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8.21

Childrenlearnbestbyobservingthebehaviorofadultsandcopyingit.Whatisyouropiniononthistopic?

Andwhydoyouthinklikethis?Detailyourthoughtsonthisissue.

Theprocessofgrowingupisverycomplexforchildren.Amongcountlessfactorsthatinfluencechildren's

growth,thebehaviorofadultsplaysasignificantroleinshapingchildren'sinclinationandcharacter.Afterthe

babyisbom,thefirstandthenearestadultsarehisorherparents.Thelittlebabyhasstartedtolearnfromtheir

parentsbyobservingandcopyingtheadults'talk.Thislearningenvironmentisimportanforthebabies.

Thereisaspecialcasereportedbythepress.Ababywasabandonedwhenshewasborn.Afedherasa

piglet.Whenshewasabouteightyearsold,somevillagersfoundher,butherintelligencewasjustsimilartothe

two-yearoldbabyandallofherbehaviorslookedlikethoseofapig.Fromthiscase,weknowchildisa“mirror”

whichwillreflectthebehaviorofthecloseadults.

Alongwiththechildren'sgrowth,adultswillinfluencethemmuchmore,suchaslogicalthinking,making

decision,cooperationwithothers,etc.Thebehaviorofadultscangivechildrenbothgoodandbadinfluence.Most

ofthebehaviorsrepresentadults'inclination.Forinstance,ifmediareportchieflyonthedarksideofthesociety,

childrenwilleasilyinclinetoviolenceandexcessivesex.Therefore,theywillbeinfectedwithbadmentalstate.

Behaviorisadirectandconvincingmethodtoteachchildren.Thingsareeasiertobesaidthantobedone.

Parentsalwaystelltheirchildrenthoseprinciplesrepeatedly,butmostchildrencannotacceptitthroughthis

boringmethod.Adults'behavioristhemosteffectiveeducationmethod.Ifyouletthemobservethewholeprocess

ofhowtodealwiththeproblems,childrenwilllearnfromyounaturally.

Childrenarelikeyoungtrees.Theyneedtobecarefullyirrigated,fertilizedandtrimmed.Yourbehaviorwill

begreatlyhelpfultoshapethemintousefultalents.

8.22

Zoosaresometimesseenasnecessarybutpooralternativetoanaturalenvironment.Isitnecessarytokeep

animalsinzoos?Whatisyouropinion?

Inthemodernsociety,zoosarealmostindispensablepalacesinlargecitiesforpeopletovisit.Insomelarge

zoos,therearevariousanimalsfromspacetosea,andfromprimitiveinvertebratestoadvancedandintelligent

mammals.Inthezoos,allanimals,includingthoserareanimals,suchaspanda,Africaelephant,andNorth-East

tiger,couldenjoygoodcareandprotectionawayfromanyhurt.However,alongwiththestrongernatural

environmentalprotectionconsciousness,manypeoplethinkthattoputanimalsintosmallcageswillchangetheir

livinginstincts,andthereforeinterrupttheecologicalbalance.

Viewedfromthebasicrelationsbetweenanimalsandhumanbeings,animalsshouldhavethesameequal

freedomashumanbeings.Theyarealsoaformoflife.Animalshavetheirownlivinginstinct,anditisthis

instinctthatfbnnsthebiologicalchainoftheEarth.Thisrelationiscalled“EcologicalBalance^^academically.For

example,insect-bird-snake.Ifmostbirdsinaregionarekilledandlockedintocagesbyhumanbeings,the

pestswilleatoutallcrops,andsnakeswilllosealargepartoffood(bird)-resources,thereforeleadingto

starvationanddeath.

Thisopinionsoundsidealtheoretically.Howeverinreality,humanbeingsandotheranimalscannotstay

togetherpeacefullyontheEarth.Becauseofhumanbeings'lustforfortune,manyvaluableanimalsarekilledor

sold,especiallythoseendangeredspecies.Therefore,zoosappearasanactivewayfbrpeopletoprotectthosepoor

animals.Inthefirstplace,thisisanactionnotonlyfbranimalsbutalsofbrhumanbeingitself.Oncethe

biologicalchainisbroken,humanbeingswillbepunishedinevitably.Inthesecondplace,zooscanservea

purposeofeducatingandentertainingpeople,narrowingthedistancebetweenhumanbeingsandanimals.Lastbut

notleastimportant,zooscanbeascientificstudycentertorescuemoreendangeredspeciesandmakeanimals

betterservepeople'sneed.

Thekeypointofthistopicisfreedomorprotection.Inmyopinion,thosetwoaspectscanbeunified.Itis

necessarytokeepanimalsinzoosforthepurposeofprotection,teachingandstudy.Let'sthinkitfurther-the

purposeofalltheseactionsistomakeanimalslivehappier.Therefore,tomaintaintheecologicalbalanceishence

toprotectourownlivingenvironment.

8.23

Nowadays,thesportstarsarepaidinsuchahighsalary,whichismuchmorethanthewholelifesalaryofa

commonfamily.Shouldathleteshaveahighsalarylikethis?

SampleOne

Shouldathleteshaveahighsalary?Frommypointofview,Ireckonthattheyshouldgetagoodpay.

Tobeginwith,thedevelopmentofathleticlevelrepresentsthepowerofacountry.Athletesmakegreat

contributionstothesocietyandearngreatgloriestotheircountry.Whenournationalanthemisplayedinthe

stadium,wefeelveryproudofourcountry'sstrength.Therefore,ahighsalaryisarewardtotheeffortsathletes

make.

What'smore,athletesdevotethemselvesfullytothetrainingandexercises.Everyday,theydoalotof

exerciseswithaviewtosettingnewrecordinthesportsgames.Athletesareapttobehurtinthematches,because

somesportsgamesaredangerous,forexample,football,boxingandwushu.Highpayguaranteespromptand

goodmedicalcareiftheygethurt.

Lastbutnotleastimportant,theathleticcareerisveryshort.Manyathletesretirewhentheyarestillquite

young.Highsalarycanensurethattheycanhaveabetterlifeaftertheyretire.Iftheywantafurtherstudy,they

willhavenofinancialburdens.

Tosumup,itisreasonablefbrathletestogethighsalary,becausetheyareworthofit.

SampleTwo

Salariesshouldreflectpeople'sdedicationandjobresponsibilities.However,sportsfigures,whodon't

benefitthecommunityingeneral,earnmillionsofdollarseach.Inmyopinion,thisiswrong.Thingsshouldbe

donetochangethissituation.

IfwetaketheexampleofasportstarsuchasTyson,itishardfbrustosayinwhatwayhebenefitsthe

society.Infact,hisdisobeyinggamerulessetsabadexamplefbryoungpeople,andhisabandonedbehavior

encouragespeopletoexperimentwithsexandviolence.Besides,hisjobdoesnotrequirespecialskillsoryearsof

trainingandeducation.Althoughhecanentertainandexciteaudience,Idonotthinkthatheisjustifiedtoreceive

somuchmoneyandhisjobcanbeconsideredessential.

Ontheotherhand,mostpeoplein"ordinary“professionslikenurses,doctorsandteacherscamonlyasmall

fractionoftheincomeofthese“stars”.However,ifwegiveacarefullookattheseprofessions,wewillfindthat

theynotonlyrequirespecialskillsandyearsofeducationbutalsohelpthepeopleandthewholesociety.For

instance,teachersdisseminateknowledgetothesociety;doctorsandnursesofferpatientsgoodmedicalcareand

prolongtheirlife.Theyaremuchmorehelpful,andactuallymoreessentialtosocietythansportspersonalities.

Withoutthese“ordinary“professions,oursocietywouldstopprogressing.Theirsalariesshouldberelatedtoskill,

educationorthevalueoftheindividualtosociety.

Thingsshouldbedonetomakesalariesfairer.Hugeamountsofmoneyshallbegiventomoredeserving

people.

8.24

Traditionalartscivilizedanation.Doyouthinkgovernmentshouldsubsidizemusicians,artists,actorsor

dramacompanies?Whatshouldagovernmentdo?

Traditionalarts,asvaluableculturalrelicsofanation,aredisappearingfarawayfromthemodemsociety.

China,asoneofthehighly-civilizedcountriesintheworld,aboundinvariousfbnnsoftraditionalarts,suchas

painting,calligraphy,music,architectureanddramas,whicharenotonlyournationalculturaltreasures,butalsoa

richfortuneoftheworld.

Asessenceofalocalculture,traditionalartsreflectanation'sartistictalentsandtraditions.Forexample,

watercolorpaintingdepictsaharmonybetweenpeopleandnature.Architectureillustratesanation'saesthetic

valueandreligiousbeliefCathedrals,highlightedbyBaroquestyleinthe17thcentury,representChristianity.

Pagodas,totallydifferentfromcathedralsstylistically,areasymbolofBuddhism.PekingOperadescribesthe

historyofourcountry.

However,traditionalartsareleavingcontemporarypeoplefurtherandfurtheraway.Oneofthemainreasons

fbrthefactisthattheauthoritiesconcernedandsomeinstituteslackfundsandprofessionals,whicharequite

essentialtotheresearchandpromotionoftraditionalculture.Anotherradicalreasonshouldbeattributedtothe

impactofwesternculturesontraditions.Youngpeople,especiallyyoungsters,areaddictedtowesternmusiclike

rockandroll,withoutanyknowledgeabouttraditionalmusicalinstruments.Withtheeconomicglobalization,

traditionalcultureandartswillbeinthedangerofassimilation.Howtomaintainanddeveloptraditionalarts

becomesthebiggestconcernofagovernment.

Tobeginwith,thegovernmentshouldestablishaftindfbrtheresearchandpromotionoftraditionalarts.

Whafsmore,theresearchinstitutesanduniversitiesshouldworkoutalong-termdevelopingscheme,organizing

systematicresearchontraditionalarts.Artsbelongtoanationandthewholeworldaswell.Theprosperityof

traditionalartswilldiversifythecultureoftheworld.

8.25

Writeanessay,consideringandassessingargumentsforandagainstthefollowingview:Asreadingis

importantforagoodeducation,weshouldencourageourchildrentoreadwhateverappealstothem.

ThefamousEnglishphilosopherFrancisBaconsaid,"Readingmakesafullman”.Readingbookscan

stronglyshapeyouinclination,matureyourthoughts,widenyouhorizonandenrichyourpersonality.Lifeis

limited,butknowledgeisboundless.Themorebooksweread,themoreknowledgeweget.Hence,weshould

encourageourchildrentoreadmorebooks.

However,bookscanalsobeharmful,particularlythepornographicbooks.Badbookscontainevilthoughts.

Inthem,theremightbemuchdescriptionaboutviolence,superstition,andsex.Lefssupposethatyouareinthe

positionofaparent.Wouldyouallowyourchildrentoreadwhateverappealstothem?Ifyouranswertothe

questionis"yes”,youareeitherextremelypermissiveorjustplainlyirresponsible.Ifchildrenreadbadbooks,the

evilthoughtswouldpoisontheirmindgradually.Theywillbedispiritedandperhapscommitacrime.

Goodbooks,ontheotherhand,teachandhelpchildrentodogoodthings.Goodbooksarechildren'sreal

companions,andtheyarebothinstructiveandinspiring.Childrenknowpasteventsfromhistorybooks,study

communicationbylanguagebooks;learnspaceandnumbersthroughmathematicsbooks.Inaword,different

kindsofgoodbookscangivethemalargeamountofideasandknowledge.

Consequently,thosewhoreadgoodbookscanbeinspiredtogrowhealthily,whilethosewhoreadbadones

willleadawickedlifeandmeetwithmiserablefailure.Sobeforeweencourageourchildrentoreadbooks,we

shouldteachandhelpthemtoidentifygoodandbadbooks.

8.26

Therateofyoungwomencrimesisrisinginthecurrentsociety.Whatarethecausesandhowtosolveit?

Juveniledelinquencyisaveryseriousproblemconfrontingusinmodemsociety.Atthesametime,therate

ofyoungwomencrimesspearheadsveryfast.Somesociologistsandeducationistsshowgreatconcernaboutthis

problem.Inthisessay,Iwillfindoutthecausesfbrthisissueandexploresomepossiblesolutions.

Firstofall,therapiddevelopmentofsocietyandthechangesofpeople'svalueoftheworldaccountmainly

fbrtheissue.Intheolddays,womenwereconfinedtohouseworkandbaby-sitting,whichbarricadedwomen's

steps.Now,withtheeye-catchingdevelopmentofeconomy,manyyoungwomengoouttofindajob,which

rendersthemmoreopportunitiestocontacttheoutsideworld.Asaconsequence,youngwomenareapttobe

influencedbythemalfeasanceinthesociety.

Inaddition,theriseofcriminalratecanbeattributedtothelackofeducationofwomen.Theprosperityand

luxuryinsomemetropolisesareveryattractivetosomeyoungwomen.Someofthemleavethecountrysideinthe

hopethattheycanmakeagoodfortuneinthecities,wheretheyoftenfindthemselvesdisappointedfbrlackof

goodeducationorskills.Therefore,someofthemfelldespairedandembarkonthecriminalroad.

Thelastfactoristheover-descriptionofviolenceonthemedia.TVisthemostpowerfulmedium,which

transformsabundantinformationaroundtheworld.However,someprogramsarefullofviolencedescription,

sexualalluringandbloodycontents,whichareeasytomakeyoungwomenastray.

Inordersolvetheproblem,peopleworkoutupvarioussolutions.Formmypointofview,Ideemthe

followingareworthmentioning.Ontheonehand,thegovernmentshouldpaymoreattentiontotheproblemand

issuerelevantlawstocrackdownyoungwomencrimes.Meanwhile,weshouldstrengtheneducationandraisethe

qualityofpeople,helpingthemsetupacorrectoutlookoftheworld.Onlywhenthegovernmentandthesociety

joinhandsinsolvingtheproblemwilltherateofyoungwomencrimesfalldown.

8.27

ThefirstcarappearedonBritishroadsin1888.Bytheyear2005theremaybeasmanyas29million

vehiclesonBritishroads.

Shouldalternativeformsoftransportbeencouragedandinternationallawsintroducedtocontrolcar

ownershipanduse?

Thereisgeneralagreementthattherearefartoomanyautomobilescrowdingtheroadsnowadays.Infact,it

isestimatedthattherewillbeasmanyas29millionmotorvehiclesonBritishroadsbytheyear2005.Notonlydo

thesemotorvehiclescauseinconvenienceintheformoftrafficjamsandaccidents,theyalsocontributetothe

planefsever-worseningairpollution.

Inmyopinionwemustencouragealternativeformsoftransport.Ifmorepeoplerodebicyclesortraveledby

publictransport,theywouldbehealthierandsufferlessfromstress,theroadswouldbelesscongestedandsafer,

andtheairinourcitieswouldbecleaner.Subwaysystems,takepassengersoffthestreetsentirely.Privatecarsare

bannedinthedowntownareas,wheretheonlyformofwheeledtransportallowedisthebicycle.

However,itisnecessarythattheseeffortstoimprovethetrafficsituationbebackedupbyinternationallaws

tocontroltheownershipanduseofcars.Thisisbecause,firstofall,pollutioncausedbyautomobilesisa

worldwideproblem.What'smore,morepeoplearetravelingbycartoothercountriesnowadays.

Ifmeasuresaretakeninaplannedwaytoencouragealternativeformsoftransportation,andinternational

lawsputinplacetocontrolcarownershipanduse,thereisnodoubtthattheresultwillbesaferroads,ahealthier

lifestyleandaless-pollutedatmosphere.

8.28

Humanbeingdoesnotneedtoeatmeatinordertomaintaingoodhealthbecausetheycangetalltheirfood

needsfrommeatlessproductsandmeatlesssubstitute.Doyouagreeordisagree?

Meatprovideshumanbeingswithalotofnutritionneededformaintaininggoodhealth.Peoplegetprotein,

fat,heatandcholesteroletc.frommeattobuildthemselvesstrongerthanever.

However,alongwiththedevelopmentofmeatlessproductsandmeatlesssubstitute,peoplecanalsogettheir

nutritionneeds.

Vegetariansarethebestexample.Theydon'teatmeat,butonlydependonvegetables,eggsandmilk.They

liveahappylife,workingeveryday,doingsports,goingfordiscoandtravelingforsightseeing,etc.Mostofthem

areinsuchgoodhealth;theycanevencompetewithathletesinsportsgames.Monksareanotherexample.Dueto

theirfaithfulreligiousbelief^theyarenotallowedtoeatanymeat,yettheyareingoodshape.Moreover,the

secretoflongevityistoeatmeataslittleaspossible,accordingtomostofpeopleover100yearsold.Theoretically,

peoplewillbeingoodhealthsolongastheyhaveenoughproteinandvitamin.Peoplecaneasilygetproteinfrom

milkandegg,whilegetvitaminfromfruitsandvegetables.Scienceandtechnologymakeseverythingpossible.

Basedontheabove,myconclusionisthatpeoplecanlivewithoutmeat,particularlyalongwiththe

advancementofthescienceandtechnology,whichcancreatemoremeatlesssubstitutes.Peoplecanmaintaingood

health,eveniftheydonoteatanymeat.

8.29

Manypeoplethinkthatcountrieshaveamoralobligationtohelpeachother,sotheinternationalaidshould

begiventothepoorcountriesintheworld.Discustheviewofinternationalaid,andgiveyouropinion.

Withtheprocessofeconomicglobalization,manycountriesandregionshavestrengthenedcooperationand

liaisoninthefieldsofindustry,agriculture,tradeandfinance.Inordertodedicatetothemutualdevelopment,

manydevelopedcountriessparenoefforttohelpthepoorcountriesbymeansoftechnological,medicaland

financialaids,which,tomymind,arequiteessentialtothedevelopmentoftheworld.

Tobeginwith,aidsfromdevelopedcountriesoptimizepeople'slivingstandardanderadicatepovertyinthe

poorcountries.Duetothebackwardnessofscienceandtechnology,peopleinsomeunderdevelopedcountriesand

regionssuchasAfrica,LatinAmericaandAsiasufferagreatdealfrompoverty,hungerandthescarcityofwater.

Internationalaidsfromdevelopedcountrieshaveimprovedtheirlivingenvironmentandhelpedthemwiththe

developmentofagriculture,industryandeconomy.

Inaddition,internationalaidsgivegoodmedicalcareandhelppromotehygienicconditioninthepoor

counties.Malaria(瘧疾)，cholera(霍舌L)andsmallpox(天花)wereonceseverethreatstopeople'shealth.With

thehelpoftheWorldHealthOrganizationandsomedevelopedcountries,thesediseaseshavebeeneliminated

soonandtheresidentsintheinfectedareassurvivedthesedeadlydiseases,whichwouldhavedevouredmillions

ofliveswithoutinternationalaid.

Lastbutnotleastimportant,aidstotheunderdevelopedcountriesinturnbenefitthedonators.Duetothe

limitationofnaturalandhumanresources,theproductioncostrisessharplyinthedevelopedcountries.Witha

viewtoreducingcost,manycountriestransferredtheirassemblylinesandproductionbassestothedeveloping

countries,whichnotonlysolvestheproblemoflowrateofemploymentinthedevelopingcountriesbutalsomake

fulluseofthelocalresources.

Nevertheless,somecountriesareshowinggreatconcernaboutthemal-expenseoftheiraidarousedby

bureaucracyandcorruptionofsomegovernments.Therefore,thegovernmentsshouldtakeeffectivemeasuresto

utilizeinternationalaidsreasonablyandpreventabuse.Onlywiththehelpofinternationalaids,canourworld

developmorequicklyandprosperously.

8.30

Anumberofdifferentmedicaltraditionsarenowwidelyknownandused:Westernmedicine(usingdrugs

andsurgery),herbalmedicine,acupuncture(usingneedlesatcertainpointsofthebody),homeopathy

(usingminutedoseofpoisons),andsoon.

Howimportantisthepatienfsmentalattitudetowardshis/hertreatmentindeterminingtheeffectiveness

ofthetreatment?

Awiderangeofmedicaltreatmentsisavailabletoday.Patientsmaywonderwhichwillbethemosteffective,

andwhethertheirownmentalattitudetothetypeoftreatmentmightaffectitssuccess.Thisessaywillconsiderthe

secondofthesequestions.

Manypeoplevisittheirdoctororgotohospitalwithcompletetrustintheexpertcareofferedbyconventional

services.However,somepeopledonotgetasatisfactoryresult.Forexample,thedrugswhichareprescribedmay

haveunpleasantsideeffects.Theirinitialpositiveattitudetowardstheirtreatmentdoesthemlittlegood.

Similarly,thosepatientswhotrustfullychoosealternativetreatmentsovertraditionalmedicinemayfind

themselvesdisillusioned.Lessrigorousqualificationstandardsamongalternativepractitionersmaymeanthat

somehealersgiveineffectiveordamagingadvice.Theresult,again,isthatapatientwhoenteredtreatmentwith

confidenceleavesthattreatmentdisillusioned.

Ontheotherhand,patientsmaytryastyleoftreatmentwithsomeskepticism.Apersonusedtoconventional

medicinesanddrugsmaybesuspiciousoftreatmentsbasedondietandlifestylechanges.Yetiftheyfollowsuch

programs,theymayinfactnoticeimprovementsintheirconditions,inspiteoftheirskepticism.Equally,apatient

opposedtoconventionalmedicinemayhaveanaccidentandbesavedbytheeffectivetreatmentofconventional

emergencyservices.

Inconclusion,itappearsthatthementalattitudeofthepatientisnotthemostsignificantfactorin

determiningtheoutcomeofthetreatment.Patientswhoentertreatmentconfidentlymayleavedisillusionedwhile

thosewhobegintreatmentskepticaloftheresultsmayfindthemselvessurprisedwithwhattheyhavegained.

Patientsshouldseektheadvantages,whicheachstyleofcarecanoffer.

8月31日

SomegraduatesliketoimprovetheirEnglishbythemselveswithouttakingaclass,andothersliketo

dosoinanEnglishclass.Whichdoyouprefer?Givespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.

SomegraduatesprefertoimprovetheirEnglishbythemselveswithouttakingaclass.Othersprefertodoso

inanEnglishclass.Inmyopinion,learningforeignlanguageshouldnotbeconfinedtoaclassroomonly.

GraduatescanimprovetheirEnglishbythemselvesoutsidetheclass.Myreasonsareasfollows.

First,everygraduatehaslearnedEnglishforatleast5yearsbeforeheenteredacollege.Therefore,hehasthe

necessaryknowledgeaboutEnglishgrammarandbasicvocabularywhichcanhelphimtoimprovehisEnglish.I

havesomegoodfriendswhowontheprizeinEnglishSpeechContestorEnglishCompositionContest.Theysaid

thatinadditiontotheclasstheymainlylearnedthelanguagebythemselves.

Second,agraduatewillhaveanopportunitytodevelophisowninterestinsomepeticularskillsofthe

language.Forexample,ifheisinterestedinwriting,hecanspendmoretimeonthisskill,whichisunlikethe

situationinaclassroomthathehastofollowtheclasswhetherhelikesitornot.

Third,mostgraduatesarematureenoughandtheyknowwhattheyshoulddo.Theycanfindbooksand

obtainthechancetopracticeEnglish.Ontheotherhand,thereisagoodenvironmentinacollege.Thereare

plentyofEnglishbooks,films,andmanyEnglishactivitiessuchasEnglishcomer,lecturesandsoon.Theycan

easilybettertheirEnglishinsuchsurroundings.

Fromthediscussionabove,IcandrawaconclusionthatgraduatescanimprovetheirEnglishquicklyby

themselveswithouttakingaclass.ThereforeIlikethisidea.

9月1日

Somepeoplebelievethatmoneyspentonspaceresearchbenefitsallofhumanity.Otherstakethe

oppositeviewandsaythatmoneyforthistypeofresearchiswasted.Discussthesetwopositions,using

example.Tellwhichviewyouagreewithandexplainwhy.

Foroverfiftyyears,anumberofnationshavebeeninvolvedintheexplorationofouterspace.Thisresearch

hasbeenverycostly,ofcourse.Hasthismoneybeenwell-spentorwasted?

Somepeoplebelievethatallormostspaceresearchshouldbeeliminatedbecauseofitsincredibleexpense,

notonlyintermsofmoney,butalsointennsofscientificandhumanresources.Thesepeoplepointoutthefact

thatitcostbillionsofdollarstosendastronautstotheMoon,butalltheybroughtbackweresomeworthlessrocks.

Thesepeoplesaythatthemoneyandeffortnowbeingwastedinouterpeacecouldbespentonmoreimportant

projectsrighthereonEarth,suchasprovidinghousingfbrhomelesspeople,improvingtheeducationsystem,

savingtheenvironment,andfindingcuresfbrdiseases.

However,otherpeoplebelievethatspaceresearchhasprovidedmanybenefitstohumanity.Theypointout

thathundredsofusefulproducts,frompersonalcomputerstoheartpacemakersandtofreeze-driedfoods,arethe

directorindirectresultsofspaceresearch.Theysaythatweatherandcommunicationsatellites,whicharealso

productsofspaceprograms,havebenefitedpeopleallovertheglobe.Inadditiontothesepracticalbenefits,

supportersofthespaceprogrampointtothescientificknowledgethathasbeenacquiredthesun,theMoon,the

planets,andevenourownEarthasaresultofspaceresearch.

Iagreewiththosepeoplewhosupportspaceresearchandwantittocontinue.Spaceresearch,asshown,has

alreadybroughtmanybenefitstohumanity.Perhapsitwillbringevenmorebenefitsinthefuture,onesthatwe

can'tevenimaginenow.Moreover,justasindividualpeopleneedchallengestomaketheirlivesmoreinteresting,

Ibelievethehumanraceitselfneedsachallenge,andIthinkthatthepeacefulexplorationofouterspaceprovides

justsuchachallenge.

9月2日

Someyoungpeopleliketocarryoutaresearchprojectontheirown,whileothersliketodoitina

group.Whichwaydoyouprefer?Explainwhy.

Someyoungpeopleliketoconductaresearchprojectontheirown,andothersliketodosoinagroup.Inmy

opinion,thefirstwayismoreeffective.

First,doingresearchonhisown,onecanknowthewholeprocessandcontrolitbyhimself.Hewillhavea

chancetoputhisownideasintopracticewithoutbeingaffectedbyothers.What'smore,whenhehascompleted

hisresearch,hewillbetheonlypersonwhocanwinthehonor,andtherewillbenobodytoarguewithhim.

Second,ifoneworksontheprojectbyhimself,hewillbemoreresponsible.Thafsbecausenobodywilltake

responsibilityifhefails.

Third,hisabilityofindependencewillbetrainedthroughtheself-directingwork.Hecannotdependon

others,andhehastosolveanysortofproblemsalone.Thiswillhelptoenhancetheabilitywhichyoungpeople

reallyneedinthefuture.

Last,onemaylearnmuchmorethanhecanwhenheworksinagroup.Inagroup,theworkissharedand

perhapseachpersonknowsonlyapart.Inanindividualsituation,hehastoknowthewholeproject.Thereforehe

canlearnmore.

Inaword,ifIwereaskedtochoose,