books to copy, some peek at small pieces

27、 of paper on which they have prepared for the exam, still some use modern communication tools such as a mobile phone as a way to cheat on exams. there are three major effects of cheating on exams. first, it results in an unfair competition, and will destroy the creativity of those bright students. s

28、econd, it will ruin the students self-confidence in the long run. third, under that kind of circumstances, the student who graduates from the school will not be the one who can meet the need of the society. there are at least two ways to eliminate cheating. in one way, we should explain the harm of cheating to the students. in another way, strict measures should be taken against cheating. as a result, the fair play in the exams can be achieved and students can pay attention to study instead of cheating.