2016年1月9日
Task1 – College students should be allowed to keep pets in their dormitories. What do you think? Please include specific reasons and details in your explanation.
Sample:
I don’t think students should be allowed to keep pets in the dormitories. It is true that pets can bring us a lot of joy and happiness, but dorms are not the appropriate place to raise pets. A cat or a dog can just mess up the dorm within a minute. Like my roommate Belle used to keep a cat in our dorm, it often made some noises at night and we all have trouble falling asleep. Also, it is smelly, sometimes when I come back from classes. I had to open the doors and windows for a long time to get rid of the bad smell. What’s more, the primary job for a college student is study. Keeping pets will take up too much time and effort.
Task2 – Do you agree or disagree with the statement that celebrities like musician, athletes or performers can set good examples for young people?
Sample
I think some famous people can be good examples for young people. For example, my favorite basket player is Allen Iverson. I have a huge admiration for him because he is such a hard-working guy. According to his coach, Allen was so diligent that he was always the first person arrived for training and the last one to leave. He often spent extra two hours practicing after his teammate left for dinner. So it’s definitely his hard work that made him one of the most famous phenomenal players in the league. His spirit motivates me a lot especially when I felt depressed or had difficulty dealing with my tests.
Task3
学校计划：School career center plans to practice job interview.
听力女生反对。
原因一，It’s not realistic. 学生并没有那么重视
原因二，学生很忙，即将毕业有很多事情要做比如research paper, part-time job, exam等等。
Task4
阅读概念：Seagoing fish
讲座：教授举了日本鲑鱼的例子，在河里产卵，hatchling在river不容易被吃，长大了就去ocean, 因为有吃的。
Task5
问题：The man has a schedule conflict between a jazz concert and a new play.
Solution 1: 选择看一半concert, 两个building 很近，但是不值票价。
Solution 2: 第二天去看play, 但是much smaller, 没意思。
Task6
Two disadvantages of home-based business.
First：没有boundary between business and personal life: 如果有potential customer, 但是隔壁有 baby crying, 显得not professional。
Second ： Neighbor will be unhappy 因为员工会占用停车位。