作文套句及樣文.作文套句及樣文.作文套句及樣文.作文常用套句及細節詞匯開頭：Whenitcomesto...,somethink...Thereisapublicdebatetodaythat...isacommonwayof...,butisitawiseone?Recentlytheproblemhasbeenbroughtintofocus.提出見解：Nowthereisagrowingawarenessthat...Itistimeweexplorethetruthof...Nowhereinhistoryhastheissuebeenmorevisible.進一步提出見解：...butthatisonlypartofthestory/picture.Anotherequallyimportantaspectis...Aisbutoneofthemanyeffects.Anotheris...Besides,otherreasonsare...提出假想例子的方式：Supposethat...Justimaginewhatwouldbelikeif...Itisreasonabletoexpect...Itisnotsurprisingthat...舉普慣例子：Forexample(instance),......suchasA,B,Candsoon(soforth)Agoodcaseinpointis...Aparticularexampleforthisis...引用：Oneofthegreatestearlywriterssaid..."Knowledgeispower",suchistheremarkof..."......".Thatishowsbcomment(criticize/praise...)."......".Howoftenwehearsuchwordslikethere.Samplewriting讓老人住養老院還是家里？Asforelderly,livingincaringhouseisbetterthanlivingathomewithyoungchildren.Presentyourargumenttoillustratewhetheryouagreeordisagree.Nowadaysmoreandmoreelderlychooselivingincaringhouse.Somepeopleareoftheopinionthatcaringhousesprovideoldpeoplewithabetterenvironmentthanhomes.PersonallyIagreewiththisopinionforthefollowingreasons.Inthefirstinstance,caringhouseprovidestheelderlywithcomparativelyfirst-ratefacilitiesandservices,whichthefamilyislackingin.Nowadaysworkingcoupleneedtofaceintensecompetition,theyneedtomakemoremoneytosupporttheirfamily.Asaresult,workingcouplehavelesstimetocareforoldpeopleespeciallywhentheelderlysufferfromseriousdisease.Onthecontrary,whenoldpeopleliveincaringhouses,nursescanattendtheirneedandadvancedfacilitiesalsoprovideagoodtreatment.Secondly,incaringhousestheolderpeoplecanmeetpeopleofsimilaragegroup,tasteandhobbywhoknowmoreabouttheelderly.Theyounggenerationoftenhasadifferentlifestylefromoldgeneration.Youngpeoplemanyfeelotherpresencewouldupset.Besides,theolderpeopleneedmoreserenityandrestwhiletheyoungneedmoreactivitieswhentheelderlychooselivingincaringhousetheyneednotworryaboutthisproblem.Lastbutnotleast,elderpeoplelivingincaringhousecanmaintainharmonyoffamilyatmosphere.Itisquiteobviousthatthereisagenerationgapbetweentheolderpeopleandadultchildren.Forexample,oldpeoplefearchange.Theyadheretothetraditionalprincipleandcustomswhileyoungpeoplewelcomenewidea.Theyarealwaystryingnewthings.Itisinevitablethatolderpeopleandadultchildrenmighthavedifferentopinionsonsomething.Thesedifferencesmightresultinthedisagreementevendiscord.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaydrawtheconclusionthatelderlypeoplelivingincaringhouseisagoodpracticenotonlyforadultchildrenbutalsoforolderpeople.However,itdoesnotmeanchildrenwillgiveuptheresponsibilitytocareolderpeople.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Parentsarethebestteachers.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.1Throughoutmylife,Ihavebeenluckyenoughtohaveaverygoodrelationshipwithmyparents.Theyhavesupportedme,givenmenecessarycriticism,andtaughtmeagreatdealabouthowtolivemylife.Parentscanbeveryimportantteachersinourlives;however,theyarenotalwaysthebestteachers.Parentsmaybetooclosetotheirchildrenemotionally.Sometimestheycanonlyseetheirchildrenthoughtheeyesofaprotector.Forexample,theymaylimitachild'sfreedominthenameofsafety.Ateachermightseeatriptoabigcityasavaluablenewexperience.However,itmightseemtoodangeroustoaparent.Anotherproblemisthatparentsmayexpecttheirchildren'sintereststobesimilartotheirown.Theycan'tseemtoseparatefromtheirchildrenintheirmind.Iftheylovescience,theymaytrytoforcetheirchildtolovesciencetoo.Butwhatiftheirchild'strueloveisart,orwriting,orcarrepair?Parentsareusuallyeagertopassontheirvaluetotheirchildren.Butshouldchildrenalwaysbelievewhattheirparentsdo?Maybedifferentgenerationsneeddifferentwaysofthinking.Whenchildrenareyoung,theybelievethattheirparentsarealwaysrights.Butwhentheygetolder,theyrealizethereareotherviews.Sometimesparents,especiallyolderones,can'tkeepupwithrapidsocialortechnologychanges.Astudentwhohasfriendsofalldifferentracesandbackgroundsatschoolmayfindthatherparentsdon'treallyunderstandorvaluethedigitalrevolution.Sometimeskidshavetofindtheirownwaystowhattheybelievein.Themostimportantthingtorealizeisthatweallhavemanyteachersinourlives.Ourparentsteachus,ourteachersteachus,andourpeersteachus.Booksandnewspapersandtelevisionalsoteachus.Allofthemarevaluable.3．Ithasbeensaid,“Noteverythingthatislearnediscontainedinbooks.”Compareandcontrastgainedfromexperiencewithknowledgegainedfrombooks.Inyouropinion,whichsourceismoreimportant?Why?“Experienceisthebestteacheranoldclich”is,butéIagreewithit.Themostimportant,andsometimesthehardest,lessonswelearninlifecomefromourparticipationinsituations.Youcan’learneverythingfromabooOfcourse,learningfrombooksinaformaleducationalsettingisalsovaluable.It’insschoolsthatwelearntheinformationweneedtofunctioninoursociety.Welearnhowtospeakandwriteandunderstandmathematicalequations.Thisisallinformationthatweneedtoliveinourcommunitiesandearnaliving.Nevertheless,Ithinkthatthemostimportantlessonscan’tbetaught;theyhavetobeexperienced.Nooneushowtogetalongwithothersorhowtohaveself-respect.Aswegrowfromchildrenintoteenagers,noonecanteachushowtodealwithpeerpressure.Asweleaveadolescencebehindandenteradultlife,noonecanteachushowtofallinloveandgetmarried.Thisshouldn’stopusfromlookingforguidelinesalongtheway.Teachersandparentsarevaluablesourcesofadvicewhenwe’reyoungAs.weenterintonewstagesinourlives,theadvicewereceivefromthemisveryhelpfulbecausetheyhavealreadybadsimilarexperiences.Butexperiencingourowntriumphsanddisastersisreallytheonlywaytolearnhowtodealwithlife.4．Acompanyhasannouncedthatitwishestobuildalargefactorynearyourcommunity.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisnewinfluenceonyourcommunity.Doyousupportoropposethefactory?Explainyourposition.Newfactoriesoftenbringmanygoodthingstoacommunity,suchasjobsandincreasedprosperity.However,inmyopinion,thebenefitsofhavingafactoryareoutweighedbytherisks.ThatiswhyIopposetheplantobuildafactorynearmycommunity.Ibelievethatthiscitywouldbeharmedbyalargefactory.Inparticular,afactorywoulddestroythequalityoftheairandwaterintown.Factoriesbringsmogandpollution.Inthelongrun,theenvironmentwillbehurtandpeoplehealthwillbeaffected.Havingafactoryisnotworththatrise.Ofcourse,morejobswillbecreatedbythefactory.Ourpopulationwillgrow.Toaccommodatemoreworkers,morehomesandstoreswillbeneeded.Dowereallywantthismuchgrowth,sofast?Ifourtownisgoingingrowth,Iwouldpreferslowgrowthwithgoodplanning.Idon’twanttoseerowsofcheaplyconstructedtownhouses.Ourqualityoflifemustbeconsidered.Ibelievethatthisgrowthwillchangeourcitytoomuch.Ilovemyhometownbecauseitisasafe,smalltown.Itisalsoeasytotravelhere.Ifwemustexpandtoholdnewcitizens,thesmall-townfeelwillbegone.Imouldmissthatgreatly.Afactorywouldbehelpfulinsomeways.However,Ifeelthatthedangersaregreaterthanthebenefits.Icannotsupportaplantobuildafactoryhere,andhopethatothersfeelthesameway.5．Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Televisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.Somepeoplebelievethattelevisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily.Ithinkthisisanexaggeration.Inmyopinion,whetherornottelevisionhurtscommunicationdependsonwhattypeofprogramisbeing2viewed.Moreimportantly,itdependsonthetypeofviewer.Thereareemptyprogramsandeducationalprograms.Emptyprogramsdonotchallengepeople.Theyhavejustenoughstorylinetokeepthemfromswitchingchannels.Therearealsopassiveandactiveviewers.Apassiveviewerwilljustwatchtelevisionwithoutthinkingaboutwhatbeorsheseeing.Thecombinationofanemptyprogramandapassiveviewermakescommunicationunlikely.Passiveviewersjustcontinuetowatch,actuallyenjoyingthefactthattheydonhavetothink.Theywon’tbreakawaytobouttalkprogrammingwithfriendsandfamily.Evenwithbetterprogramming,passiveviewersstillwon’tthinkorcommunicatemuch.Theprobablyevenprefertheemptyprogrambecausethebetterprogrammingistoomuchwork.Ontheotherhand,activeviewerswatchingeducationalprogrammingalwayswanttosharewhattheyseewithfriendsandfamily.“Educational”doesn’tnecessarilymeandocumentariesonBBS.Theycouldbedramaswithrealrelationshipsoractionshowswithcleverplotlines.Whenactiveviewerswatchprograms,theyhaveideasandtalkaboutthemwithothers.Goodprogramminginspiresthemtochangetheirthinkingandtheirlives.Unlikepassiveviewers,theydon’twanttowatchmoreandmorewithoutthinking.Televisionmaydestroycommunicationamongpassiveviewers.Thoseviewersprobablydon’twanttocommunicatewithfriendsandfamilymuchanyway.Foractiveviewerswhoalreadyenjoycommunicating,televisionisactuallyhelpful!6．“Whenpeoplesucceed,itisbecauseofhardwork,Luckhasnothingtodowithsuccess.”Doyouagreeordisagreewiththequotationabove?Usespecificandexamplestoexplainyourposition.Whenpeoplesucceed,itisbecauseofhardwork,butluckhasalottodowithit,too.Successwithoutsomeluckisalmostimpossible.TheFrenchemperorNapoleonsaidofoneofhisgenerals,“Iknowhe’goods.Butishelucky?”Napoleonknewthatallthehardworkandtalentintheworldcan’tmakeupforbadluck.However,hardworkgoodluck.Whenitcomestosuccess,luckcanmeanbeingintherightplacetomeetsomeone,orhavingtherightskillstogetajobdone.Itmightmeanturningdownanofferandthenhavingabetteroffercomealong.Nothingcanreplacehardwork,butworkinghardalsomeansyoupreparing’yourselfopportunity.Opportunityveryoftendependsonluck.Howmanyofthegreatinventionsanddiscoveriescameaboutthroughaluckymistakeoraluckychance?OneofthebiggestluckymistakesinhistoryisColumbus’so-calleddiscoveryofAmerica.Heenrichedhissponsorsandchangedhistory,buthewasreallylookingforIndia.However,Columbus’chancediscoverywasn’tpureluck.Itwasbackedupbyyearsofstudyingandcalculating.Heworkedhardtoprovehistheorythattheworldwasround.Successthatcomesfrompureluckandnohardworkcanbearealproblem.Forexample,considerateenagegirlwhobecomesamoviestar.Imagineshe’beenspickedfromnowherebecauseofherlooks.Sheisgoingtofeelveryinsecure,becausesheknowsshedidn’tdoanythingtoearnherstardom.Ontheotherhand,thinkaboutanactresswho’andworkingathercraft.Whenshefinallyhasgoodluckandbecomesasuccess,shewillhandlestardombetter,sheknowssheearnsit.Peoplewhoworkhardhelpmaketheirownluckbybeingreadyopportunityknocks.Whenitcomestosuccess,Ithinkthathardworkandlucksohandinhand.7．Somepeoplethinkthattheycanlearnbetterbythemselvesthanwithateacher.Othersthinkthatitisalwaysbettertohaveateacher.Whichdoyouprefer?Usespecificreasonstodevelopyouressay.Mostofuscanlearnhowtodosomethingsimpleonourownwithjustasetofinstructions.However,tolearnaboutsomethingmorecomplex,it'salwaysbesttohaveateacher.Teachersbringwiththemvariedandusefulbackgrounds.They'vebeentrainedtoteachindividualsindifferentwaysdependingontheirstyle.Forinstance,omenstudentslearnbetterbydiscussingatopic.Otherslearnmorebywritingaboutit.Teacherscanhelpstudentslearninthewaythat'sbestofeachstudent.Atextbookoramanualcanonlygiveyouonewayoflearningsomething.Plusthey'reonlyashelpfulasyourabilitytounderstandthem.Agoodteachercanadaptherteachingtoyourneeds.Teachershelpyoufocusonwhatyou'relearning.Ifyou'relearningsomethingbyyourself,itdistracted,andgoontootheractivities.Teacherskeepyourattentiononthesubject.Theyalsoapproachasubjectlogically,takingitonestepatatime.Onyourown,it'stemptingtoskippartsofthelearningprocessyouthinkyoudonneed.Thatcanbinderyourabilitytoreallyunderstandthesubject.Learningasubjectonyourownisaverynarrowwayoflearning.Youcanonlyusetheinformationyougetfromthetextbook.Withateacher,yougettheinformationinthewrittenmaterialsaswellastheteacher'sownknowledgeofthetopic.Teacherscanalsoprovideextramaterialstobroadenthescopeofwhatyou'relearning.There'snothingwrongwithstudyingonyourown,andalearnercanalwaysbenefitfromsomequietstudy.Forthebestpossiblelearning,though,agoodteacheristhebiggesthelpyoucanhave.38．Itisbetterforchildrentogrowupinthecountrysidethaninabigcity.Doyouagreeordisagree?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestodevelopyouressay.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestoachildhoodineitherthecountryoracity.It'shardtosaywhichisbetter.Growingupinthecountrymeansacertainamountofisolation.You'reinasmalltownoronaarmbandnotwithalotofpeople.Evenmoreimportant,thepeopleyoumeeteverydaytendtobejustlikeyou.Mostwillbethesameraceasyou,havethesamebackgroundasyou,andwillhavegonetothesameschoolasyou.Inthecity,thepeopleyoumeetaredifferent.Therearedifferentracesanddifferentcultures.Yougetamoreinterestingmix.Citypeopletendtocomefromalotofdifferentplacesandmovearoundalot.So,thereisn'tthesenseofcommunityinthecitythatyouhaveinthecountry.Peopleinthecitycanliveinthesameapartmentbuildingfortwentyyearsandnevergettoknowtheirneighbors.Inthecountry,everybodyknowseverybody.Forachild,thismeansthecountryismoresecure.Achildcangetlostorhurtinthecityandhavenoonetoturnto.Inthecountry,everyone’saneighbor.Peopleinthecountryfeelconnectedtoeachother.Achildgrowingupinthecityhastheadvantagesofalotofinterestingandexcitingplacetovisit.Heorshecangotothezoo,museum,artgalleriesandconcerts.Therearealotofrestaurantswithdifferentkindsoffood.It’seeeverynewmoviethatcomesout.Childinthecountrydon'thavealotoftheseactivitiesnearby.Allinall,Ithinkachildhoodinthecityisbetterbecauseitpreparesyoumoreforwhatreallifeislike.9．Weallworkorwillworkinourjobswithmanydifferentkindsofpeople,inyouropinion,whataresomeimportantcharacteristicsofaco-worker(someoneyouworkcloselywith)?Usereasonsandspecificexampletoexplainwhythesecharacteristicsareimportant.Wespendmoretimewithourco-workersduringaweekthanwedowithourfamily,Thus,it’simportantco-workerstobepeoplewecangetalongwith.I’veworkedinalotofoffices,andI'vefoundtherearecertaincharacteristicsthatallgoodco-workershaveincommon.Agoodco-workerisverycooperative,Shedoesherbesttogetalongwithothers.Shetriestokeepherendofthingsflowingsmoothlytohelpothersintheoffice.Sherealizesthatifonepersondoesn'tgetherworkdone,itcanholdupeveryoneelse.Shehasapositiveattitudethatcreatesapleasantworkingenvironment.Agoodco-workerisadaptable.Sheisnotstubbornaboutchangesinschedulesorroutines,anddoesn'tobjecttohavingherjobdescriptionrevised.Thatcanmakelifemiserableforeveryonearoundher.Agoodco-workeriswillingtochangeherscheduletoaccommodateanotherworker'semergency,Shehasnoproblemwithnewproceduresandwelcomeschangeswhentheycome.goodco-workerishelpful.Shepitchesinwhensomeonefallsbehindinhisorherwork.She’willingstodowhateverittakestogetthejobdone.Shedoesn'tkeeptrackofhowoftenshehastofinishanother'sworkortakeonextrawork.Someco-workersdotheirownjob,period.Theyhavenosenseofofficecommunity.Theyonlywanttodotheirwork,getpaidandgohome.Agoodco-workerisasympatheticlistener,andneveruseswhatshelearnsagainstpeople.shedoesnco-workerusesnegativerumorstotakeadvantageofothers.Beingagoodco-workerisn'ttoohard,butsomepeoplejustcan'tseemtomanageit.Wouldn’titbeworldifeveryonecould?10．Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Sometimesitisbetternottotellthetruth.Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyouranswer.Iagreethatsometimesitisbetternottotellthetruth.Insomecasesthetruthisgoingtohurtsomeoneandnogoodwillbegainedbyit.Ifso,thenIdon'tthinkthatpersonshouldbetoldthetruth.Therearetimeswhenapersonneedstoknowthetruthinordertomakeanimportantdecision,Therearealsotimeswhentellingthetruthistheonlywaytohelpsomeonewho'sbeingself-destructive.However,oftentellingthetruthonlybenefitstheteller,notthepersonbeingtold.Ifsomeonehassaidsomethingnastyaboutaperson,thosewordsdon'tneedtoberepeated.However,whatifapersonhastoldashamefulsecrettoafriend,andthatfriendhastoldthesecrettoothers?Thenthatpersonneedstoknowthatshecan'ttrustherfriend,Otherwise,shemighttellthatfriendothersecrets.Whatifsomeoneisdoingsomethingself-destructive,likepartyingallnightincollegeinsteadofstudying?Thenheneedstobetoldthatthisbehaviorisupsettinghisfriendwhoareworriedabouthim.However,ifheskipsclassandteacheraskshisfriendwhyheisn'tthere,it’snotnecessaryforthefriendtotellthetruth.Hedoesn'tbuthehavetobe,alsodoesn'thavetogiveinformationabouthisfriend'sbehavior.Sometimespeopleneedstoknowthetruthbeforetheycanmakeanimportantdecision.Supposeyou'resellingyourhouseandyouknowthere'swaterinthebasement.Thenyoushouldtellthetruthaboutthattoanyoneinterestinginbuyingyourhouse.Ifyoudon’t,youcouldbeintroublelegallyaswellasethically!However,youdon'tneedtotellthetruthaboutthecrankyneighborwholivesnextdoor.Theneighbormaynotbeascrankywithsomeoneelseashewas4withyou.SometimesIt'sbetternottotell.11．Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Peopleshouldsometimesdothingsthattheydonotenjoyingdoing.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Iagreethatpeopleshouldsometimesdothingsthattheydon'tenjoydoing.Thisisabasicpartofbeinganadult.Plus,somethingsthataren't"fun"arestillgoodforusinthelongrun.Takepersonaltasks.Whoenjoysgoingtothedentist?Veryfewpeopleenjoyhavingtheirannualcheck-upwiththedoctor.Notalotofpeopleenjoychangingtheoilintheircarormovingtheirlawns.Theseareallthingswedobecausewehaveto,notbecausewewantto.Werealizethattakingcareofourphysicalhealthisthesensiblethingtodo.Weknowthatifwedon'tchangetheoilinourcars,ourcarswon'trun.Weunderstandthatgrassgrowsandifwedon'tmowit,ourlawnswilllookliketropicalforests.Professionaltaskedareanotherpartofthesameequation.Noonelikestobestuckwithaboringassignmentortobetoldwehavetoworkwithsomeonenooneelsegetsalongwith.Sometimeswehavetoputupwithunfaircriticismfromasupervisororresentmentfromthosewesupervise.Ifwe'reinmanagement.,wemayhavehadtheunpleasanttaskofhavingtofiresomeone.Noneofthesearefunthings,Unfortunately,they’reallpartofearningaliving,somemajorityofadultshavetodo.Ontheotherhand,sometimesdoingsomethingwedon'tenjoydoingcanleadtoenjoyment.Simplybytryingitagain,wemaydecidewelikedoingit.forinstance,wemayhaveconvincesourselveswehatetodance.Weagreetogotoaclubonlytopleasesomeoneelse.Yet,forsomereason,thistimeweenjoyingdancing.We’vebeencheatingourselvesofenjoymentwithoutevenknowingit.Thesamecanbetrueoftryingnewfoodsoranewtypeofmuseum.Doingwhatwedon'tenjoydoesn’talwayshavetobeabother,doesit?It’sjustpartoflife.12．Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Television,newspapers,magazines,andothermediapaytoomuchattentiontothepersonallivesoffamouspeoplesuchaspublicfiguresandcelebrities.Usespecificreasonsanddetailstoexplainyouropinion.Ithinkthemediapaytoomuchattentiontotheprivatelivesoffamouspeople.Television,newspapermagazinesandwebsitesdigupallkindsofpastbadactions.Theysaythatthesearetruereflectionsofaperson'scharacter.Thismaybetrueiftheyoccurredonlyafewyearsbefore,butsomeofthesearethingspeopledidasteenagers.Peopleintheirfortiesareexpectedtoexplainsomethingtheydidwhentheywerefifteen.Iftheykilledsomeone,obviouslythat'smorethanayouthfulmistake.Usually,though,theseincidentsinvolveexperimentswithdrugsorbeingrecklessinacar.They'renotsomethingthatthepublicneedstoknow.Themedialovetosaythatthepublichasarighttoknow.That'snottrue.Wedon'tneedtoknowifamoviestarorpoliticianhashadanextramaritalaffair.Thatissomethingofconcernonlytothepeopleinvolved.Wedoneedtoknowifsomeonewe'reelectingtopublicofficehasbeeninvolvedinshadybusinessdeals,butwedon'tneedtoknowifheorshedefaultedonaloantwentyyearsago.Itseemsthemediadigupthesefactswithoutgivingthoughtfulconsiderationtowhatmighthappen.Ithasaneffectonthecelebrity'sfamily,especiallythechildren.Acelebrity'sgoodnameandcredibilitymayberuinedbeforeheorshecanprovethatrumorsarefalse.Ifacasegoestocourt,payingalawyercanuseupalltheirmoney.Evenifitdoesn'tcometothat,theymayfindtheircareerruined.Whenarewe,thepublic,goingtomakeitcleartothemediathatwe'retiredofhavingtowatchthiskindofthingonthenews?Wouldn'titbebetteriftheywouldconcentrateonmoreimportantissues?13．SomepeoplebelievethattheEarthisbeingharmed(damaged)byhumanactivity.OthersthathumanactivitymakestheEarthabetterplacetolive.Whatisyouropinion?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Thequalityofhumanlifehasimprovedgreatlyoverthepastfewcenturies,butEarthisbeingharmedmoreandmorebyhumanactivity.Aswedevelopourtechnology,wedemandmorefromourplanet.Eventually,thiswillharmpeopleaswell.Ourplanetgivesuseverythingweneed,butnaturalresourcesarenotendless.Stripminingdevastateswholeregions,leavingbareanduselessground.Deforestationremovesoldgrowthtreesthatcan'tbereplaced.Toomuchfishingmayharmfishpopulationstothepointwheretheycan'trecover.Wearetoocarelessintakingwhatwewantwithoutgivinganythingback.Therearemorepeoplethanever,livinglongerthatever.Soisitanysurprisethatmanyareassufferfromtoomuchdevelopment?Anyonelivinginornearacityhasexperienced"urbansprawl".Thereisanewshoppingareaoneverycornerandnewhouses,townhousesandapartmentseverywhere.Trafficgetsworseandworsebecauseplanners5can'tkeepupwithgrowth.Keepingupwithhumandemandishardenough.Environmentalconcernscomeinlast.Withgrowthcomespollution.Companiesandcommunitiesdumpwasteintowater.Landfillsarefulloftrash.Emissionsfromfactoriespollutetheair.Barrelsofindustrialwasteandworse,radioactivewaste,havenosafeplacetogo.Ifwe'renotcareful,wecanharmourplanetbeyondrepair.PeopleneedtorespecttheEarthandtrytopreserveit.Ifwedon't,whatkindoffuturewillwehave?14．Somepeoplespendtheirentirelivesinoneplace.Othersmoveanumberoftimesthroughouttheirlives,lookingforabetterjob,house,community,orevenclimate.Whichdoyouprefer:sayinginoneplaceormovinginsearchofanotherplace?Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouropinion.EventhoughIhavelivedinthesamehouse,inthesameneighborhood,inthesamecitymyentirelife.IknowIwouldbehappylivinginavarietyofplace.Movingwouldexposemetonewpeople,newweather,andnewhousing.EvenifIweretomovetoanotherpartofmycity,Iwouldencounternewpeople.Eachneighborhoodhasadistinctpersonality.WhenImovetothatneighborhood,Iwouldmeettheshopkeepersandresidentsthatshapethatpersonality.ImayevenadoptpartoftheremannerasmyownsoIcouldberecognizedaspartofthatcommunity.IfIwanttoencounterdifferentweatherpatterns,Iwouldhavetomovebeyondmycity.WhereIlivenow,itisthesametemperatureallyear,IwouldliketogotoaplacewheretherearefourseasonssoIcanexperiencereallycoldtemperatures.Iwouldliketowalkinthesnowandperhapsgoskiing.IcouldlearnwintersportsifIlivedinthenorth.Nowofcourse,Ilivewithmyparentsintheirhome.Itisaonestoryhousebuiltaroundacourtyardwhereourfamilyspendsalotoftime.IfIweretomove,IwouldliketoliveinanapartmentonaveryhighfloorsoIcouldseeallaroundme.Icouldalsomeetmyneighborsintheelevatorandwecouldgettogetherforcoffeeinmyapartment.ThemoreImovethemoreIwouldexperiencechange.IwouldmeetnewpeopleineveryplaceIlived;IcouldmovetosamplecountrieswithfourseasonsorevenacontinentlikeAntarcticawhichonlyhastwo.WhereverIlived,Iwouldexperiencelivinginhousingparticulartothatarea.Iwouldthenbeacitizenoftheworld,wouldncallmeaforeignerifIcalledeveryplacemyhome?15．Isitbettertoenjoyyourmoneywhenyouearnitorisitbettertosaveyourmoneyforsometimeinthefuture?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.“Saveitforrainyday.”That’smymotto.WhenIhaveachoicebetweenspendingmymoneyorputtingitinmysavingsaccountatthebank,Ialwaysputitinthebank.Iwillhavealotofexpensesinthefuturelikemyeducation,travel,andunforeseenemergencies.Ineedtohavemoneysetasidefortheseexpenses.Educationisexpensive.Ican’tdependonmyparentstopayallmybills.Ihave,roomtuitionadboard,books,andincidentalexpensestopayfor.I’lltrytogetascholarshiptocoversomeofthesecosts,butIknowIwillberesponsibleforalotoftheexpenses.IfIspendmymoneynow,Iwon’education.Travelisalsoveryexpensive.Idon’tmeanvacationtravel.Imeantraveltogettoandfromschool.Transpacificairfarecostsalotevenspecialreducedfares.Ifirsthavetogettoschoolandthen,ofcourse,Iwanttoreturntomyfamilyforimportantfestivalsandoccasions.Goingbackandforthwillbecostly,butworthit.Ineedtosavemoneyforthesetrips.Emergenciescouldarriveatanymoment.ImighthaveanunexpectedillnesswhileIamatschool.Theremightbecoststhatwon’tcoveredbytheschoolinsurance.Oneofmyfamilymembersmayneedhelp,Iwillhavetosendthemmoney.Youcan’tpredictemergencieslikethis,butyoucanbeprepared.Ineedtosavemoneyfortheseemergencies.Whenyouarenotrich,youcannotspendyourmoneycarelessly.Youmustplanahead.Iknowinmylife,Iwillhaveexpensesformyschoolingandfortravellingtoandfrommyhome.IknowthatIwillalsohaveunexpectedexpensesrelatedtounforeseenemergencies.Imustbeprepared.Ineedtosavemoneyfortheseevents.16．Doyouagreeordisagreethatprogressisalwaysgood?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Whowoulddisagreewiththestatement“progressisgood”?Withoutprogress,gress,therewouldbenochangeinoureconomy,ourstandardofliving,orourhealth.Progressisrequiredtokeeptheeconomymovingforward.Newproductsneedtobedeveloped;newservicesneedtobecreated.Withoutprogress,oureconomywouldstandstill.Therewouldbenochange.Withoutprogress,therewouldbenosupermarketswithfressproducebroughtinfromallovertheworld.Progressisrequiredtoimproveourstandardofliving.Ourhomestodayaremoreefficientanduselessnatural6resourcesthankstoimprovementinhomeconstructiontechniques.Ourclothesarewarmerandsaferthankstodevelopmentsintextilemanufacturing.OureducationalsystemisbetterthankstotheuseofthecomputersandtheInternet.Progressisrequiredtoimprovetheheathoftheworldpopulation.Withoutprogress,therewouldbenovaccinesagainstdeadlydiseaseslikesmallpox.Withoutprogress,therewouldbeincreasedinfantmortality.Thankstoprogress,ourlivesarelongerandhealthier.Progressisanaturalstate.Withoutit,wewouldnotevolve.Withoutit,oureconomy,ourstandardofliving,andourhealthwoulddeteriorate.Whocoulddenythenecessityofprogress.17．Whatisaveryimportantskillapersonshouldlearninginordertobesuccessfulintheworldtoday?Chooseoneskillandusespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyourchoice.TheoneskillIwouldchooseforsuccessistolerance.Idonotdefinesuccesseconomically.Idefinesuccesssocially.Tosucceedinthefuture,wewillneedtobetolerantofoneanother’sbackground,opinions,andlifestyle.Theworldisbecomingincreasinglymobile.Wenolongerareabletoliveandworkonlywithpeoplewhowenttothesameschoolsandwenttothesamepartiesasourparentsandwedid.Now,wewillworkdirectlywithpeoplewhosebackgroundsarecompletelydifferentfromours.Wemustbetolerantofthesedifferencesastheymustbetolerantofusifwearetoliveandworktogetheramiably.Wecannotstopspeakingtopeopleorstartawarjustbecausethereisadifferenceinopinion.Wemustlearntobetolerantofoneanotherandrespectthesedifferencesinopinion.Wehavetofindacommonground,anideawecanbothagreeon.Oncewehaveagreementononesubject,itwillbeeasiertosettledifferencesinothersubjects.Differentpeoplehavedifferentlifestyles.Wemustacceptthesedifferenceseventhoughtheymaybedifferentthanwhatweareusedto.Womancanliveontheirown,holdimportantjobs,andraisechildrenontheirown.Mencanstayhomeandtakecareofchildren.Socialrolescanchangeandwemustbetolerantofthesechanges.Tosucceedsocially,youmustbeadaptedtodifferences.Youmustbetolerantofallpeoplesregardlessoftheirbackground,theiropinions,ortheirlifestyles.18．Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Self-confidenceisthemostimportantfactorforsuccessinschooloratwork.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.Self-confidenceisoneveryimportantfactorforsuccess,buttherearetwootherequallyimportantfactors:knowledgeandsensitivity.Allthreearerequiredforsuccessinanyarea.Oneneedstofeelonecanaccomplishatask.Ifonethinksheorsheisincapableofdoingsomething,heorshewillnotsucceed.Forexample,ifyouthinkyouaregoingtodopoorlyonanexam,youwillprobablydopoorly.Itisimportanttotellyourselfthatyoucandowell.Ifyouhaveconfidenceinyourself,youwillprobablydowell.Evenifyouhaveagreatdealofself-confidence,youwon’tbeabletowellontheexamwithoutknowledge.Youhavetounderstandyoursubjectverywell.Withknowledgeandself-confidenceyouhaveabetterchanceofsuc