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剑三TEST2（agree&disagree）Whenacountrydevelopsitstechnology,thetraditionalskillsandwaysoflifedieout.Itispointlesstotryandkeepthemalive.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?Overall,Idisagreewiththeopinionexpressed.Iwouldliketobeginbypointingoutthat‘traditionalskillsandwaysoflife’arenotautomaticallyofonecountry,butofacultureorcommunity.Inmanyways,thehistoryofcivilizationinthehistoryoftechnology:fromthediscoveryoffiretotheinventionofthewheeltothedevelopmentoftheInternet,wehavebeenmovingonfrompreviouswaysofdoingthings.Sometechnologies,suchasweaponsofmassdestruction,areofnegativeimpact.Others,suchasmedicaladvances,positivelyhelppeopletolivebetterorlonger,andsoverymuchhelptraditionalwaysoflife.Surely,fewpeoplewouldseektopreservesuchtraditionsaslivingincaves.Interestingly,technologycanpositivelycontributetothekeepingaliveoftraditionalskillsandwaysoflife.Forexample,thepopulationsofsomeislandsaretoosmalltohavenormalschools.Ratherthanbreakingupfamiliesbysendingchildrentothemainland,educationauthoritieshavebeenabletousetheInternettodeliverschoolingonline.Inaddition,theInternet,andmodernrefrigerationtechniques,arebeingusedtokeepalivethetraditionalskillsofproducingsalmon;itcannowbeorderedfrom,anddeliveredto,anywhereintheworld.Inconclusion,withoutsuggestingthatalltechnologyisnecessarilygood,Ithinkitisbynomeans‘pointless’,inanyway,totrytokeeptraditionsalivewithtechnology.Weshouldnotignoretechnology,becauseitcanbeourfriendandsupportourwayoflife.剑三TEST3（opinion）Inmanycountrieschildrenareengagedinsomekindofpaidwork.Somepeopleregardthisascompletelywrong,whileothersconsideritasvaluableworkexperience,importantforlearningandtakingresponsibility.Whatareyouropinionsonthis?Theissueofchildrendoingpaidworkisacomplexandsensitiveone.Itisdifficulttosaywhohastherighttojudgewhetherchildrenworkingis‘wrong’or‘valuable’.Opinionswillalsodifferasto‘learning’benefits:nodoubtteachersandfactoryowners,forexample,wouldhavevaryingconcerns.Animportantconsiderationisthekindofworkundertaken.Youngchildrendoingarduousandrepetitivetasksonafactoryproductionline,forexample,arelesslikelytobe‘learning’thanolderchildrenhelpinginanoldpeople’shome.Therearehealthandsafetyissuestobeconsideredaswell.Itisanunfortunatefactthatmanyemployersmayprefertousetheservicesofchildrensimplytosavemoneybypayingthemlessthanadultsanditisthistypeofexploitationthatshouldbediscouraged.However,inmanycountrieschildrenworkbecausetheirfamiliesneedtheadditionalincome,nomatterhowsmall.Thiswascertainlythecaseinthepastinmanyindustrializedcountries,anditisverydifficulttojudgethatitiswrongforchildrentodaytocontributetothefamilyincomeinthisway.Nevertheless,inbettereconomiccircumstances,fewparentswouldchoosetosendtheirchildrenouttofull-timepaidwork.Iflearningresponsibilitiesandworkexperienceareconsideredtobeimportant,thenchildrencanacquirethesebyhavinglight,part-timejobsorevendoingtaskssuchashelpingtheirparentsaroundthefamilyhome,whichareunpaid,butundoubtedlyofvalueinchildren’sdevelopment.剑四TEST2（which/what/how）Happinessisconsideredveryimportantinlife.whyisitdifficulttodefine?whatfactorsareimportantinachievinghappiness?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Happinessisverydifficultdodefine,becauseitmeanssomanydifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Whilesomepeoplelinkhappinesstowealthandmaterialsuccess,othersthinkitliesinemotionsandlovingpersonalrelationships.Yetothersthinkthatspiritualpaths,ratherthaneitherthematerialworldorrelationshipswithpeople,aretheonlywaytotruehappiness.Becausepeopleinterprethappinessforthemselvesinsomanydifferentways,itisdifficulttogiveanydefinitionthatistrueforeveryone.However,iftherearedifferentkindsofhappinessfordifferentindividualsthenthefirststepinachievingitwouldbetohaveadegreeofself-knowledge.Apersonneedstoknowwhoheorsheisbeforebeingabletoknowwhatitisthatmakeshimorherhappy.Ofcourse,factorssuchaslovingrelationships,goodhealth,theskillstoearnalivingandapeacefulenvironmentallcontributetoourhappinesstoo.Butthisdoesnotmeanthatpeoplewithouttheseconditionscannotbehappy.Overall,Ithinkanabilitytokeepclearperspectivesinlifeisamoreessentialfactorinachievinghappiness.BythatImeananabilitytohaveaclearsenseofwhatisimportantinourlives(thewelfareofourfamilies,thequalityofourrelationships,makingotherpeoplehappy,etc.)andwhatisnot(aproblematwork,gettingannoyedabouttrivialthings,etc.).Likeself-awareness,thisisalsoverydifficulttoachieve,butIthinkthesearethetwofactorsthatmaybethemostimportantforachievinghappiness.剑4TEST4Inmanycountriesschoolshavesevereproblemswithstudentbehaviour.Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofthis?whatsolutionscanyousuggest?PoorstudentbehaviourseemstobeanincreasinglywidespreadproblemandIthinkthatmodernlifestylesareprobablyresponsibleforthis.Inmanycountries,thebirthrateisdecreasingsothatfamiliesaresmallerwithfewerchildren.Thesechildrenareoftenspoiled,notintermsofloveandattentionbecauseworkingparentsdonothavethetimeforthis,butinmorematerialways.Theyareallowedtohavewhatevertheywant,regardlessofprice,andtobehaveastheyplease.Thism