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1. Students often like to study
with others in a group. What do you
think are
the benefits of group study? Explain your reasons.
There are several benefits. First of
all, in a group, if you have any
problems, you
can always find group members to help. Since
everyone
has different strong subject, if you
have trouble with math, you can find a
member
to help you, if you have difficulty with physics,
you can also find
another member to help you.
Secondly, studying in a group offers chances
for discussion. People view things
differently. In discussions, you can
learn
different perspectives. And this can help broaden
your horizon.
2. Do you agree or
disagree with the following statement? Children
should receive money for doing household tasks
such as cleaning. Use
specific examples and
details to support your opinion.
I agree
with this statement. If children do household
tasks, they can
receive money. With the
incentive, they will probably do the tasks more
actively. This can help children develop some
basic living skills. They’ll
learn how to do
the laundry, how to wash dishes, how to clean up
the
room or even how to cook. More
importantly, this can help children
understand
a lesson: no pains, no gains. Parents can stop
giving children
allowance
unconditionally. Rather children should earn their
allowances
through their own labor. Children
may even develop a sense of economy.
3.
The man expresses his opinion about the proposal
described in the
letter. Briefly summarize the
proposal then state his opinion about the
proposal and explain the reasons he gives for
holding that opinion.
The writer of the
letter proposes that the university should run a
free bus
service between the campus and the
airport during break times, because
there is
currently no public transportation in the line.
Also, the university
can use the regular buses
on campus to do this service. The man in the
conversation thinks this is a great idea.
Firstly, he says that right now, it’s
very
expensive to get to the airport, since students
always have to take
taxi if they don’t have
friends to give them a ride. It usually costs
about
30 or 40 dollars. This is a big money
for students. Also, he says that at the
break
times, there are fewer students on campus. So not
many students
need the bus service on campus.
They don’t go to library as often.
4.
Explain how the example from the professor’s
lecture illustrates the
choice-supportive
bias.
Choice-supportive bias
is a phenomenon that after making a choice,
people tend to remember the advantages only
and forget the
disadvantages of the choice.
The professor uses his own life experience to
illustrate this. Years ago, his friend and he
went to see a house. The house
had a perfect
location. It was near his friend’s working place.
But it was a
little small. His friend wanted a
bigger house. Still his friend bought the
house. After a few years, when the professor
and his friend talked about
the decision of
buying this house, his friend said it was very
comfortable
living in this house, coz it’s
close to the working place. But his friend
kind of forgot that house was small and
thought the house was big
enough.
5.
Briefly summarize the problem the speakers are
discussing. Then
state which of the two
solutions from the conversation you would
recommend. Explain the reasons for your
recommendation.
The woman is stressed
out because she has to finish 3 research papers
before the end of the semester and she also
has to work in an office. Her
problem is that
there is not enough time. There are two possible
solutions.
The first is that she can reduce
the working hours in the office. The
second is
that she can get an extension on history paper.
But few points
will be taken. If I
were the girl, I would choose the second solution.
Working in an office is not just a part-time
job; it may also become an
opportunity after
graduation. Since the history professor has
already
granted extension, she can take it. I
think losing a few points is nothing
compared
to a future career.
6. Using the
examples of starthistle and Kit fox, describe two
ways
roads can affect the environment.
The professor talks about two ways roads
harmfully affect the
environment. The first
way is by transporting plants to new areas. The
transported plants will compete with native
plants for natural resources.
For example,
there is a kind of weed, starthistle that gets
transported by
tires. In the new environment,
it competes with native plants for water.
This
makes it harder for native plants to survive. The
second way is by
dividing the animal habits
into smaller areas. Animals in smaller areas
won’t have enough food to support themselves.
For example, Kit fox eats
mice and squirrels.
These small animals spread over large tracts of
land.
Now the fox’s habitat has been divided
by high ways. It’s very hard for
the fox to
find enough food. So the number of the fox
decreases.