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Topicsfororaltest(2011/09---2012/01)1.Pleasesharewithyourgroupmembersyourfavoriteathlete(athome/abroad).Nowadays,starathleteshavenotonlyacquiredfamebutalsomadealotofmoney.Doyouthinkstarathletesreallydeservewhattheyget?MymostfavoriteatheleteisYaoMing,oneofthemostfamousbasketballplayersintheworld.Hebegantoplaybasketballandrevealedhisnaturalgiftforsportat9yearsold.Attheageof18,hebecameoneofthemembersofthenationalbasketballteam.Fouryearslater,heenteredtheNBAasthesecondChineseplayereverplayedinit.With2.26metersinheightandexcellentbasketballskills,heplaysakeyroleintheteamandobtainsnumerousscoresduringthematches.Beside,healsodomanypublicwelfareundertakings,whichhelpagooddealofneedypeppleMostimportant,YaoMinghaswonmanyhonoursforournationIthinktheydeservethefameandsalary.Ithinkthatweshouldconsiderhowcompetitiveandharshthemodernarenahasbecomeandhowmuchefforthasallthoseathleteshaveputintogetthisreputationandsalary.nottomentionthesalaryisnotalwaysthepersonnalproperty.Thesalarytheygetfromthegameoftenputintogameagaintocontinuetheirtrain2.What’syouropinionaboutadvertising?Canwelivewithoutads?Why?Advertisementscanbeseeneverywhereinmodernsociety.TheyappearontheTVscreen.anddisplayorpaintonwallsandevenonbuses.Indeed,nowadaysitisdifficulttofindapublicplacewithoutadvertisements.Itistruethatadvertisementsplayanimportantroleineconomicactivities.Theycantellpeopleaboutnewproductsandhelptopromotesales.However,someoftheadvertisementsarenottrue.Theycheatconsumersonewayoranother.So,admittingthatadvertisementscanhelpus,weshouldalsobewareofthemfromtimetotime.InmyopinionIthinkwecan'tlivewithoutads.Becauseadshasbeenanecessarypartofourdailylife.thereareseveralfactorscansupportmyview.Firstly,advertisingisinformative,andprovidesthecustomerswithaquickaccesstotheproductneeded.Secondly,consumerscanexpecttohaveagoodbargainbycomparingandthepricesandfunctionsofthegoodsadvertisedbydifferentsuppliers.Thirdly,showingadvertisingofdifferentcountries,wecanlearndifferentculture.Undoubtedlythiswillimprovemutualunderstandingandfriendship.3.What’sthepurposeofholidays?Andwhatdopeopledoonholidays?Ourlifeisfullofmanykindsofholidays,suchassummerholiday,winterholiday,andmanyotherkindsofnationallegalholidays.Now,theholidaysbecometheonlychanceforpeopletorelaxthemselvesandtorelievetheworkandstudypressure.Thepurposeoftheholidayscanbeelaboratedintermsofthreeaspects.Firstly,theholidaycangiveusatimetorelaxourselves..Secondly,wecangotovisitourfriendsandrelativesontheholidays.Thirdly,theholidaysgiveusachancetowalkintoourownlife.wecandosthwelike..Differentpeopledodifferentthings.Alotofpeople,suchasthecivilservants,teachers,choosetotravel.Becausetravellingcangivethemawonderfulfeelingclosetothenatureandthehistory.Forsomeworkmen,theymakefulluseoftheholidaytolearnsomethingthatisbadlyinneed.Duringschoolholidays,manystudentsoftengotoattendsometutorialclasstomakethemselvesmoresmart4Whatdoyouknowaboutcriticalperiodtheory?Doadultsandchildrenlearnalanguagedifferentlyorinthesameway?Trytoexplainwithexamplesthereisa(isn’tany)criticalperiodforlearningaskill.TheideaofacriticalperiodcomesfromthestudyofanimalsIthinkchildrenlearnnewlanguagesmuchmoreeasilyandquicklythanadults.ThetheorythatthereisacriticalperiodforlanguagelearningcanexplainitAsweallknow,people'sbrainschangewhenthey'readolescentsandthatthesechangesmakeitmoredifficultforadultstolearnanewlanguagethanforchildren.NowI’mgoingtomoveontosomeexample.Firstlet’stakesongbirds.Asongbirdlearnstosingthefirstfewmonthsafterit’sbornbylisteningtoitsparents’songandrepeatingit.Thebirdcanonlylearntodothiswhenit’sababy.Takeanotherexample-catsakittenmustlearntouseitseyesinthefirstfewweeksofitslife.Atfirstthecatcan’tseeverywell.Butovertime,itbeginstouseitseyeshowever,ifweremoveallthelightintheroomsothecatgrowsupinthedark,itwon’tbeabletouseitseyes.Whenthecatisanadult,itwon’tbeabletoseewell.5IsTVanessentialpartinourdailylife?Why?DoyouagreethatTVbringssomeproblemstoourlife?ThenwhatproblemscouldwehavewithwatchingTV?Nowadays,withtherapidsocialandeconomicdevelopment,televisionhasbecomemoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.wehavetoadmitthatTVhasbroughtgreatchangestoourlife.Almosteveryday,wewatchallkindsofprogramsonTV.Weneedthemaswellasenjoythem.TVcanamusepeople,giveusnewsandinformationwewant,andexpandourhorizons..however,Everycoinhastwosides.Thedisadvantagesarealsoobvious.Firstlyspendingtoomuchtimeonitwillaffectourstudiesandwork.Second,therearenowtoomanycommercialsonTV,whichwouldmakeuscaremoreaboutmoney,andit’snotgoodforteenagers’growth.Third,sittinginfrontofTVtoolongwoulddoharmtoourhealth.Inaword,theadvantagesofTVoutweighitsdisadvantages,weshouldwatchTVinareasonableway,otherwisewatchingTVwilldestroyourlives.6Whatisgeneticallymodifiedfood?DoweneedGMfood?WhatdoyouthinkofGMfood?Geneticallymodifiedfoodisfood-eitheraplantoranimal--thathasbeenalteredinthelaboratorybyscientists.Thescientiststakesomethingfromoneplantoranimal,andaddittoadifferentplantoranimaltomakeitgrowinadifferentway.IthinkweneedGMfoodtoenrichourdiets.ThebenefitsofGMfoodisself-evident.Onebenefitisthat