54.It is reported that a well-known writer went to the street begging

　 It is reported that a well-known writer went to the street begging because of his unpaid salary caused by his not working in the office. It caused the widespread concern whether writers need to be in office or at home to do the writing.

　 Even though opinions differ, I want to speak out my voice. Well I prefer the ideas writers should stay at home. For one thing, the good writing is the production of inspiration which can be spoiled by staying in the office doing nothing at all . For another thing, to stay at the office getting the same salary every month can somehow encourage laziness.

Considering every factor offered above, I think it is high time that we regarded the phenomenon as a sign to take measures to help the writers enjoy the freedom writing at home providing us wonderful works.

53.Dear Jack,

　 How nice to hear from you again. You want to know what is going on in our school. In short, things have been improving since the school began to carry out exploring study. In the past, the teachers always kept on explaining the points in class. We students just listened and took notes. But now we often discuss and try to solve the problems raised by the teachers or ourselves. After class, we enjoyed different kinds of activities instead of doing endless homework. For example, we can read what we are interested in. We can go to the library or surf the Internet for various kinds of information.

　 In a word, we are now masters of study, and we are happy.

　 Best wishes.　　　　　 Yours,

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 Li Ming

52.We often give money to the people in poor or disaster-stricken areas. Some students don’t think it a good way to help people there. However, some prefer helping the unfortunate with money.

　 In their opinion, money can be used to buy daily necessities and can help people rebuild their hometowns, while sometimes the things people there receive are not what they need actually.

　 But some other students think that giving used clothing to the people in those areas is better. Many people, especially in rich areas and in cities, have much clothing they no longer like or need. By giving it away to the needy people we can make the best use of it. Besides, we are just students, and we have no incomes of our own.

　 Anyhow, no matter which way is considered better, we should try our best to help those who need help.

51.How to build an economized society

　 Our government is aiming to build an economized society. It is everybody’s duty to work hard to achieve this goal including us students.

　 Recently, the statistics in the report of one certain school in two school terms suggests that the expenses of electricity, water and paper are surprisingly large and growing rapidly, which draws our attention.

　 As a common member of society, we must keep the following points in our minds. Firstly, make sure that the lights and all the other electric facilities are turned off when we finish our work and leave the room.　 Secondly, try to form the habit of turning off the tap after it is used and the wide water can be reused for more purposes before being thrown into sewers. Thirdly, save paper as much as possible in our everyday life. It is even better to reuse it.

　 In a word, if we pay much attention to our everyday behavior and take actions to reduce waste, we can make contributions to an economized society.

50.Every student will be faced with the question when he passes the college entrance examinations: Should we choose a good major or a good university first? Some students prefer to consider majors first so that they can learn what they are interested in. It will also make it possible for them to take their favorite jobs in the future. However, those who think differently believe that the environment is important to one’s development and that graduates from leading universities are often more likely to find a good job. In my opinion, the best choice is a good major at a good university. If we cannot obtain both, the first thing to consider is a good major, because no matter where we study, we can still achieve a lot in a certain field if we try our best.

49. What is happiness in my mind?

　 Happiness means different things to different people. For example, some students believe that if they have much money or large possessions, they will be happy. They believe that they will be able to do anything they want to if they have much money. Some students think that they should be in good health, and enjoy whatever they like. Many students wish to have much wealth from their parents. In this way they don’t have to work hard, and they can own everything.

　 I don’t quite agree with the above points. I don’t think money means happiness. We can’t buy many of the things with money, such as health and knowledge; I value knowledge, which makes me happy, for I can do much for mankind with knowledge. Although different people value happiness differently, my happiness comes from my study.

50 Liang liang is no longer the boy he used to be – he has changed greatly. Only a year ago, he was overweight and a little lazy. He got tired easily and did not like sports. His favorite meal was fried chicken and chips. One day, he realized that he couldn’t continue like this. So, he decided to change. He started to exercise. He ran in the school playground every day. He also began eating a healthier diet of more fruits and vegetables, and less meat. These changes helped him lose a lot of weight. He is now a very happy boy in very good shape, and he is always so active. What can we learn from Liang liang to feel better and look better? We should all be careful about what we eat and make sure that we get enough exercise.

48.Why Students Have Tutors(家教)？

　 Les’s take one class, either in primary or high school, as an example and divide it into three groups: the slow, the middle, and the fast learners. In the past, the slow learners used to have tutors. Today, however, it seems all of them have tutors for one reason or another.……

Why Students Have Tutors(家教)？

　 Les’s take one class, either in primary or high school, as an example and divide it into three groups: the slow, the middle, and the fast learners. In the past, the slow learners used to have tutors. Today, however, it seems all of them have tutors for one reason or another.

　 The slow learners need tutors because they can’t catch up with others with their own efforts. They have difficulty in understanding the teachers and doing their homework. So after – class tutoring is really important to them. But the problem is that they may become dependent on tutors and not work very hard in class.

　 As to the middle group learners, they worry about being surpassed and turn to tutors, too.

　 What about the fast learners? Though they are confident about their present position, they are not quite satisfied. They fix their eyes on a high goal. They desire to learn more in order to be more competitive later.

　 I think they have the right to have tutors, though I have no tutors.

47.From this table, we can see that a middle school student in China has as many as 12 different subjects in a week. A child under this schedule will have to go to school every day including a half of Saturdays. The total studying time in a week adds up to as many as 45 hours.

　 Knowledge is important. But this does not mean what you get out of the textbooks. “Pure” textbook knowledge can be useless without combining it with practice. It becomes worse if it is acquired at the cost of the students’ health and sense of happiness.

　 So what we should do is to reduce the academic burden of the students. Add in more “free time” for them. The students may find studying more interesting and will be more willingly to do it under better health conditions.

46.Dear Editor,

　 Recently, a discussion has been held in our school on whether it is reasonable for the universities to admit students through interviews. The results are as follows:

　 60% of the students support this action. They express that interviews can evaluate a student in a more thorough and comprehensive way. It can encourage students to develop their own interests and personalities. What’s more, with the development of society, a more open and efficient way to test a student’s abilities is needed.

　 On the other hand, the other 40% students are against this idea. They argue that first, interviews may be subjective and one-sided, which could lead to unfairness. Second, not all students are good at showing their talents in interviews. Last but not least, a student can’t be judged in only three or five minutes.

45.Dear Smith,

　 How are you? How time flies! Now the winter vacation was over and I have come back to school again.

　 We had 20 days in all for the holiday, during which we had the most important Chinese Festival-the Spring Festival. It took me about a week to visit my relatives and attend family parties, as it is a traditional custom in China. Of course, I spent most of the time doing my lessons. As you know, I will take the National Examination in June and there’s a short time ahead. Every day I did some English reading materials, practiced writing compositions, worked out a number of

science problems and so on. When I got tired, I would do something to relax myself, like playing basketball with my friends, listening to music, surfing the Internet, playing games, and everything that helped to recover my energy.

　 In a word, I had a full, busy and wonderful holiday. How about you? I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

　 Yours,

　 Wang Ping