歷年真題作文及其他范文

1.2005年6月Teacher'sDay

Teachingisagloriousandrespectablecareer.Ontheoccasionofthe

annunalTeachers5Day,pleaseallowmetoconveymyutmostgreetingsandheartfelt

gratitudetoalltheteachersintheworld!

Inmymemory,Mr.Wang,myChemistryteacherinhighschool,impressedme

mostinmypastschoolyears.Atthattime,IdidratherpoorlyinChemistry,which

mademeveryupset.Luckily,Mr.Wang,aconsederateandfriendlytecher,cameto

myrescue!Hedidnothaveanybiasagainstme,wholaggedfarbehindtheothers.

Instead,hepatientlyanalyzedthepaperwordbywordandworkedoutan

individualizedplanforme.Highlymotivatedbythis,Igotinterestedinthissubject,

foundthecorrectmethodsandmanagedtosurvivethecompetitionwithothers.

Iwillneverforgettheteacherswhohavededicatedalltheireffortstohelpme

growacademically.PerhapsFilneverhavethechancetorepayallthatIhave

receivedfrommyteachers.Butbyworkingevenharderandmakingmydue

contributionstothesociety,Iwillbemostrewardingtomyteachers.

2.2005年12月ShouldtheUniversityCampusBeOpentoTourists?

Inrecentyears,touristshavefrequentlybeenseenwalkingaroundandtaking

photosonuniversitycampuses,especiallyinsomefamousuniversities,suchas

BeijingUniversityandQinghuaUniversity.Thisso-called"AcademicTourism^^is

becomingincreasinglypopularandisparticularlyattractivetohighschoolstudents

andtheireagerparents,whobelievethatindoingso,theirchildrenwillbeinspiredto

studyharder.

Therehasbeenmuchheateddiscussioninthemediaonwhetherornotthe

universitiesshouldbeopentotourists.Someholdthatbyopeningtheuniversities

campusfortouring,"AcademicTourism^^willcreateacloserrelationshipbetween

theuniversitiesandthepublic,resultinginasignificantincreaseinthepopularityof

theuniversityitself.Butothers,bycontrast,insistthatcrowdsoftouristswill

inevitablydisturbthelearningenvironmentoncampus.

Inmyopinion,theuniversitiesshouldwelcometouriststotheircampuses.This

"AcademicTourism^willservethegoodofsociety,aswellastheuniversity.Ina

word,itistimewegotridoftheideaofreservinguniversitycampusesforonly

education.

3.2006年6月OnStudentsChoosingLecturers

Nowadaysstudentsinsomeuniversitiesareentitledtotheoptiononlecturers

forsomespecificcourses.Thisoffersstudentsamoreflexibleandmoreefficientway

oflearning.

However,thereareseveralfactorsforstudentstoconsiderwhenchoosingtheir

ideallecturers.Ontheonehand,thelecturer'sacademicbackgroundplaysan

importantroleinthedicision.Anideallecturermaygivethestudentsmuch

knowledgeinisspecificfield.Ontheotherhand,thestudentsshouldtakethe

lecturer'scharacterintoaccount.Withoutgoodpersonality,alecturercan'tseta

goodexampleforthestudents.What'smore,theideallecturerisonewhohasan

interestingteachingstyleandagoodreputationamongthestudents.

Freechoosingoflecturersmaybringtothestudentsmanyadvantages,suchas

encouragingstudnentstotakeanactivepartinclassesandputtingmorepressure

onlecturerstoimprovetheirteachingquality.Nevertheless,italsobringsalongthe

negativefactthatsometoplecturerswillbeignorediftheyarenotabletopleasethe

students.Toconclude,furtherattentionshouldbepaidtothismatter.

4.2006年12月SpringFestivalGalaonCCTV

TheCCTVSpringFestivalGalaisoneofChina'smostpopularannualtelevision

events,watchedbymillionsofpeopleontheeveofthelunarNewYear.However,in

recentyears,the4-hourshowislosingitsappeal,especiallytoyoungsters.

Peopleinincreasingnumberschoosemottowatchtheshow.Theyclaimthatthe

stereotypedGalashouldgivewaytodiversemoderncelebrations.However,some

otherpeoplearefaithfulaudienceofit.TheyarguethattheEveningGalahas

somewhatbecomeatraditionsinceitwasinitiatedinthe1980s.What'smore,

watchingtheshowisanindispensablepartofthefestivalforthem.

ThoughtheGalaisnolongerpopularwithyoungpeople,Imyselfenjoy

watchingtheshowwithmyfamily.Yettomaintaintheinterestoftheyoung

generation,theorganizingcommitteeshoulddevelopaprogrammoreexciting,more

colorfulandmoreentertainingthanthepreviousones.Forexample,it'sagoodidea

toinvitesomebignamesinChina'sfilmandmusicindustriestoperformontheGala

stage.

5.2007年6月WelcometoOurClub

WelcometoourEnglishClub!Itcouldserveasaplatformtoshowyour

outstandingabilitiesandhelpyoudevelopawiderangeofgreatskills.

Ifyouareacceptedbyourclub,youwillfindyourselfinvolvedinavarietyof

activitiessuchasEnglishTalkShow,EnglishCorner,EnglishLectures,EnglishSong

Competition,EnglishMoviesAppeciation,etc.Theseextra-curricularactivitiescould

offeryouampleopportunities.Tobeginwith,youmaypractiseandimproveyour

Englishinouractivitiesinarelaxedandcomfortableway.Inaddition,youractive

participationishelpfultostrengthenyoursenseofresponsibilityandyour

interpersonalrelationswithotherstudents.Atthesametime,variousactivities

organizedbyuscouldraiseyourEnglishproficiency.Asweallknow,agood

commandofEnglishempowersyoutoenjoycompetitiveedgeoveryourpeers.Last

butnottheleast,youmayparticipateinalltheactivitiesataverylowpriceoreven

freeofcharge.

Ifyoufeelinterestedinourclub,pleasedon'thesitatetojoinus.Youcanfile

awrittenapplicationtoourstaffofficeoremailusviabonoo@.Our

telephonenumberis7788666.Thanksforyourattentionandwearelooking

forwardtoyourjoining!

6,2007年12月Whatelectivestochoose

Nowadaysmanycollegestudentsprefertohaveelectivesintheirsparetime

becausethecoursescanofferavarietyofskillsandabundantknowledgeapart

fromwhattheylearninthedailycourses.Therearemanyfactorsthatmay

accountforit,andthefollowingarethemostapparentaspects.

Tostartwith,manystudentswanttogetanotherdegreebesidestheirown,

sothattheycanhavemorecompetencewhentheyseekajob.Furthermore,asforme

Idon'tcareaboutdegreeorjob,Ijustwanttoobtainsomenecessaryskillstomake

mycollegelifeworthwhile.WhatI'mconcernedmostishowtoownmoreskills

thatmaybenecessaryformyfuture.Finally,somestudentswanttolearnanything

thatisdifferentfromwhattheyarelearningnow.Thesciencestudents,forexample,

wanttoknowaboutShakespearewhiletheartstudentswanttotellhowavehicle

worksandhowtodealwithitwhenitbreaksdown.So,theycanallgetwhatthey

thinkisusefultotheircollegelife.

Onthewhole,thephenomenonisoneoftheresultsofmulti-demandofthe

employmentmarket.Thereisstillalongwayforustoimprovetheelectiveitself,

butasastudentmyself,Ifinditrewardingandinteresting.

7.2008年6月RecreationalActivities

Withthedramaticdevelopmentofoursocietyandourlivingstandard,there

areavarietyofrecreationalactivitiescoiningtoourlives.SomemaygotoKTVwith

theirfriendsonweekendstogetrelaxedafterfive-dayintensework.Meanwhile,

othersmightchoosetosurftheinternettokilltimeandappreciatevastresourceson

theinternet.

Everythinghastwosidesjustlikeacoin,andentertainmentisnoexception.

Ontheonehand,amusementactivitiescanenrichourlives,broadenourhorizon,

andcultivateourmind.Ontheotherhand,wemaywasteourtimeandourmindwill

becontaminatedifwefailtoapproachrecreationproperly.

Asforascollegestudentsareconcerned,wearesupposedtotakeadvantageof

thebenefitsfromdiverseentertainmentactivities.Inaddition,itisessentialtobe

self-disciplinedandavoiditsnegativeinfluences.

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Abundantrecreationalactivitiesareavailableforpeopletoreleasetheirstrain

andstress,rangingfromsportstoonlineactivities.Thereisahotdebatearguing

whethertheyaregoodforthepublicornot,especiallyforcollegestudents.

Asforsuchaquestion,differentpeopleholddifferentviews.Somepeople

believethatthoserecreationalactivitiesaregreatandnecessary,becausetheycan

helppeoplerelaxfromthehardworkandstudy.Whiletherealsosoundsanopposite

voice,whichclaimsthatactivitiesbringmanyproblemsmeanwhile.Forexample,

someyoungpeopleareeasilyaddictedtothevirtualworldonline,whichaffectstheir

studyseriouslyandmayleadtoworseconsequencesaswell.

Inmyopinion,recreationalactivitiesdomoregoodthanharm.Theydogiveusa

goodchancetoralexandbuildgoodpersonalrelationshipswithothers,too.

Meanwhile,weshouldlearnhowtousethoseactivitiespositively,andmakethema

helpfultoolforourdevelopment.Iamsure,aslongaswecanarrangeourtime

reasonably,theywilldefinitelyprovidemorebenefitsforus.

2008年12月LimitingtheUseofDisposablePlasticBags

Plasticbagshavebeenanindispensiblepartofourlife.Noonewoulddeny

thatitwasarealconvenienceinourdailylife.However,whatwouldoursocietybe

likewiththeexcessiveuse?

Thesharpincreaseinusingplasticbagshasgivenrisetosuchproblemsas

environmentalpollution.Consumersusuallythrewthemawayafteruse,andbecause

theyaremadeofsomekindofchemicalmaterialwhichcannotbeabsorbedbysoil,

whichblocksthedrainagesystemandcauseswaterpollution.What'sworse,some

bagsareofpoor-quality,andevenharmfultopublichealth.

Inviewoftheseverityofthisissue,effectivemeasureshavebeentakenin

ourcountry.Insomeshoppingplaces,inordertoraisethepublicawarenessof

environmentalprotection,plasticbagsareofferedinamuchhigherprice.Asaresult,

peoplearechangingtheirbehavior:paperandclothingbagsthatvanishedforalong

timecomebacktoourdailylife.ltnotonlyenhancespeople'sawarenesson

environmentalprotectionbutalsocutsdownthecostoftherunningofsupermarkets.

Onlyinthiswaycanweprotectboththeenvironmentandourownhealth.

9.2009年6月20日FreeAdmissiontoMuseums

Nowadays,anincreasingnumberofmuseumsareopentothepublicwithfree

admission.Thereasonforitliesinthefactthatthegovernmenthasbeenattaching

greatimportancetoprovidingmoreopportunitiesforcitizenstoexploreandget

accesstotheknowledgeworld.

However,theopenerattitudeofmuseumsmayalsobringsomeproblemsaswell.

Foronething,withmorevisitors,thereispossibilitythatdisplaysofthemuseums

cangetdamagedmoreeasily.Foranotherthing,itbecomesahugeeconomicburden

formuseumstorunasusualwithoutanyprofitsfromthevisitors.

AsfarasIamconcerned,Iamabsolutelyinfavorofthispractice.Firstand

foremost,notworryingabouttheadmissionfees,ordinarypeopleareallowedtoenter

themuseumstoenjoythedisplaysfreely.Moreover,kidsandteenagerscanlearn

aboutknowledgeinvariousdomainsinamorevividandinteractivewayinthe

museumsoutoftheclassroom.

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Withthedevelopmentofmoderncivilization,anincreasingnumberof

museumsareopentothepublicforfree.Accordingtoanationalsurvey,overhalf

ofthemuseumsinChinahavecarriedoutthisfree-admissionpolicyoraregoingto

doso.

Whatistheaimofsuchpolicy?Thegoaliscrystalclear.Foronething,more

citizenscanhaveaccesstomuseumsandappreciatethehistoryandculture.In

addition,poorpeoplehavetheopportunitiestoreceivesuchfreeeducationandthe

wholequalityofChinesepeoplecanthusbeimproved.Foranother,freemuseum

tourshelpcitiesdrawmorevisitorsfromtheworldandalsopublicizethecityimage

nicely.

However,everythingcanbedividedintotwo.Thenegativeaspectsarealso

apparent.Oneoftheimportantdisadvantagesisthatsomepeoplemaylitterandspit

inthemuseumandtheirbadbehaviorsaffecttheenvironmentandmuseum

managementThroughtheaboveanalysis,Ibelievethatthefavorablesidesfar

outweighitsnegativeeffects.Ihopeallthepeoplecansharethesamenational

treasureinmorefreemuseums.

10,2009年12月CreateaGreenCampus

“Greencampus"is,tosomeextent,arelativelynewconcepttous.Itnotonlymeans

creatingagreenenvironmentoncampus,butalsoimpliesthatthestudentsshouldbe

educatedandhaveanenvironmentalsenseintheirmind.Ofcourse,thisconceptis

veryimportantforthestudentsbecauseitsetsgoalstowardthefutureoftheworld.

Theyounggenerationisundertheburdenofsevereenvironmentalproblems

andthehopesofenvironmentalimprovementarelyinginthem.Therefore,campus

playsamoreimportantroleineducatingtheyounggeneration.Thecreationof

“Greencampus^^willgreatlystimulatestudentstotakepartinvariousenvironmental

protectionactivities;mostimportantly,studentswillbeeducatedtotake

environmentalproblemsseriouslyastheirownmissionandresponsibility.Under

suchstimulations,studentsmaygraspthechancetolearneverynecessarycoursefor

theharmoniousandsustainabledevelopmentoftheworld.

Tobring“greencampus“toitsfullplay,effectivemeasuresshouldbetaken.

First,basedonitseducationfunction,campusshouldbringthetheoryof“sustainable

development,,intoclassrooms,setenvironmentalmanagementrulesandconduct

environmentaleducationactivities.Second,campusalsoneedstostrengthenitsties

withthesociety,triestocommunicatewithparentsandexpertssoastoensurethat

studentscouldhaveabetterparticipationinthepracticalactivities.Onlybythe

co-effortsofthewholesocietycould“greencampus”worksmoothlyandbring

benefittopeople'swell-beings.

11.2010年6月DueAttentionShouldBeGiventoSpelling

Nowadays,studentsattachlessimportancetothespellingofwordsinthe

processofEnglishstudy.Thisphenomenongreatlyinfluencesstudentswritingand

bringsonworriesamongteachers.

Therearepossiblythreereasonscontributingtothisphenomenon.First,

exam-orientededucationmakesthestudentspaylessattentiontospelling.Second,

someteachersshouldalsoberesponsibleforitbecausetheydontemphasizethe

importanceofspellingduringteaching.Lastbutnotleast,somestudentsaretoo

lazytorecitewords.SincespellingisoneofthemostimportantfactorsinEnglish

study,dueattentionshouldbegiventoit.

Asforme,Ithink,tobeginwith,examsshouldbemodifiedtoaddsomefactors

intoit,whichwouldhelpstudentspaymoreattentiontospelling.Then,schools

shouldalsoseteffectivemechanismstohelpteachersaswellasthestudentsto

realizeitsimportance.Finally,forstudentsthemselves,theycan,throughother

ways,makethembeinterestedinwordspelling.Onlybythesecanwesurly

realizetheimportanceofspellingandmakeimprovement.

12.SpamMessage

Withtheincreasinguseofcellphones,spammeasagehasbecomeaheated

problem.Accordingtoasurvey,onaverage,peoplereceiveabout40piecesofspam

messagepermonth.Spammessagecandisturb,confuse,oreventhreatenpeopleat

anytime.

Generally,therearetworeasonsforthespamepidemic.Ononehand,duetothe

factthattextmassageisacomparativelycheapchannel,manycompaniestake

advantageofittoadvertisetheirproductsorservices.Whetherpeoplearewillingto

receivethemessageisneglected.Ontheotherhand,thoseholdinglotsofinformation

oncellphoneusersselltheinformationandmakemoneyoutofit.

Tosolvetheproblemofspammessage,peopleshouldmakejointefforts.The

governmentshouldsetuplawstoseverelypunishtheillegaladvertisersandthose

whodiscloseinformation.Cellphoneresearchersanddevelopersshouldupgradethe

productsandenablethemtodeletethespamautomatically.Shouldpeopleact

together,theywillbefreefromthespammessage.

13.OntheCelebritySpokesperson

Currently,wecouldhardlyliveasingledaywithoutseeingacelebrity

spokespersonpromotingaproductorasocialcampaignonTV,netorothermedia.

Thisisanintenselypopulartrendthatwecannotfailtonotice.

Thereisnodoubtthatthecelebrityspokespeoplecouldboostthesaleofa

product.Ahostofcelebrityspokespersons,however,haveemergedasthemarketing

toolofsomecompanies,evencompaniesproducingandsellingfakeandinferior

items.Thiskindofbehaviorhasproducednegativeimpactsonconsumersand

wholesociety,whichshouldbeseverelycriticizedandpenalized.Ofcourse,asis

knowntoall,everythinghasbothbrightanddarksides.Somestars'endorsementof

socialactivitiesandpubliccampaignsraisespublicawareness,givingriseto

changesinpublicbehavior*.Inthiscase,theyserveaspositiverolemodelsofthe

generalpublic.Tonameonlyonecase:PuCunxing,ahouseholdfigure,actingasthe

celebrityspokesmanoftheChinaAIDSFoundation,contributesgreatlytothecause

ofAIDSpreventionandcureinChina.

14.AirPollution

Airpollutionisoneofthemajorproblemsofthemodemworld.Agreatdealof

energyisneededtorunthefactoriesofmodernindustrialnations.Automobile,trains,

planesandbussesneedenergy,too.Nearlyallofthisenergyisproducedbyburning

fuels.Theburningproduceswastes,someofwhichremainintheair,causingair

pollution.

Scientistsarefindingwaystostopairpollutionespeciallyinbigindustrialareas

anddensely-populatedcities.Theyarestudyingnewwaysofgeneratingelectricity

thatmaybelessdamagingtotheenvironment.Inthemeantime,manypowerplants

arebeingmodernizedtogiveofflesspollutedmaterial.Also,engineerstrytodesign

andlocatenewpowerplantstodominimumdamagetotheenvironment.

However,itmaybethatwestillhavealongwaytogobeforewehavea"clean”

world.Nearlyallofthecountriesaretryinghardtopreventandcontrolairpollution.

Thereindeedseemstobenoendtotasksthatenvironmentalistswillberequiredtodo.

Peoplewillcontinuallyfindnewwaystocontrolpollution.

15.ImportanceofEducation

China,asadevelopingcountry,isdeterminedtocatchupwithandeven

surpassthedevelopedones.Ithinkthatoneofthebestpossiblewaystodosoisto

givefirstpriority（優(yōu)先）tothedevelopmentofculture,scienceandespecially

education.

Inmoderntimes,whenscienceandtechnologyaremakinggreatprogress,the

educationoftheworkforceisofprimaryimportance.Moreover,manyofthe

successinadvancedcountrieshavedemonstratedthatanation*sprosperitymainly

dependsonthequalityofitslabourforce,namelythosewhohavebeenwell

educated.

InadevelopingcountrysuchasChina,ourinvestmentinculture,educationand

science,andespeciallyelementaryeducation,mustenjoytoppriority.Thisis

crucial（決定性的）forChinatocatchupwiththedevelopednationsintoday's

surging（洶涌的）wavesoftechnologicalrevolution.Otherwise,thegapbetween

Chinaandadvancedcountrieswillbewidenedratherthanbridged.

16.OnOpenPolicy

Theopenpolicymeansthatourcountryisopentoinvestment,tradeand

technicalandeconomiccooperationwithothercountriesonthebasisofequalityand

mutualbenefit.Thepurposeofopenpolicyistoacquireadvancedtechnology,

managementskillstoserveoursocialistconstructionsoastopromotetherealization

ofthefourmodernizations.

Wemustadheretotheopenpolicy.Becauseeconomicrelationsbetweenstates

todayhavebecomeincreasinglyclose,andnocountrycanpossiblyadvancebehind

closedoors.Onlyinthisway,canwegraduallyclosethegapbetweenourcountry

andthedevelopedcountries.

Throughtheimplementationofpolicy,wecanlearnadvancedtechnologyand

managerialexpertisefromabroad;makefulluseoftheforeigncapitalstosetupgreat

enterprises;absorbusefulandhealthyideasandnewknowledgeofthemodem

civilization;andbroadenourviewsandraiseourlevelofcompetence.

17.EnvironmentalProtection

Todaythequalityofournaturalenvironmenthasbecomeanimportantissue.

Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.We

areusingupournaturalresourcesandatthesametimepollutingourenvironment

withdangerouschemicals.Ifwecontinuetodothis,lifeonearthcannotsurvive.

Concernedpeoplehavemadesomeprogressinenvironmentalprotection.

Governmentsofmanycountrieshaveestablishedlawstoprotecttheair,forestsand

searesourcesandtostopenvironmentalpollution.

Stillmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolveenvironmentalproblems.

Peopleshouldbefurthereducatedtorecognizetheimportanceoftheproblems,touse

modernmethodsofbirthcontrol,toconserve（保存）ournaturalresourcesand

recycle（再循環(huán)）ourproducts.Wearesurethatwecanhaveabetterandcleanerplace

inthefuture.

18.Automobiles

Automobiles,asaproductofmoderncivilization,havebeenplayingavitalpart

inthedailyactivitiesofhumansociety.Industryneedsautomobilesforfarmingas

wellastransportation.Everyday,automobilesdrivepeopletoandfromwork.On

weekendsautomobilestakefamiliesforjoyfuloutings.Andduringholidayseasons,

automobilesfillthehighwayseverywhere,eveninremoteareas.Itcouldbesaidthat

thewheelsofautomobilesmovesocietyforward.

Butautomobileshavealsogivenrisetoaseriesofproblems.Forexample,

citiesareovercrowdedwithautomobiles.Theycreatealotofnoiseandtraffic

accidentswhichdisable（傷殘）orkillmanypeopleeachyear.Worstofallperhapsis

theairpollutioncausedbytheexhaustgasesproducedbyautomobiles.Someofthe

gasesarehighlytoxic（有毒的）andaserioushealthhazard.

19.Computer

Thecomputeriswidelyusedinallfieldsofsociety.Today,whereveryougo,

youwillfindcomputersbeingused.Forexample,computersareusedinuniversities,

largecorporations,andsmalloffices,etc.Ithasevenenteredthehomesofordinary

people.Asitisabletostoreandprocessalargeamountofinformation,thecomputer

bringaboutgreatconvenienceandhighefficiencytopeopleofallwalksoflife.

Computerscanhelppeopleindifferentways.Forexample,computerhelp

scientistsinanalyzingdataanddoingcomplexcalculation.Foranotherexample,

computersaremadeuseofbyengineersindesigningaplane,oraspaceship.Besides,

computersmayalsoplayagreatroleinhelpingchildrenwiththeirlesson.Whatever

youaredoing,youmanyfindcomputerausefulaid.

However,thecomputermustbedesignedandinstructedbyman.What'smore,it

istruethatcomputerscanmakedecisions,buttheyneeddetailedinstructionsand

programspreparedbyhumanstooperate.Therefore,thecomputercanneverreplace

thehumanbrain.

20.Travelling

Itisexcitingtovisitdifferentplaces.Asyoutravel,youwillseebeautiful

sceneriestypicaloftheregion.Besides,youcanmeetandmakefriendswithpeople

ofdifferentcolorsandraces.Finally,youcangettoknowthecustomsandliving

habitsofthelocalpeople.Todaypeoplearesofondoftravellingthattourismhas

becomeoneofthefastergrowingindustriesinmostcountries.

Themainreasonwhypeopletravelis,perhaps,forpleasure.Forexample,having

workedhardthroughouttheweekdays,peoplewillfindawidenedtriptothenearby

mountainsorbeachesarealrelaxation.Foranotherexample,spendinganannual

holidaytravellingabroadisanespeciallysatisfyingexperienceforthosewhodonot

havemuchofanopportunitytobeawayfromtheirhomelands.Whenpeoplereturn

fromtheirtravel,theywillgenerallyfeelfreshandenergetic,readytoworkharder.

Travellingisalsooneofthebestmeansforlearning.Youmayhavereador

heardaboutsomethingbutyoucannevergetanaccuratepictureofituntilyouseeit

foryourself.Seeingisbelieving.Furthermore,ifyouareacarefulobserver,youcan

learnmuchduringyourtravelaboutthegeography,biology,andhistoryoftheplaces

youvisit.Nomatterhowwelleducatedyouare,thereisalwaysalotforyouto

learnthroughtravelling.Theknowledgeacquiredfromtravel,asyouwillhavefound

inyourlife,isnolessvaluablethanthatfromanyinfluentialreferencebook.

21.ChoosinganOccupation

Everyonefacestheproblemofchoosinganoccupationaftergraduationfrom

collegeoruniversity,whichplaysavitalroleinhislife.Anappropriateoccupation

makesamanworkwithzest（熱情）andvigor,aswellascontributetohiscountry.

Tomakeawisechoice,twoimportantthingsshouldbetakeninto

consideration.Oneistheinterest,theother,thedemandsofpeopleandsociety.Only

ifthetwoaspectsareconnected,canamanshowhistalentandabilitytothebest

advantage.Ifthetwoconflict,theformershouldbeunderthelatter,forthepeople's

interestsaremoreimportantthantheindividuafs.

Inregardtomychoiceinthefuture,Iamfondoflearningforeignlanguages;

whatismore,withtheimplementationoftheOpen-DoorPolicy,exchangebetween

homeandabroadineconomyandculturehasbeengrowingsignificantly,thusI'm

determinedtobeaqualifiedinterpreter.

22.Competition

Competitionmakespeopleoriginalandcreative.Itisverynecessaryto

competeifhumansocietywantstoadvance.(Evenanimalscompeteforsurvival.)

Withoutit,wewouldbecomelazyandnobodywouldrakeanyresponsibility.When

threemonkslivetogether,therewillbenodrinkingwater.ThisChineseproverb

vividlydescribeswhyChina'sproductivitywassolowbeforeMrDengcameto

power.Atthattime,wehadtheso-calledplannedeconomy.Therewasno

competitionatall.Soneitherfarmersnorworkersworkedhard.Chinawasonthe

edgeofcollapse.

Competitioncanstimulatepeopletotrytheirbesttodoanything.Forexample,

in100-meterrace,eachsportsmanrunsasquicklyaspossible,tryingtowinthe

champion.Thesamethingshappeninoursocietyandinourdailylife.Ifacompany

wantstosurpassothers,itmustcompetewiththem.Itmustraiseitsefficiency.All

thecompaniesdoing